Will USC Join UCLA at the Rose Bowl?

by Sportsbiz

USC has opened negotiations with the Rose Bowl for a possible lease to start playing its home football games there after negotiations with the LA Coliseum broke down.  The Coliseum, USC's home for 80 years, is badly in need of repair and USC has offered $100 million towards renovation but only if it got the right to operate the Coliseum under a new lease. The Trojans lease expires at the end of the season this Saturday.  If the Trojans move to the Rose Bowl, that could make it easier for a NFL team to move to the Coliseum, a site preferred by LA officials but, currently, not the NFL.  An empty Coliseum may change their mind making renovation plans and NFL operation easier.

NejoshiDiv-I Stud

731 days ago

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Wow, very interesting stuff. USC and UCLA sharing a venue would be unreal, especially when you consider logistics.

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Cougar2000All-American

731 days ago

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Okay, you have two schools in a major (and I mean MAJOR) conference, the Pacific 10 sharing the same stadium? Bad move! It's like putting a dog and a cat in the same room. DON'T DO IT! Find some land on USC soil and build a stadium. Pasadena is too far for your students to travel to and from home games, so consider that, please. You have too much history in your favor and for you to even consider leaving the Coliseum would be a criminal act in of itself. Stay home and let the NFL find someplace for the new team to set up shop.

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Brendan21Soccer Kid

731 days ago

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i live in the area and i was shocked when i heard this. the more i think about it, the more terrible the idea seems. the coliseum is in terrible shape and the only thing that keeps the fans coming is some great football. i doubt that any NFL team would be willing to play in that place as it is. playing all the way up in pasadena would be a shame for USC students. the coliseum better shape up, take the money and do the right thing. by the way, cougar, there is no way for USC to build a new football stadium on campus. there is no room. they are in the middle of urban los angeles.

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