Johnny Olmstead, USC (Eric Sorenson)

And The Oscar For Best Ninth Inning Drama Goes To USC

LOS ANGELES, Cali. — Oh you know it had to come down to an ending like this. I mean we ARE in the shadow of Hollywood after all.

The Sunday rubber match of the UCLA-USC Crosstown Showdown came down to the final dramatic scene and, like any good TinselTown drama, an unassuming, down-on-his-luck everyman would turn out to be the unlikely hero who saves the day for his adoring fans and gets crushed with adoration in a wild celebration.

Okay, enough of the outlandish hyperbole (sorry, I’m still working on my screenplay). Game three of the Bruins and Trojans came[…]