BRAGGING RIGHTS, BUT NO ROSE BOWL; UCLA DEFEATS CROSS-TOWN RIVAL USC.Byline: Peter Hartlaub Daily News Staff Writer Getting as serious as a man who refers to himself as Dr. Geek can, the strolling rapper stopped rhyming for a moment Saturday and pondered the seven-decade rivalry between UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX and USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. . ``This game has it all,'' said the ``doctor,'' who looked like Mr. T This article is about the actor. For the animated series, see Mister T (TV series). For other uses, see Mr. T (disambiguation). Mr. T (legally changed his name from Laurence Tureaud), (born on May 21 1952), is an iconic actor known for his roles as Sgt. "B. A. during Mardi Gras Mardi Gras (mär`dē grä), last day before the fasting season of Lent. It is the French name for Shrove Tuesday. Literally translated, the term means "fat Tuesday" and was so called because it represented the last opportunity for , with arms like telephone poles and wearing, among other things, a giant velvet chef's hat and strings of colored beads. ``You just throw away their records, and it's like a Super Bowl with the same teams every year.'' The day had a bittersweet bittersweet, name for two unrelated plants, belonging to different families, both fall-fruiting woody vines sometimes cultivated for their decorative scarlet berries. ending for UCLA. It defeated USC 31-24, but lost the chance to play in the Rose Bowl. A victory by Washington State over archrival arch·ri·val n. A principal rival. Washington determined that the Cougars - not the Bruins - will be in Pasadena on New Year's Day New Year's Day, among ancient peoples the first day of the year frequently corresponded to the vernal or autumnal equinox, or to the summer or winter solstice. In the Middle Ages it was celebrated among Christians usually on Mar. 25. . Despite the disappointment, Saturday was a good day to be a street performer. Or a beer vendor. Or a pigeon. Or a fan. Fans in the Trojans' maroon and gold or the Bruins' powder blue and gold paraded around makeshift camps surrounding the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum For board track racing circuit, see . Present use The Coliseum is now primarily the home of the USC Trojan football team. During the recent stretch of its success in football, most of USC's regular home games, especially the alternating games with rivals UCLA and Notre , eating tons of food and leaving tons of refuse, high-fiving total strangers and taunting old friends. At some inspired moment last week, UCLA student Jeff Gavenman and five of his friends decided to paint their heads and upper bodies blue and gold, and attend the game shirtless. Howling like an extra from the movie ``Braveheart'' as he headed for his seat, Gavenman gave a simple explanation for his public demonstration: ``Because we love our school, baby!'' Nearby, where the USC campus meets the Coliseum parking lot, it was a child's worst nightmare of mangled teddy bears. Gleeful glee·ful adj. Full of jubilant delight; joyful. glee  ful·ly adv.glee vendors sold furry Bruins with nooses around their necks. Stuffing was ripped out of more than a few unfortunate dolls. And one creative Trojans fan - perhaps unaware that California uses lethal injections for executions - had a giant, smiling teddy bear in a UCLA sweat shirt hooked up to an electric chair. Back in the stadium, Jeff Ustin - in Section 15, Row 79, Seat 126 - probably had the worst seat in the house for the annual showdown. The only good thing to say about the Woodland Hills resident's end-zone spot on the upper rim of the Coliseum was this: If he stood up and turned around, he could look over the top of the stadium and check on his car. But the UCLA fanatic wasn't about to trade his high-altitude perch for the 50-yard-line box seats far in the distance - mostly because of the maroon-and-gold occupants there. ``I'll sit anywhere as long as I'm not over there with a bunch of USC fans,'' Ustin said. ``You've got to stick with your people.'' But sometimes it's hard. Larry Brewer and six of his uncles and cousins piled into a recreational vehicle at 5 a.m. for the long drive from Lakewood, made longer because three of its occupants were die-hard USC fans and four were rooting for UCLA. Brewer and his kin were still barking at each other in the Coliseum parking lot a half-hour before the game. ``This is an RV divided against itself, which cannot stand,'' said Brewer, wearing a Bruins jersey and drinking a beer. ``All I know is I've been coming with these guys forever, and every year they go home crying.'' The fight didn't end there. Once the game began, the frenzy hit its peak, with four touchdowns in the first quarter providing a game's worth of back-and-forth excitement for the full house. Up in the stands, Ustin and his buddy Phillip Gottstein weren't letting their Bruin fan-saturated location stop them from taunting USC backers. After the first UCLA touchdown - a 9-yard pass from Cade McNown Cade McNown (born January 12 1977 in Portland, Oregon) is a quarterback who played in the National Football League. He attended played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles. to tight end Mike Grieb - they whipped out a cellular phone to taunt a Trojan-loving friend in a better stadium locale. ``All I want is for him to hear the crowd noise here,'' Ustin said. ``I can't wait to see my phone bill.'' A few minutes later, USC answered the call with an 80-yard John Fox pass to a streaking R. Jay Soward Rodney (R.) Jay Soward (born January 16, 1978 in Rialto, California) is a football player who most recently played for the CFL's Toronto Argonauts as a wide receiver. College career He burst onto the college football scene with a 4-TD game vs. . As the maroon-and-gold portion of the stadium shook, Ustin put his phone away, saying, ``I guess I better turn this thing off.'' CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1--color) UCLA free safety Shaun Williams Shaun LeJon Williams (born October 10, 1976 in Oakland, California) is a former American football safety, most recently for the Carolina Panthers, of the NFL. Williams attended Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino, California and played both tailback and safety. gets the party started Saturday as he celebrates the Bruins' 31-24 victory over the USC Trojans. Myung J. Chun/Daily News (2) A happy group of poster-packing UCLA fans has plenty to cheer about Saturday during the Bruins' 31-24 win over USC. David R. Crane/Daily News |
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