USC? The dynasty?

[Trampled Underfoot]

App. State is the bigger upset because they are a 1AA school. Seems obvious to me. :shrug:

Exactly.

 

[JCDunkDogs]

As for the area, USC's crime rate is lower than UCLA's. The campus and immediate neighborhood around USC are about as safe as you can get in LA proper. It is multi-ethnic though, so you need to not be afraid of black and brown people. If you are the type of person who crosses the street to avoid walking by a black person, yeah, it would be a nightmare down there. Or, if you are stupid enough to hop in your car at night, drive a couple miles south of USC - can't fathom why you would want to do that, well, then you are in a different world and not too smart. But that is life in the big city. One caviat is, that your risk of violent crime does jump if you run into one of our football players named Sanchez and Maulaluga after dark.

Lets forget about the assaults and robberies, and just talk about aggressive panhandlers, purse-snatchers, and auto-burglars. These fun guys can make a trip to the Colliseum an annoying and even expensive proposition.

I lost a nice set of golf clubs from my van in broad daylight two blocks from the Colliseum. Burglar smashed the passenger side window in with a brick.

There's a reason the place has a bad reputation. Like Smith Barney, they earned it.