"Blue and Gold Week"
To most people, 8:47AM is just another minute during an early morning hour. To the Bruin faithful, 8:47AM is a daily reminder of the glorious defeat that was handed to the Trojans at the Rose Bowl last year. Why is this? Because 8:47AM is just another way of saying 13 to 9. 13 to 9 was the final score of last year’s UCLA vs. USC football game. After seven long years of watching the Trojans run over the Bruins, our football team brought its “A” (-mazing) game to the Rose Bowl last year. The Mighty Bruins stifled the lowly Trojans by upsetting their nearly perfect season and trampling their national championship hopes! Go Bruins!
From the moment we become Bruins, we are taught to detest the Trojans. Each class of Bruins must uphold the tradition and pride that is the reason many of us chose UCLA. Each fall, we devote one week to beating our cross-town rival. Every night of “Blue and Gold Week” students sleep next to our statue of the Bruin to protect it from those unscrupulous Trojans who may try to cause it harm. Each day of “Blue and Gold Week” is filled with random outbursts of the 8-Clap and annual events like the “Get the Red Out” blood drive. The week culminates with a parade through Westwood and a bon fire rally at the main quad.
As a student, the bonfire rally was the highlight of my year. What could be better than gathering together with thousands of your closest friends, hearing the band play our melodious fight song, screaming the 8-clap over and over again, and watching some students light an 80 foot wooden tower on fire? My heart swells with Bruin pride just thinking about this glorious tradition.
The 2007 football season has been tumultuous for the Bruins, but I feel confident that we can defeat the Trojans again this year. I optimistically and confidently predict that after December 1, 2007, the time that will bring me great joy will be 2:39. 21-3 UCLA. Go Bruins! Beat SC!
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