This is an era where the powerhouses of college football and increasing the size and amenities of their football stadiums. Michigan's Big House is challenged in size by Ohio State, Penn State, Texas, and probably at least half of the SEC.
Skyboxes are going in everywhere. The stadium has become a huge part of "the program's" success.
In LA, with the Colleseum ajacent to campus and the chance of the NFL ever using it for a new LA NFL franchise non-exsitent, USC is probably in a good postion to control and augment a stadium that it doesn't even own.
But what about UCLA? The Bruins have always been a competive football program on the west coast. They certainly were able to forge their own identity by leaving the Trojans and the Colleseum to Pasadena, but the Rose Bowl is still a world away from campus.
Can UCLA continue to be a success in football in a stadium it does not control and one far removed from campus. Would football fans in Berekely, Palo Alto, Seattle, or Tuscon put up with a trip to a football game the way that those in Westwood do?
Somewhere in those hills above Sunset, you would think a UCLA bowl could be dug out and serve the Bruins far better than the Colloseum.
Skyboxes are going in everywhere. The stadium has become a huge part of "the program's" success.
In LA, with the Colleseum ajacent to campus and the chance of the NFL ever using it for a new LA NFL franchise non-exsitent, USC is probably in a good postion to control and augment a stadium that it doesn't even own.
But what about UCLA? The Bruins have always been a competive football program on the west coast. They certainly were able to forge their own identity by leaving the Trojans and the Colleseum to Pasadena, but the Rose Bowl is still a world away from campus.
Can UCLA continue to be a success in football in a stadium it does not control and one far removed from campus. Would football fans in Berekely, Palo Alto, Seattle, or Tuscon put up with a trip to a football game the way that those in Westwood do?
Somewhere in those hills above Sunset, you would think a UCLA bowl could be dug out and serve the Bruins far better than the Colloseum.