The Los Angeles Coliseum is a venerable and historic American sports stadium. In 2028, it will become the only stadium on this planet to host three different Summer Olympic Games. The Coliseum has hosted both the Super Bowl and the World Series. It has hosted both AFC and NFC Championship Games. You name it, the Coli has hosted it. Yet, USC’s struggles in the Big Ten have led to a lower ranking for the Coliseum than one might expect, via USA TODAY Sports:
“From a history and tradition perspective – not just the Trojans but the Olympics, the Super Bowl and more – the Coliseum is one of the top venues in college sports. But the hit-or-miss intensity and disappearing crowds amid any downturn drops the stadium down this list,” the article stated. The panel ranked the Los Angeles Coliseum No. 10 out of the 18 Big Ten football stadiums.
In many ways, this ranking is less about the history or greatness of the stadium itself and more about the energy from fans inside the stadium during games. Ohio State always plays big games, as does Oregon. Michigan and Penn State and Iowa fill their stadiums, too. It’s less about the stadium and more about whether fans fill it to the brim. USC doesn’t do that these days, so the Coliseum’s ranking suffers. You can argue with the methodology or criteria, but you can’t argue against the reality that other Big Ten stadiums consistently have more energy on a weekly basis. It’s up to the Trojans to change that and recall the Pete Carroll days, when the Coliseum was always hopping.
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This article originally appeared on Trojans Wire: LA Coliseum is a historic football stadium, but USC lacks juice
Reporting by Matt Zemek, Trojans Wire / Trojans Wire
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