Updated: 1/6/2009
Updated: 1/6/2009
A sudden hush fills the air, and every eye in the stadium follows the lone Trojan Warrior as he marches pompously to the center of the historic Coliseum, his brass helmet and battle-worn sword glistening with a flash of blinding light in the bright afternoon sun. As he reaches mid-field, he turns to face the massive legion of Trojans eagerly awaiting his command. The shrillness of his whistle pierces the silence, and the Trojan battle cry, carried on the strength of two hundred and fifty voices, echoes boldly, filling every corner of the hallowed stadium:
"U - S - C!"
The Coliseum erupts in a thunderous roar, and the crowd rises to its feet in frenzied anticipation. Thousands of victory signs fill the air as the stirring strains of 'Conquest' are heard. The Coliseum floor is suddenly transformed into a sea of changing patterns and shapes, and the bold brassy wall of sound rises;
"An oasis of bad attitude in the desert of happy sunshine marching bands"
- '94 Section Leader Steve Fitzmaurice
11 National Titles
28,31,32,39,62,67,72,74,78,03,04
9 Undefeated Seasons
28,32,39,44,62,69,72,79,04
7 Heismans