Saturday, September 16, 2017---USC vs. Texas
Trojan Candy's day started out at the USC Fan Fest for the USC vs Texas football game. My husband Jim and I got many free items....boxes of delicious Pocky biscuit sticks, towels, many McDonald's coupons and packages of dried beef. Thank you, USC Vendor supporters!
Next, we walked on campus to the USC Associates football picnic. Every year, the Rossier School of Education invites us to the picnic. Trojan Candy saw many friends at the picnic and later at the game. Here is an album of my friends.
Lois and Bill Gerrie
Lois Booth, Lorri Martin, and Sandy Johnston
Sitting: Jim Yee and Dudley and Patti Poon. Standing: Trojan Candy and Lai Tan and Genaro Carapia
Armando Brown, official USC photographer
USC School of Education Staff Jonathan Reid, Carla Wohl, Diana Hernandez, Matt DeGrushe, and Stephen Lucasi.
Rachel Beal and Stephen Lucasi, USC School of Education Staff.
Armando took this picture of Trojan Candy with her family and friends. Trojan Candy, Jim, Patti and Dudley, Genaro and Lai Tan, and two Spirit Leaders.
Spirit of Troy Silks marched into the Associates picnic.
Then the USC Spirit Team stood at the head of the procession.
Then we went to the Coliseum for the football game.
Players huddled around #4 Steven Mitchell on the field.
Our football team was led out of the Coliseum tunnel by
Rey Maualuga (1/30/2009). FIGHT ON, Rey!
Friend Matt Leinart was honored for being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. FIGHT ON, Matt!
During the game, new friend and fellow alumnus Carson Wong came by to visit with yours truly. Carson works at NBC Universal.
Rebecca and Alexandra Flores were sitting two seats away from us on row 69.
Trojan Candy took this picture of Chase McGrath making the tying field goal in the closing seconds of regulation.
FIGHT ON, USC Football!
Saturday, September 9, 2017---USC-Stanford Football Game
There was more excitement in the air in the Coliseum. Perhaps other Trojans, like myself, really wanted to beat the Cardinals.
The Spirit of Troy again had a flyover during the Star Spangled Benner. This week it was a Boeing C-17 transport plane.
Our team came out of the dressing room and were led out of the tunnel by USC Basketball star and NBA All-Star of the Toronto Raptors, DeMar DeRozan!
Today was Joint Forces Day.
My son Gregory sat near my husband Jim and yours truly at the game. Greg's best friend, since nursery school, Otto got his MBA from USC. As you may recall, my son graduated from Stanford.
In the second half, our 2017 NCAA Beach Volleyball Champions were honored on the field. Here is a big board video of our Women of Troy Beach Volleyball Team.
Congratulations and FIGHT ON, USC Beach Volleyball!
Friday, September 8, 2017---Soccer, Rally and Water Polo
Trojan Candy saw most of the Women of Troy Soccer game versus Santa Clara. Our team was behind 0-1 at the half and went ahead 2-1 in the second half. They went on to win the match 2-1. FIGHT ON, Women of Troy Soccer!
I left the match early because I wanted to get a "choice" spot to take pictures of the 5:00 pm "Jock Rally" at Heritage Hall. I did find an excellent spot on the corner of the brick wall near where the team would enter.
Before the rally started I met two Song Girls (Laura and Sophie).
Next, I was able to take this picture of all of the Song Girls. Amanda, Laura, Jaclyn, Lauren, Adrianna, Allegra, Vanessa, Aya, Sophie, Cynique and Cassie. FIGHT ON, USC Song Girls!
Trojan Candy heard them coming before I saw them. The Spirit of Troy marched in and stood at attention. FIGHT ON, USC Spirit of Troy!
