{"id":365366,"date":"2019-04-20T10:00:29","date_gmt":"2019-04-20T17:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=365366"},"modified":"2019-05-20T04:31:53","modified_gmt":"2019-05-20T11:31:53","slug":"fight-on-trojan-pride-is-strong-no-matter-where-usc-grads-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fight-on-trojan-pride-is-strong-no-matter-where-usc-grads-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Fight On! Trojan Pride Is Strong\u2014No Matter Where USC Grads Go"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re not familiar with the lure of the USC Trojans, you might actually be from another planet, because the Southern California athletics brand is among the America’s most recognizable. There\u2019s many reasons for this, but the most compelling ones are the 107 National Collegiate Athletic Association titles USC has won since the NCAA was founded in 1906\u2014second to only Stanford\u2019s 119 and UCLA\u2019s 116.<\/p>\n

USC\u2019s sports success is amplified by some of the most recognizable iconography in all of collegiate athletics. “Fight\u00a0On,” the Southern Cal\u00a0fight\u00a0song composed in 1922 by\u00a0a student, Milo Sweet<\/strong>, and Glen Grant<\/strong>, becomes familiar after the first few bars. The school\u2019s colors\u2014crimson and gold\u2014and \u201cUSC\u201d logo in simple block letters\u2014adorns sweatshirts, caps, shorts and socks all over the country.<\/p>\n

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Statue that launched a thousand quips.<\/p><\/div>\n

Perhaps the Trojan is most identifiable with the school\u2019s athletic tradition, in particular Tommy Trojan, a life-size bronze statue of a Trojan warrior unveiled in 1930 as part of USC\u2019s 50th birthday celebration. The connection with Troy was indelibly linked in 1912, when Los Angeles Times<\/em> sportswriter Owen Bird<\/strong> compared the USC athletic spirit to that of the ancient Trojans. It\u2019s a somewhat dubious distinction, however; those tricky Greeks outscored the noble sons of Troy in their memorable clash millennia ago.<\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s the epic rivalry with cross-town rival, UCLA. The two schools are decidedly different but\u2014when it comes to athletic prowess\u2014evenly matched. USC is private, located in a gritty, downtown LA setting in the midst of urban renewal. Westwood, where UCLA is located, is one of the city\u2019s most upscale neighborhood, which is reflected by the university\u2019s campus, one of the finest in the entire state.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

When the two teams clash later today in a women\u2019s water polo match at UCLA\u2019s Spieker Aquatics Center (4 p.m. PST), it will be the 81st meeting between the two programs, and one freighted with significance. Not only is it the annual end-of season match between the arch-rivals, a ritual that contains its own intensity, it is the first time that Bruins fans will have an opportunity to express themselves since Jovan Vavic<\/strong>, one of the winningest coaches in USC history, was fired due to an indictment in the Varsity Blues admissions scandal.<\/p>\n

[Commentary: The Rise and Scandalous Fall Of USC Water Polo Coach Jovan Vavic]<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

What makes a true Trojan?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Ashley Flanagan Slaughter\u00a0<\/strong>is a doubly blessed; an undergraduate degree from USC in 1999, where she was a member of the women\u2019s swim team, and and MBA in 2007, from the Marshall School of Business. But Flanagan Slaughter, now in New York City with her husband and two sons, has a much deeper connection to her alma mater. Both her parents and her brother went to USC, and she started attended her first Trojan football games as a toddler\u2014a tradition she continues to this day.<\/p>\n

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Ashley Flanagan Slaughter. Photo Courtesy: A. Slaughter<\/p><\/div>\n

Speaking on the phone from her New York City home, Flanagan Slaughter\u2014who leads Sweat for Smiles<\/em><\/a>, which sponsors fitness-themed parties to highlight worthy charitable organizations\u2014maintains her allegiance to all things Trojan from the other side of the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am a USC Trojan at heart\u2014it\u2019s in my blood,\u201d she says knowingly. \u201cI grew up going to tailgates with my parents, my brother and family friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the distance\u2014both physical and ideological\u2014between the two coasts, this daughter of Troy is able to keep one foot in both her school and swimming. Every fall she participates in the USC alumni relays, which she describes as \u201cthe best\u201d because it allows her to connect with swimmers not from her time on campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really cool to swim again and compete against current swimmers and meet the new team,\u201d she said. \u201cThat\u2019s an incredible experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Being part of a team was key to her time at USC. In high school Flanagan Slaughter excelled individually but naturally gravitated to the Trojan way upon joining the squad in 1995.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrowing up in club swimming I was just focused on my time,\u201d she explained. \u201cBut when it comes to swimming at USC\u2014and I imagine it\u2019s the same in other places\u2014your team comes first. You\u2019re working your heart out for the person in the lane next to you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Why everyone is NOT a USC sports fan<\/strong><\/h3>\n

As a transplanted Trojan, Flanagan Slaughter\u2014an active member of the New York City branch of the USC Alumni network\u2014immediately felt at home because, well, Trojans are everywhere.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou see someone wearing a USC sweatshirt across the street\u2014which is very easy to see,\u201d she said. \u201cHalf the time if you\u2019re wearing [one] too the person has already looked at you and said: \u2018Fight On!.\u2019<\/p>\n

There are select indicators of Trojan pride; one of the most recognizable is the \u201cFight On\u201d hand gesture\u2014one that immediate connects members of the vast USC family, even in as dense an urban environment as New York.<\/p>\n

Gear is always a big part of a tribal identity, and in the Flanagan Slaughter household\u2014husband Matt went to Georgetown\u2014their two sons maintain a Trojan identity. According to their mom they have USC football jerseys, basketball jerseys, socks and hats, even USC blankets to keep them warm at night.<\/p>\n

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Can you pick out the USC fans? Photo Courtesy: Steve Cohn<\/p><\/div>\n

While sports may be the focal point of many, even Trojan Pride has its limits. When asked why anyone outside of USC should care about their program, Flanagan Slaughter is quick to defend her school.<\/p>\n

\u201cUSC is the best\u2014I still stand by this\u2014because it has a well-respected academic program and it also has a well-respected athletic program. And drama program. And they\u2019ve got the #1 entrepreneurship program in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

The school has recently been in the news, for all the wrong reasons, as a result of the Varsity Blues admissions scandal. At least three\u2014and perhaps more\u2014applicants were admitted to USC fraudulently, leading defenders to suffer blows to their Trojan pride.<\/p>\n

Flanagan Slaughter said that she\u2019s not fully up with all aspects of the scandal, but then verify USC\u2019s place among the nation\u2019s top university, including a ranking in U.S. News and World Reports that has climbed to 22 among national universities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe perception [of USC] has changed, especially on the East Coast,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ve been telling people to hire swimmers from USC since I moved here. [The school\u2019s] ranking has been increasing and increasing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s the Bruins<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Any good drama contains a discernible villain, a role that UCLA has consistently been cast in by Trojan faithful. In today\u2019s latest drama, the Bruin are likely to be well-represented by their fans, even thought the match will be televised by the Pac12 network. Water polo may not be a major sport, but USC and UCLA represent two of the nation\u2019s best. With the Trojans wounded by the Vavic scandal, the Bruins, who lost 10-3<\/a> to a Vavic-led squad back in February, would like nothing better than to compound the misery of their biggest antagonist.<\/p>\n

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Those pesky Bruin fans are everywhere too! Photo Courtesy: Catharine Hayne<\/p><\/div>\n

Besides, no matter what these two schools are contesting, fans from both sides experience an acute negative reaction to each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is something ingrained in my head since I was born,\u201d said Flanagan Slaughter about her aversion to anything Bruin. \u201cWhen you\u2019re in New York and you see a UCLA hat or sweatshirt, you\u2019re like: Terrible hat! Terrible shirt!\u201d<\/p>\n

She then qualifies that response extends to all things Bruin.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t wear light blue\u2014and if you do you have to be very careful that you don\u2019t wear any yellow!”<\/p>\n

\"fight-on-galen-mar19\"Still, as a SoCal native, she\u2019s simpatico with Bruin transplants.<\/p>\n

“[You\u2019re] still very connected because they\u2019re from the West Coast and it reminds you of home.\u201d<\/p>\n

No matter what the outcome for today\u2019s match\u2014or any contest the Trojans engage in during these tumultuous times, the USC faithful will keep the faith in their Trojans.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody says: \u2018Fight On!\u2019 You may lose a battle but you\u2019re not going to lose the war. And, you\u2019re never gonna give up,\u201d Flanagan Slaughter\u00a0said.<\/p>\n

And Fight On! the Trojans shall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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