Long time lurker, first time poster.

The only thing that gives me solace in any of this is that I can remember back to '98.  There were some painful memories, yes (Melsby's knee, dammit), but also some that give me hope right now.  Specifically, I remember some Trojan guy crying online about how Hackett was destroying the SUC football program while Bob Toledo was building a powerhouse at UCLA.  Now, obviously, the tables are turned, but I'm hoping that we can turn it around as quickly as they did.  They only thing holding us back, in my mind, is our coaching salaries.  I'm hopeful that we've learned our lesson from this debacle and will pony up some cash the next time around.

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