ESPN: Emotional role-reversal part of USC-Stanford
In 2006, Stanford was completely irrelevant in college football. When it lost 42-0 to USC on Nov. 4, the only angle of interest was the Trojans bouncing back after a 32-game regular-season winning streak ended at Oregon State the week before.
The Cardinal would finish 1-11, and coach Walt Harris got the boot. Enter Jim Harbaugh.
Suffice it to say, the USC-Stanford rivalry, which the Trojans had dominated under Pete Carroll, last losing in 2001, would ramp up in intensity. Roles shortly would be reversed. And, best of all, it also would get a heck of a lot more colorful.
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