LOS ANGELES (AP) So what's a bigger breach of football etiquette: Calling a timeout when your opponent is running out the clock with a 14-point lead, or responding to that timeout by throwing a long touchdown pass?
In the Coliseum and on the Internet, the debate rolled across Los Angeles on Sunday morning after the action-packed final minute of USC's 28-7 victory over UCLA.
Bragging rights, bowl prospects, two bad offensive performances and the USC defense's rebirth were pretty much all forgotten while everybody parsed the sportsmanship of coaches Pete Carroll and Rick Neuheisel in the waning moments of the Trojans' third straight win in the crosstown showdown. (MORE)