Just 10 minutes before USC and UCLA kicked off this Saturday afternoon, Ben Bolch of the Los Angeles Times posted a photo of the crowd at LA Memorial Coliseum. It didn’t take very long for that picture to go viral on social media.
Unfortunately, there aren’t many fans in attendance for the first quarter of the UCLA-USC game. Roughly half of the stadium was empty before kickoff.
While this is not what USC fans want to see for a rivalry game, they’re not surprised that fan attendance is down this season.
“This is what happens when you show your fans you don’t care about your football program for years on end,” a USC fan said. “That’s pathetic attendance for a USC-UCLA game.”
This is what happens when you show your fans you don’t care about your football program for years on end. That’s pathetic attendance for a USC-UCLA game. https://t.co/7OFFlwogtp
— Dave Henson (@davehenson) November 20, 2021
“Depressing seeing the USC fall off from my childhood to now,” another USC fan said.
depressing seeing the USC fall off from my childhood to now. https://t.co/Md5DQWQt2U
— Kyron Samuels (@kyronsamuels) November 20, 2021
“This is why the Pac-12 fades to the back every damn season,” a college football fan replied. “This is embarrassing, and especially for USC vs UCLA!”
This is why the Pac 12 fades to the back every damn season. This is embarrassing, and especially for USC vs UCLA! https://t.co/1dGZAgivE2
— Brandon J. Frost (@BFrost84) November 20, 2021
“Top 5 job? I don’t think so,” another college football fan tweeted. “Teams like Florida State/Texas still get more fans while struggling.”
Top 5 job? I don’t think so. Teams like Florida State/Texas still get more fans while struggling. https://t.co/A71SjmIowG
— Christopher Day (@TheCoachDay) November 20, 2021
There’s no sugarcoating how bad of a look this is for USC. The program shouldn’t struggle to fill the stands, especially when it’s hosting a rival like UCLA.
Fans can catch the UCLA-USC game on FOX.
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