Much as USC fans themselves should not be too concerned about the Trojans after their uneven performance in a win over Arizona State, no observer of USC football should be worried about the Trojan fan base after Saturday night’s game against the Sun Devils.
Let’s be realistic about all of this: Would you upend your Saturday night to see a bad Arizona State team in a late-night game in the Los Angeles Coliseum? Probably not. The Sun Devils are not an opponent for which a hard-earned roll of 20s should flow out of your hands. We get it. It makes sense.
Much as the Trojans didn’t have to be at their very best to handle Arizona State and move forward with their season, the fan base didn’t have to show up in force to help the team win against a mediocre-to-below-average opponent.
Now, however, that changes as we move into Week 6. Let’s be clear about this: