USC Wesleyans

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Did you know that the USC football team used to be called the "Methodists" or "Wesleyans?"

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  1. Keetha Broyles10:13 AM

    Did not know that - - - nor will it make me any more a fan of theirs.

    Hehehehehehe

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  2. Keetha Broyles1:13 PM

    OK - - - I've been puzzling on this quite a bit. I read your link, but it did not tell WHY they used to be called "Methodists" or "Wesleyans" and I can't figure THAT connection. USC is a State School, isn't it?

    Can you enlighten me???

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  3. Mark O Wilson6:23 AM

    It started in 1880 as a Methodist University -- believe it or not!

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  4. Keetha Broyles11:13 PM

    Wow - - - I did not know that!!!

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