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Although the USC Trojans must beat the UCLA Bruins to qualify for the 2008 Rose Bowl Game, the Los Angeles Times is reporting that the Trojans may be going to the Rose Bowl even more in the near future.

Since talks between the NFL and Los Angeles fell through, the University of Southern California has been negotiating a 99-year master lease with the moribundly complex intergovernmental commission which oversees the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The University was ready to pony up $100 million of its own alumni's money to pay for improvements to the historical structure just off campus.

But the Coliseum Commission hasn't bought on to the deal, instead offering the Trojans a two-year lease, which has yet to be signed. So instead, USC called up UCLA to ask permission to enter into negotiations with the Rose Bowl Operating Committee to move their home football games into the Pasadena-based stadium. The matter has progressed far enough that a potential lease with USC is on the Rose Bowl Operating Committee's agenda.

USC Rose-Bowl Bound - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog