legelegel
11-01-2008, 01:49 PM
Proximity to Hollywood has its perks.
As the door flew open on a camera tower high above the ground just outside Howard Jones Field, all eyes turned to a man inside screaming and waving his arms.
As he hurled to the ground, players winced in horror. Fullback Stanley Havili (http://usc.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=63535) ran toward the door, but before he could get there, he received good news.
"He caught him," a woman yelled.
http://vmedia.rivals.com/images/spacer1.gifhttp://usc.rivals.com/uploads/1144/712082.jpg
http://vmedia.rivals.com/images/spacer1.gifWill Ferrell is well-known supporter of USC.
With the man cradled in his arms, a masked superhero strolled into Howard Jones Field. Sure enough, "Captain Compete" turned out to be comedian Will Ferrell.
After speaking to the team for a couple of minutes, Captain Compete got another chance to save a life, when a man engulfed in flames emerged from behind the goalposts.
After the man was extinguished, Ferrell tried to help, launching a Gatorade cooler at the man - not on the man.
"What a sense of timing that guy has," USC coach Pete Carroll (http://usc.rivals.com/viewcoach.asp?Coach=703) said.
The Halloween gag had most of the Trojans fooled.
"It felt awful," Havili said. "My stomach just dropped."
Freshman defensive tackle Armond Armstead (http://usc.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=401994) saw the man fall and thought tragedy struck.
"Seriously," he said, "I thought we just watched a dude die."
The prank lightened the mood after the team finalized its week of practice
"It was just a little something in the Halloween spirits," Carroll said. "I just thought we'd have a little fun."
http://usc.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=870541
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO9daN5fH8M&eurl=http://www.aggiefans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34535
As the door flew open on a camera tower high above the ground just outside Howard Jones Field, all eyes turned to a man inside screaming and waving his arms.
As he hurled to the ground, players winced in horror. Fullback Stanley Havili (http://usc.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=63535) ran toward the door, but before he could get there, he received good news.
"He caught him," a woman yelled.
http://vmedia.rivals.com/images/spacer1.gifhttp://usc.rivals.com/uploads/1144/712082.jpg
http://vmedia.rivals.com/images/spacer1.gifWill Ferrell is well-known supporter of USC.
With the man cradled in his arms, a masked superhero strolled into Howard Jones Field. Sure enough, "Captain Compete" turned out to be comedian Will Ferrell.
After speaking to the team for a couple of minutes, Captain Compete got another chance to save a life, when a man engulfed in flames emerged from behind the goalposts.
After the man was extinguished, Ferrell tried to help, launching a Gatorade cooler at the man - not on the man.
"What a sense of timing that guy has," USC coach Pete Carroll (http://usc.rivals.com/viewcoach.asp?Coach=703) said.
The Halloween gag had most of the Trojans fooled.
"It felt awful," Havili said. "My stomach just dropped."
Freshman defensive tackle Armond Armstead (http://usc.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=401994) saw the man fall and thought tragedy struck.
"Seriously," he said, "I thought we just watched a dude die."
The prank lightened the mood after the team finalized its week of practice
"It was just a little something in the Halloween spirits," Carroll said. "I just thought we'd have a little fun."
http://usc.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=870541
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO9daN5fH8M&eurl=http://www.aggiefans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34535