Anthony 78 Posted September 8, 2011 Under Pressure from BruinsNation, Pac-12 Removes Online/TV Ad Offensive to UCLA Earlier today Ryan flagged a disconcerting Pac-12 online and TV ad that rubbed all of us the wrong way for very good reason here on BruinsNation. From the comments it was clear that the Pac-12 commercial featuring an ugly Trojan planting his silly sword on the UCLA logo at the Rose Bowl was deeply offensive to every member of UCLA community. The concern was obvious and it appears that the Pac-12 working in concert with the UCLA athletic department has taken quick action to address this problem. We just received the following from an official from the UCLA athletic department: "The Pac-12 Conference was sensitive to UCLA's concerns with the clip used in the league's commercials and sizzle reels illustrating rivalries and is re-editing those assets to remove the clip." We have also been told that the video has been taken off the conference's official platforms. It does remain on the channel linked in Ryan's post but note that is note that channel is not affiliated with the conference. They bitched about the Trojan at the 0:54 mark of this video. That isn't the only place USC has planted its sword. Source: SBNation Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KiLaSix9+ 398 Posted September 8, 2011 Damn, that's one hell of a commercial. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Socal 524 Posted September 8, 2011 Badass commercial, really stoked for the Pac-12. I am flying out to LA tomorrow night for the Utah vs USC game, should be fun. As for UCLA bitching about the commercial, I can understand their viewpoint, but it seems the small part of the Trojan planting his sword into the logo was just to emphasize one of the great rivalries in the conference, not to degrade the school. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
