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The alumni network is too loud, the Coliseum memories are too big, and the Big Ten move has every Saturday feeling like a legacy argument with better TV contracts.\n\nThese are the Trojan rooms with campus gravity, alumni-association history, or enough screens to handle a cardinal-and-gold takeover. For official USC Alumni Association watch parties, check the annual game-watch page before you pick your table. Fight On, responsibly-ish."},"stops":[{"id":null,"order":1,"note":"Inside USC Village, this is the most obvious Trojan sports-bar anchor for away games and postgame decompression. TVs, burgers, pizza, craft beer, and a crowd that can turn a noon kickoff into a campus reunion. Reservations are not optional thinking on big Saturdays; they are self-respect.","b_vibes":[],"image_refs":[],"vibe":{"id":null,"type":"Bar","title":"The Campus Living Room","venue_name":"Rock & Reilly's — USC Village","url":null,"lat":null,"lng":null},"source":null},{"id":null,"order":2,"note":"The Nine-0 is USC muscle memory: close to campus, loud before kickoff, and still built around happy-hour deals, wings, burgers, and pre-Coliseum momentum. It is more tradition than trend, which is exactly the point. Walk in for quieter games; reserve or arrive early when the matchup has history.","b_vibes":[],"image_refs":[],"vibe":{"id":null,"type":"Bar","title":"The 9-0 Pregame Legend","venue_name":"901 Bar & Grill","url":null,"lat":null,"lng":null},"source":null},{"id":null,"order":3,"note":"The USC Alumni Association has historically organized official game-watch parties at Barney’s WeHo, and the scale explains why: big capacity, tons of TVs, and a beer list that can support four quarters of Big Ten feelings. Check alumni.usc.edu/game-watch for the current official slate. If it is registered, show up early in cardinal.","b_vibes":[],"image_refs":[],"vibe":{"id":null,"type":"Bar","title":"The Alumni Association Watch-Party Classic","venue_name":"Barney's Beanery — West Hollywood","url":null,"lat":null,"lng":null},"source":null},{"id":null,"order":4,"note":"This is the alumni-after-Hollywood version of USC football: Irish pub comfort, industry chatter, and a room that can turn an away game into a social event. It has USC watch-party history through the alumni circuit, but check day-of hours for early kickoffs. Better for swagger games than sleepy tune-ups.","b_vibes":[],"image_refs":[],"vibe":{"id":null,"type":"Bar","title":"The Sunset Strip Trojan Table","venue_name":"Rock & Reilly's — West Hollywood","url":null,"lat":null,"lng":null},"source":null},{"id":null,"order":5,"note":"Tom’s DTLA is the polished choice when USC gets a national-window game and the room needs to look as big as the brand. The 100-plus screens handle every angle, and the reservation-friendly format works for alumni groups that plan ahead. Ask about audio on crowded college Saturdays.","b_vibes":[],"image_refs":[],"vibe":{"id":null,"type":"Bar","title":"The Figueroa Big-Screen Flex","venue_name":"Tom's Watch Bar — Downtown LA","url":null,"lat":null,"lng":null},"source":null},{"id":null,"order":6,"note":"When the big USC rooms are booked, Dublin’s gives DTLA a sturdy football pub with Irish comfort food and a deeper whiskey shelf than expected. It is close enough to the Figueroa corridor to make sense before or after campus-adjacent plans. Walk in, but call ahead if you need USC audio guaranteed.","b_vibes":[],"image_refs":[],"vibe":{"id":null,"type":"Bar","title":"The Downtown Whiskey Backup","venue_name":"Dublin's Irish Whiskey Pub","url":null,"lat":null,"lng":null},"source":null},{"id":null,"order":7,"note":"GameWatch consistently points Trojan fans toward Trophy Room LA, and the old-Hollywood wood-and-trophy mood fits USC alumni a little too well. The report flagged independent web verification as limited, so treat it as a call-ahead play for organized events. If they confirm the game and sound, it is a strong Hollywood lane.","b_vibes":[],"image_refs":[],"vibe":{"id":"trophy-room-la","type":"Bar","title":"The Hollywood Faculty-Club Vibe","venue_name":"Trophy Room LA","url":null,"lat":34.1006921,"lng":-118.3225057},"source":null},{"id":null,"order":8,"note":"Story-worthy jerseys, wing towers, and last-second chaos from every stop — tag @curationsla and we'll reshare the good ones.","b_vibes":[],"image_refs":[],"vibe":{"id":null,"type":"Vibes","title":"Tag your game day","venue_name":"Instagram","url":null,"lat":null,"lng":null},"source":null}],"lineage":{"remix_type":null,"edges":[],"parent_snapshot":{"parent_snapshot_at":null,"parent_content_hash":null,"parent_slug":null,"parent_curator_handle":null,"parent_title":null}},"scores":{"absolute_originality_score":1,"remix_delta_score":null,"remix_delta_threshold":null,"remix_delta_status":null},"collab":{"has_featured_collab":false,"featured_collab_id":null,"has_ngo_recipient":false,"is_ai_assisted":true,"is_remix":false},"privacy_behavior":{"public":"Public Guide JSON is readable, listable, and cacheable.","unlisted":"Unlisted Guide JSON is readable by canonical slug URL but not listable.","private":"Private Guide JSON is owner-only and returns 404/403 for non-owner viewers."},"license":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"}