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Rams' paint doesn't quite cover USC logos at LA Coliseum

Look, turning around a field in a few hours from a college to a pro game is no easy task. You’ve got to cover up logos all over the field, as well as 4,500 square feet of end zone. In the hours after USC’s loss to Arizona State on Saturday afternoon, the crew at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum had to convert the field from USC’s cardinal red and gold to the Rams’ blue and yellow, as well as switch over the yard markers up and down the field. It was a tall task indeed.

Here’s what went into it from a work perspective:

And while we admire the effort, well, the truth is … this was a tough job. Here’s what the midfield logo looked like:

Which team’s playing? (via @SBNation screen shot)
Which team’s playing? (via @SBNation screen shot)

And here’s the end zone:

Via @SBNation screenshot
Via @SBNation screenshot

Here’s a Pac-12 logo sneaking through:

Via screenshot
Via screenshot

Worth noting: the crowd at the L.A. Coliseum is at least 50-50, with the Green Bay-loving Cheeseheads representing strong … so much so that the stadium apparently even played the Wisconsin anthem “Jump Around” when the Packers scored the game’s first touchdown.

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Jay Busbee is a writer for Yahoo Sports. Contact him at jay.busbee@yahoo.com or find him on Twitter or on Facebook.

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