It’s impossible to forget how Stanford regained its footing in its rivalry with USC about 10 years ago, simply because the mauling left the Trojans with so many bruises.



It happened in 2009 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.



Former coach Jim Harbaugh called the same power run play 12 straight times as Stanford sealed a 55-21 walloping of USC (side note: current 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman logged a huge pick six for the Cardinal in that game).



The Trojans couldn’t stop running back Toby Gerhart, who grounded, pounded, and mashed his way into the end zone — even though the defense knew exactly what was coming.



“If you guys run power one more time, I’m done,” a USC defensive lineman famously told Stanford center Chase Beeler during that drive, according to the book Rags to Roses. “I’m subbing myself out.”



Call it bullying by ground.



And for years, that became...