e-Chick
They went crazy because he's a USC player ... SoCal fans are happy because a local boy makes good ...
In PA, IA, or FLA (where the other candidates were from), the reaction would not have been so positive ... also, those who don't much care for the UofMiami (and due to a lot of negativity that's surrounded the UoM program for a lot of years now, that's quite a few folks) were just happy that ANYone other than the Miami guys won ...
I don't care much for UoM on the whole, but was sorta pulling for Ken Dorsey because he's a SF area kid that I've been aware of since his HS days ... he's a super kid from a super family who's done quite well for himself ... two more kids from this area are in line to take his spot after he graduates ...