Official USC OSU game thread
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I’ve never felt so dirty winning a game as tonight Great change in the D. More to the O woes than meets the eye.
Defense wins it for us! 14 turnovers on 4 games. Gentry with 2 big tips on the last drive!
Defense won this game.
Never.thought I would say that this year
Never.thought I would say that this year
Turn out the lights the party is over, they say that all good things must come to an end...lol!
4 Picks and we are going home 4-0. The D came to play. Big surprise and very pleasant. I am going to sleep well tonight.
A wins a win of course, but man that was nerve racking.
Can't play like this in the Big10, that's for damn sure.
Fight On!!
Can't play like this in the Big10, that's for damn sure.
Fight On!!
This was magnificent. When the chips were down we came through. We are now +14 turnovers. I was pleased with our D for the most part. We are project under construction and will get better. What was cool was we had a few penalties but nothing like last year. We are a much more discipline team. So proud of them. Caleb had a bad night but came through when it mattered.
Amazing how D gives up so many yards but comes through with 4 INT's.
Wow, the Pac12 post game crew is trying their darndest to remain polite while discrediting our win.
Good teams go into a hostile environment and find a way to win. Scary game but a good springboard for the rest of the season, I think.
BY the same token, why didn't we keep running Dye? He was gashing them while they were dropping back to defend the pass.
Lincoln's playcalling was wack and he didn't respond well to what their D was presenting or his QB having an off game. Kind of reminded me of OU vs Baylor last year. Lincoln isn't all that great when he faces someone who doesn't fall for his sht and has some answers.
He should have ran Caleb more to counter their pass rush. They don't finish well, as evidenced by their 3 sacks (2 by DBs) coming in. If you let them pressure and then run on them they leave tons of running room for you to exploit . 2 QBs have run for over 100 on them. You saw how Caleb was scrambling for 10 a pop a few times.
He should have ran Caleb more to counter their pass rush. They don't finish well, as evidenced by their 3 sacks (2 by DBs) coming in. If you let them pressure and then run on them they leave tons of running room for you to exploit . 2 QBs have run for over 100 on them. You saw how Caleb was scrambling for 10 a pop a few times.
That balding dude on the Pac12 network postgame wrapup reminds me of the late Nick from "Cheers".
And Yogi Roth reminds me of Ryan Seacrest, but even more annoying
Agree, Caleb can run but we didn't use that much tonight. Also we should run more outside instead of always to the middle.
Totally agree. The power run game was there for SC all night. That, and Caleb keeping the ball on the zone read much more. His first down marker awareness when he scrambles needs some work also. But, a Helton team would have lost 2-3 QBs tonight due to injury. That OSU defense came to play - and their secondary is very good. Williams' athleticism was certainly the difference down the stretch. But, I certainly think Riley (and maybe Williams - as it looked like he was calling a fair amount of audibles) tried to be too balanced tonight.Ram the power run game down their throat until they prove they can stop it.
Just like in The Longest Yard Paul Crewe came through.
Games like this are important. Puts the hype in perspective for these boys, and even the coaches. Oft times near misses build character and provide a bit of a wake up call, per se.
As to the broadcasting team, who cares? We know what side of the bread they’ve put their butter on for a long time. Nothing surprising here.
As to the broadcasting team, who cares? We know what side of the bread they’ve put their butter on for a long time. Nothing surprising here.
Nothing like a punch in the mouth to realize you are not all that.
Have two weeks against lesser foes at home to fix things before the showdown at SLC.
Have two weeks against lesser foes at home to fix things before the showdown at SLC.
Couldn't agree more. Unlike the Helton era this team knows how to finish.
Yep. Color me totally impressed. 4 picks! And +14 take aways after 4 games. When was the last time this happened? Our D although suspect, played pretty darn good. I cannot wait for next week. I will be at the coli for another 7:30 PAC 12 genius schedule. 
Shout out to the Colonel for starting this game thread! I can see there were a few hyperventilation episodes, maybe a cardiac infarction or two, some fans were on the brink of burst aneurysms, and most likley a gooey pizza slice slipping down a TV screen with a beer can chaser. All in all it was fun and no one watching died...I hope. That's always a good thing
Now make that Monday appointment with your manicurist 
He was throwing his passes as receiver feet. Worst performance probably of his life but made clutch plays at the end. I wish Ford would get playing time over Rice. Lake McRee is a very unathletic tight end usually in the wrong position on most plays.
