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re: 2013 Offense - Similar to what 2003/2004 USC Would do in SEC?

Posted on 12/23/14 at 7:25 pm to
Posted by Moustache
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Posted on 12/23/14 at 7:25 pm to
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As I recall, offense wasn't the issue people had with 2003 USC playing in the SEC. It was their defense that people felt would have had them in the middle of the pack.



Which was even more fricking dumb. Pete Carroll has shown he is a defensive genius.

Plus, here is the talent from 03/04 USC defenses:

Kenechi Udeze
Shaun cody
Sedrick Ellis
Matt Grootegoed
Lofa Tatupu
Darnell Bing
Frostee Rucker

The way Mauck was playing towards the end of the year, LSU is really fricking lucky that we got matched against OU instead of USC.

I think USC was a bad matchup for us. Leinart adn Chow's quick west coast offense would've taken away the Dline advantage we had and would've exposed our weaker points like linebackers against TEs and LBers against RBs in the passing game.

Maybe Leinart freaks against the rush and has a bad game, but I truly believe USC would've won that game. (Not that they deserved the title shot)
This post was edited on 12/23/14 at 7:31 pm
Posted by EZE Tiger Fan
Member since Jul 2004
50447 posts
Posted on 12/24/14 at 8:23 am to
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Which was even more fricking dumb. Pete Carroll has shown he is a defensive genius.


Actually, that WASN'T dumb at all.

In 2003, the USC passing defense wasn't in the top 100 in CFB. Yes, you read that right. ESPN fed a myth about USC for years that everyone bought into.

Pete Carroll was constantly criticized at USC for his lack of defense, despite all the star power he had. The 2007 Stanford game being the final straw.
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