The O was really moving the ball in the first half. Nuss was slinging it.

You’ve somehow already overused this gif

Coaches went conservative with 2nd half play calling.

You play to win the game, not to keep from losing it.

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well, our leader came on at halftime and said he wanted to establish the running game in the second half. He did his best to do so...passing game be damn.

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Well, honestly, that’s a difficult point to argue with. I’m hearing crickets though.

I knew we were fricked when BK said we were gonna run the ball more at half

Nuss had his chances in the second half. He chose to throw ducks while falling backwards.

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well, our leader came on at halftime and said he wanted to establish the running game in the second half. He did his best to do so...passing game be damn.

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And Lynn stacked the box with 8 players. It’s almost like he listened to the halftime interview. You never should call a run play when it’s 6 vs 8 on the line!

That’s some Les Miles shite.

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I knew we were fricked when BK said we were gonna run the ball more at half

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We forced this against a stacked box, and that was the game

I remember Dan Mullen saying at halftime that both teams were playing somewhat of a prevent defense and then tidying up in the red zone

So I’m a little bit worried about our passing game in the sense that teams that really play up on the receivers playing more Man and have great corners and safety how well we’re going to pass?.

USC was playing like 12 yards off.

It was pretty easy for Nuss

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Nuss had his chances in the second half. He chose to throw ducks while falling backwards.

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That's some bs right there. He was put in a totally different rhythm in the second half as compared to the first. Much more predictable. Did he make a bad pass or two? Who doesn't? This was his first regular season start ever, in a prime time game with the entire college football nation watching...and he completed roughly 75% of his passes for 300+ yards. Had we kept the same offensive philosophy as the first half, he likely throws for closer to 400 yards and we win the game. But, BK wanted (and stated at half time) that he wanted to run the ball more in the second half. BK was smarter than everyone else who may have thought, now why would you want to get away from what was working to something you are hoping will work. Turns out he is much like Les Miles. I'll never forget Les saying in regards to Alabama, that "we want to attack their strength"......people were like, wtf...most good coaches attack a weakness. That's exactly what BK did, and you see how it worked out for us. He still collected his $800K plus for that shite show in the second half offensively.