re: USC's QB and McKnight might not play against Ohio St.

quote:

---

This reminds me of Texas Tech

---

That's Texas Tech.

Graham Harrell and Michael Crabtree are awesome, but Texas Tech is no Ohio St. Ohio St. looks as good as any team on paper this fall. The starters are spectacular or solid across the board and the backups are familiar names with a lot of promise.

Hopefully Sanchez and McKnight are back, but losing them isn't nearly as costly as losing some o-linemen or recievers would be. I think everyone is just hoping that the O-line stays in one piece or SC could be in bigtime trouble.

If this were a home game and later in the season, I might agree with you.

But going on the road and USC has a history of making teams look real bad early in the season, you better take any advantage you can get.

I suppose it would disappoint me more if they beat me down without their starting QB and best offensive weapon.

Go look for some excuses that I've made...good luck finding them.

I'm not concerned with USC at this point. The week before the game I will be, but right now I'm just really excited for it. That green USC offense is going to have to have a monster game to win, and I don't see it happening.

quote:

---

Go look for some excuses that I've made...good luck finding them.

---

You personally, no... a good chunk of your fan base... hell yeah.

quote:

---

I'm not concerned with USC at this point. The week before the game I will be, but right now I'm just really excited for it. That green USC offense is going to have to have a monster game to win, and I don't see it happening.

---

Illinois' green offense managed to move on you pretty good.... we pulled off a 31-0 run scoring on 5 consectutive possessions against the exact same defense (for all intents and purposes) that USC is going to face. The key is having enough athletes on the field to spread your D out and exploit... USC has those athletes.

And dont forget the other side of the ball. We demonstrated how pedestrian your pass game is, and in the running game your true beast Beanie will be facing, by far, the biggest/fastest/strongest linebacking corp he has faced yet.

The bottom line is you have not beat a team of this caliber over the past few years. They absolutely destroyed a team that beat you at home.

Further, excluding the Vince Young show, when has USC last lost a 'big game'. They lose plenty of the WTF games where they are big double digit favorites, but in genuine big games... they are money (and this is not a happy thing for me to say!)

quote:

---

wouldn't be surprised one bit if UVA actually gives USC a very close game. USC

---

If they still had Sewell at QB and Long on the line, I would be more with you.

What a dream it would be for VA to pull the upset and then USC to take down OSU.... couldnt write it out any better.

I'm looking forward to the game.

quote:

---

given their inexperience at quarterback. They are unequivocally a top ten team, but I don't think they are going to win the national championship.

---

LSU won a NC with a relatively inexperienced QB. 1 career start going into the season.

This is not good news.
Some in the Nat'l press were already arguing for tOSU v USC rematch in the Nat'l Championship, as if these two were the only two credible contenders (why? Because ESPN folks said so!). If these two don't play and USC loses, look for that argument to catch fire.
Have we forgotten that only two years ago, Florida was a slight choic e for the Nat'l Championship game w/ tOSU b/c the Big 10 homers wanted a rematch with Michigan! Same reasons , same prejudices, same journalists...

I appreciate your tenacity, Bayou Blitz, but methinks you are chomping at the bit in your haste for this weekend to arrive.