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Lightning did not strike twice but storm clouds were forming. I almost turned this game off in the second quarter I was so pissed at this performance. I did not want Wilner to prove me wrong...so lets call it a draw he was right in the first half I was right in the second half.

This team beats he heck out of me. I know the defense is the best in the nation but you can expect them to get it done every game. They are bound to have an off night so the offense needs to get the stuff together and make some plays.The O-line was pushed around in the first half causing Sanchez to be Sacked 3 times that's what started to piss me off. Sanchez had a pedestrian performance going 11 of 17 for 136 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions. SC had 416 total yards of offense with jst about all of it coming in the second half.

The defensive line had some trouble getting penetration and the let Stanford run all over them. I really thought that SC would stack the box early to stop Gerhart and force Pritchard to throw it but the defense dared them to run it and they run they did. Stanford had 156 yards of rushing in the first alone but SC shut their running game in the second half. Stanford also used that zone-read option a few times that burned SC for some yards as well.

RoJo and CJ had some great kick returns, with CJ scoring a TD on one, but it was the running game that really came alive in the second half and really wore the Stanford defense down.

There are going to be some complaints about this game and there will once again be a lot of questions sbout the offense but SC now has next week off to prepare for Notre Dame and make no mistake there will be some bad blood for that game. So, thats it in a nutsell we'll have more tomorrow or Monday. Leave your comments here...this is our post game thread.

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Went to USC basketball game and they looked really good, Taj in second half and they finally ran plays all the way. Saw football game and I was happy to see Sark figure it out, what up with Harbough going for TD. I can’t see him mad because we scored late all we did was run ball, did Pete shake hands at end?

Paul D. Kelley

by so.cal.native1952 on Nov 15, 2008 8:32 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He was getting set for a field goal and Pete Carroll called a time-out to ice the kicker. I read that the Stanford QB Loukas – who had been getting his panties in a bunch with Cushing – talked Harbaugh into going for the TD instead, and they managed to connect on the last play.

And yeah, Carroll and Harbaugh shook hands. Harbaugh seems pretty humorless but perhaps the second half collapse didn’t sit well with him – lord knows, SC’s first half left me in need of some Rolaids.

by DC Trojan on Nov 15, 2008 11:02 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

How badly

does Tom Hansen (awful pac10 commish) need firing? USC on the Tour De France channel? Really??

by Seanny Rotten on Nov 15, 2008 10:15 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

check the link

it’s allllllllllllllll there. Tom Hansen is a joke. The Pac-10 is a premier, BCS conference – but you’d never know it based on how often the Pac-10 plays for an NC, how many teams go to a BCS, the TV contract, etc., etc.

by Seanny Rotten on Nov 15, 2008 10:50 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Seanny, isn't he stepping down at the end of the year

I remember hearing Petros talking about it and saying that Dave Baker ( commish Arena football league ) should apply.

Paul D. Kelley

by so.cal.native1952 on Nov 16, 2008 8:23 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I didn't think Refs were that bad in SC--Stanford

They could have call holding on Stanford OL more than 1 time it was happening all night. They should of talk to players about trash talking; Stanford was using this to get dee lineman into talking instead of playing. And they could have blown whistle at end of plays sooner, because they were delaying and RBs on both sides were getting beat-up. I guess the dam refs don’t really care about player injuries, and just want to be notice anyway they can.

Paul D. Kelley

by so.cal.native1952 on Nov 16, 2008 8:33 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes but

he shouldn’t be Pac-10 commish one more minute. How was your viewing experience on Versus?

by Seanny Rotten on Nov 16, 2008 9:46 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well if you like commentators that are pulling for other team.

These guys are suppose to be bias and they are stupid too, now maybe I should apply at Versus. No it wouldn’t work I know to much about sports!

Paul D. Kelley

by so.cal.native1952 on Nov 16, 2008 1:56 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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