Game Thread: Washington Huskies vs USC Trojans 6pm ESPN

[TheDayMan]

And my cockles are no longer discombobulated!

 

[TheDayMan]

while I had the game on (small side TV) I was watching other stuff on my main tv. Did this happen?

No, I think they were too dumb to even make the connection...

 

[RegentDenali]

And I just thought of, I'm off to a 2-0 start to my pickems.

200 vCash richer alert just pinged. Ahhhh...a victory cigar. What a great W for the Dawgs. First victory against a ranked team on the road in a while. Feels great.

 

[Olyduck]

Dont worry SC fans your team will still win 4 more games this year. unless they get rid of 7Sark early

 

[The Crimson King]

Dont worry SC fans your team will still win 4 more games this year. unless they get rid of 7Sark early

Oregon may only win 2 more games

 

[Olyduck]

Oregon may only win 2 more games

Im not so sure about that though but thanks for sharing your opinion.

 

[RegentDenali]

Oregon may only win 2 more games

I like that call.

 

[The Crimson King]

Im not so sure about that though but thanks for sharing your opinion.

Was it any different than yours?

 

[WizardHawk]

As long as Oregon's OC actually remembers he has one of the nations most dangerous rushers at the start of the game, they dispose of WSU. The only reason the Colorado game was as close as it was through the first 3 quarters is not remembering they had him.

Same thing with UW and UCLA. You HAVE to feature a run to help your young/raw QB's and take pressure off them THEN let them have plays here and there to get them involved.

Cougs can't/won't stop Freeman enough to disable their offense and if you've seen their offense this year you know how inconsistent their passing game has been. Ducks win by 14+.

 

[RegentDenali]

Agreed. WSU has a Swiss cheese defense, especially against the run. Freeman is going to run them over all game long which will be the difference. WSU will get it's shots with the pass, but it won't be enough.

 

[CCF151]

Oregon may only win 2 more games

As long as they are against the huskies and biebers it's not a totally lost season...

 

[Deep Creek]

CONGRATS to the Huskies! They certainly made the Trojans look average tonite... The Huskie "D" did a job out there... <SIGH>

I guess you avi being upside down is equivalent to the flag being upside down....you are in distress, huh Corp?

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

But @clarkson23devils told me USC was one of the top 10 team in America this year?

BWAHAHAHAHA Karma at it's best.

 

[UtahUte]

Where was that team out west ranked at the beginning of the year? Anyone anyone

 

[smilesid]

UW has holes. Browning got put in too quickly as a freshman, he'll have to learn things the hard way. The D-line doesn't have those big, mean anchors to go with the good speed rushers. The WRs dropped too many passes they should catch, and the communication isn't quite there with the QB.

But Petersen had them fired up and the Colosseum was too much like a mausoleum for much of the game. The key to winning on the road is to neutralize the crowd early. This they did. A Thursday game, early in the evening guarantees a half full house, to which UW took big advantage.

 

[RaidaDave]

As long as Oregon's OC actually remembers he has one of the nations most dangerous rushers at the start of the game, they dispose of WSU. The only reason the Colorado game was as close as it was through the first 3 quarters is not remembering they had him.

Same thing with UW and UCLA. You HAVE to feature a run to help your young/raw QB's and take pressure off them THEN let them have plays here and there to get them involved.

Cougs can't/won't stop Freeman enough to disable their offense and if you've seen their offense this year you know how inconsistent their passing game has been. Ducks win by 14+.

I am thinking that Vernon Adams doesn't play against the Cougs and then makes his return against the Fuskies. The last time VA faced U-Dub, he almost pulled off the upset. The key will be getting past WSU, which will be no small task with the Lockie/Alie merry-go-round. But you are right, the key will be heavy doses of Royce Freeman topped off by a bit of Taj Griffin. The Front 7 also needs to step up in applying pressure to the QB (against the Cougs) and (against the Fuskies) stopping the run. I'm sure that Mike Leach is licking his chops in the anticipation of getting at the Ducks young secondary. I think the game will be close.


And by the way, great win Fuskies. That D is nasty once again!

 

[BUD]

Wow, 17-12 Huskies, I didn't expect that

 

[trojanfan12]

Really good game by both defenses. The Huskies defense made our offense look like shit.

And fuck Thursday night games.

 

[OregonDucks]

Petersen is most certainly starting to get his grip on things. Not good for the rest of us.

I thought Vegas predicting a 4 win Washington team was far too low.

Good game by UW getting a huge road win.

But prepare yourselves for next week.

 

[TigerBait1971]

And fuck Thursday night games.

but.....I like watching football on Thursday nights...