Game Thread: Arizona @ Southern Cal

[WhiteMamba]

Arizona @ Southern Cal.

USC is a TD favorite.

Game kicks off @ 7:30 Pacific on Fox Sports1 (FS1)

Should be interesting. Both teams coming off of a bye with the Thursday gameday.

USC takes the field for the 1st time after firing Lane Kiffin. Interim HC Ed Orgeron makes his USC HC debut tonight.

Arizona and Kadeem Carey can put up some points. Have had struggles @ QB.

I have no idea what to expect out of this game... None.

 

[4down20]

I don't have this game on FS1.

 

[bamabear82]

I don't have this game on FS1.

Looks like I do, may try to catch some of it. It starts at 9:30 here, meh.

 

[MI Nightmare]

Rutgers @ Louisville.

Detroit @ Oakland.


No room for those scrubs, Mamba.

 

[4down20]

Looks like I do, may try to catch some of it. It starts at 9:30 here, meh.

Oh, I went the wrong way on the 2 hours. I guess I'm just use to being on the west coast still.

I have it.

 

[MI Nightmare]

Well I guess I can watch the second half of that RR - Ed Orgeron slugfest.

Eh, Zona by a TD.

 

[WhiteMamba]

Rutgers @ Louisville.

Detroit @ Oakland.


No room for those scrubs, Mamba.

Game 5. Coming up...

Oakland has got to shake those Detroit ghosts man.

Also I saw today they are 0-5 since the Divisional Series came about in game 5s....

 

[WhiteMamba]

Oh, I went the wrong way on the 2 hours. I guess I'm just use to being on the west coast still.

I have it.

 

[RACER-MIKE]

usc wins

 

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keep an eye on senior OLB Marquis Flowers (6-3/233), #2 for Arizona, currently projected as a late round pick. last season, he had 5.5 sacks, 13 TFL, 100 tackles, 3 INT, 3 force fumbles

last year vs Southern Cal, he had 7 tackles, 2 INTs, and 1 forced fumble

as a recruit:
--247 4-star, #7 S, #69 on the 247 Top100
--Rivals 4-star, #8 ATH, #78 on the Rivals100
--Scout 4-star, #23 S, #226 on the Scout300
--US Army All-American
--offers to Southern Cal, Oregon, Notre Dame, Michigan, Nebraska, Washington, Washington State, Arizona, Arizona State, UCLA, Cal, Oregon State, Colorado, etc

 

[JahiiCarson_SqodGeneral]

We want Uofa to win for recruits. Lots of Az kids and other kids have got offers since Kiffens departure.

 

[trojanfan12]

Arizona @ Southern Cal.

USC is a TD favorite.

Game kicks off @ 7:30 Pacific on Fox Sports1 (FS1)

Should be interesting. Both teams coming off of a bye with the Thursday gameday.

USC takes the field for the 1st time after firing Lane Kiffin. Interim HC Ed Orgeron makes his USC HC debut tonight.

Arizona and Kadeem Carey can put up some points. Have had struggles @ QB.

I have no idea what to expect out of this game... None.

Wish I could help. All reports since the firing have been positive. Former USC player, radio host and t.v. analyst Petros Papadakis said the following today: "USC's football team is in a good place. The players seem happy to have the negativity from Lane Kiffin gone. Whether you blame the media, Kiffin, Pat Haden for not firing him after the Sun Bowl or all 3, the players are happy to be free of that negativity. They barely watched any of the tape from the ASU game and are focused on moving forward".

I also read that Orgeron had a tape put together of great plays and the team celebrating and having fun on the sidelines during the Pete Carroll era. His message was that this is what he wants to see.

How well that all translates on the field remains to be seen of course. I like what I've hard and read, but I need to see the team respond. Staying optimistic and looking for a 2 td USC win. We'll see.

 

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2013 Preseason All-Americans playing today:

Arizona RB Ka'Deem Carey (rushing for 143.67 ypg this season, 148.38 ypg last season)
--2012 All-American (AP, TSN, WCFF, CBS, Scout, SI)
--2013 Preseason 1st Team All-American (SI, Lindys, Athlon, CFN), Preseason 2nd Team All-American (CBS, Phil Steele)
--last year vs USC had 127 yards from scrimmage and a TD, the year before that vs USC, he had 170 all-purpose yards and 3 TD

USC WR Marqise Lee (has 106.2 all purpose ypg this season)
--2012 All American (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout, SI)
--2013 Preseason 1st Team All-American (CBS, ESPN, SI, Phil Steele, TSN, USAToday, NFP, Lindys, Athlon, CFN) and as KR: Preseason 2nd Team All-American by Athlon
--last year vs. Arizona, he had 16 catches for 345 yards and 2 TD

USC DE Morgan Breslin (13 sacks in 13 games last season, 4 sacks in 4 games this season)
--2013 Preseason 1st Team All-American by USAToday

USC S Dion Bailey (has 2 INTs in 5 games this season, including 1 in each of the 1st 2 games)
--2013 Preseason 2nd Team All-American by Athlon
--last year vs Arizona, he had 2 TFL and 9 tackles

 

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Anthony Gimino of the Tuscon Citizen: "No Marqise Lee for USC, no Austin Hill for Arizona. They combined for 604 receiving yards in 2012 meeting."

 

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Thursday Night Football Promo - USC vs. AZ 2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg3aoQfUuL0

 

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pic of the press box getting ready for tonight's game:

 

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an ESPN reporter: "Coliseum ready for Thursday Night football ... it's cold. Like in 60s"

 

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Lowe's Defining Moment: 10/27/12 - Arizona downs #10 USC 39-36 in Arizona Stadium.

 

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"I grew up a UCLA fan," said Arizona QB B.J. Denker. "I can’t stand USC. I hate USC. Ever since I was a kid, we were a UCLA family."

Denker is a 184-pound senior who is only averaging 111.3 passing yards per game (87 vs Northern Ariz, 81 vs UNLV, 158 vs UTSA, 119 vs Washington). Last week against Washington, he had zero TD to 2 INTs, and only completed 40.0% of his passes for 3.4 yards/att

however, he has been running for 69.25 yards per game averaging 5.54 ypc with 6 rushing TDs for the season to go with his 2 passing TDs