WOW, What A Victory!!!

WOW, what a game! Matt Barkley wrote his own Hollywood script Ohio and drove the Trojans an impressive 85 yards (95 if you consider a penalty pushed the Trojans back to their own 5 yard line) in a little over 6 minutes with the game on the line. Fighting off a previous injury, and with victory-minded Joe McKnight determined to take the team on his legs, Pete Carroll's squad snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in front of 101,000 silent Buckeye fans. The other 5,000 in attendance were of course the boisterous Trojan fans. Definitely a game for the ages.

Of course, after such a BIG victory, comes the annual Pac-10 conference road opener, a.k.a. USC's annual trap game because this is traditionally where the Trojans lose their focus and gag. The Men of Troy will hardly have any time to unpack their bags before making the journey up to the Emerald City an face former Trojan coaches Steve Sarkisian and Nick Holt and their up and coming scrappy Husky team. UW is improving, they gave LSU all it could handle and if there is anyone who knows what USC looks like behind the lines, its Sark and Holt. Its a classic Master vs. Student match-up and the Trojans need to be razor sharp to avoid another letdown.

Game time is 3:30 PM, Greensboro location is TBD.

Final Countdown! T-Minus 7 Days!!

WOW...

The season is knocking at the doorstep, and in case you haven't heard, the "Golden Boy" era of über-phenom frosh QB Matt Barkley has started. Matt was able to secure the position in my opinion, because Aaron Corp has not fully recovered from his cracked leg bone.

I also believe Coach Pete Carroll is giving Aaron time to rest and heal before the Ohio State game, which will be a very difficult one for MB to play in.

This reminds me a lot of the 2003 season with Matt Leinart, unproven QB, experienced OL and WR, good defense, and difficult road schedule (the same one Matt faced in 03, albeit he started on the road vs. Auburn, whereas barkley gets the luxury of a home game before venturing to the "Shoe to face the Buckeyes.

We will be gathering at "Refs," a new sports bar behind Village Tavern at the intersection of Battleground Avenue and Westridge JP Looney's in Oak Ridge, on the NW corner of Hwy 68 & Hwy 150.. If you need more information, email me at GSOTrojan@aol.com.

Finally, I am half way home to raising enough money to build Geroge Tirebiter's House for the Garden of Life for Pets Animal Sanctuary. I appreciate any donation, and no donation is too small.

Fight On!

Two More Weeks!

Oh yeah Baby! Just two more weeks until kickoff, I'll have the San Jose State game watching party location up this week, which will be in Greensboro.

Ohio State will probably be in Winston-Salem since there is a large contingent of tOSU fans that goes to the Fox and Hound at the Thruway Center off Stratford Road. I believe it would be fun to be part of a large group to watch that game. Perhaps the Greensboro gang can get together and carpool to W-S for the game...although we won't be able to Erin B.'s new Mini Cooper. =P

Keep your eyes out for folks donning the Cardinal & Gold around town, we may find some more new faces to join our group.

Also, I hope that you have read my story about "George Tirebiter's House" which I am raising money for to help the Garden of Life for Pets, a no-kill animal shelter in Reidsville which Sylvia and I are on the Board of Directors. I received my first donation, and I have a second one coming this week. My hope is once we build this first house, I can then start rallying the local UNC, WF, NC State and Duke fans to have them raise money to build their houses. ANY donation is appreciated and no donation is too small.