Hey Trojans:
I'll take the "Dubya in the Desert," and maintain our position at the top of the Pac-10.
On the downside, the Buckeyes didn't help our cause by losing to Penn State at the Horseshoe. The Trojans really needed PSU to lose to help their cause, and with as bad as the B-10 has been, the Nittany Lions should cruise the rest of the season unscathed. This does not bode well for USC's chances to get into the BCS Championship Game. Truth be told, I would love to see Oregon State win out, USC get to the top 4 in the BCS rankings, then get invited to the Sugar Bowl to play an SEC team there. If another B-10 team makes the BCSCG, it will be one of the lowest rated bowls of the season. A USC/SEC tilt...MONSTER ratings!
This week is Homecoming Week and we face the worst division one team in the country in the soon-to-be Ty Willingham-less, Washington Huskies. Don't get me wrong, I like Ty, and any coach who can get Stanford to the Rose Bowl in the BCS era can't be THAT bad. In his defense, the Huskies schedule the last three years has done him NO FAVORS, it has been ranked in the top 5 toughest every season since TW has been there. Not an easy task for a coach trying to rebuild a program. Anyway, the game is scheduled for 6:30 PM and will be broadcast on Fox Sports. Since the rest of the Trojan games are in California, and Pete Carroll has NEVER lost a game in November at his time in Troy, things look good from here on out with home games against Cal and Notre Dame, along with the Husky tilt. Enjoy.
Fight On!
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Monday, October 27, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Pac-10 Separation Saturday
Hey Trojans:
This weekend begins "separation Saturday" in the Pac-10 as the Trojans and Wildcats, both at 3-1 look to get on top of the conference which has 5 teams all with 1 loss. Along with the Trojans and Wildcats, join the Ducks, Beavers and Bears. None of those teams play each other this week with the Beavers taking a bye. The Bears scrap with Skippy and his bRUINS and the Ducks take on a reeling Arizona State group which is falling from high expectations.
Arizona will be a good road test, they are a much improved team and their offense is second in the conference scoring just over 40 points/game. USC leads that stat at just over 44 points/game. Of course, USC will be the best defense the Wildcats will face all season as the Trojans lead the country in scoring defense (7.8 points per game with back to back shutouts the last 2 weeks) and passing defense (137 yds/game).
We also need to pull for Ohio State to beat Penn State at the 'Shoe (and Terelle Pryor is much improved and Beanie Wells is getting back into the lineup), as well as Virginia and (barf) Notre Dame. Our non-conference opponents need to keep winning to boost our SOS, and strange as it may seem, we need Oregon State to win out too, thereby negating the perception that it was a "bad loos" by USC. By the way, 2 of OSU's three losses were on the road at #3 Penn State and #11 Utah. If the Beavers had played Eastern Washington and Idaho (like an SEC team would play UL-Monroe, North Texas, The Citadel, etc.) the Beavs would have only the one loss on the road vs. Stanford. Here is an interesting article by Ted Miller on ESPN that nails it.
Fight On and BEAT the Wildcats!
This weekend begins "separation Saturday" in the Pac-10 as the Trojans and Wildcats, both at 3-1 look to get on top of the conference which has 5 teams all with 1 loss. Along with the Trojans and Wildcats, join the Ducks, Beavers and Bears. None of those teams play each other this week with the Beavers taking a bye. The Bears scrap with Skippy and his bRUINS and the Ducks take on a reeling Arizona State group which is falling from high expectations.
Arizona will be a good road test, they are a much improved team and their offense is second in the conference scoring just over 40 points/game. USC leads that stat at just over 44 points/game. Of course, USC will be the best defense the Wildcats will face all season as the Trojans lead the country in scoring defense (7.8 points per game with back to back shutouts the last 2 weeks) and passing defense (137 yds/game).
We also need to pull for Ohio State to beat Penn State at the 'Shoe (and Terelle Pryor is much improved and Beanie Wells is getting back into the lineup), as well as Virginia and (barf) Notre Dame. Our non-conference opponents need to keep winning to boost our SOS, and strange as it may seem, we need Oregon State to win out too, thereby negating the perception that it was a "bad loos" by USC. By the way, 2 of OSU's three losses were on the road at #3 Penn State and #11 Utah. If the Beavers had played Eastern Washington and Idaho (like an SEC team would play UL-Monroe, North Texas, The Citadel, etc.) the Beavs would have only the one loss on the road vs. Stanford. Here is an interesting article by Ted Miller on ESPN that nails it.
Fight On and BEAT the Wildcats!
Sunday, October 19, 2008
I Feel Bad For The Cougs...
They are just a horrible, horrible team. I haven't even watched the replay of the game yet, I was at a wonderful day-retreat at a place called, Meadows of Dan, Virginia. It is about 90 minutes from Greensboro, just past Martinsville and right on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Friends of ours have a cabin up there and it is just spectacular! They are at the peak of Fall and the colors are just breathtaking! This was one of the reasons I moved my family from Maui, so they could experience the change in seasons. Days like this make it all worthwhile.
Anyway, not much to take away from a game against a team that has given up over 60 points its last 4 games. Paul Wulff certainly has his work cut out for him.
Next game is another biggie as the Trojans head to the desert to play enigmatic Arizona, who knocked off Cal late Saturday night. They feature another "smurf" a la Jacquizz Rogers of OSU, which makes me a little nervous, but I just don't see USC getting beat again this year. The OSU game was the perfect trap game, coming off a big win in a nationally televised game against a worthy opponent, to go on the first conference road game against a team that just got blown out by Penn State 45-14. USC was looking ahead, no doubt, and Pete's teams ALWAYS struggle in their first conference road game every season. I don't see any team being able to stay within 14 points of the Trojans until maybe bowl season. Sure, stranger things have happened, but there is still a lot of opportunity for teams ahead of the Trojans to stumble, so they need to play like every game is to get into the BCSCG.
Since the Trojan/Wildcat tilt STARTS at 10:15 pm (yawn), no get together will happen.
Fight On!
Anyway, not much to take away from a game against a team that has given up over 60 points its last 4 games. Paul Wulff certainly has his work cut out for him.
Next game is another biggie as the Trojans head to the desert to play enigmatic Arizona, who knocked off Cal late Saturday night. They feature another "smurf" a la Jacquizz Rogers of OSU, which makes me a little nervous, but I just don't see USC getting beat again this year. The OSU game was the perfect trap game, coming off a big win in a nationally televised game against a worthy opponent, to go on the first conference road game against a team that just got blown out by Penn State 45-14. USC was looking ahead, no doubt, and Pete's teams ALWAYS struggle in their first conference road game every season. I don't see any team being able to stay within 14 points of the Trojans until maybe bowl season. Sure, stranger things have happened, but there is still a lot of opportunity for teams ahead of the Trojans to stumble, so they need to play like every game is to get into the BCSCG.
Since the Trojan/Wildcat tilt STARTS at 10:15 pm (yawn), no get together will happen.
Fight On!
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Ahhh...the arrival of the Carolina Autumn...
Hey Trojans:
Can you feel it (well, not this week until tomorrow, anyway), Autumn is here! Cool, crisp days leading into chilly nights. The leaves are beginning their annual colorful transformation before departing altogether for the winter. Just my favorite time of the year.
We just got back from a 10-day vacation that had us visiting Columbia, SC, Savannah, GA, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Daytona Beach, FL and Charlotte, NC. It was our first time visiting many of those places, so that was great...except I missed seeing the Oregon and ASU games, which sucks. So that is why I haven't been able to make any of the games in W-S this season.
The Wazzu game is on early and on Fox Sports, but I am thinking of making the BIG game party the UCLA game on 12/6. The Notre Dame game is tougher to get folks for since it is Thanksgiving weekend.
Fight On and BEAT the Cougars!
Can you feel it (well, not this week until tomorrow, anyway), Autumn is here! Cool, crisp days leading into chilly nights. The leaves are beginning their annual colorful transformation before departing altogether for the winter. Just my favorite time of the year.
We just got back from a 10-day vacation that had us visiting Columbia, SC, Savannah, GA, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Daytona Beach, FL and Charlotte, NC. It was our first time visiting many of those places, so that was great...except I missed seeing the Oregon and ASU games, which sucks. So that is why I haven't been able to make any of the games in W-S this season.
The Wazzu game is on early and on Fox Sports, but I am thinking of making the BIG game party the UCLA game on 12/6. The Notre Dame game is tougher to get folks for since it is Thanksgiving weekend.
Fight On and BEAT the Cougars!
Friday, October 3, 2008
USC vs. Oregon
Hey Gang:
Just a quick FYI, we will be unable to attend either the Oktoberfest (damn, I wanted to sport my lederhosen and my hutte!) or the USC/Oregon game at Fox and Hound.
That doesn't mean you shouldn't go! GO, have a GREAT time and cheer on our Trojans!!
Fight On and SMACK the Quacks!
Just a quick FYI, we will be unable to attend either the Oktoberfest (damn, I wanted to sport my lederhosen and my hutte!) or the USC/Oregon game at Fox and Hound.
That doesn't mean you shouldn't go! GO, have a GREAT time and cheer on our Trojans!!
Fight On and SMACK the Quacks!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
It's DUCK Season!!!
Hey Trojans!
It's time for the Pac-10's most contentious rivalry between Pete Carroll and Mike Belotti. The Ducks are coming off a beatdown of Wazzu, and the Trojans are limping back home after a(nother) devastating loss in Corvalis (the second in a row). Here is a lil' YouTube clip of Pete telling Belotti off...(NSFW)
After seeing 3 other top 10 teams fall over the weekend in Georgia, Florida and Wisconsin, there is still PLENTY of football to be played and despite what the pundits say, nothing is close to being decided yet.
There is a fun event in Winston-Salem prior to the USC/Duck tilt, the Triad German Club's annual Oktoberfest. Since my wife is German, we may make it out that way for the festivities.
Hope to see you there!
It's time for the Pac-10's most contentious rivalry between Pete Carroll and Mike Belotti. The Ducks are coming off a beatdown of Wazzu, and the Trojans are limping back home after a(nother) devastating loss in Corvalis (the second in a row). Here is a lil' YouTube clip of Pete telling Belotti off...(NSFW)
After seeing 3 other top 10 teams fall over the weekend in Georgia, Florida and Wisconsin, there is still PLENTY of football to be played and despite what the pundits say, nothing is close to being decided yet.
There is a fun event in Winston-Salem prior to the USC/Duck tilt, the Triad German Club's annual Oktoberfest. Since my wife is German, we may make it out that way for the festivities.
Hope to see you there!
Friday, September 26, 2008
CONGRATS to the Beavers...
To Mikey Riley and the Beavers, congrats on an outstanding victory for your program.
Truth be told, Coach Riley is my second favorite coach in the Pac-10...I liked him when he was at SC, and he would have been a hell of lot better choice than Paul "Can't" Hackett.
Still a LOT of football left to be played, so who knows what happens from here, kind of funny the Rose Bowl has become "disappointing" for Trojan fans. The first conference road trip trap shows its ugly head again.
ONE game at a time, BEAT the Ducks!
Fight On!
Truth be told, Coach Riley is my second favorite coach in the Pac-10...I liked him when he was at SC, and he would have been a hell of lot better choice than Paul "Can't" Hackett.
Still a LOT of football left to be played, so who knows what happens from here, kind of funny the Rose Bowl has become "disappointing" for Trojan fans. The first conference road trip trap shows its ugly head again.
ONE game at a time, BEAT the Ducks!
Fight On!
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Monday, September 15, 2008
COMPLETE Satisfaction...
What a game, what a team, what a win! My only regret was not being able to go to the Fox and Hound in Winston-Salem because I know that is a BIG Ohio State fan hangout. Oh well.
Hope y'all enjoyed the game (who COULDN'T have?), and like Mark Sanchez said, we left points on the field. The team needs to remain as focused for every subsequent game as they did for this one in order to get to Miami.
The Pac-10 was HORRIBLE this past week, and the conference is an embarrassing 0-5 vs. MWC teams. This is why I worry because the team can't expect the conference to curl up its toes when they play the Trojans, they'll get everyone's best shot. That being said, on paper (and barring a significant injury to Mark Sanchez) there isn't another team on our schedule that should beat the Trojans.
Another BYE week this week, then an unusual Thursday night game on the road vs. the Beavers whom USC lost to two years ago.
Fight On!
Hope y'all enjoyed the game (who COULDN'T have?), and like Mark Sanchez said, we left points on the field. The team needs to remain as focused for every subsequent game as they did for this one in order to get to Miami.
The Pac-10 was HORRIBLE this past week, and the conference is an embarrassing 0-5 vs. MWC teams. This is why I worry because the team can't expect the conference to curl up its toes when they play the Trojans, they'll get everyone's best shot. That being said, on paper (and barring a significant injury to Mark Sanchez) there isn't another team on our schedule that should beat the Trojans.
Another BYE week this week, then an unusual Thursday night game on the road vs. the Beavers whom USC lost to two years ago.
Fight On!
Saturday, September 13, 2008
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