Go Trojans!!!
Just rebutting Kristin's post. :)
Anyway, so far, so good. 17-0 at the half.
UPDATE: Now 24-0. The Irish offense is just looking totally inept and overmatched. As Texasyank says, "Notre Dame makes Stanford look like the freaking Patriots."
UPDATE 2: 31-0! w00t Vidal Hazelton!
The biggest USC margin ever against Notre Dame is 31 points -- which they achieved during all three years of Ty's tenure. ... There are 10 minutes left in the third quarter. Just saying.
P.S. Right now, a bunch of Domers in the student section are thinking, "I delayed my fall break for this?"
UPDATE 3: Meanwhile, in Syracuse, Buffalo trails 17-3 in the third quarter. D'oh!
UPDATE 4: "You can't lose your job to injury"? Tell that to T.C. Ostrander!
UPDATE 5: Before anyone starts saying "Pete Carroll is running up the score" by going for it on 4th and 2 up 31-0 ... Pete Carroll always goes for it on 4th-and-short in that no-man's-land portion of the field. Always. Doesn't matter the game situation.
I suppose nobody will complain, though, since the Irish stopped 'em. See, Pete was actually being charitable! ;)
UPDATE 6: Exchange between NBC announcers, talking about Kentucky's schedule:
Announcer #1: "That's a real tough assignment in back-to-back weeks, LSU and Florida."
Announcer #2: "It's like that every week in the SEC."
Um, NO IT'S NOT! The SEC is a tough conference, but it is NOT like playing LSU and Florida every week! You also get to play Ole Miss and Mississippi State and Vanderbilt, etc. And yes, those teams can pull off upsets (as Vanderbilt did today against the "other" USC) when you don't show up to play. So what? So can Stanford and Oregon State and Arizona, etc. So would you say that "every week in the Pac-10" is like playing USC and Oregon in back-to-back weeks? Ugh. I hate SEC homerism.
P.S. Oh yeah, and in the Pac-10, every team plays every other team. So whereas, for example, Tennessee doesn't play LSU or Auburn this season, USC has to play Cal and Oregon and ASU and every other team in the league. That counts for something, too. If you're in the SEC, you don't actually get to claim credit, schedule-wise, for the fact that "our league has X number of ranked teams" because odds are, you don't play them all. Not so in the Pac-10.
UPDATE 7: TOUCHDOWN MCKNIGHT! 38-0 Trojans with 10:57 to go.
UPDATE 8: Some Domer despair here.
This game is...boring. Seriously, I'm glad SC is playing okay, but the game has been dull.
Posted by: Scientizzle | Oct 20, 2007 5:31:58 PM
The NBC announcers aren't helping. They have a way of making even the most exciting games sound dull. They totally failed, for example, to even remotely capture the excitement of the 2005 game.
They also need to learn how to PRONOUNCE THE F***ING QUARTERBACK'S NAME. Or, if they're going to get it wrong, at least get it wrong consistently. That they have been switching around between three different pronounciations smacks of just not caring about accuracy at all.
Posted by: Brendan | Oct 20, 2007 5:48:00 PM
this is not fun anymore. I'm going to take a nap.
Posted by: 4-7 | Oct 20, 2007 5:57:42 PM
Notre Dame makes Stanford look like the freaking Patriots.
Posted by: Texasyank | Oct 20, 2007 5:58:47 PM
Wow, how about that last touchdown??
Laura
Posted by: Laura | Oct 20, 2007 6:03:59 PM
I'm happy with it. However, I'm not sure if it was talent on USC's side, or just plain ineptitude on Notre Dame's part. Unfortunately, I'm inclined to think it's just because Notre Dame sucks this year...
Posted by: jc | Oct 20, 2007 6:16:23 PM
Hrm, odds on seeing the third string QB for SC in the 4'th quarter?
Posted by: jc | Oct 20, 2007 6:22:11 PM
Is there a third string QB for the Irish?
I thought all their QBs had transferred already....
Posted by: gahrie | Oct 20, 2007 6:30:47 PM
oh..for SC...nah.....give sanchez the reps...Booty is probably coming back next week...damn it.
Posted by: gahrie | Oct 20, 2007 6:31:26 PM
PAC-10 homerism is ok, though ;)
DUP
Posted by: DUP | Oct 20, 2007 6:35:01 PM
For ND, aren't they on their third string right now? Or is it the fourth string?
Re. SC, I believe McDonald is the third string. He's the PAT ball holder. Some reps for him would be nice I think.
Posted by: jc | Oct 20, 2007 6:35:48 PM
Well, yes, of course, DUP. :)
You have to forgive me, I gotta find something to be upset about. :)
Posted by: Brendan | Oct 20, 2007 6:39:02 PM
Was that review on the pass reception a gimme or something? It clearly looked like he drop/bounced the ball in the replay.
Posted by: jc | Oct 20, 2007 6:56:55 PM
Heh, yep, McDonald gets to get some reps. Good for him. But crud, would be nice if people could hold onto the ball...
Posted by: jc | Oct 20, 2007 7:03:42 PM
Ok, that's a bit cruel. ND's punter is the MVP?
Posted by: jc | Oct 20, 2007 7:05:39 PM