Comments on: THE TEN MOMENTS OF PURE MALICIOUS FATE, 2007: CRUELTY, INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED

By: oc phil

oc phil — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 01:34:41 +0000

Eric and Joe: My bad, I did misread that.

I still don’t really agree though. I see your point and after USC lost to Oregon I was hoping for Oregon to run the table and open up the Rose bowl slot for USC.
I can’t say I felt nearly as much pain over Dixon’s injury as I did the effects of the one to JD Booty.

Another point in favor of USC/Stanford being #1 is that this is the second year in a row that a fluke loss to an inferior team cost USC a slot in the BCS title game.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:35:43 +0000

Yes, without Dixon USC would have won, and I wasn’t trying to say anything different. My point was that the logic behind #1 was that losing to Stanford derailed a national title shot, but my point is #2 was a much worse twist of fate because even if USC had beat Stanford, by the time of the Oregon-Arizona game (the crossroads of #2), USC was still not only not getting a title shot, they were still down in the Pac-10 hunt. Thus, I’m saying #1 only became tragic BECAUSE of #2, because without Dixon going down, losing to Stanford would ultimately have had no national title significance.

By: Erik

Erik — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:00:05 +0000

33, you might want to re-read 31. I don’t think he suggested anything to the contrary.

By: oc phil

oc phil — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:36:14 +0000

#31) I don’t know about that. I’m a USC fan but I’ve said before that Oregon with Dixon was the best team I saw all year. Without him the Ducks folded. The team that lost to Arizona and was shut out by UCLA would never have beaten USC.

By: Erik

Erik — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:05:44 +0000

Oooooh. Good point.

By: Joe Patrice

Joe Patrice — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:50:51 +0000

As an Oregon fan seeing this over and over again is a killer. My one argument for this being number #1 is that USC was still going to lose to Oregon and still lose the Pac-10 if Dixon stayed healthy.

By: Berdingo

Berdingo — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:50:11 +0000

#26 – I personally agree with you that this should be #1. I watched this game and I actually threw up a little bit in my mouth when Dixon’s knee went the other way. That stuff creeps me out.

By: Albino Tornado

Albino Tornado — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:46:14 +0000

Gotta believe it’s USC losing to a 41-point dog led by the backup QB at home on a last second pass.

By: Erik

Erik — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:45:12 +0000

And, of course, Oregon also lost to their bitter rival due to their QB injury.

By: maskedavenger

maskedavenger — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:45:07 +0000

Orson – I think you are just withholding Michigan’s due ridicule and scorn out of spite. It is not our fault that Reggie Nelson wasn’t playing safety.

By: Erik

Erik — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:44:29 +0000

Note that Oregon lost several games due to their QB injury, whereas WfVU still got to a BCS game.

I say this still beats White’s injury.

By: Geaux Irish

Geaux Irish — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:43:40 +0000

Light the couches!

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:36:22 +0000

Oh yea, def gotta be WfVU

By: somedawg

somedawg — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:36:08 +0000

Agreed. Gotta be WVU.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:34:41 +0000

#21 – surprised it took that long for someone to say it. gotta be the ‘eers