CURIOUS INDEX, 9/26/2008
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Innuendo Overdrive Continues. Metaphors. They’re everywhere, really.
From Doc Saturday’s flash-entry on the game: But if Ohio State deserves to be ridiculed and scorned and run out the mythical championship picture on a rail for its primetime, big game failures, when are we going to hold USC accountable for repeatedly losing the little one? Not until they lose a bowl game in humiliating fashion, of course, though this second loss to Oregon State in three years coupled with the Stanford upset now has three consistent events concatenated into a trend which even, oh we don’t know…yes, even AOL commenters, for example, can appreciate the significance of with some proper repetition and patience in a room free of shiny distractions and candy. Ted Miller of ESPN’s superb Pac-10 blog adds: It means the Pac-10’s shocking spiral into the muck of irrelevancy is complete. This would be so much less sticky of a statement to toss around had Tennessee not lost to UCLA, thus allowing for the “but but but BUT! What does it say about the SEC blah blah UCLA loss blah blah.” What is says is that Tennessee shitting the bed against the Bruins was a royal pain in the ass in the blanket statement department, and that the Vols deserve whatever Guantanamo sojourn they seem doomed to endure this year for undermining the ease of the WOOO SEC! argument. To repeat: THANKS, ASSHOLES, FOR MAKIN’ THE THANKIN’ BONE SORE. Love, the rest of the SEC Urban Meyer does like application of batter and heat to Urban’s tail. Urban is concerned. Urban is specifically concerned about Mike Wallace, the Ole Miss speedster who scorched Florida’s secondary for a 77 yard go route TD. They’re a more dangerous team than the team we played last week,” Meyer said. “(They are) faster. (Wallace), the guy kind of fried our tail last year, ran a (98)-yard kick return against Vanderbilt. I worry about their speed. Urban should remember that last year’s secondary made Brandon Cox look like Dan Marino Thundercock Voltron. Urban needs a Diet Coke and a protein bar, and will be be right back. You can’t call them Pravda. Army’s Rivals site is brimming with optimism about the Texas A&M game this weekend! Now that Coach Brock has added a “Keystone Kops” dimension to this offense, shuffling his ineffective QB’s at random and illogical moments, you can count on all kinds of slapstick comedy any time the QB’s fake the fullback handoff and try doing anything else against the athletes on the A&M defense…Look for calls for Brock’s job to begin on Saturday afternoon… Good morning, starshine….the earth says, heeeLOOOOOOO… Shockingly, no qbs were maimed. Oregon players get in street racing accident, lose confidence in tight-ass street racing abilities, wonder if this whole crazy cash-for-dash scene is really worth it, find solace in the love a good woman who can’t say no to fast cars and faster men, and then rebuild their ride with extra nitrous, spearmint headlights, and defeat the pretty boy rich kid who spun them out in the first place, regaining their schwerve and reclaiming their crown as King of the Streets. |
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I don’t follow you TAFKAtOSUB.
Here’s the way I understand it:
LSU > Auburn > GT > MSU > a powderpuff team > tOSU
Comment by PW — September 26, 2025 @ 10:45 am
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CincySooner @ 22 - there’s the thing, isn’t it? Oregon State were on fire for the first half, SC looked like they were adjusting in the third quarter, and then Oregon State went right back to what worked and won out.
PortTrojan is absolutely right - SC might not have played well, but they didn’t hand that game to Oregon State - Oregon State handed SC their ass.
Comment by DC Trojan — September 26, 2025 @ 10:40 am
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@ 26
Agree 100%
Comment by ST — September 26, 2025 @ 10:38 am
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Oh and another thing…with the new clock rules…you better not fall behind early…it is much easier to run the clock out this year.
Comment by TAFKastOSUB — September 26, 2025 @ 10:37 am
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Penn State beat Oregon State 45-14…I’m just saying.
One of these years we are all going to finally get it through our thick skulls that you can’t compare what team A did against team B on date X at location Z to what team C did against team B on date Y at location W.
Every game is a singular event.
Miss State plays Auburn to a 3-2 loss, then gets blown out by GT 38-7 the next week. At the same time Auburn plays LSU to a tight loss where they were leading a good bit of the game.
GT >=< LSU?
Some teams just match up better against others. Some teams play way over their heads, some teams play flat….but no team plays at 100% dominance 100% of the time. At least not the last few years.
And another thing, conference play is just tougher…regardless of what conference you play in. Just ask Penn State…they used to be a powerhouse year in and year out before joining the Big Ten…take a look at their record against Ohio State and Michigan since joining the Big Ten. I know JoePa getting older has had something to do with that, but he did have a nice 12-1 season in 2005, beating FSU in the process.
Comment by TAFKastOSUB — September 26, 2025 @ 10:36 am
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@ Cincy
I wasn’t saying it was a bad half for SC, I was saying it was a dominant half by OSU. If they second half had played out like the first I think the final would have been something like 35-7. On the other hand, if the first had played like the second SC would have won, probably handily.
The questions I raise is how good really is OSU? First half OSU can win the Pac-10. Second half (and first two games) OSU will be lucky to get to a bowl game. So which is it?
The point of all this is that football teams are constantly in flux, a fact which seems lost on the majority of football fans for some reason. USC was beaten last night by a team which two weeks ago was pummelled into oblivion and the week before lost to Stanford. Just as writing off OSU after those losses would have been obviously premature, so is writing off USC based on one game.
Comment by ST — September 26, 2025 @ 10:35 am
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The Duck Racers gave new meaning to the phrase “Eugene Drift,” which previously referred to some sticky icky.
Comment by ChasingMizzou — September 26, 2025 @ 10:34 am
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And hire Muggsy Bogues as Head PR Flack.
Comment by yoyofutbawl — September 26, 2025 @ 10:29 am
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#13… I dunno… I don’t think you can just chalk it up to a bad half. The Rogers kid was still tearing them up in the 2nd half, especially when Oregon St. was trying to get first downs and burn the clock.
What I took away from the game (and keep in mind I don’t watch much USC football) was:
1) USCs D getting its ass kicked up front, which I’ve not seen in a long time.
2) The usually well-coached defenders over-running plays that are normally stopped for little or no gain
3) USCs recievers getting ZERO room
4) the 2nd half was better, but either the coaching staff wasn’t tuning in the correct adjustments or the players couldn’t execute said adjustments.
These aren’t the earmarks of a team that you need to watch out for in January.
Comment by CincySooner — September 26, 2025 @ 10:25 am
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Matt: did ya’ll steal that wood last week in Arkansas? Cause that wood don’t work between the hedges.
Comment by Gen. Stoopnagle — September 26, 2025 @ 10:22 am