Live Blog for USC vs. Ohio State
by HydroTech on Sep 13, 2008 4:23 PM PDT
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PrintGAME OF THE YEAR!!! WELLS IS OUT!!! BUT CAN THE BUCKEYES STILL WIN?
We all hate Southern Cal, but we need them to represent the Pac-10 after a poor showing today by all other Pac-10 teams.
Go Bears! and Fight On?
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At Least
Oregon saved face for the conference. Otherwise, an ugly, ugly day.
Now now Twist
You may root for USC if you’d like, but let us never sanction those two words on this site ever again.
Who shot who in the what now?
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Ahhh damnit
Hydro! Don’t mix me up like that.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 13, 2008 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
So, what did everyone do to cope with our loss today?
I ate some cake and watched more college football.
actually, i am somewhat happy, it's weird, i mean, i wish we won, but i think this loss will be a good kick in the butt for the team
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I learned how to drive.
No, seriously.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 13, 2008 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I can agree with that.
It sucks any time we lose, but I would much rather lose a non-conference game than a conference game. In fact, I’d rather we drop two nonconference games than a single one. Our national coverage will probably be much less significant now, which is probably better for our team. We seem to perform best when we’re under the radar.
Anyone want a hoot? Check out the Bear Insider
Apparently the entire coaching staff needs to be fired.
“Fans” are so spoiled these days.
No offense to BearInsider, but there are some real nutty fans over there... nutty as in, extreme
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
I suppose, a better word is insatiable. So many posters over there can always find something to complain about
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I know; they're really funny
Especially the ones with the theme: “Wow, this is clearly my 2nd/3rd game watching Cal football. Tedford sucks. He should be fired. I don’t know who you’d replace him with, but FIRE HIM.”
by BearsNecessity on Sep 13, 2008 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
honestly, i live a much happier life not reading BearInsider, I really do,
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Washington's done a good job moving the ball
Just not getting into the end zone.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 13, 2008 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
ouch, we just can't seem to win the highly publicized games when we need to... aside from Tenn last year
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I don't understand why
It’s not like we usually choke in these games. It just seems to be a combination of poor play and bad luck. Every time we absolutely need to win a game, we can’t get the job done.
Yes. Fight ... well, you know
Nice to see Oregon represent the conference well, but that wasn’t much or a surprise. And I expect $C to take care of business as well — Wells or no Wells.
Thank god Ucla sucks worse than we do. Their ass-kicking made ours a bit easier to take
Go Bears!
haha....
yeah, UCLA got stomped. But in our defense it was by a ranked opponent…
And I was expecting the worst with Oregon. So that’s a relief in trying to defend the PAC10 :-)
Bruins Nation seems pretty content
Yet when you beat ranked opponents with Dorrell, you trashed him when he lost.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 13, 2008 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I think most people on BN
are stunned about the breakdown today but recognized after Tenn and before the season even started that the cupboard is pretty bare and that Neuheisel is going to need some time to get things together. I think we will in a couple years, but for the near-future, there is a LOT to improve on.
I swear Dorrell’s teams had injured quarterbacks every season. Yet he never got the benefit of the doubt either.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 13, 2008 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Same here.
I can only see the right half of the broadcast. The whole picture is shifted way over to the left.
Switched to regular digital for now.
Works fine there.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 13, 2008 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
It looks like it's only the HD feed
great timing ABC
I still think USC is gonna stomp OSU
USC has too much power on both sides off the ball, whereas OSU doesn’t have it all together when it comes to offense
Kirk fawning a Buckeye? Can you believe it?
by BearsNecessity on Sep 13, 2008 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
We definitely bent over and took it
I felt it all the way out here. I can only imagine how it felt to the team…
I don't think so...
I think Neuheisel is a better choice in the long run. Chow is definitely a better tactician (sp), but I don’t know if he has the personality a coach at UCLA needs to recruit.
no surprise
If you tell kids their shot at an MNC rises or falls on Sept 13, they’re going to be nervy
“Represent the Pac-10”? Are you guys for real?
Screw the Pac-10. I’ve lived through enough USC victories for ten lifetimes. Every game they lose is an early Christmas present for me, and virtually ensures they can’t claim another fraudulent national title.
I suppose conference reputation is mildly important, but if given the choice I will take USC losing about a hundred times out of a hundred.
I'd usually be rooting for the other side
But I see the Buckeyes, so I just root for carnage.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 13, 2008 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
It goes a way, but let’s face it, Cal probably isn’t going to be ranked high enough to qualify for a BCS bowl this season, anyway. Our bowl standing will almost assuredly be determined by our conference finish. Therefore it doesn’t really matter whether our conference is awesome or poop.
We shouldn't even be thinking about the BCS.
We are far far away from that possibility.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 13, 2008 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
People only care how we finish the season
It’s how Cal got their high ranking in 2003, it’s how USC and Georgia were so highly touted coming into the season.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 13, 2008 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
So you’re saying that we should root for USC because it could affect a pollster’s decision making process next year when evaluating Cal?
Really?
Beating USC would do a lot more for us than USC beating Ohio State and then us losing to them.
Just a thought.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 13, 2008 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Chaos theory
A higher regard for USC means a much higher regard for us when we beat them. Whenever that may be.
The SEC being considered the best conference in the country didn’t happen in one season. It was built off reputation year over year. Whether they actually are the best or not doesn’t actually matter; it’s the perception that they are the best that matters.
Also, why do you think USC was favored over OSU? Maybe because USC has done well on the national stage over the last few years while OSU has typically choked?
USC was favored over OSU because they were at home. The line would probably be the opposite in the Horseshoe. The Wells injury jumped the line another 4 points.
Chaos theory is applicable in many places. College football is not one of them.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 13, 2008 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn't he try a few years back?
I remember something about him getting arrested. I really don’t remember the particulars. I’m filling in my mental blank by imagining that’s what he was trying to accomplish :-)
Regression to the mean
This will all fall apart eventually, and when the revenue is gone, the NCAA will arrive
Some notes from Cal-MD today
-Tedford also said that Shane Vereen suffered an ankle sprain but it doesn’t appear to be serious.
-Most guys said after the game that they didn’t feel affected by the time change. They actually said, if anything, it was the heat and humidity that was the hardest adjustment. But nobody blamed the loss on it or said it was a major factor.
-More than one player pointed out that this year’s team is better-equipped to handle adversity than last year’s because of the improved leadership on the roster. The Bears seem pretty sure the loss wont’ linger.
-Jahvid Best said he felt a little sore after the game, but not much more than that. He also said the hit he took from Maryland’s Kevin Barnes was the hardest he’d ever taken in his life.
That's the difference between USC and everyone else in the Pac
Trojans seem to be the only team that can go into the humidity and stomp yard.
(Oregon going to Michigan wasn’t a humid game, doesn’t count)
by BearsNecessity on Sep 13, 2008 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions
That was a good play by Barnes, but Riley did hang Best out to dry on that one. What the heck was the guy lead blocking for Best… why did he let someone dive straight into Best…? That’s what I want to know.
He got beat
Sometimes in football, the other guys make better plays.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 13, 2008 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions
There was no hanging out to dry, it was a bubble screen that just got blown up. Barnes just anticipated it very well.
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Few observations from someone at the game.
From BI
3) Sitting about 5 rows off the field behind CAL’s bench, it was clear that a few of Riley’s errant passes were due to WRs cutting the wrong way or taking the wrong route. Riley was visiably frustrated on at least 2-3 drives – Tedford seemed to agree. His INT was a result of the WR slipping on the field and the DB jumped the route.
4) Tedford had another blow up, this time directed at one of his trainers who was madly trying to retape Vareen’s ankle in the second half. I’m guessing it took way too long and Vareen missed a play he was supposed to be in on.
That 4th thing was supposed to be in blockquote too.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 13, 2008 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
What the frick is going through a highschool RB's head when he commits to USC?
… I mean, really? There’s a 3 star RB that commited…. I’m wondering if he’s got a television. btw, this isn’t a question for SC fans.
it’s going to be uglier than that, OU is a far better team than BYU and Washington has less D than UCLA.
And now it's getting ugly
Huskies and Sooners going at it after the whistle. Very frustrated Washington team.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 13, 2008 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, except they’re playing the #1 team in the country. And we played…a team.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 13, 2008 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
These moves just remind me too much of Dorrell last season.
Put points on the board to avoid the bagel. Husky fans are already impatient.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 13, 2008 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions
#9 Auburn 3, Mississippi St. 0 in the 4th quarter
I’m not sure if this is an upset alert, since (1) they’re playing on the wettest field I’ve ever seen, and (2) a 3 point lead by Auburn might as well be 30 points.
Pryor
A good read on him for half time.
http://men.style.com/details/features/landing?id=content_7446
I've thought about 104 and determined that it is 1 after 103.
Let it be known.
ha, safety
good job Auburn offense. You just lost your defense a shutout
It’s like MSU and Auburn know that everyone is focused on USC-OSU, so they’ve chosen to play the shittiest football possible.
SEC football! [clap, clap, clap, clap, clap]
I do admit that it is entertaining though
After this game is over, Hydro can you republish your post-Maryland thoughts with an updated time so as to move it to the top. Also, suck me off.
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So, is that a no? To both?
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Another lackluster ASU 1st quarter
They’re up 3-0 against UNLV.
I think I’m done with this USC game. Time for homework/FSU-Wisconsin.
Meh
This week pretty much confirmed the battle for the Pac-10 is for second place.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 13, 2008 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
ah yes, you're right, they've been out of sight on the ticker and out of mind
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so that means ASU is going to mount a 2nd half attack and score 30 points, right?
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Pretty much
But it shows ASU hasn’t changed much from last season. Which means they’re going to get pounded next week.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 13, 2008 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Watch ASU-UNLV online
The signal is slow, but you can watch the game on TVU player (you’ll need to download it of course): http://www.myp2pforum.eu/ncaa/26845-ncaa-football-week-3-a.html
Wisconsin 10, Fresno State 7 in the 3rd quarter
Fresno just blocked a punt. Only good things can happen for the Dawgs now right?
Nope
Field goal just misses to the left! Still 10-7.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 13, 2008 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Overtime in ASU-UNLV
This has shades of Ohio St.-Ohio. Except ASU will probably lose this one.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 13, 2008 10:02 PM PDT reply actions
UNLV gets a field goal
ASU to stay alive.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 13, 2008 10:12 PM PDT reply actions
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