I think we could have beaten them. I know we could have. A disappointing game in a lot of ways to cap off the most disappointing season USC has had in a long time. I don't even want to think about what Alabama or Georgia is going to do to Notre Dame in the championship, but that doesn't matter tonight. USC had a very good chance to beat a team they could definitely beat, and somehow they just didn't capitalize on any of the opportunities they had to get it done. I had a lot of time to … [Read more...]

This was a tough week for the Trojan family. I suppose we all know that losing to UCLA will happen from time to time, and losing twice in fourteen years is hardly something to get broken up over, but it does solidify the end of the dreams many of us had for this season, and that is a tough pill to swallow. Especially knowing now that had we won that game, we would be getting the rematch against Stanford I have so desperately wanted, makes it even harder. But the reality for this team is that … [Read more...]

And then there were three ... The BcS picture changed this week (or did it? - see below). USC took care of business to begin their three game season 1-0. Alabama was exposed, and unlike the LSU game, the outcome actually matched the game itself. And a whole lot of other stuff happened. This week I go back and forth between the rest of the football nation and my beloved Trojans. Off we go ... - I just don't think I can put into words how sickening the BcS system is, and even worse, the … [Read more...]

I am 100% devoted to my USC Trojans, and if we were 0-11 with one game to play, I would be uncompromising in my support for our team. Along those lines, there will not be a game we lose that will not upset me - even devastate me. I hate losing, and one point I have made countless times about the 1996-2000 era at USC was that losing became far too acceptable (which is different than saying it became far too common, though that was true too). Last night's game has a lot that can be said about … [Read more...]

This week's musings are hard to write, and that is not just because USC lost. All USC losses are tough for this Trojan to take, but this one stings for more than the usual reasons. The two-loss season we have going certainly means we will not be playing for the fictitious BcS championship. I would say it's safe to say that Matt Barkley will not be hoisting the Heisman Trophy above his head in six weeks. And really, a berth in the Rose Bowl looks like an awfully difficult proposition (but not … [Read more...]