It is still early in the Lincoln Riley era. Could either of the next two opponents pull an upset?
My thought is that it is possible, as the defense still has some flawed wrinkles that need to be ironed out and the O Line at TE are not as strong as the skill positions just yet. Also, these next two teams will have been aiming at SC for a while now and should be ready to play. Will Riley and the Trojans avoid the upset and if they don't what will the fans do in response to a loss to this same Stanford team that beat SC and cost Helton his job early last year??
the game is at stanford.
USC hasn't shown it can stop the run in a decade.
USC looks small on the D line.
Just not a good matchup for USC under it's current status of reconstruction.
Didn't like some of the push Rice got on SC's line.
D really was powered by lack of time on the field do to so many fortunate turnovers.
Stanford is going to control the ball and therefore the clock.
Don't see Stanford having anyone to slow down SC's receivers. But don't expect Caleb to have all day to sit back there either.
David Shaw is a good football coach. He has players for his schemes.
USC is favored by 9? Really?
For you gamblers, take the points. been wrong before. Don't know squat about fresneck other than they have a really good football coach and anyone with a prison record and pulse can play for them.
ps. never said TaterTot would be a home-run hire for SC and thought he would fail at LSU. just didn't make sense. I was all in on Dave Aranda, and didn't think SC had a shot a 162, just like everyone else. came out of nowhere. sc
Anything "Could" happen
Sure could. Stanford could huddle for 5
minutes each Play. Slow the game and possessions down like rice tried to. Then hope I’m a short game to catch a break or two. Using all their heavy jumbo stuff they could run at usc. Usc could have a mistake or two. Turnover. Stanford might shut down the run game and create pressure on williams.
Fresno has a 5 star qb who was at uw the year Peterson recruited like 5 qb and I said there’s no way they’ll all stay. They didn’t. And hayner I think his name is is the real deal. Maybe they win a shootout. Either team will need mistakes by usc and repeated slicing up of the usc d. And will need to play turnover free ball. But usc is not loaded or deep. Injuries en.
do I think it will happen? I don’t. And I think Fresno will be the tougher game. Even at home versus stanford on the road. I think David Shaw sucks even if princeas and others here think he’s terrific and an elite Foch. Most overrated coach in america imo
No.