Final Thoughts

Just waiting for the end of the Utah-San Jose St. game, currently 7-7 in the 3rd quarter. I knew the Spartans would give the Utes a tough game.

So far, I'm 8-3, losing the Oklahoma St., Ohio St. and Notre Dame games. I've already addressed two of those so lets discuss the Trojan comeback.

TWO observations were made during this game. The first, I give the Buckeyes alot of credit, especially on their defensive line as for most of the game, I thought they outplayed what many people are calling the best offensive line in college football. The second, Southern Cal has no real wide receiver threats. I thought (even though his stats were average) Matt Barkley played a very good game. If you noticed, even when he completed passes, there was always an Ohio St. defensive back draped all over a receiver. At times, Barkley had time to throw but had to hold the ball as nobody could get open. The Trojan receivers showed absolutely NO separation at all..NONE ! They really miss Ronald Johnson more than I thought they would. They also could not get Joe McKnight in space...and when they finally did, he made some big playes (specifically in that last game winning drive). Terell Pryor made some big throws and some big mistakes. I still think that if Pryor were able to run more and stretch out the Trojans defense, they could have maybe had a chance to tack on another 7 points. Southern Cal. WILL lose at least one or possibly two more games. I think they were a little exposed, but will most likely be there in the end knocking on the BCS door.
FINAL: Southern Cal. 18-Ohio St. 15