Category: Sport
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After 57 minutes of errant passes, cement shoes and incessant ugliness, Matt Ryan’s Heisman candidacy was gone baby gone. BC was, in the immortal words of Dan LeBatard, “another No. 2 team ending up on its back like Paris Hilton” (sounded funnier when he said it). Then the rally happened, and if you missed it…
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One of Pete Carroll’s worst memories in the Pacific-10 Conference was a trip to Eugene, Ore., in 2001, when fans taunted the Trojans coming out of the locker room and there were some near-altercations. He even considered bringing video cameras the following season to record any incidents with the crowd. t’s been six years, but…
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CollegeHoops.net ranks the Top 25 Players in the Pac-10 and O.J. Mayo is ranked #4 behind Darren Collison (UCLA), Chase Budinger (Arizona), and Brook Lopz (Stanford) 4. OJ Mayo, PG, USC – If Kobe leaves town, Mayo might become the best show in town
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America is bored with USC’s success. After limping into their first game of 2007 without four starters and still winning by four touchdowns, the Trojans lost three first-place votes in the AP poll. Next, USC dismantled Nebraska, prompting a popular football blog to run a headline reading “USC Continues Boring, Humdrum Perfection.” An abysmal run…
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USC was only the second team that used its backup quarterback to beat Notre Dame. Michigan was the other. And it happened to be the largest margin of victory for both. I asked a coach who watched film of USC and Notre Dame how many Irish defensive starters (their good side of the ball) could…
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<!–start image–><!– end image–>If the score, the call, and the blocking scheme are right USC’s Christian Tupou could end banging into his brother — Oregon LT Fenuki Tupou — this weekend. Also inside: Mark Sanchez will start his third-straight game at quarterback, as John David Booty’s finger gets some extra rest. Drew Radovich should be…
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Fifth-ranked Oregon features the country’s third-best rushing offense, and second-best overall offense. No. 9 USC has the nation’s third-ranked defense. The two sides will collide Saturday at Autzen Stadium.
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CSTV asks why Georgia ladies are the hottest co-eds in the country. I can’t disagree with any of this, but drunk college girls are best enjoyed on mute. BTW — we’re here in Jax. Posting will be random. PWD
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The veteran defensive lineman steps up after tough loss, in words and deeds, and his play could be pivotal against Oregon. The mood was subdued, the usual cacophony of spirited banter absent as a USC team still staggering from its shocking loss to Stanford concluded its first practice after the embarrassing defeat.
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Offensive tackle Drew Radovich (sore back) said he thinks he will start unless his back locks up Saturday morning. Radovich said his back is not nearly as bad as during training camp and he’s confident he can play. Sam Baker and Chilo Rachal are ready to play.
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USC Coach Carroll announces he will again go with the sophomore at quarterback in place of Booty, whose broken finger is still on the mend. Sophomore Mark Sanchez, who has led USC to two consecutive victories, will start again at quarterback for the ninth-ranked Trojans on Saturday against fifth-ranked Oregon, Coach Pete Carroll announced Thursday.
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