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Throwing Tomatoes: Upset City in College Football

 
It was another wild week in the world of sports—one of the craziest in a while, as a matter of fact.  In college sports, it was “upset city.”  In the pros—“choke city.”  But no matter what city you’re in, the tomatoes aren’t far away—take the following bushel—shipped straight to Upset City, USA.   Throwing Tomatoes Volume XVIII USC It wasn’t slated as a sexy matchup—the Beavers and Trojans.  Keep your mind out of the gutter! Sure, Oregon State deserves props, but on the USC side, this one has to fall on Coach Carroll.  First conference game in a pumped up environment, and plain and simple, the Trojans didn’t appear ready to play.  I guess team prep is what really is becoming “ridiculously difficult.”   Georgia I heard Uga VII kept trying to lift his leg on the offense during the first half. It wasn’t just a blackout for ... (link)

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