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FanHouse: USC Shames UCLA After Timeout
Smart Football: USC’s late touchdown vs. UCLA: fair or foul?
Dr. Saturday: USC and UCLA get territorial over Trojans' gratuitous TD bomb
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Check this video out -- 2009 Close Fight Between Rivalry USC and UCLA Football Game http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVpyI6eWvwQ 12/19/2009 |
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Agreed. RT @Greg_A_Bedard: Pete Carroll is a classless jerk for stunt vs. UCLA. Jackass. Have fun in Emerald Bowl. http://bit.ly/5yt9P2 12/7/2009 |
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Week late with this, but Pete Carroll is a classless jerk for stunt vs. UCLA. Jackass. Have fun in Emerald Bowl. http://bit.ly/5yt9P2 12/7/2009 |
USC Shames UCLA After Timeout
FanHouse —
by Brian Grummell Filed under: UCLA, USC, Pac 10, General CFB InsanityIn an otherwise unwatchable rivalry game between USC and UCLA, comical drama erupted in the final minute. Leading 21-7 and having gained possession on a turnover on downs, USC lined up in victory formation to end the game. UCLA inexplicably responded with a timeout with 52 seconds left, and then all hell broke loose. Next play out, USC lined up in a legitimate offensive formation and launched a play-action 48 yard touchdown pass to make the score 28-7. It was a move that mocked UCLA's insolence and almost inspired a brawl. Some banter ...
USC Shames UCLA After Timeout
FanHouse —
by Brian Grummell Filed under: UCLA, USC, Pac 10, General CFB InsanityIn an otherwise unwatchable rivalry game between USC and UCLA, comical drama erupted in the final minute. Leading 21-7 and having gained possession on a turnover on downs, USC lined up in victory formation to end the game. UCLA inexplicably responded with a timeout with 52 seconds left, and then all hell broke loose. Next play out, USC lined up in a legitimate offensive formation and launched a play-action 48 yard touchdown pass to make the score 28-7. It was a move that mocked UCLA's insolence and almost inspired a brawl. Some banter ...
USC Shames UCLA After Timeout
FanHouse —
by Brian Grummell Filed under: UCLA, USC, Pac 10, General CFB InsanityIn an otherwise unwatchable rivalry game between USC and UCLA, comical drama erupted in the final minute. Leading 21-7 and having gained possession on a turnover on downs, USC lined up in victory formation to end the game. UCLA inexplicably responded with a timeout with 52 seconds left, and then all hell broke loose. Next play out, USC lined up in a legitimate offensive formation and launched a play-action 48 yard touchdown pass to make the score 28-7. It was a move that mocked UCLA's insolence and almost inspired a brawl. Some banter ...
USC’s late touchdown vs. UCLA: fair or foul?
Smart Football —
From ESPN:
When Matt Barkley kneeled down to end Southern California’s (No. 20 ESPN/USA Today, No. 24 AP) victory in the final minute, UCLA defiantly stopped the clock with a timeout.
So the Trojans let ‘er rip, throwing a long touchdown pass and then celebrating it with a taunting ferocity that brought the Bruins onto the field on the verge of a brawl.
The last 90 seconds of Los Angeles’ 79th crosstown showdown had more action than the first 58 1/2 minutes, even if it was just a few extra fireworks at the close of USC’s workmanlike 28-7 victory Saturday night.
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USC and UCLA get territorial over Trojans' gratuitous TD bomb
Dr. Saturday —
There's a classic scene in the "Dawn of Man" sequence of "2001: A Space Odyssey" in which a tribe of prehistoric primates clashes with a rival tribe over possession of a critical watering hole, lining up on opposite sides of the pool and creating a general ruckus in a shrieking, flailing, chaotic display of dominance that ended in one group being (temporarily) driven away. More than three millennia later, it was hard to ignore the analogy Saturday night after USC, leading 21-7 with less than a minute remaining and only needing to run out the clock on a win over cross-town rival UCLA, opted instead to show its might on a 48-yard touchdown bomb ...
USC's Win Over UCLA Ends with Pile-On Touchdown
SportsFilter —
USC's Win Over UCLA Ends with Pile-On Touchdown : The USC Trojans defeated the UCLA Bruins 28-7 in their crosstown rivalry game Sunday night, which nearly led to a sideline-clearing brawl because of events in the final minute. Up by 14 points, head coach Pete Carroll called a long pass and the Trojans scored a 48-yard touchdown. Surprisingly, veteran LA Times sportswriter Bill Plaschke blames UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel, not Carroll, because UCLA called a timeout after USC took a knee. "In the end, while his players deserved better, Neuheisel got exactly what he deserved," he writes. [image] posted by rcade to football at ...
Classless UCLA Coach: Down To His Final Season?
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
Rick Neuheisel embarrassed himself, his team and his university last night here in Los Angeles as he took a senseless timeout late in the game against USC that lead to an embarrassing 48-yard touchdown pass by the Trojans’ to cap a 28-7 win over UCLA. Rick Neuheisel calls timeout, leads his team to embarrassment ...
TEMPERS FLARE BETWEEN TROJANS AND BRUINS
Unathletic —
I have no problem whatsoever with what USC did here. None. UCLA can call timeouts, hoping for a miracle comeback, but USC has to sit back with a 14-point lead? The hell with that.
If you have a problem with the other team running up the score, stop them from doing so. If it hurts your feelings that you can’t stop them, then maybe sports aren’t for you. I wish things like this happened more often.
And I love how Pete Carroll thinks this is the funniest thing he’s ever seen in his life.
USC Beats UCLA, But Schools Tie For First In Jackassery [College Football]
Deadspin —
"Beat SC Week" (or "Troy Week," depending on your affiliation) started off with a bang, but the game would have ended with a whimper — had Rick Neuheisel and Pete Carroll not acted like petulant brats, nearly precipitating a brawl. Let's set the scene. The week started off with a bang, as the Bruin Statue got a cardinal and gold paint job. Fearing retribution, Tommy Trojan received a round-the-clock guard. The game was uneventful as usual, until the Trojans kneeled with 54 seconds left to run out the clock. That's when Neuheisel inexplicably called a time out. Pete Caroll could have been the bigger man, and simply kneeled ...
Go to the 2:03 mark to see the ucla player (sounds like it's Carter) who bumps the ref down when...
Conquest Chronicles —
Go to the 2:03 mark to see the ucla player (sounds like it's Carter) who bumps the ref down when ucla rushes to mid field.
You stay classy clowns!
USC Vs. UCLA Game Gets Ugly Late
FanIQ Blog —
For those of you who aren't familiar with West Coast football, the USC/UCLA rivalry is pretty intense. And even in a year when neither team is particularly good, the stakes are still pretty high.....and the sportsmanship pretty low. ...
Carroll Pulls a Harbaugh on UCLA
The Wiz of Odds —
I have no dog in this fight, but after listening to whining from many (not all) USC fans after Jim Harbaugh went for two on his way to putting up double nickels against Petey, it's clear that Trojan fans and their coach have not learned any lessons about sportsmanship. Carroll's logic in sticking it to UCLA Saturday night loses all credibility when you watch his reaction after the touchdown. As one person put it, he was "celebrating like a 13 year old at a Miley Cyrus concert." The Trojans players followed the lead of their coach, inciting the Bruins and nearly leading to an all-out brawl between ...
If someone has a better video of this, please share and we will replace it. We are going to post...
Bruins Nation —
If someone has a better video of this, please share and we will replace it. We are going to post this clip a LOT in next 370 days. **** those SCumbags.
GO BRUINS.
Husker Report Card: Huskers 28, Colorado 20
Corn Nation —
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Bo Pelini asks Matt O'Hanlon whether the post game meal should be single-patty or double RalphieBurgers. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey) ...
Monday Morning Mashup
LEEInks —
Welcome to Monday’s Morning Mashup, where we’ll get you caught up on what’s going on in the sports world and beyond.
Coming off a holiday weekend known for bringing families together, the Washington Post has an interesting article on former NHL star Rod Langway, who grew up in Randolph and went to the University of New Hampshire, and his estranged teenage daughter who has been reaching out to him. Langway apparently has resisted contacting her despite her advances, and she’s not very happy about it.
On a lighter note, here’s Tauntr.com’s re-creation of Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen getting punched out. ...
Upon Further Review
Inside USC with Scott Wolf —
Upon Further Review By Scott Wolf on November 30, 2009 3:00 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | I was down on the field at the end of the USC-UCLA game, so I missed the telecast which showed Matt Barkley say, ``scoreboard,'' at about the 2:30 mark of this video . Leave a comment Name Email Address URL Remember personal info? Comments
'By the Numbers' -- Day One for Jimbo
NBC Sports - College Football Talk —
0 -- Days spent as a head coach by Jimbo Fisher until tomorrow. We find it amazing that so many pushed so long and so hard for the end of the Bobby Bowden era without any tangible sense of what kind of head coach the new 44 -year-old Florida State boss will be. Virginia won't be hiring anyone without head coaching experience in the next few weeks, but the Seminoles made sure of that in December of 2007. 3 -- Timeouts in Rick Neuheisel's pocket when USC quarterback Matt Barkley took a knee on first down with 54 seconds remaining, while leading 21-7. Neuheisel's simple plan was to use all his timeouts and force the Trojans to punt with roughly 45 seconds ...
'Worst of the Weak' -- EMU achieves perfection
NBC Sports - College Football Talk —
EGGbowl.jpg No. -10 Mississippi . . . What was supposed to be a breakout season for the Rebels was anything but. Ole Miss (8-4) put the finishing touch on the disappointing campaign with an embarrassing 41-27 loss to rival Mississippi State (5-7) in the annual Egg Bowl last Saturday. Yup ... 41 points. The Bulldogs hadn't scored that many against the Rebels since 1917. Making matters even worse for Houston Nutt and Co. was the fact that MSU backup quarterback Chris Relf did most of the damage, throwing a pair of touchdown passes and running for 131 yards and another score. No. -9 Pete Carroll . . . Does anyone want to discuss why his act never panned out in ...
Varsity Numbers: SEC Title to Be Decided in Red Zone
Football Outsiders —
by Bill Connelly Since someone in the SDA comments asked about why we have, on multiple occasions, called the 2009 college football season rather disappointing, I should clarify why I have been viewing it as such. Quite simply, the whole year has just felt anti-climactic. Sure, there have been great games -- this is college football, and there will always be great games. But the season's early momentum was killed by injuries and a certain falcon punch , and seemingly big matchups didn't end up feeling that big. While we've had a host of up-and-comers trying to sneak into the national title hunt (TCU, Cincinnati, Boise State, Iowa, etc.), unless Nebraska ...
