[socalstanfan1]

I think we wanted SC to prevail but not for your reasons:

For us to care about the rose bowl, UCLA has to have 4 losses. No way they get ranked top 14 with 4 losses.

No, the reason is this might get Lane Kiffin fired. I'll always feel confident playing against a Lane Kiffin team.

But I doubt we end up ranked below UCLA if we beat them next week.  And, by beating USC this week, they likely get a bump in the polls.  As far as we are concerned, we need to make a good showing tonight, win or lose.  Obviously a win would be fantastic, but even a very competetive loss in which we play Oregon toe-to-toe into the fourth quarter, which really no team has done this year would probably not hurt us too badly. Especially as we are playing at their place.

I doubt this loss is a final nail in the coffin for Kiffin.  But if it coupled with another loss to UCLA next year that might do the trick (assuming the Trojans take a step back next year).  Without Barkley, I'm guessing a step back is likely.

And speaking of Draco, remember all the snide Kiffinisms about how Barkley changes the play at the line of scrimmage like other QBs, and Barkley is as accurate as other QBs, (ie Andrew Luck).  I believe even Barkley's former QB coach, Sarkisian, weighed in on the matter.  This season pretty much put those ideas to rest.

Mr. Barkley, I've seen Andrew Luck.  Andrew Luck was a good QB for us.  You sir, are no Andrew Luck.

*cut to deer-in-the-headlights stare by Draco* (though to be fair, I never heard him making all the comparisons)

[socalstanfan1]

I think we wanted SC to prevail but not for your reasons:

For us to care about the rose bowl, UCLA has to have 4 losses. No way they get ranked top 14 with 4 losses.

No, the reason is this might get Lane Kiffin fired. I'll always feel confident playing against a Lane Kiffin team.

But I doubt we end up ranked below UCLA if we beat them next week.  And, by beating USC this week, they likely get a bump in the polls.  As far as we are concerned, we need to make a good showing tonight, win or lose.  Obviously a win would be fantastic, but even a very competetive loss in which we play Oregon toe-to-toe into the fourth quarter, which really no team has done this year would probably not hurt us too badly. Especially as we are playing at their place.

I doubt this loss is a final nail in the coffin for Kiffin.  But if it coupled with another loss to UCLA next year that might do the trick (assuming the Trojans take a step back next year).  Without Barkley, I'm guessing a step back is likely.

And speaking of Draco, remember all the snide Kiffinisms about how Barkley changes the play at the line of scrimmage like other QBs, and Barkley is as accurate as other QBs, (ie Andrew Luck).  I believe even Barkley's former QB coach, Sarkisian, weighed in on the matter.  This season pretty much put those ideas to rest.

Mr. Barkley, I've seen Andrew Luck.  Andrew Luck was a good QB for us.  You sir, are no Andrew Luck.

*cut to deer-in-the-headlights stare by Draco* (though to be fair, I never heard him making all the comparisons)