You could see the USC Trojans’ loss coming from a mile away over the weekend.
For the San Diego Chargers, you could see it from more like seven yards away (thanks Ray Lewis.)
The difference between the Chargers losing in the NFL and USC losing in the NCAA is huge: The Chargers could probably lose seven more games and still have a chance at winning the Super Bowl. USC is out of losses for a chance at the national championship.
Why is it that Pete Carroll can always win the big games at USC, yet the little one seems to escape him each year?
It happened with Stanford in 2007, Oregon State in 2008 and last weekend at the University of Washington.
Each year, that one stumble has kept/will keep the Trojans out of the title hunt.
It’s really too bad that the Trojans play on the West Coast because one loss and you’re out. Play in the more publicized Southeastern Conference or Big Ten and one loss keeps you in the hunt.
As for the Chargers, they’re in such a bad division that an 8-8 record likely gets them to the playoffs.
Still, that’s not excuse for the horrible play calling in the end with a fourth-and-2 at the Baltimore Ravens 15.
The Chargers had been averaging 2.5 yards per rush and were getting blown off the line of scrimmage with an injury-depleted offensive line. Yet coach Norv Turner still went with the run on the decisive play when everyone at Qualcomm Stadium (especially Ray Lewis) could see that it was going to be a run by Darren Sproles.
San Diego has still yet to block Lewis on that play.
It was a bad weekend for the Chargers; a horrible one for USC. See you next year, Trojans!
For the San Diego Chargers, you could see it from more like seven yards away (thanks Ray Lewis.)
The difference between the Chargers losing in the NFL and USC losing in the NCAA is huge: The Chargers could probably lose seven more games and still have a chance at winning the Super Bowl. USC is out of losses for a chance at the national championship.
Why is it that Pete Carroll can always win the big games at USC, yet the little one seems to escape him each year?
It happened with Stanford in 2007, Oregon State in 2008 and last weekend at the University of Washington.
Each year, that one stumble has kept/will keep the Trojans out of the title hunt.
It’s really too bad that the Trojans play on the West Coast because one loss and you’re out. Play in the more publicized Southeastern Conference or Big Ten and one loss keeps you in the hunt.
As for the Chargers, they’re in such a bad division that an 8-8 record likely gets them to the playoffs.
Still, that’s not excuse for the horrible play calling in the end with a fourth-and-2 at the Baltimore Ravens 15.
The Chargers had been averaging 2.5 yards per rush and were getting blown off the line of scrimmage with an injury-depleted offensive line. Yet coach Norv Turner still went with the run on the decisive play when everyone at Qualcomm Stadium (especially Ray Lewis) could see that it was going to be a run by Darren Sproles.
San Diego has still yet to block Lewis on that play.
It was a bad weekend for the Chargers; a horrible one for USC. See you next year, Trojans!
2 comments:
Norv couldn't call a play if you spotted him the P, the L and the A. (not to mention the Y.)
How does Norv call a running play with Sproles as your best alternative and a bad offensive line missing key players? I knew it was coming, you knew it was coming, and worst of all Ray Lewis knew it was coming and surprise it was stopped and basically ended the game for the Chargers. Note to Norv; either repair your depleted offensive line or get a better, bigger running back.
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