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Van

USC could beat NFL teams on occasion? Wow. These trojan fans are gettin' a wee bit big for their britches... All NFL teams? No. The worst of the NFL's expansion teams, vs last year's USC team, every once in a blue moon? Yep. The best college teams would not lose to the very worst and most dispirite...

Van

Vito, I get it now. You're Texas' version of the Bradhusker troll.

Sorry it took me so long.

All you have to throw at me is nonsensical and completely unfounded "media guide/bandwagon" smack, so screw it, as long as you keep resorting to such garbage you're not worth my time.

Later...

Van

Terry, I guess the impact of '77 was so great on my psyche that in my mind's eye this past Saturday was the first time since that horrific day that ND pulled that dastardly stunt against us... I'm not even an ND fan and still I got chills when I saw them coming out of the tunnel. Unbelieveably cool....

Van

'Cept one team's normal strengths aren't diminished nearly as much as the other's by the possibility of high, loose footing... Theory being, if Reggie Bush and Dwayne Jarrett aren't confident in their ability to plant and make cuts and use their speed then the high turf will hurt USC's weapons more ...

Van

Lax, my pecking order was always Morris, Csonka and then Kiick. Rightly or wrongly, I always viewed Kiick as a poor man's smaller, less badass Csonka. Terry, I wasn't going to name all the programs that were winning back when I got started but yeah, of course ND was there too. So was Alabama, obviou...

Van

Mike, Vito was tossing up Young's passing statistics as a means of arguing that Leinart's not a better passing QB. Why else would he have posted those passing stats in response to my comments about Young as a passer, if not to bolster Young's credentials as a thrower? Otherwise, running QB's are col...

Van

Vito, where are you getting your "Sporting News/ESPN" smack from?? Where have I quoted either of them, either directly or indirectly? If anything, you're more guilty of ad copy rants than anybody. You're also the moron who thought I was merely some Johnny come lately SC bandwagon fan... Pr...

Van

Perception Vince Young? He sure as hell hasn't silenced all the critics. He's still seen by many as a prototypically one dimensional, run first-throw (poorly) second Big XII QB who'll never even get a sniff of NFL stardom as a QB. Reality 93/138 passing (67.4%), 1357 yards, 12 TDs, 5 INTs 75 carrie...

Van

Do you really think playing an unathletic overrated Irish team is equal to facing the most athletic team in the country. USC faces the most athletic team in the country every day in practice. Vito, let Texas win a big game sometime, somewhere, anywhere, then talk. Their only "big" win in ...

Van

Nah, I didn't forget Csonka. I was a much bigger Mercury Morris fan. I liked Morris, Warfield, Little and Jake Scott the most.

Csonka was a beast but as a little kid I was more drawn to Morris's flash over Csonka's grit.

Hey, I was a little kid, what'd I know??

Van

Vito, of course you want to know, but what you'll be forced to find out instead is what your defense does when the rude realization hits them that they're figuratively and literally not in Kansas anymore and that Ohio State's offense couldn't match USC's second string offense. Playing nothing but a ...

Van

Yeah, and that "Magic Bullet" theory was bullshit too. There was definitely more than one shooter. :-) (Awesome work there, btw. Those pics, especially that last endzone shot showing the angle of travel of the ball relative to Leinart's hand and the down marker, there can be no further deb...

Van

Laxplayer wrote:
Nobody in their right mind would think ND planned to injure anybody with it.
go to http://www.wearesc.com and you'll see it.

Oh, I don't doubt such people exist, but like I said, "...people in their right minds..."

Van

smackaholic, hey, most little kids jump on their first bandwagon based on who was the dominant team at that time. Little kids aren't going to instinctively jump on the team that's getting pummeled, they're going to find themselves being attracted to winners. I grew up in L.A. and I was born in '64 s...

Van

I don't think any sensible SC fans (no, it's not necessarily an oxymoron) are griping about injuries as a result of the intentional absurdly long grass. Nobody in their right mind would think ND planned to injure anybody with it. The gist of it is that ND is being accused of using their home field a...

Van

Beyond that, Bush is obviously a unique talent. His explosiveness goes beyond game planning. He's a budding Barry Sanders, with more speed. Vince Young? He sure as hell hasn't silenced all the critics. He's still seen by many as a prototypically one dimensional, run first-throw (poorly) second Big X...

Van

Lax, no doubt SC is now the Bandwagon team of choice. They win, they win consistently and they win with style. They're an attractive team and L.A. has always been Bandwagon Central for people who jump on the latest hot team. Fuck, how many Angel fans suddenly jumped out of the woodwork in 2002? Thin...

Van

Vito, at this time last year everybody was saying the exact same thing about OU that you're saying now about Texas. OU had a returning Heisman QB plus Adrian Peterson and a suppsedly incredible defense loaded with unmatched speed. They were straight up rolling everybody in their path, and they shut ...

Van

Just like with Matt Leinart, Jason White, Danny Wuerffel and many another college QB, it's kinda funny how Heismans keep getting awarded to players who aren't even the best players on their own team.

Van

Van you sound like a typical SoCal fan. Always looking for something to latch onto. I bet you were a UCLA fan back in 98, then you jumped on the Laker band wagon from 2k-2k3 and now you are a USC fan for life. Basically you sound like a front runner psudo-fan. You sound ignorant. I've been a die ha...

Van

You just have to admire Notre Dame.

What an atmosphere.

Van

Face it, we're your Notre Dame and you're merely our SDSU.

Van

Again, if USC gets to the Rose Bowl unscathed they're going to destroy Texas. Playing in the Big XII against an entire conference of offensive short bussers, Texas wouldn't have the slightest idea of how to defend USC in a bowl game. This year's Texas team is no better than last year's OU team. Last...

Van

Seer, let's face it, when you were beating us neither team was worth a shotglass of room temperature piss. We couldn't even scare up enough angst to care, we were so mediocre. Beating UCLA has always been a birthright, not an achievement. If we win, we're cool with it. If we lose, we know we sucked ...

Van

Off the top of my head, and taking into consideration all the circumstances surrounding this game, this was the best USC-ND game ever. Certainly it was the best in my lifetime. Notre Dame Stadium...#1 USC awaits...and those green jerseys appear in the tunnel, for the first time in a quarter century ...

Van

No two teams have more history when you combine them. It is so different from UCLA. You just hate UCLA. No Respect for UCLA. Exactly. I fucking loathe UCLA, and I've loathed them from when I was a little kid and didn't even know enough to loathe them. Even to a little eight year old kid in 1972 it ...

Van

You're getting a little too hung up on who starts in the NFL and when they start and all these mythical talent based arguments... Carson Palmer could've easily started his rookie year. He didn't only because Cincinnati had the luxury of letting Palmer carry a clipboard for a year to learn their syte...

Van

I agree it'd be a rare win but the argument of size and speed doesn't necessarily hold true in each and every instance. There are the occasional NFL offensive and defensive lines that are not bigger than some college lines. Also, there are the occasional NFL squads whose skill position players reall...

Van

LOL!!!

True, but why did you decide to copy Velo?

Van

Dunno about "snapped in half", considering a few of USC's players are better than their counterparts on teams like the Texans. In fact, some of SC's players will be taking line up spots next year from current NFL players so while USC would definitely lose most of the time to a team like Ho...

Van

With our nics appearing at the top of each post it's not like we have any doubt who authored each post so why do you sign off on each post with the little "m2"?

Van

IndyFrisco wrote:Michigan State, at season's end. No one will be playing better ball at that time.

If USC makes it to the title game unscathed you can bet your ass nobody will be playing better ball come bowl season...

In the Rose Bowl they'll kill anybody they face.

Van

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:95 Nebraska

I laughed.

Van

Well, no, they wouldn't be all the better for it.

What'd benefit them most would be running the table again and winning another national title.

Van

Dr D, I wasn't trying to go out on any limbs, I was just detailing what I feel. Regardless, yeah, there is a huge amount of ground between a total demolition and a squeaker win (or an outright loss)...

Van

Dunno about that, Terry... If the spread is only 12 1/2 the oddsmakers are definitely giving ND more credit than most media types... I sort of expect USC to either lose (or barely win ugly) or to wake up and play a passionate four quarters and win in another demolition. I really don't think ND thems...

Van

This thread rules. "I bet Meshawn is still wearing his parka" rules. Meds' happy/goofy/soon to be bewildered pic of Bob Davie rules. TiC coming in here rules. Meds' "I suck and I'm still in the end zone" caption rules. Fuck, I haven't enjoyed a message board read as much as this ...

Van

"Ahhh, just rub some dirt on it and walk it off!!"

-All of our Little League coaches, way back when

Van

That, and perennially weak non conference scheduling and a perennially overrated conference which they feasted on year in and year out to build their overinflated reputation. Again, from that '95 team, only Ahman Green truly panned out. Grant Wistrom was decent for the Rams, but no world beater. Chr...

Van

bradhusker, calling Reggie Bush a "pussy" and saying Nebraska from ten years ago was bigger and faster than today's top teams is your idea of "facts". Basically, you're a loudmouthed screamer Nebraska Honk who's living in the past and who's about as objective as an SS officer app...

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