FIGHTING ON vs the sanctions: Restoring USC to dominance

[WizKhid]

Nice Win over CAL I can see why they fired their head coach in my dynasty lol

Stanford and Oregon should be a good game to watch. Good Luck against the Irish

[franch1se]

Quote: Originally Posted by WizKhid

Nice Win over CAL I can see why they fired their head coach in my dynasty lol Stanford and Oregon should be a good game to watch. Good Luck against the Irish

I just finished my game vs Notre Dame, recap up later......let's just say it got the #1 ESPN Classic score on my game

[franch1se]

Trojans slip by in South Bend 42-35


Rhett Ellison breaks free from a defender for the game winning Touchdown

Oct 20, 2011 - USC at ND
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#5 USC (7-0)	7	14	0	21	42
#18 Notre Dame (5-2)	14	0	14	7	35

Team Stats Comparison
USC		ND
540	Total Offense	328
227	Rushing Yards	10
313	Passing Yards	318
26	First Downs	9
23	Punt Return Yards	27
136	Kick Return Yards	188
699	Total Yards	5443
2	Turnovers	3
6-13	3rd Down Converstion	2-10
NA	4th Down Conversion	2-2
NA	2-Point Conversion	NA
4/0	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/0
1-5	Penalties	1-15
21:30	Posession Time	10:30

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		USC	ND
4:32	(USC) R. Ellison, 12 Yd pass from M. Barkley	7	0
2:54	(ND) H. Smith, returned interception 84 Yds	7	7
1:32	(ND) C. Wood, 26 Yd pass from D. Crist	7	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		USC	ND
7:04	(ND) M. Tyler, 12 Yd pass from M. Barkley	14	14
3:52	(USC) D. Morgan, 4 Yd run	21	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		USC	ND
5:48	(USC) M. Floyd, 52 Yd pass from D. Crist	21	21
1:39	(ND) T. Jones, 2 Yd pass from D. Crist	21	28
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		USC	ND
4:42	(USC) M. Tyler, 2 Yd run	28	28
2:35	(USC) D. Baxter, 69 Yd run	35	28
1:02	(ND) C. Wood, 33 Yd pass from D. Crist	35	35
0:27	(USC) R. Ellison, 54 Yd pass from M. Barkley	42	35

USC Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
Barkley	141.9	26/41	313	3/2	12
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Tyler	17	104	6.1	1	18
Baxter	8	95	11.8	1	69
Morgan	5	29	5.8	1	10
McNeal	1	1	1	0	1
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Farmer	5	63	12.6	0	16
Prater	4	46	11.5	0	23
Ellison	4	75	18.7	2	54
Butler	4	35	8.7	0	14
Tyler	3	53	17.6	1	27
Woods	2	12	6	0	10

Notre Dame Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
Crist	166.4	19/33	318	4/2	16.7
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Wood	11	33	3	0	9
Riddick	1	4	4	0	4
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Floyd	5	100	20	1	52
Wood	6	72	12	2	33
Jones	3	67	22.3	1	58

Another classic game in the USC Notre Dame storied rivalry. The Trojans reclaim the Jeweled Shillelagh they lost last year at home on a 54 yard pass from Matt Barkley to Rhett Ellison. The score was Ellisons second of the game and probably the biggest TD score of his career.

The game was a back and forth see-saw battle which saw six lead changes throughout the game. The turning point of the game came with 4 minutes left in the 4th quarter. After a Marc Tyler TD to tie the game up, the Irish drove down the field and were on the 3 yard line looking to punch it in to take the lead 35-28. The next play, Crist and Wood botched a speed option which was recovered by USC CB Tony Burnett. The game remained tied at 28-28 and led to a Dillon Baxter 69 yard Touchdown just 2 plays later. It was a 14 point swing which worked in USC's favor.

Next up, The newly #4 ranked Trojans welcome into the Coliseum the #1 team in the nation, the Stanford Cardinal.

**NOTE- I have videos from this game but I was having trouble uploading them to the server, look for them later**

[franch1se]

LA PREPARES FOR THE GAME OF THE WEEK

Matchup Preview | January 1,
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#1 Stanford Cardinal (7-0, Away)		#4 USC Trojans (7-0, Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 3622 Total Offensive Yards 2228 2173 Passing Yards 1205 1449 Rushing Yards 1023 45.7 Points Per Game 29.8 Defensive Stats Comparison 2258 Total Yards Allowed 1827 1443 Passing Yards Allowed 1424 815 Rushing Yards Allowed 403 Injury Report WR C. Owusu 4W FS J. Starling PRB LG M. Bentler 4W CB T. Harris 2W

[Noles4ever]

nice come back win over the Fighting Irish. Next up ruin Andrew Luck's dream senior season, go get em.

[nredfoot]

Just caught up reading this thing man and it's awesome! Quite a recruiting class you're hauling in. Should be a good core group for future years

[franch1se]

Stanfords LUCK continues

Stanford (8-0) at USC (7-1)
Jan 1, 1 2 3 4 F #1 Stanford 7 7 7 3 24 #4 USC 7 14 0 0 21 Top Performers Stanford Taylor - 17 Car, 104 Yds, 2 TD USC Perry - 6 Tkls, 3 TFL, 2 ATK	Team Stats Comparison STAN USC First Downs 17 11 3rd Down Efficiency 7-14 4-11 4th Down Efficiency 1-3 1-1 Total Yards 471 443 Passing Yards 143 209 Rushing Yards 162 63 Penalties-Penalty Yards 3-25 3-35 Turnovers 2 1 Time of Possession 16:38 15:21
Stanford PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT Luck 13/27 143 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Taylor 17 104 6.1 2 Gaffney 8 12 1.5 0 Wilkerson 3 14 4.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Terrell 3 21 7 0 Patterson 2 35 17.5 0 Fleener 2 30 15 1 Whalen 1 16 16 0 USC PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT Barkley 20/28 209 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Tyler 10 41 4.1 1 Baxter 4 17 4.2 0 Morgan 4 11 2.7 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Woods 5 47 9.4 0 Butler 3 68 22.6 1 Prater 3 29 9,6 0 Morgan 2 15 7.5 1

Los Angeles, CA - The battle between the first and fourth ranked teams in the nation did not disappoint. Two of the best draft eligible quarterbacks matched each other throw for throw as did the teams defenses. The Cardinal D did something no one elses could and that was shut the Trojans out in the second half.

Matt Barkley almost had his signature highlight of the season, leading the Trojans down the field with under a minute left with no timeouts for the game winning or game tieing drive. The Trojans were able to get the ball into the red zone but on the very last play of the game with time expiring Matt Barkley threw an interception in the end zone on an attempted pass to Robert Woods. In regards to the throw Barkley stated "Woody was wide open, he made a nice move and beat his man then the Middle Linebacker seemed like he jumped 10 feet in the air. It was like he was super human".

The interception in the end zone keeps Luck and the Cardinal's quest for a National Title alive and sends the Trojans to 7-1 on the season. There is still a possible scenario of a rematch--that being the PAC-12 Championship Game.

[BleedBlue23]

Tough loss against Stanford. Gotta bounce back in your next game.