On Thursday night the USC Trojans escaped a bushwacking at the hands of the Hawaii Warriors in Aloha Stadium.
If not for a few questionable calls, the Warriors would have won this game. You may think I'm crazy, but I think Hawaii has one of the best offenses (if not the best) in the country. The Warriors have another great quarterback named Bryant Moniz, who could break records (both school records and NCAA records). He finished the night last night with 269 yards and a touchdown before he was knocked out of the game midway in the third quarter. That's right in the third quarter. Just imagine his stats if he would have played the whole game. The Warriors also have a hoard of fast, shifty receivers (just ask the USC cornerbacks). Kealoha Pilares finished with 5 receptions for 176 yards with 3 TD's. It was Greg Salas who proved to be Hawaii's go-to-guy, as he finished with 8 receptions for 124 yards. The Warriors suprisingly have a decent rushing attack this year, led by Alex Green who is quite an intimidating runner (his blacked out visor and multi-colored dreds play a big role in that though).
Don't let ESPN mislead you about this game with their phrases like "USC is back" and..."USC is back." Because they're not back. They should have lost this game, and they were more scared than a puppy in a thunderstorm. Monte Kiffin almost had a heart attack as the Warrior offense outgained the Trojan offense by putting up 588 yards on his defense. That's right 588 yards. It takes most teams two games to rack up that many yards.
The Warriors had two should-be touchdowns called back by the refs. The Trojans also took a cheap shot on Hawaii's starting QB Moniz giving him a blatant blow to the head that would keep him out of the game. Moniz's absence didn't slow up the Warrior offense one bit though. His replacement Shane Austin came in and went 6 for 9 passing, racking up 141 yards and 2 TD's. The Trojans went on to win by 13, but if the refs would have given Hawaii their deserved touchdowns it would have been a 1 point win for the Warriors.
It seems that the Trojans favoritism extends all the way to Hawaii. It's like Kirk Herbstreit and Snoop Dogg are cleverly disguised as the refs for every USC game. Lane Kiffin must have found the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow that was hanging over Aloha Stadium, but his luck will run out. That I can guarantee. USC is lucky that they can't make it to a bowl game because they might not win enough games this season to go to one anyways. The Pac 10 is stacked, and they're not going to have any sympathy for the washed up bully that is USC. The Ducks, Beavers, Golden Bears, and Christmas Tree are all going to knock USC right off their Trojan high horse.
On and end note, watch Hawaii if you get a chance to this season. It's well worth staying up until 2 or 3 in the morning to do. They've got a high-flying, run-and-shoot offense that is guaranteed to entertain you. So do yourself a favor and jump on the Warrior wave. Also for my college friends, if you live on a college campus (or can get internet access while on a college campus) re-watch this game on ESPN 3. ESPN 3 is free to all college campuses, so enjoy you lucky kids. If you don't want to watch the whole game, at least check out the 3rd quarter. You'll get to see spectacular plays from both teams, and you'll also see Hawaii get hosed like a fire department by the refs.
So go ahead, Surf it up Dudes: http://www.espn3.com/
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Friday, September 3, 2010
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Back In The Saddle Again
Strike the band, wake up the mascot, clap your hands and cheer because College Football is BACK!
That's right folks it's the moment you've all been waiting for...the 2010 College Football Season, and it starts TONIGHT.
We kick things off with both USC's in action tonight. The Carolina Gamecocks will take on the Southern Miss Golden Eagles at 7:30, while the So. Cal Trojans head to paradise to take on the Hawaii Warriors. Both games should be pretty exciting, and may be closer than expected.
The Gamecocks have a history of coming out of the gates slow (like last years 7-3 win opener against NC State), and have a nack for letting undeserving jobbers hang around (like last years 14-10 win over Vandy or 2008's 23-13 win over Wofford). Southern Miss could prove to be quite the formidable opponent, as they return some of their explosive offense from last season. That includes Senior quarterback Martevious Young who finished last season with 1,861 passing yards and a passer rating of 145.70. The Eagles also return Young's favorite target in DeAndre Brown, but believe me Stephon Gilmore will be up to the task. The real task for the Gamecock defense will be replacing Eric Norwood. Norwood was the heart of the spur defense, and the whole team for that matter. On offense the pressure will be all on quarterback Stephen Garcia...as usual. Hopefully Garcia can have a breakout season, and keep the ole ballcoach and Connor Shaw from breathing down his neck. Be on the lookout for the patented Spurrier visor through tonight though. It's early and mistakes are going to be made. But breathe easy Carolina Fans. I think Carolina is a way better team this year, and certainly more focused. It's ridiculous that they don't have South Carolina ranked in the Top 25. The Gamecock offense will prove too much for the Eagles' defense, and all will be well. So get on your feet Carolina Fans for the Mighty Sound of the Southeast.
Now to the other USC. After a swift roundhouse kick to the face from the Hokies in the Chik-Fil-A Bowl, Lane Kiffin tucked his tail and ran leaving Rocky Top high and dry. Now he'll make his coaching debut with the evil empire of the west coast, and I hope its a miserable one. I'm definitely not calling for an upset alert by any means, but it would be nice to see the scary Warrior mascot badger Kiffin with a spear or some steel drum mallets. It definitely won't be an easy season for Kiffin after taking the reigns of the Trojans after the Watergate of College Football (I think Pete Carroll bolted even faster than Nixon though). As for tonight we know the Trojan offense will score often, as the Warrior defense is traditionally as porous as a sponge cake. Hawaii's offense though can rack up tons of points and tons of yards. Hawaii has at least 2 quarterbacks (Timmy Chang and Colt Brennan) on the NCAA All-time passing list. This season the pass-happy Warriors return Bryant Moniz, who threw for 2,396 yards last season. The pineapple chunking Hawaii offense might make things interesting if they can get things rolling against a nameless, faceless Trojan defense. If nothing else the Warriors are guaranteed to look awesome even if they play horrible. They've got sick colors with the Black and Green, and the tribal design accents in the uniforms place them high on the coolest uniforms list. Plus the Under Armour logo looks almost like the Hawaii H, which ups the cool factor even more. So Aloha Nui Loa to the Warriors. Surfs up Bra!
Other than these two games we have some snoozefests going on. (2) Ohio State takes on Marshall and (15) Pitt takes on an unkown Utah team. Also we'll have a Sunshine State color war, as the thirteenth-ranked Miami Hurricanes take on the Florida A&M Rattlers in the clash of the Orange and Green.
So grab you some good ole Bar-B-Cue before the Carolina game (or box of Chicken from the best BoJangles in the Palmetto State in front of Williams-Brice Stadium), and get your Big Kahuna burgers ready for a midnight snack for the So Cal/Hawaii late game.
That's right folks it's the moment you've all been waiting for...the 2010 College Football Season, and it starts TONIGHT.
We kick things off with both USC's in action tonight. The Carolina Gamecocks will take on the Southern Miss Golden Eagles at 7:30, while the So. Cal Trojans head to paradise to take on the Hawaii Warriors. Both games should be pretty exciting, and may be closer than expected.
The Gamecocks have a history of coming out of the gates slow (like last years 7-3 win opener against NC State), and have a nack for letting undeserving jobbers hang around (like last years 14-10 win over Vandy or 2008's 23-13 win over Wofford). Southern Miss could prove to be quite the formidable opponent, as they return some of their explosive offense from last season. That includes Senior quarterback Martevious Young who finished last season with 1,861 passing yards and a passer rating of 145.70. The Eagles also return Young's favorite target in DeAndre Brown, but believe me Stephon Gilmore will be up to the task. The real task for the Gamecock defense will be replacing Eric Norwood. Norwood was the heart of the spur defense, and the whole team for that matter. On offense the pressure will be all on quarterback Stephen Garcia...as usual. Hopefully Garcia can have a breakout season, and keep the ole ballcoach and Connor Shaw from breathing down his neck. Be on the lookout for the patented Spurrier visor through tonight though. It's early and mistakes are going to be made. But breathe easy Carolina Fans. I think Carolina is a way better team this year, and certainly more focused. It's ridiculous that they don't have South Carolina ranked in the Top 25. The Gamecock offense will prove too much for the Eagles' defense, and all will be well. So get on your feet Carolina Fans for the Mighty Sound of the Southeast.
Now to the other USC. After a swift roundhouse kick to the face from the Hokies in the Chik-Fil-A Bowl, Lane Kiffin tucked his tail and ran leaving Rocky Top high and dry. Now he'll make his coaching debut with the evil empire of the west coast, and I hope its a miserable one. I'm definitely not calling for an upset alert by any means, but it would be nice to see the scary Warrior mascot badger Kiffin with a spear or some steel drum mallets. It definitely won't be an easy season for Kiffin after taking the reigns of the Trojans after the Watergate of College Football (I think Pete Carroll bolted even faster than Nixon though). As for tonight we know the Trojan offense will score often, as the Warrior defense is traditionally as porous as a sponge cake. Hawaii's offense though can rack up tons of points and tons of yards. Hawaii has at least 2 quarterbacks (Timmy Chang and Colt Brennan) on the NCAA All-time passing list. This season the pass-happy Warriors return Bryant Moniz, who threw for 2,396 yards last season. The pineapple chunking Hawaii offense might make things interesting if they can get things rolling against a nameless, faceless Trojan defense. If nothing else the Warriors are guaranteed to look awesome even if they play horrible. They've got sick colors with the Black and Green, and the tribal design accents in the uniforms place them high on the coolest uniforms list. Plus the Under Armour logo looks almost like the Hawaii H, which ups the cool factor even more. So Aloha Nui Loa to the Warriors. Surfs up Bra!
Other than these two games we have some snoozefests going on. (2) Ohio State takes on Marshall and (15) Pitt takes on an unkown Utah team. Also we'll have a Sunshine State color war, as the thirteenth-ranked Miami Hurricanes take on the Florida A&M Rattlers in the clash of the Orange and Green.
So grab you some good ole Bar-B-Cue before the Carolina game (or box of Chicken from the best BoJangles in the Palmetto State in front of Williams-Brice Stadium), and get your Big Kahuna burgers ready for a midnight snack for the So Cal/Hawaii late game.
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