Wow, it was a great game. USC and Texas played their hearts out. Before this game my nephew and I (both big times college football fans) talked about this game and he said Lindell White was the key to this game because when Texas played A&M they proved they couldn't stop the run right up the middle. I responded that Texas' ground attack was the key to the game. Rarely will you see Young throw the ball to a reciever NOT WIDE OPEN (as you saw in the first half.) If Texas and Young could run the ball successfully then they could Pass the ball successfully and going against a USC defense(soft at best) they would ultimatly have their way with USC.
AND ironically we were both right...Lindell White had a tremdous night against a front 4 of texas that was supposed to be rock hard with OKAM and the all american Ridrick Wright. And Vince Young simply couldn't be tackled (soft USC defense).
In most circles of Football you recognize a few coaches as Genius', charlie Weis is considered one such person...So is Pete Carroll (at the college level not NFL) He does great recruiting and he's a genius as far as using his talent. So I figured with a Month and a half to scheme against an offense that is pretty much; Line up in the shotgun and hand the ball off, Line up in the shotgun fake the handoff and run, and line up in the shotgun and throw the ball to the TE.....he would have figured out an effective strategy to contain that (similiar to the way OU played when they had the athletes to do so). But the best he could come up with was a 4 man rush, NO QB SPY, and a drop zone. I was honestly disgusted by that and he lost a few respect points from me. Later in the game what I figured would happened...happened. Texas took began to score at will.
When USC got the ball with 2:13 they should have ran 1st, second and third down with lindell white up the middle...but no they only ran 3 and 4...Dumb play calling he was the key to the game put the ball in his hands. All they needed was that one 1st down to end the game...again BAD play calling.
Reggie Bush has to be killing himself today looking back at the "pitch" that he pulled for no reason. That turnover was the biggest play of the game (they were in FG range and that Turnover lead to a Texas TD) bad decision. He played well but he needed a Heisman like effort to recover from that.
Vince Young proved why he will win the Heisman next season. I honestly don't think he'll be NFL QB material (Eric Crouch anyone?????) Mack Brown has put Vince where he's most comfortable, in the Shotgun. And he's simplified the playbook to maybe 3-10 plays..lol. Its ridiculous how good the spread offense is (TEXAS AND WEST VIRGINIA). I don't think NFL offenses will be so easily fooled and he will go down alot easier once people like Ray Lewis puts a helmet in his chest. I think he'll make a great NFL WR..
The officiating was horrible..so many blown calls. Wow. The officiating alone could have chosen who won and lost. It was pitiful. Although that takes nothing away from texas and Mack Brown (why btw earned alot of respect from me and effectively shed his "soft" and "conservative" persona.)
OVERALL...Great GAME.
~darp~
Sorry for the long post just had a lot of stuff on my mind about this game...had to vent somewhere...
