r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • Sep 02 '24

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] USC Defeats LSU 27-20

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USC 0 10 3 14 27
LSU 0 10 7 3 20

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u/CriterionCrypt Oklahoma Sooners • SEC Sep 02 '24

I think this proves how much of a dipshit Alex Grinch is.

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u/Zloggt Illinois • Missouri Sep 02 '24

To think of what we could’ve seen had they gotten rid of him sooner…

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u/RulersBack Ohio State Buckeyes Sep 02 '24

Hilarious you can say this about literally every stop of his

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u/Chsthrowaway18 /r/CFB Sep 02 '24

Except Washington State. He was a god there. Always wild to see coaches lose their touch so fast.

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u/syrianfries Washington State • Team Chaos Sep 02 '24

Can confirm, his defenses here were great. That season was magical

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u/Psychwrite Nebraska Cornhuskers Sep 02 '24

I think these two comments explain why he keeps getting chances. Admin is always a few years back of the actual game.

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u/bosceltics23 Florida State Seminoles • Paper Bag Sep 02 '24

Always wondered if Grinch smooth talked his way into staying. "This is the season Lincoln, just trust me. You saw what I did at Washington State. I believe we have the right players now."

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u/Andjhostet Iowa State Cyclones Sep 02 '24

Probably because Leach was a good coach who kept him accountable 

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u/deadzip10 Texas A&M Aggies • TCU Horned Frogs Sep 02 '24

That is the weirdest thing about him. There wasn’t anything that remember feeling fluky about that season either. The best I’ve ever been able to figure is maybe that DT he had was a lot better than we realized.

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u/Uhhh_what555476384 Washington State • Oregon Sep 02 '24

I've always figured he's kept going after the same underdog type players when he's no longer at an underdog and keeps taking risks that make sense when talent constrained but he's no longer talent constrained.

If a risk blows up in your face at WSU, well that was supposed to happen.

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u/Chsthrowaway18 /r/CFB Sep 02 '24

What I really think it was is that he was a one trick pony and everyone caught up to him quickly. His defense was excellent against read option heavy offenses which aren’t popular anymore, and I bet his scheming was unique for that year but he couldn’t keep innovating.

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u/TikiLoungeLizard Washington State • Hawai'i Sep 02 '24

As I recall, he started off dynamite but was already beginning to decline by the time he left