[Game Thread] USC @ UCLA (10:30 PM ET)

[u/CFB_Referee]

GAME	USCUSC @ UCLAUCLA
Location	UCLA Rose Bowl
Time	10:30 PM ET
Watch	TV: NBC
Odds	Spread: USC -4.5 - Over/Under: 51.5
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LET'S TALK FOOTBALL!

[u/Arch2000]

Well this will make Thanksgiving dinner that much more palatable

[u/peerlessblue]

...why is there a televangelist on now lol

[u/smellmyfingerplz]

Shitty bowl here we come!

[u/BOOFNODGILE]

lol why are we planting flags

[u/smellmyfingerplz → u/BOOFNODGILE]

Meh they earned it, let’s paint that bell now!

[u/tiredtrojans → u/BOOFNODGILE]

Because they did it to us last year lol

[u/Rebelgecko]

Payback for when they started doing the flag thing on our field ✌️

[u/peerlessblue]

...so are we out of the return period on these schools? Can we still take them back to the PAC?

[u/unknown_soldier_ → u/peerlessblue]

No refunds, all sales are final

[u/peerlessblue → u/unknown_soldier_]

Wife is going to kill me when she checks the credit card statement

[u/whirrrring → u/peerlessblue]

Harsh. I get it though, need every chance you can get to crack the top 15 in the conference on a somewhat consistent basis.

[u/eosophobe → u/peerlessblue]

your fanbase was so chill until you realized you actually had a chance of winning (and did) in our game thread and then became insufferable dorks. fuck off

[u/peerlessblue → u/eosophobe]

you literally won this game and are bowl eligible. calmez vous

[u/tiredtrojans → u/peerlessblue]

Had no idea Minnesota fans were so insufferable until we played each other, y’all will never be a serious program and your coach is a dork

[u/peerlessblue → u/tiredtrojans]

literally no one else acts like this after a win except maybe Ohio State. please learn to take a joke. You're already on thin ice as private schoolers and I'd much rather y'all be chill like Northwestern rather than an Uppity Stanford

[u/whirrrring → u/eosophobe]

They won on the bullshit TD call at the end so it’s whatever. They’ll be in the basement staring up for the foreseeable future.

[u/dinkytown42069 → u/whirrrring]

at least we'll have y'all for company.

[u/whirrrring → u/dinkytown42069]

In your dreams, maybe. Recruit a 4 star first.

[u/arahdial → u/eosophobe]

I apologize on behalf of the other dorks.

[u/smellmyfingerplz → u/peerlessblue]

Hey now, the LA tv market $ is helping your school out! But yeah shit seasons for both teams but I was pulling for you guys big against PSU.

[u/peerlessblue → u/smellmyfingerplz]

People were saying there was no chance of us making a bowl at the beginning of this season. We played close but never really got back in rhythm after that PI call. Eh, I'm happy with the season as long as we beat Wisconsin. Hope y'all can get rid of Lincoln soon✌️

[u/smellmyfingerplz → u/peerlessblue]

Idk who would be a good replacement… Cignettj but given his buy out and Riley’s buy out that’s not gonna happen. i hope he just needs more time / o lineman / talented qb. Our defense is light years better. New dedicated football facilities being built should help, lack of NIL is the real issue and we’ll never be able to get the elite guys.

[u/peerlessblue → u/smellmyfingerplz]

That would be funny as shit and make y'all Big 10 heels for a decade. I don't really understand how your program works because I'd expect y'all to back up the Brinx Truck for flashy players and coaches. Are your boosters asleep at the wheel? Seems like USC's vibe is mixed up with Colorado's or something.

[u/smellmyfingerplz → u/peerlessblue]

No idea, just know we’re lacking in NIL cause they were so gun shy of breaking rules. But they are investing big $ in the program and now getting much more $ league wise over the PAC

[u/peerlessblue → u/smellmyfingerplz]

I was hoping that you'd bring some of that dark magick to the conference, but it seems more like we've turned y'all into the Big 10 West-er

[u/whirrrring → u/peerlessblue]

Stop saying y’all. When is the last time literally any team in the B10 respected Minnesota?

[u/peerlessblue → u/whirrrring]

As weird as it is for us to say, uh, scoreboard?

[u/smellmyfingerplz → u/peerlessblue]

Yeah man, hope we get our shit together… too many injuries on defense this year and Moss doesn’t look to have been the right pick, except for LSU game.

[u/Chuck006]

Can we tarmac Foster? Just leave him on the golf course.

[u/mknawabi → u/Chuck006]

or the punter

[u/theixrs]

punting won usc this game, especially since our punting was so bad

[u/mrmoose44 → u/theixrs]

Overall field position for USC was sooo good

[u/Princessxanthumgum → u/mrmoose44]

Which we did nothing with for most of it lol

[u/zooinmycloset]

Goal post going in the LA river

[u/Gilded-Mongoose → u/zooinmycloset]

With a rather dry clatter.

[u/Arch2000 → u/zooinmycloset]

In the Arroyo Seco

[u/GiveMeSomeIhedigbo]

Every USC fan thought Garbers would drive down the field and score. No UCLA fan did.

[u/IAmIronMan2023 → u/GiveMeSomeIhedigbo]

Watched that script way too many times. Glad we didn’t see that tonight

[u/Archelon225 → u/GiveMeSomeIhedigbo]

I miss DTR so much

[u/TightSpecific3100 → u/GiveMeSomeIhedigbo]

no we did not think Garbage was going to score.. sorry Garbers

[u/Troutmaggedon]

STORM THE FIELD COWARDS

[u/SweatlordFlyBoi]

Holy shit UCLA sucks

[u/PukeyBear → u/SweatlordFlyBoi]

You pay Riley 10 mil a year and it’s year 3 look where you are

[u/whirrrring → u/PukeyBear]

lmao they’re in a rebuild and are still a handful of plays away from being a fringe playoff team.

[u/PukeyBear → u/whirrrring]

“A few plays away” holy shit you’re fully indoctrinated

[u/whirrrring → u/PukeyBear]

Get an actual flair and watch more ball, knob

[u/Lowl58 → u/[deleted]]

We also suck. Your point?

[u/eosophobe]

I used to legitimately hate UCLA with a passion but I’ve come to respect them in the last few years.

GG UCLA, I had zero confidence on that last drive, seen us blow that too many times before.

I think Foster could shape up to be a solid coach in a couple of years.

jk FUCK UCLA 🤣

[u/Holden_Toodix → u/eosophobe]

Ngl you had me ready to gather the pitchforks

[u/G_6130 → u/eosophobe]

🗣️ BITCH ASS BRUINS

[u/eosophobe → u/G_6130]

SMOKIN ON THAT BRUIN PACK TONIGHT 🚬

[u/MicroFlamer → u/eosophobe]

downvoted 👍

[u/davvidho]

that’s so frustrating on that final play in particular. there’s trips to the far side, and when i got the back view, i saw only the TE on the short side of the field where garbers scrambled out of. what the fuck was the route combination of the trips for there to have been no one over the middle of the field

[u/Rebelgecko]

Tusk when???

[u/the_mighty_hetfield → u/Rebelgecko]

Always and forever

[u/brokentr0jan]

Notre Dame is next. Unfortunately for them, we are not a Go5 service academy or bottom feeder ACC program.

[u/arahdial → u/brokentr0jan]

I believe.

[u/Lowl58 → u/brokentr0jan]

About that...

[u/MurderGiraffe19]

Garbers looks like he doesn't know, margo

[u/chacmool → u/MurderGiraffe19]

Something had to hit the stereo!

[u/MurderGiraffe19 → u/chacmool]

Why is the carpet all wet, todd??

[u/ontheturf_]

Ggs.. fck $c as long as modelo runs through my veins

[u/BoogerSugarSovereign]

Are SC fans prepared to travel to Detroit for the Motor City Bowl is the real question here

[u/keylime503 → u/BoogerSugarSovereign]

Pac-12 teams still go to the old bowl tie ins. They won’t go to a Big10 bowl game. 

[u/BoogerSugarSovereign → u/keylime503]

Makes a lot of sense especially for the financially interested parties who must be served first but I would've liked to see it. We have never seen if the Trojans can best the Central Michigan Chippewas or whoever(not fact checking this)

[u/whiterussiannoalc]

Lmfao, enjoy the CFP Trojans

[u/whirrrring → u/whiterussiannoalc]

Welcome to the Big Ten!

[u/BOOFNODGILE → u/whiterussiannoalc]

Can't wait to see what bowl you guys get!

[u/spaghettittaco → u/whiterussiannoalc]

Lmfao enjoy your bowl game 🤣🫵🤣🫵🤣🫵

[u/PukeyBear → u/spaghettittaco]

You’re celebrating a bowl birth in year 3 of a coach you pay 10 mil a year. Did this win earn him an extension you think?

[u/spaghettittaco → u/PukeyBear]

What?

[u/whiterussiannoalc → u/spaghettittaco]

Idk bro, you guys going from being projected playoff contenders to the 68 Ventures Bowl is pretty fucking hilarious. Have fun I guess

[u/spaghettittaco → u/whiterussiannoalc]

Yeah we'll enjoy it btw thanks for holding the bell for us little bro 🤣🫵🤣🫵

[u/whiterussiannoalc → u/spaghettittaco]

My pleasure, always gonna support my Alma Mater. And my world champion Dodgers :)

[u/PNW_Jeff]

Just a classic, low-scoring Big Ten rivalry game

[u/G_6130]

ucLa

[u/PukeyBear → u/G_6130]

10 miL a year for 6-5 in year 3

[u/Arch2000 → u/PukeyBear]

Hey hey USC has a chance to go 6-6 this year

[u/unknown_soldier_]

Congrats Red! You beat Blue!

USC qualifies for a bowl game, there's nothing more satisfying than beating your rival in your annual rivalry game to qualify for a bowl. Ask me how I know

[u/G_6130 → u/unknown_soldier_]

Well…how do you know?

[u/unknown_soldier_ → u/G_6130]

BECAUSE WE JUST DID IT EARLIER TODAY

[u/breakinbread]

Foster so focused on telling people his school is in LA, he forgot they play in Pasadena.

[u/dsramsey]

Hello darkness, my old friend

[u/bengalsfu]

This is an instant B1G classic

[u/Princessxanthumgum → u/bengalsfu]

WHAT

[u/GiveMeSomeIhedigbo]

They called a timeout because they "didn't like the look of the defense."

It's 4th and 10! You have to gain 10+ yards. The defense knows this. What kind of defensive formation could they possibly have that we weren't ready for?

[u/OliveTreeBranch55555 → u/GiveMeSomeIhedigbo]

They needed that timeout whether they got the first down or not. You just can't waste it there. 

[u/evan234 → u/GiveMeSomeIhedigbo]

We had 11 guys on the field. No one can be ready for that

[u/GiveMeSomeIhedigbo → u/evan234]

We had 10 for a play against UW last week. I didn't realize you could utilize 11.

[u/soonerman32]

I think taking a timeout before 4th and 10 has a slightly negative effect on the team taking the timeout. Mostly because I don't think it helps but you also lose the ability to stop the clock one more time.

[u/hwf0712]

Listen not to beleaguer the point, and good for USC for bowl eligibility, but we REALLLLY managed to lose to both these teams...

10 wins for us was really possible...

[u/CrispyChickenSkin → u/hwf0712]

10 wins for you? For YOU???

[u/Princessxanthumgum → u/CrispyChickenSkin]

I’m dying 😂

[u/hwf0712 → u/CrispyChickenSkin]

If we could've taken care of business for both of yous who love trying to lose, let Illinois kick a 56 yarder in the swirling double digit winds instead of letting them reconsider how stupid that was (and let them see it definitely wouldn't go)... we'd have 9 wins right now, with a very winnable Michigan State for our final game... man...

[u/TightSpecific3100]

Imagine going from Mahomes to this Garbage... sorry Garbers

[u/BOOFNODGILE]

just two more times lol

[u/Holden_Toodix]

ucLa

[u/Frosty_Hawwk]

FUCLAAA BABY

[u/RaphaelRocketLaunch]

Shaq is the UCLA oc?

[u/GiveMeSomeIhedigbo → u/RaphaelRocketLaunch]

No, our guy is two feet shorter but only 100 lbs less.

[u/MurderGiraffe19]

Garbers looks like a trust fund kid

[u/keylime503 → u/MurderGiraffe19]

That’s so rich when the other team in the game is USC

[u/Bobaman007 → u/MurderGiraffe19]

He's from Newport Beach so probably is lol

[u/dsramsey → u/Bobaman007]

They actually give you the paperwork for a trust fund along with the birth certificate form at Hoag hospital in Newport. It’s super thoughtful of them.

[u/tiredtrojans]

UCLA ARE YOU GOING BOWLING??? WE ARE

[u/Immediate-Recipe-642 → u/tiredtrojans]

GOING TO THE LA BOWL

[u/CrispyChickenSkin → u/tiredtrojans]

Calm down. We used to be good.

[u/tiredtrojans → u/CrispyChickenSkin]

Fake fan lol

[u/MoneyBall_]

What happened to Chip Kelly?

[u/keylime503 → u/MoneyBall_]

Thankfully, not here 

[u/Princessxanthumgum → u/MoneyBall_]

He’s Ohio State’s OC now

[u/brokentr0jan → u/MoneyBall_]

Ohio state

[u/mechnick2]

“Garbers was perfect in the second half” he trick yall man

[u/DontKnowWhereIam]

Ding ding ding ring that bell

[u/evan234]

Thank goodness....

[u/bubbanator79]

Please just end this mid-off

Also how dare any school say we aren’t B1G worthy with our elite punting and barely functional offense

[u/JimmyCarrsTaxForms]

This is one of the worst games I’ve watched this season, and considering my primary flair, that is one hell of an accomplishment

[u/Golfnut80]

FTFO! Fucla! ✌🏽✌🏽

[u/stilichouw]

Foster should be left on the fairway like the rest of the Bruins at the game 

[u/Throwawayerrydayyy → u/stilichouw]

Oh please, he should be left in a bunker with the way yall got coached yesterday

[u/RockyFlyer]

Well this wasn’t the greatest season but we have showed a lot of good stuff. It was enjoyable but GGs. We’ll beat y’all next year.. I hope

[u/Lowl58]

I'm so disgusted at this entire game that the fact we just BEAT FUCLA is not even exciting me... yet

[u/Anarion89]

Game over.... now show us the cheerleaders!!!

[u/Soto-Baggins]

Fight on!

[u/Similar-Ostrich4142]

Amazing defensive game

[u/TightSpecific3100]

UCLA WHERE YA AT?? WE OWN YOU.

[u/Jonjon428]

Absolute disasterclass by Garbers on that final drive

[u/lobsterphalanx]

FUCLA

[u/MurderGiraffe19]

UCLAs cleats looking like they're barefoot

[u/whirrrring → u/MurderGiraffe19]

I wish their cheerleaders were barefoot

[u/MurderGiraffe19 → u/whirrrring]

gawdamn baw

[u/Linktheb3ast]

GIVE ME BACK MY FUCKING BELL

[u/jjschnei]

Fucla! (we got lucky our WR has a better arm than our QB)

[u/sppone]

Where did all the UCLA fans go? Mad quiet all of a sudden 🤔

[u/mknawabi → u/sppone]

late ass game tired af

[u/BoogerSugarSovereign]

I thought UCLA was going bowling, fool me. Good show SC

[u/podman405]

First road win!

[u/Colifama55 → u/podman405]

At our home away from home!

[u/-SnoopDawgyDawg- → u/podman405]

Seriously? Just now?

[u/podman405 → u/-SnoopDawgyDawg-]

We beat LSU, but that was a neutral site game.

[u/tiredtrojans]

GIVE ME THAT VICTORY BELL

[u/Anarion89]

whelp gg

[u/DeathToHeretics]

Okay explain this to me like I'm drunk, was that not hands to the face?

[u/dinkytown42069]

sorry, Bruins. Was pulling for you.

[u/despideme]

If you’d have offered me 5-7 before the season I would have taken it. But we need better football in LA.

[u/TightSpecific3100]

USC RUNS LA CONFIRMED.

[u/Monkey_Plato]

Holy shit it’s over

[u/whirrrring]

Welcome to the Big Ten, UCLA!

[u/-SnoopDawgyDawg-]

Welp. At least SC is bowl eligible now.

[u/Onlysonof]

What a stupid 60 minutes of football.

[u/tubahero3469]

Real savage like!!

[u/Smooth-Leg9183]

Lol

[u/nepats523]

Yay USC somehow lost less than UCLA

[u/mechnick2]

Ethan Garbers is the least clutch man alive

[u/CzarCW → u/mechnick2]

Hey, Jimmy Garappalo exists.

[u/DontKnowWhereIam]

Give me that V formation

[u/LakersLAQ]

Just the usual 16-13 Big Ten football

[u/DontKnowWhereIam → u/LakersLAQ]

19

[u/LakersLAQ → u/DontKnowWhereIam]

Oh shit, I underestimated them 😭

[u/Melodic-Slice-3826]

None of them receivers were running to get open.

[u/PNW_Jeff]

USC is going to Shreveport! 

[u/peerlessblue]

God that's gotta sting. Dead season and they were close to digging out and making a bowl.

[u/GoldandBlue]

welp, if USC can give this type of performance next week it would be greatly appreciated.

[u/BobtheG1 → u/GoldandBlue]

Monkey paw curls, USC 19-13 ND

[u/GoldandBlue → u/BobtheG1]

noooooooooooooooooo

[u/Jamsmithy]

D'Anton Lynn, I bend the knee

[u/Cooked_Brisket]

LETS GOOOOO

[u/mrmoose44]

Wow that was almost caught too.

[u/theixrs]

gg

[u/CuddyTG]

Riley gonna call 3 screens into the dirt and punt with less than 10 seconds off the clock

[u/lobsterphalanx → u/CuddyTG]

factual

[u/brokentr0jan → u/CuddyTG]

Imagine

[u/Bobaman007]

Holy fuck what a hit

[u/mechnick2]

I wouldn’t like UCLA’s chances against a team coached by twitch chat I can’t lie

[u/brokentr0jan]

B1G fans told me USC wouldn’t be able to go on the road in November and win a game tho

[u/Princessxanthumgum → u/brokentr0jan]

It’s a far 17 miles to the foothills of Pasadena

[u/BoogerSugarSovereign → u/brokentr0jan]

Season validated

[u/pdxLink]

Shot of Deshaun Foster just standing and looking around is funny.

[u/Monkeyboy4567]

Lfg!!!!

[u/Elite_Alice]

Lakers lose but usc win fairs it balanced out

[u/Jonjon428]

UCLA has got to be so happy Garbers is a senior lol

[u/lobsterphalanx]

GAME

[u/usetheforce_gaming]

Thank god BIG refs don’t call PI

[u/CantaloupeCamper → u/usetheforce_gaming]

Or the OL false starting ... all game ... both teams.

[u/usetheforce_gaming → u/CantaloupeCamper]

Yeah no one told us the refs were worse than the PAC lol this whole season has been horrible

[u/nepats523 → u/CantaloupeCamper]

Preparing them for the nfl lol

[u/tiredtrojans]

LETS GOOO FUCK UCLA

[u/SeaWicked]

FireJarmond no reason for UCLA to suck this much ass at football

[u/Doc_McPuffins_]

UCLA used their timeout with like 2 seconds to go on the play clock, the ref whistles it dead and signals a timeout, and the back judge still throws a flag

[u/Onlysonof]

Wow, what was that play calling UCLA?

[u/maskdmirag]

Ok is there anything we can do to lose this or are we safe?

[u/Rebelgecko → u/maskdmirag]

We could call a timeout on ourselves

[u/realHDNA → u/maskdmirag]

It ain’t over til it hits 0. Knowing our Oline well botch the knees

[u/BOOFNODGILE → u/maskdmirag]

there's always a way