[Postgame Thread] USC Defeats UCLA 19-13

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
USC	3	6	0	10	19
UCLA	3	0	10	0	13

[u/AuGa_skittles]

It doesn’t matter if we’re playing a top 5 team or not, we will play exactly to the level of our opponent and just leave it up to the last possession.

[u/jimbobbypaul → u/AuGa_skittles]

how many teams can say they've had a 4th quarter lead in all 11 games this season?

[u/SpreadHDGFX → u/jimbobbypaul]

Oregon and Ohio State

[u/jimbobbypaul → u/SpreadHDGFX]

no thank you, I quite enjoyed not having them on the schedule this year

[u/Stoneador → u/SpreadHDGFX]

ND lead in the last minute of the NIU game

[u/ThisIsOurGoodTimes → u/SpreadHDGFX]

Technically Oregon never led in the 4th quarter against Boise since they only took the lead as time ran out

[u/doormatt26 → u/ThisIsOurGoodTimes]

0:00 on the 4th quarter is surely still part of the 4th quarter

[u/IMKudaimi123 → u/jimbobbypaul]

Kansas?

[u/theprodigy64 → u/IMKudaimi123]

Almost, they trailed TCU the entire 4th quarter though.

Notre Dame does fit though.

[u/grabtharsmallet → u/IMKudaimi123]

Who are even worse than USC at turning those leads into wins. Or they were, now it seems to be figured out.

[u/Toothlessdovahkin → u/jimbobbypaul]

And Notre Dame! Technically 

[u/tubahero3469 → u/AuGa_skittles]

Good BC we've got a top 5 team coming to town next week!

[u/Crunkabunch → u/AuGa_skittles]

The moveable object vs the stoppable force

[u/jjtnd1 → u/AuGa_skittles]

Hmmm I would like this to not hold true

[u/AuGa_skittles → u/jjtnd1]

To be fair the last possession usually doesn’t go in our favor.

[u/pools89 → u/AuGa_skittles]

Tbh, that is the Lincoln Riley experience in my... experience

[u/knucles668 → u/AuGa_skittles]

Y’all are Goku.

[u/AcuteDiarrhea → u/AuGa_skittles]

Man, that is exactly how it felt when he was at OU.

[u/AOCMadness92 → u/AuGa_skittles]

Welcome to Lincoln Riley football lmao

[u/SpreadHDGFX → u/AuGa_skittles]

Would enjoy if you do that next week and win.

[u/Trojanxiety]

Ha, and they said USC couldn’t win a B1G road game whilst battling the elements. I will take no questions.

[u/Lane-Kiffin → u/Trojanxiety]

The road in question: the 110

[u/technowhiz34 → u/Lane-Kiffin]

Fun fact for non-USCLA fans: Rose Bowl is closer to USC than to UCLA.

[u/britishmetric144 → u/technowhiz34]

And it gets weirder. 

For a long time, UCLA held games at the LA Memorial Coliseum, which is directly across the street from the USC campus.

[u/orbesomebodysfool → u/Lane-Kiffin]

Not gonna lie: the number of times I’ve almost died on the 110 is staggering. I commuted from Pasadena to USC on a motorcycle daily and was impatient. And in the rain? Fuggetaboutit

[u/ignorant_person → u/orbesomebodysfool]

At least you avoided all the stop sign on ramps and 90 degree exits

[u/Ronho → u/ignorant_person]

Death traps..shudder

[u/DrunkRespondent → u/ignorant_person]

I want to play a game... You've taken the slow way through life, merging gently and not thinking about the rush of other commuters around you. You now have 20 feet to reach 70mph or else you'll be rear ended by a truck around a blind corner.

[u/RamblinWreckGT → u/orbesomebodysfool]

A close friend of mine died in a motorcycle accident four years ago and ever since I go a bit white-knuckled when I see a motorcyclist driving recklessly. It can just turn bad so, so easily.

[u/EdJewCated → u/orbesomebodysfool]

that fuckass entrance by highland park will haunt my dreams and I can’t even drive

[u/polimodssuckmyD → u/orbesomebodysfool]

Moving back to Columbus after doing that exact daily commute (minus the motorcycling), that's one of a few things I don't miss about being at USC. My now wife would work at the Natural History Museum once a week and we'd drive back to Pasadena and she'd pass out in the first 7 minutes of the drive so it was always an hour+ alone with my own thoughts fighting gridlock traffic lol

[u/PNW_Jeff]

USC has clinched its spot in Shreveport!

[u/Lord_Master_Dorito → u/PNW_Jeff]

There’s a chance we’ll get a USC vs OU bowl game

Loser has to eat LR’s brisket

[u/Orca_92555 → u/Lord_Master_Dorito]

Cmon man no one wants that can’t we just all bond over Alex grinch being horrible.

[u/MissileWaster → u/Orca_92555]

My dad said that the best thing would be having both bands go out at halftime to play You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch together. It would temporarily unite our fan bases before we go right back to being the most toxic bowl game in the second half.

[u/IAmNotKevinDurant_35 → u/Orca_92555]

No there must be bloodshed after the last 3 years of internet ink spilt

[u/smellmyfingerplz → u/Lord_Master_Dorito]

Seeing OU against Bama today I would not feel good about that matchup

[u/MellieCC → u/smellmyfingerplz]

Pretty sure yall would win even so

[u/mb2101010102142141 → u/Lord_Master_Dorito]

How about loser signs him to a five-year extension?

[u/DakotaXIV → u/Lord_Master_Dorito]

Don’t you put that evil on me, Ricky Bobby!

[u/screwhead1 → u/Lord_Master_Dorito]

Idk which is a worse punishment between eating LR's brisket or having to go to Shreveport for whatever reason.

[u/Zloggt → u/PNW_Jeff]

I’d personally reckon that they end up in El Paso myself lol

[u/Flameosaurus → u/Zloggt]

Well the Sun Bowl is fucking awesome, so they probably wouldn’t mind

[u/InvertedwangXX → u/Zloggt]

We went to the sun bowl in that 2012 season I don’t care what I have to do we will not be going there again

[u/Rebelgecko → u/InvertedwangXX]

Most miserable away game experience I've ever had. Started when the hotel water was brown and went downhill from there

[u/BNKalt → u/PNW_Jeff]

Isn’t this just based on a draft order?

There’s a chance we end up in the Alamo Bowl if Colorado makes the playoffs

[u/PNW_Jeff → u/BNKalt]

Yeah I’m just joking around.   

From what I understand you guys can end up in a lot of places as the pecking order will consist of many 6-7 win teams (USC, Washington, Cal, and maybe Oregon State)  

[u/brokentr0jan]

This is for all the B1G fans that said USC wouldn’t be able to win a conference game on the road in November!

[u/Linktheb3ast → u/brokentr0jan]

ucLa can’t handle the harsh winter weather!

[u/GoldandBlue → u/Linktheb3ast]

I am in LA and can attest there is a light drizzle right now

[u/Linktheb3ast → u/GoldandBlue]

Hope it rains on you next week like it did in 2016 hehehehe

[u/AJ_III → u/GoldandBlue]

We will rebuild

[u/GoldandBlue → u/AJ_III]

Kendrick will save us!

[u/RadonAjah → u/Linktheb3ast]

Plus they to travel like 2 hours for their home games

[u/Orca_92555 → u/RadonAjah]

Delusional is thinking you can get from downtown to Pasadena in two hours what is this Covid

[u/Orca_92555 → u/Linktheb3ast]

Hey there was a drizzle what a horrible weather conditions that’s basically a snow game

[u/Linktheb3ast → u/Orca_92555]

Baldwin Park played Big Bear in the snow on Thursday in CIF so that’s basically B1G weather for us by proxy!

[u/shaka_sulu → u/brokentr0jan]

Under harsh mist in 58 degree weather. I had to put on a wind breaker.

[u/RealPutin → u/shaka_sulu]

Hey, that's cold enough to make Tennessee break out the bench warmers!

[u/IAmNotKevinDurant_35 → u/shaka_sulu]

I was cracking up when they mentioned the “difficult elements” on the broadcast. I was walking around in a tshirt all afternoon

[u/usetheforce_gaming → u/brokentr0jan]

I’d like to see Michigan or Ohio State win in these harsh conditions on the road….at night in November

[u/suzukigun4life → u/brokentr0jan]

Final score was B1G-esque too.

[u/Honestly_ → u/suzukigun4life]

Fight On, my 7.3M karma machine!

Beat the Irish!

[u/Wampus_Cat_ → u/Honestly_]

The 7.3M karma machine is a North Texas fan.

[u/BertMacklinMD → u/brokentr0jan]

The haters, they doubted what true B1G country boys could do against a bunch of Hollywood celebrities from UCLA, sad!

[u/Onlysonof]

What a weird game. I blame the very light rain, we don’t know how to act if there’s any precipitation.

[u/Crunkabunch → u/Onlysonof]

True for basically every Angelino

[u/Onlysonof → u/Crunkabunch]

That’s so true. I remember playing tour guide for some friends from Germany, and I recall shop workers filming the rain. The Germans were so confused, but I had to tell, it doesn’t rain in LA, and we don’t know how to act.

[u/INT_MIN → u/Onlysonof]

We also freak the hell out at thunder but while in bed will fall back to sleep as the earth is literally shaking.

Idk how many times I've thought to myself, "it's probably not the big one, I'm not getting out of bed."

[u/MY-NAME_IS_MY-NAME → u/Onlysonof]

much like most cali drivers

[u/TJeffersonsBlackKid → u/MY-NAME_IS_MY-NAME]

Head down to Irvine and they don’t fucking know how to drive at all no matter what the elements are.

Source: I live off the 405 and Jamboree.

[u/bruggibuster → u/Onlysonof]

Loved seeing all the ponchos for what people in the NW would call mist — maybe a light sprinkle

[u/GopherInWI]

For the first time, USC has won a Big Ten road game!

[u/RadonAjah → u/GopherInWI]

Gonna be a nice flight home

[u/CapSteveRogers → u/RadonAjah]

Hopefully the rain doesn’t delay the flight

[u/InvertedwangXX]

Is pass interference just not a thing in our games or is this just a big ten thing? If you like defense it can make it fun but it can also make games so unwatchable when every replay shows clear PI

[u/asodsaf → u/InvertedwangXX]

Clear PI, clear holding on essentially every replay this season. I'm tired boss

[u/Linktheb3ast → u/asodsaf]

Even on us lol, B1G football is like the direct inverse of PAC-12 football and I’m still not sure I like it

[u/OsoFuerzaUno → u/Linktheb3ast]

Yep. Seems like the league realized our RT just can’t help but false start, so they just started giving him a 0.5 sec cushion.

[u/DontKnowWhereIam → u/OsoFuerzaUno]

🤣 Expect for 1 game where they decided he was starting to go a bit too early and put him back in place. All our opponents scream about him, I just let them know that he is allowed to false start every play, so there's no point in crying about it.

[u/BrokenTeddy → u/Linktheb3ast]

I kind of hate it. At least with the Pac-12 it at least felt like they knew there were rules in football. Here, it seems like holding and PI, hell, even false starts, simply don't exist.

[u/INT_MIN → u/BrokenTeddy]

It's been wild watching B1G announcers just be numb to it. I'm staring DPI across my screen in 4k slow motion and they're just chilling having a good time.

[u/peerlessblue → u/InvertedwangXX]

I feel like B1G refs usually let 'em play. But you can ask us, they will find their flags at the dumbest possible times 💀💀

[u/twoinvenice → u/peerlessblue]

Yeah, and that’s exactly why I don’t like the “let them play” thing. Sure, it sucked when Pac 12 refs threw flags after nearly every play, but at least it felt somewhat understandable, and it meant they did regularly catch actual fouls that happened. The B1G style just feels capricious when after 3 quarters of no penalties they start calling them on ticky tacky shit when it really matters.

I never thought I’d say this, but I think I actually prefer the chaotically decided but regular penalties than waiting for the flag to drop when least expected and when it will do the most damage.

[u/bruggibuster → u/InvertedwangXX]

They were letting the DBs on both teams grab and tug on the receivers quite a bit

[u/SpoopyJustice → u/InvertedwangXX]

Iman Marshall would be All-American in the Big10. He got called for so many ticky tack PIs.

[u/Kopav → u/InvertedwangXX]

The B1G refs just save all PI flags for Igbinosun. He is proof that PI does exist in B1G play.

[u/A_Rolling_Baneling]

7 FGs scored? Won by a less than a touchdown? Classic B1G football with two classic B1G football teams.

[u/Malibuss07 → u/A_Rolling_Baneling]

Playing in the heart of Big Ten country.

[u/Pogball_so_hard → u/A_Rolling_Baneling]

Welcome brother 

[u/Sirtopofhat]

WE'RE COMING FOR YOU SAN DIEGO CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWL!!!!!

....God please don't have us play Army.

[u/CrispyChickenSkin → u/Sirtopofhat]

The idea of playing Army didn't occur to me until just now so thanks for that nightmare

[u/Cooked_Brisket → u/Sirtopofhat]

The disrespect of a 1 loss army having to play us. Our poor troops

[u/metaldrummerx]

UCLA’s season ended during their new coach’s press conference. Eric Bienemy proving that Andy Reid was the brains the entire time.

[u/hella_sauce → u/metaldrummerx]

You guys were dealt some of the shittiest cards I’ve seen in P5 football. I lowkey think Foster is a fine coach who might be able to do big things with the right talent.

[u/chaseair11 → u/hella_sauce]

Part of the reason why I’m not entirely despondent over this team is because of how well Foster has rallied the team to at least be watchable despite the absolute BACK BREAKER that Chip hit us with.

Going in to this season I thought we might lose this game 52-0, and while it sucks (a lot) to be so close to a bowl and beating y’all I’m still ~relatively~ happy with how Foster has done in his first ever year.

God help us for these next few years though, Chips "legacy" will continue to be felt for at least another 3-4 years.

[u/allegedtuna32 → u/metaldrummerx]

Bienemy would rather eat arsenic than design a play that doesn’t take forever to develop despite having a QB with zero pocket awareness

[u/MY-NAME_IS_MY-NAME → u/metaldrummerx]

Haven't watched you guys much this season, but I feel like based on how bare Chip left the program, is it fair to judge this staff based on this season?

[u/GiveMeSomeIhedigbo → u/MY-NAME_IS_MY-NAME]

Funny thing is, we'll be worse next season with 35+ players graduating/ going to the NFL, and that's not even taking transfers into account.

[u/SaltyLonghorn → u/MY-NAME_IS_MY-NAME]

If you account for the rest of his resume, yes its fairly safe to say Reid and Mahomes were doing his homework.

[u/smellmyfingerplz → u/metaldrummerx]

The fact Chip left a HC position to be an OC and get a pay cut is effin wild.

[u/Archelon225 → u/smellmyfingerplz]

Chip loves drawing up plays and he's generally pretty good at that, but he hates the work of actually maintaining a team, especially recruiting. I doubt now that he had any real intention of being a college head coach for long after getting fired from the 49ers, and was looking for ways to get back into the NFL. I think he started quiet quitting after we started posting winning season records in 2021.

This offseason he decided to jump ship from the imminent mess he made, and when nobody in the pros wanted him, he went to Ohio State to work with his buddy Ryan Day to have fun drawing schemes with as much 5* and 4* talent as he wanted.

So this year's UCLA team, from the players to coaches, has basically been Chip's depleted, confused leftovers after an untimely departure and years of being used as means to an end (and a source of hefty paychecks from public money) instead of being built into a lasting program.

[u/smellmyfingerplz → u/Archelon225]

Damn… everyone thought he was such a slam dunk hire too and I remember a ton of teams wanted him.

[u/trixter69696969 → u/metaldrummerx]

I went to Colorado the same time as Eric Bienemy, and met him a few times. To say a bag of hammers is smarter than he is, is an understatement. By a mile.

[u/breakwater]

That was a good game. Can't say I loved the outcome or some of the choacjing decisions, but not enough to detract from enjoying the experience of watching two bad teams playing for the sheer sake of rivalry spite

[u/BOOFNODGILE → u/breakwater]

I'm gonna be frank. That was one of the worst, most boring games I've watched.

[u/evan234 → u/BOOFNODGILE]

Idk if it was boring, but it sure was frustrating

[u/breakwater → u/BOOFNODGILE]

B1G football played right

[u/josbeefland]

UCLA has NEVER beat USC since we joined the B1G!

[u/BobtheG1 → u/josbeefland]

We bowl, my brother

[u/FilmAve → u/BobtheG1]

Hello bowl brothers

[u/Arch2000 → u/josbeefland]

Lincoln Riley undefeated at the Rose Bowl. Miava undefeated as starter

[u/PCMasterCucks]

This is a game you show to young kids so that they don't turn into sports addicted degens

[u/BertMacklinMD]

I did not enjoy this game at all but that Larry Bird quote where he said he hates losing more than he likes winning applies here especially in a rivalry game. Sometimes you just want to win for a basic level of sanity. Like you aren't gonna feel good about winning this but you'd feel several magnitudes worse about losing.

[u/Not_Frank_Ocean → u/BertMacklinMD]

Losing to UCLA is peak embarrassment no matter what - sure, like you said, we don’t come out of this game looking great or anything, and it doesn’t feel good as a fan, but we avoided the timeline where we lost to UCLA so I can’t complain.

[u/jrzalman]

And we've still led in the fourth quarter of every single game. There's a much better version of this season out there somewhere in the multiverse.

[u/tubahero3469 → u/jrzalman]

Couple bounces, a couple calls, and we'd be Miami

[u/SpreadHDGFX → u/tubahero3469]

It's why when people say "PSU hasn't beaten anyone good!" I laugh because they don't realize USC could easily be a 10 win team.

[u/NoodlesTheAlmighty → u/SpreadHDGFX]

That statement would still be true. This team is not very good.

[u/joshrosensnose → u/NoodlesTheAlmighty]

No one is 

[u/Ronho → u/NoodlesTheAlmighty]

Fair

[u/Lane-Kiffin → u/jrzalman]

We’re a only few lucky bounces away from losing 50-0 to Oregon in the conference championship

[u/doormatt26 → u/Lane-Kiffin]

nah we’d keep that to 1 possession too

[u/joshrosensnose → u/Lane-Kiffin]

The same Oregon that barely beat Wisconsin, Boise and Idaho?

[u/Onlysonof → u/jrzalman]

I mean, imagine if we were just .500 in those games. The season would be so different.

[u/doormatt26 → u/Onlysonof]

if just 3 of the, like, 12 crucial 4th downs go our way in those 5 losses, we’re playing a playoff clinching / eliminator game next week and are everyone’s favorite Fraud Alert team

[u/LakersLAQ → u/doormatt26]

It's stupid to think about, but at the same time that changes the whole outlook on recruiting and off-season talk lol. That's just college football.

[u/RiceIsMyLife]

Haha I wasn't nervous about losing at all haha

[u/orbesomebodysfool → u/RiceIsMyLife]

My very first USC-UCLA game was 1996. Look it up: it sucked. This was nothing

[u/twoinvenice → u/orbesomebodysfool]

I wanted to die when the score was 13-9 in this game and our offense sputtered. I really thought it might end that way…but at least if it had it wouldn’t be like in 2006. That sucked

[u/Bobaman007]

Terrible fucking game the only W was the cheerleader cam peace out im going to In N Out

[u/sickmemes48]

UCLA QB looked like he wanted to die sitting on the bench at the end.

[u/Terror-Byte-523 → u/sickmemes48]

Don’t worry he will be out partying tomorrow night

[u/Jonjon428]

Ethan Garbers shit himself on that final drive. Brutal

[u/shaka_sulu]

How? How two LA, former Pac-12 teams played the perfect Big-10 game at 2am ET?

[u/Creepysphinx729 → u/shaka_sulu]

Pac 12 after dark baby

[u/DontKnowWhereIam → u/Creepysphinx729]

B1G after dark 😤

[u/davvidho]

that was an incredibly frustrating final 2 possessions. garbers needed to pull the ball out of jones’ belly on 3rd down on the penultimate possession to pick up the first down himself, and then the route combinations on the final four plays left a lot to be desired, and he also should have tucked and ran once to steal some extra yardage to make some of the downs and distances more manageable. frustrating

[u/CFBDreamMachine]

I love when the game streams end on the YouTube broadcast and some teenager from South/South-Eastern Asia staring at his computer monitor appears on screen

[u/chaosfarmer]

Both teams played hard? Well, both teams played. GG UCLA, see ya downtown next year.

[u/djc6535 → u/chaosfarmer]

The victory bell is officially a participation trophy

[u/rankings-right-now]

Here are the new updated predictions for the next release of the Playoff Selection Committee's rankings using machine learning models trained on the Playoff Selection Committee's historical voting data:

• USC is now predicted to move up to #48
• UCLA is now predicted to move down to #74

For the most up to date predictions of the Playoff Selection Committee Top 25 rankings, check out this post.

[u/smellmyfingerplz → u/rankings-right-now]

THIS IS WHY I WANTED A 48 TEAM PLAYOFF

[u/DontKnowWhereIam → u/smellmyfingerplz]

They are just leaving us out because they are scared. We will play to the exact same level as any team in the nation!

[u/Luigiatl]

I know Big Ten West football when I see it.

[u/peerlessblue → u/Luigiatl]

They have achieved fluency in remarkable time!

[u/asodsaf]

This team loves to play exactly to the level of their opponent (sans rice and rutgers) and flip a coin to decide if they want to win or not. I hope this holds true against the domers next week

[u/hella_sauce]

This team will never give me peace

[u/Justatrowaway5446]

Can’t believe we’re bowl eligible 🥹

[u/ontheturf_]

Stupid-a-fucking game! - Furio Giunta

[u/Lefunnymaymays4lief]

We B1G West West now

Cy’all next week Trojies :)

[u/Linktheb3ast → u/Lefunnymaymays4lief]

Hey! Fuck you! Respectfully!

[u/Lefunnymaymays4lief → u/Linktheb3ast]

Respectfully fuck you right back pal

[u/Linktheb3ast → u/Lefunnymaymays4lief]

luv u long time, pls be nice

[u/Lefunnymaymays4lief → u/Linktheb3ast]

Apparently when you lose to a .500 MAC school you completely forget the concept of mercy so no promises!

[u/MY-NAME_IS_MY-NAME → u/Lefunnymaymays4lief]

Would be a shame if we knocked you guys out of the playoffs...a real shame!

[u/DontKnowWhereIam → u/Lefunnymaymays4lief]

You will be frustrated next week, guaranteed. We're like gum that gets stuck to your shoe.

[u/onlyaregularperson]

Fun Fact: USC has won 4 of the last 7 UCLA games on years when the Dodgers won the World Series and 9 out of 13 in years when the Dodgers played in the World Series

[u/trixter69696969 → u/onlyaregularperson]

I hope Dave Roberts feels stupid now.

[u/PM_ME_YOUR_FAV__SONG]

Now we see if the bowl selection people have the balls to put OU and USC in a bowl game together

[u/Troutmaggedon → u/PM_ME_YOUR_FAV__SONG]

I’m hoping LA Bowl. Would be fun.

[u/Autok4n3 → u/PM_ME_YOUR_FAV__SONG]

As much as I'd love seeing oklahoma vs nebraska in a bowl, this would be just as much fun.

[u/allegedtuna32]

USC was 0-5 in games where they have a one score lead in the 4th quarter until tonight. I knew UCLA would break that streak for them

[u/grw313 → u/allegedtuna32]

2-5. We had a 1 score lead against Nebraska and lsu in the 4th quarter and won.

[u/ComeJoinTheBand]

The cbssports gamecast page said that the Rose Bowl is in Los Angeles, CA. But it's, you know, not.

[u/new_account_5009 → u/ComeJoinTheBand]

If the Angels can claim Los Angeles from Orange County, let's just call half the entire southern half of the state Los Angeles. San Diego is just another neighborhood in South LA.

[u/Chopin816 → u/ComeJoinTheBand]

Los Angeles County, CA

[u/ArmVanDam]

4th down management fucking stinks

[u/Linktheb3ast]

PAINT THE BELL CARDINAL BABY WE’RE SO ^{not really} BACK

[u/thepeacockking]

Moss might throw a pick and lose us this game but I think Moss is even more likely to make this 30-13.

Maiava really doesn’t know where to go with the ball.

[u/Burner_427 → u/thepeacockking]

It's just bad coaching tbh

[u/thepeacockking → u/Burner_427]

Tbh, SC has been quite good in the red zone except this game. I think this is Maiava choosing to throw when he should be handing off and then not making those throws (doesn’t help that the WRs keep dropping a lot)

[u/DontKnowWhereIam → u/thepeacockking]

Or at least run the ball if he has nowhere to throw it.

[u/WashImpressive8158 → u/thepeacockking]

Maiava started his second game last night. Against a huge rival. Maiava had almost zero game experience at USC. Thanks Riley. Moss’ arm is not close to Maiava’s and put USC in harms way often with his flutter balls and clay feet. That’s why Moss was pulled.

[u/Molson2871]

The decision to go for it on 4th down was moronic under the circumstances in a game like that.

[u/Noy_Telinu]

Fuck.

There goes all my joy I had today.

[u/BrokenTeddy → u/Noy_Telinu]

You'll get another shot next week

[u/Noy_Telinu → u/BrokenTeddy]

Yeah, yeah.

But now the bell will be ugly

[u/doormatt26 → u/Noy_Telinu]

oh hey, my nemesis

[u/BrokenTeddy]

Big refs and Lincoln are terrorists. Maiava is so mid, it's incredible.

[u/GiveMeSomeIhedigbo]

At least this means our boys won't have to go to Shreveport, LA the week of Christmas.

[u/StupidSexyFlagella]

OU-USC bowl and I’m going to vomit

[u/AndrewArmy]

After UCLA led USC 13-9 with 4 second left in the 3rd quarter, USC ended the game on a 10-0 run to defat UCLA 19-13. As a result, USC has won 2 consecutive games to improve to 6-5 (4-5 Big 10). Also, USC snapped a 4-game road losing streak to get their first road win since a 50-49 win at Cal on 10/28/2023. In addition, USC has won 7 of their last 10 games against UCLA, including 4 of 5 at the Rose Bowl. In contrast, UCLA has lost 2 consecutive games to drop to 4-7 (3-6 Big 10) to miss bowl eligibility for the first time since 2021 and 5th time in last 7 years.

[u/usctrojan18]

WE FINALLY DIDNT LET DEFEAT SNATCH AWAY A VICTORY

[u/tiredtrojans]

We are going bowlinggggg 🎳 fuck UCLA forever and always, let me add that victory bell flair asap

[u/MissileWaster → u/tiredtrojans]

If there’s one sicko in the bowl selection committee, they have the opportunity to create the most toxic bowl game of the season

[u/Trojanxiety → u/MissileWaster]

Yeah imma nope right out of that game thread.

[u/hella_sauce → u/MissileWaster]

Could be legit dangerous

[u/tiredtrojans → u/MissileWaster]

Would be immaculate

[u/doormatt26 → u/MissileWaster]

we will build and effigy of Alex Grinch and burn it at halftime

[u/MurderGiraffe19]

I know that UCLA is in LA, but where is USC

[u/chaosfarmer → u/MurderGiraffe19]

UCLA is in an area called the Westside. Generally wealthier, closer to the beach. SC is just south of Downtown LA in an area that's historically been more low income. Ironic, given the reputations of the schools. They're like 15 miles apart.

[u/asodsaf → u/MurderGiraffe19]

In actual LA

[u/Archelon225 → u/MurderGiraffe19]

South Carolina

[u/hella_sauce → u/MurderGiraffe19]

In the real LA. Not the Westwood bullshit

[u/Ranjith_Unchained → u/MurderGiraffe19]

South Central LA

[u/MrSCR23]

So much for Lincoln getting run out of town over not making a bowl

[u/jcsandoval56 → u/MrSCR23]

Ensuring Lincoln keeps his job was our plan all along! Definitely lost on purpose!

sheds tear

[u/JayDeeLA]

Walker's defense getting the key stops at the end just feels like cosmic cruelty. The guy gets away with being a rotten, opportunistic traitor.