My take on the game..........(long take)

[3 Seconds]

USC definately the better TEAM, but Vince Young PLAYED THE BEST 4th QUARTER!

Thats it, you can boil it down, stir fry it, saute it, whatever you want to do. Thats what it breaks down to.

BOTH TEAMS PLAYED LIKE CRAP AT TIMES. Both teams looked brilliant in the second half.

USC proved to be the better team BECAUSE WHEN BOTH TEAMS WERE PLAYING WELL IN THE SECOND HALF THEY PUT THEMSELVES IN A POSITION TO WIN, UP 12 WITH 4 MIN LEFT!!! And they did that coming from 6 down at halftime!!

Thats when ONE PLAYER, not one team, ONE PLAYER, Vince Young rose above the other 21 men on the field and played his heart out, and came back to win the game.

USC WAS the better team, no doubt. You CANT play a lousy game and still be in position to win LATE IN THE 4TH if you are not the better team!! Simple as that. But Vince Young was the BEST PLAYER in the 4th quarter, and his performance was enough to guide Texas to victory.

Those who bet on USC were on the WRONG SIDE! They bet the better team, BUT The potential for great single player performances is an intangible that you must account for when capping. Certain teams have certain players that are capable of taking over the game. You CANT bet against those teams, in certain spots.

I bet basketball too, mostly NBA. Think of it this way. The 76ers are not a great team. The opposition covers the spread PLENTY against them. BUT they are a team I DONT BET AGAINST! Why? Because when Iverson drops 60, the other teams gonna have a tough time winning, and its unpredictable and he can do it on ANY GIVEN NIGHT!! Every team doesnt have a guy like that. So if the Spurs play the Sixers, and the sixers pull an upset, do you say that the Sixers were the BETTER team because Iverson dropped 55? NOPE. The spurs ARE THE BETTER TEAM, but ONE PLAYER performed better than anyone else that night. End of STORY!!

whatever scotty jr. why are you such a usc apologists?

I guess Arizona St & Okie St are better than both these teams because they were both in a position to win the game in the 3Q vs them.

 

[blgstocks]

One line in your whole post sums up the game pretty accurately:

"I think it is quite clear USC lost the game themselves."


So I assume you agree with Leinart's post game comments about them still being the better team. I know I do.

I know alot of you guys wat it to be USC vs. USC but its not

I think VY beat USC, if anything, obviously they werent the better team cause they lost!

 

[blgstocks]

I don't see how anyone can say Texas was the better team. I don't think you can say USC was the better team. Both teams played sloppy. Both teams played great. Great game.

OU made same mistakes as USC and USC destroyed them. Texas couldn't destroy USC and USC still had 11pt lead in 4th.

SO many little things that could have happened to EITHER team that would have changed the game. I think most agree Texas was able to cover up their mistakes more than USC. Does that make them the better team? I don't think so.

Stopping USC 2 inches is luck because its all about the officials spot. If USC was 2 inches past the 1st down marker that is luck. That wouldn't make USC the better team. Texas made huge 4th and 4 to win it. What if Young slipped on his 2 feet running for TD. Does that make USC the better team because they won? What if USC DB caught the ball that YOung threw to him on game winning drive. Would that make USC the better team?

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Scott, i agree with most of your post and you actually analyze the game in most of it, not biased either giving both teams their props. BUT then you go off into homer land towards the end.

About the quote above, quit saying Texas win was lucky cause the refs didnt give White the spot. IF you even saw this on TV you would see that it was an incredibly generous spot and that Whites knee was on the ground and the ball was more than a YARD short. They even gave him the extra push on the spot and some extra inches for good measure. White wasnt ever close of getting it.

 

[blgstocks]

Are you kidding me? They controlled the line? You need a reality check. The USC offense beat itself for the most part. I wouldn't call it great defense on the bonehead lateral attempt by Bush.

The stats don't lie:

Trojans: 595 net yards; 230 rushing/365 passing

8.3 yards per pass play.

I mean to say their d dominated is a joke & shows you weren't watching the same game most of us saw.

We were all watching the game we just werent watching it with homer goggles on like you.

 

[blgstocks]

I would agree that Vince was one of the best statistical performances ever but if you watched the game, Matt led them on 5 straight TD drives, are you telling me that isn't all impressive? He put up over 350 yards passing against a Texas defense. I didn't say better than Vince I said he had a great game, if you disagree I think you need to take off the Organe burnt glasses, he torched your defense in the second half. 16/18 in the second half I believe

VY was in another league than Lienhart. Nobody will ever question this in the history of sports except for the most biased of fans. Or the completely ignorant.

 

[gecko]

We were all watching the game we just werent watching it with homer goggles on like you.

UHHHH....you're waaaayyy off on that one, blgstocks. Mr Hockey's no "homer".....said two years ago that USC did not deserve a share of the title and that only LSU should be called National Champions.

 

[blgstocks]

UHHHH....you're waaaayyy off on that one, blgstocks. Mr Hockey's no "homer".....said two years ago that USC did not deserve a share of the title and that only LSU should be called National Champions.

listen to what he is saying,

2 years ago saying USC doesnt deserve NC is nothing special since they didnt play in the NC game!

Im a huge Vatech fan, i didnt say VaTech deserved NC that year either! That doesnt mean im not biased

 

[vivalas]

Dude I'm not an sc fan but did you not see thegame Leinhart had. I get everyones problem with Some of Soctt's statement but some Texas fans aren't realizing they were 50 seconds away from losing the game. A lot of you are acting like they completely dominated the game, comments like:

VY completely outplayed Leinhart...I'm not saying he had as good of a game but completely outplayed??? leinhart almost singlehandedly led 4consecutive tds

Texas d was head and shoulders above USC's d...how so in that game? because they won..had nothing to do with their d

 

[9ballshooter]

couldnt get past the one player,ONE PLAYER,statement.so,what you are saying if the offensive line just sits down at the snap vince wins the game.i bleed burnt orange and i am very proud of my national champs,but there is a team involved.you can break down any game after the fact!!!but the bottom line is who had more points!!!!!!!!!

 

[hedgehog]

:mj12: USC They lost fair and square we all know who the best player in the nation is after last night. And the best team.

 

[kevinmac_99]

USC WAS only better team until they just got beat BUDDY

HOOK'ED "yalls" ass'.

Man I love how you guys whine.

 

[hm23]

Boy, the argumentation on both sides is puerile.

Texas had the ball last, they scored - end of story. Well, things are never quite that simple but it sums the title game up to my satisfaction.

Folks are gonna give you the business Scott...partly due to envy but also because you're so defensive. It's one thing to be opinionated but another to explain your picks in detail and then defend them in detail. I would just give it a rest...count your profit and be satisfied.