Re: 2007 Pac 10 football thread
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BTW, this is exactly why I don't like the idea of a playoff. A two loss USC team, including one at home to Stanford, would be a favorite going in.
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why not? you think a team should be punished for losing when they had 5 starters out and their QB broke his thumb and threw 4 picks in the second half after throwing none?
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team
–noun 1. a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest: a football team.
Dealing with the adversity of losing starting players to injury is all part of having a successful season, especially in regards to how a coaching staff prepares their team (not just the starters) during the course of a season. Coaching staffs don't just recruit the starters on each side of the ball, they recruit over 100 players to suit up each week...it's called DEPTH.
A team comprised solely of USC second string players should (and would) beat Stanford, but they didn't on 10/6. There aren't any do-overs in College Football when you lose. Get over it.
Yeah, it sucks that injuries potentially changed the course of what could have been a special USC season, but at least you have recent success to look back upon. Just think how us Oregon fans feel.
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