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		<title>When The Mighty Fall</title>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pete Carroll]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eventually, it’s got to come to an end.  When it does, the fans, players, and everyone who declare their allegiance to whatever power that falls, should acknowledge their greatness, and say thank you. But making excuses, deflecting commentary about what really happened, and trying to make the rest of the viewing population take part in [...]]]></description>
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<p>Eventually, it’s got to come to an end.  When it does, the fans, players, and everyone who declare their allegiance to whatever power that falls, should acknowledge their greatness, and say thank you. <em>But making excuses, deflecting commentary about what really happened, and trying to make the rest of the viewing population take part in a game of semantics is perhaps more embarrassing than the loss itself.</em></p>
<p><strong>Case in point:  USC’s dismissal from BCS and Pac-10 championship consideration after their second embarrassing conference loss in 3 games.  This time, at the hands of perennial loser, but now much improved Stanford</strong>.</p>
<p>Stanford pummeled USC 55-21 in front of their home fans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 14th.  After escaping with a win over lowly Arizona State the week before, Trojan fans instant recall of a 48-20 onslaught at the hands of Oregon 2 weeks ago was ever present.  In the last 2 weeks USC tallied won unimpressive victory by hanging on against a weak team, and the<strong> other 2 games resembled a whore waiting for the ship to dock at the harbor, as she anxiously waited to get owned in the ass by about 10 sailors when the ship disembarked</strong>.<br />
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Perhaps more telling than the embarrassing losses is some of their wins. </strong> Vegas had the Trojans a 44 point favorite in week 4 against one of the worst teams in college football in Washington State.  After putting up a 20 spot in the first quarter, the game was virtually even the rest of the way, with the <em>Trojans outscoring the lowly Cougars 7-6 over the final 3 quarters.  By the way, the Cougars are 87th nationally in total defense. </em>In week 9, they held on against the sorry Sun Devils of Arizona State, in which they eeked out a 5 point victory and <em>managed only 1 offensive touchdown against the 117th ranked defense in the country.</em></p>
<p>It’s so funny how USC fans are attempting to deflect their punishment.  Then there’s all the excuses of the injuries and that they are starting freshman quarterback.  Guess what?  It’s not anyone else’s fault that a true freshman is the best you have at the position.  <em>And the true freshman didn’t allow 613 yards to Oregon and 469 yards to Stanford in a 2 week period.</em> Many people are trying to spew nonsense such as Harbaugh going for two late in the game ruined a great victory for Stanford.  “Now all anyone remembers is that they went for 2 when the game was well in hand”, I’ve heard SC apologists cry.</p>
<p><strong>Wrong.  They remember your team getting pounded like a hooker that needs to pay her rent in 2 days.</strong><br />
<p><a href="http://www.notespn.com/when-the-fighty-fall/"><em>Click here to view the embedded video.</em></a></p><br />
<strong>And that mentality sure didn’t stop USC from hanging 56 on San Jose State in the first game of the year.  And what about last year’s 52-7 route of Virginia?  The last play of the game was a touchdown pass by USC.  If that’s not running up the score, I don’t know what is</strong>.  <em>And in his post game analysis of their 21 point victory against Washington State in week 4, Carroll stated, “It was just not the satisfying kind of win that we like to have.”  That statement alone sounds like Pete wanted the margin of victory to be a lot more than 21.</em><br />
So before all their fans get butt-hurt over their slaughter, they should take a long hard look into the mirror of the recent past.    Then, they should acknowledge their lack luster performance, and the fact that they took it on the chin like Jenna Jamison used to do (not any more though, for she has 2 children and is a happy mommy.  America…what a country) and accept the fact that they are a far cry from recent years. <strong> So adept at telling fallen foes of the recent past not to make excuses, SC fans should really take their own advice</strong>.</p>
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