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I hate Stanford way more than I hate USC. I'd ideally like to see Notre Dame and USC as the top two programs in the country. A strong USC is good for Notre Dame and vice versa.
 

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You definitely want USC to win, because USC would still be set up for a collision course with us in late October if we win all of our games. Win this Georgia game and that USC game becomes monumental.

Stanford can lose this game and then regain momentum later in the year and be at a healthy ranking for the matchup with us, still putting us in good shape.
 

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All I see on coverage from last night’s game from national media is excuses about injured Trojans.

ND d-line getting after it will be the key to the game.
 

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All I see on coverage from last night’s game from national media is excuses about injured Trojans.

ND d-line getting after it will be the key to the game.

Darnold was bad. He threw a careless pick and had two or three other near misses where the defender dropped the ball. Ronald Jones broke a few long runs including a touchdown. I think ND stops the run and puts it on Watkins, Love, and Crawford to make plays.

On the other side, USC couldn’t stop Falk. So hopefully Wimbush gets some practice airing it out the next couple weeks.
 

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Darnold was bad. He threw a careless pick and had two or three other near misses where the defender dropped the ball. Ronald Jones broke a few long runs including a touchdown. I think ND stops the run and puts it on Watkins, Love, and Crawford to make plays.



On the other side, USC couldn’t stop Falk. So hopefully Wimbush gets some practice airing it out the next couple weeks.



Darnold has been trash all year, so there's a 99% chance his trip to South Bend ends with 250 yards, 4 TDS, and a double digit win.
 

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Definently a fun game to watch last night. The key for us is forcing them to pass quickly by applying lots of pressure to Darnold and stopping Jones and the running game. On offense, we need to pass the ball effectively. Our running game will be tough going I think so we need a well balanced offense and we can win this one.
 

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Holding college game day decides to come for this matchup only other good matchup is penn state and Michigan and looks like that game is Friday
 

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Oct 21 | Southern Cal

Holding college game day decides to come for this matchup only other good matchup is penn state and Michigan and looks like that game is Friday


It's on Saturday, and GD will definitely be there IMO. Merit arguments aside, it should be a top 5 matchup.
 

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Just now seeing the final score... haha, never root for those bastards.
 

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Just now seeing the final score... haha, never root for those bastards.

I was conflicted in last year’s Rose Bowl, gotta be honest. I hear too much chirping from the delusional JoePa supporters that I really didn’t want PSU to win that one.
 

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I was conflicted in last year’s Rose Bowl, gotta be honest. I hear too much chirping from the delusional JoePa supporters that I really didn’t want PSU to win that one.

USC is the jerk class jock. You want him to get his comeuppance. However, Ped State is that guy who abuses children, but for some reason isn't in prison. This isn't even a comparison. PSU doesn't deserve to have a football program ever again. Their stadium should have been torn down.

I know it wasn't the current crop of people there who were responsible, but what's key is that the football culture there was so insular and held football to be so important that it allowed these crimes to go on for literal decades. That culture needed to be destroyed and it wasn't. So hopefully their team can lose every game for the rest of time. If it comes to USC vs PSU again, Fight On every.damn.time.
 

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Just now seeing the final score... haha, never root for those bastards.

Yeah I can never bring myself to root for them, even when it's in our best interest. Same with Stanford. Fuck those nerds.

Our USC game is looking a lot less scary all of a sudden. They've been living on the edge all season already. They're hurt too.

This makes the Georgia loss even more painful.
 

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USC is the jerk class jock. You want him to get his comeuppance. However, Ped State is that guy who abuses children, but for some reason isn't in prison. This isn't even a comparison. PSU doesn't deserve to have a football program ever again. Their stadium should have been torn down.

I know it wasn't the current crop of people there who were responsible, but what's key is that the football culture there was so insular and held football to be so important that it allowed these crimes to go on for literal decades. That culture needed to be destroyed and it wasn't. So hopefully their team can lose every game for the rest of time. If it comes to USC vs PSU again, Fight On every.damn.time.

Yea living in PSU territory (although with a very sizable ND community) I was def rooting for SoCal that game
 

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I can see a strange game like that or a very late season game where SC winning gets us in the playoff or some such... but generally screw them sideways.
 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Helton said Viane Talamaivao will be out for the season with a torn pectoral muscle. He's a senior so his career is over at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USC</a>.</p>— Ryan Abraham (@insidetroy) <a href="https://twitter.com/insidetroy/status/915745726281351168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 5, 2017</a></blockquote>
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USC Starting RG.
 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Helton said Viane Talamaivao will be out for the season with a torn pectoral muscle. He's a senior so his career is over at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USC</a>.</p>— Ryan Abraham (@insidetroy) <a href="https://twitter.com/insidetroy/status/915745726281351168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 5, 2017</a></blockquote>
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USC Starting RG.

Ouch. That last sentence has to hit hard when it's your career.
 

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I think ISD said his replacement is an EE freshman.
Andrew Voorhees: https://247sports.com/player/andrew-vorhees-84545

Freshman Andrew Vorhees will replace Talamaivao in the starting lineup. Vorhees has seen extensive time in two games this season, at tackle against Texas when Chuma Edoga exited because of a wrist injury, and at both tackle and guard against Washington State.

“Really a smart individual,” Helton said. “Picks up the playbook extremely well. Has the athleticism to play tackle and the physical size to be an interior guard and has played extremely well since he's been here.”

USC lineman Viane Talamaivao out for season after tearing pectoral muscle - LA Times
 

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4 tickets on the 50 yard line with two Joyce South parking passes. Come at me bros.
 

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Wooly, if you're selling, lemme get that.

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Come at me bros?

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After checking the slate of games the only other "big" game is Penn St vs Michigan. Could we get a GameDay visit?
 
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After checking the slate of games the only other "big" game is Penn St vs Michigan. Could we get a GameDay visit?

Only if Michigan loses to Indiana next weekend.

Otherwise PSU vs. Michigan will still be the bigger game.
 
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