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Game Thread Ohio State 3, Southern Cal 35 (Sept. 13)

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It's all about the linebackers

Saturday's much-hyped showdown between USC and Ohio State will feature several of the best linebackers in the nation. USC's middle linebacker, Rey Maualuga, has so many highlights that YouTube execs must feel like they're exploiting him. Brian Cushing, the Trojan's strongside linebacker, is a bruising presence who serves as a team captain. Both players are All-Americans who were named MVPs in consecutive Rose Bowls.
On the other sideline, middle linebacker James Laurinaitis is a two-time All-American who was honored as the top linebacker in college football last season. The only other thing you need to know is that his dad was a former professional wrestler. His teammate, Marcus Freeman, can play either outside spot and was originally considered an even better prospect than his nationally feared teammate.

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The underrated Trojan
September 12, 2008 8:58 AM

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Joe Robbins/Getty Images Trojans defensive coordinator Nick Holt says Shareece Wright may be the most underrated player on the team.Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller

LOS ANGELES -- If Ohio State running back Chris Wells doesn't play Saturday -- and few folks at USC believe that will be the case -- the Buckeyes might try to throw more.
"Hopefully," Trojans cornerback Shareece Wright said.
You just said, "Who?" didn't you?
Fans immediately recognize many names on the USC defense -- Cushing, Maualuga, Mays, Moala, Griffen, Matthews, etc.
Wright isn't one of them, a fact that gets the excitable Nick Holt, the Trojans defensive coordinator, even more excited than usual.
"Shareece might be the most underrated football player on our team," Holt said. "He is a great, great football player."

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Noting the Trojans: Sanchez as 'fired up' as Carroll
September 11, 2008 10:17 PM


Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller

LOS ANGELES -- USC coach Pete Carroll often begins talking about a game by telling reporters that he's "jacked" and "pumped", his personal thesaurus terms for "excited."
And, truth is, "excited" doesn't do justice to the way Carroll acts around his football team.
QB Mark Sanchez is in the midst of his fourth season with Carroll, and it's obvious some of that has rubbed off on the junior, who's learned to contain his emotions while not watering down his enthusiasm.
Sanchez, the knee he dislocated during the preseason apparently not bothering him at all, had a practice just short of brilliant Thursday. He missed on only a couple of throws and never badly. He was clearly in sync with his receivers.

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kc286496;1256948; said:
Well, the game is almost here. The months and months of anticipation are over. The predictions, game analysis, and days of trying to digest the negativity that the media has thrown at us and determine whether to buy into it are all OVER!

To the men who don the Scarlet & Grey, you are our heroes. Give 100% and we will love you. We are proud of you. You represent us on a level that you may probably never understand. Games of this magnitude are about GREAT players, GREAT performers rising to the occasion and putting their teams on their backs. With that said, BE GREAT TOMORROW.

James Lauranaitis, BE GREAT TOMORROW.

Malcom Jenkins, BE GREAT TOMORROW.

Alex Boone, BE GREAT TOMORROW.

Chris Wells, if physical limitations keep you from being the great Buckeye that we all know you are, then be a leader. Inspire.

Someone else always emerges in games like this and annoints themself as the next great Ohio State star. Brandon Saine? Terrelle Pryor? Kurt Coleman? Devier Posey? Cameron Heyward? Someone will BE GREAT TOMORROW in leading the Buckeyes to victory!

See you at the Collisseum! Drive, drive on down the field!
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I can't get any work done.

By the way, love all the articles about how awesome USC is.

AP - Los Angeles - Mark Sanchez just had a magical practice in which he cured cancer when the twos were in briefly and then built an SUV that runs on nothing but water during the special teams portion of the practice. Coach Pete Carroll had this to say about his nothing-short-of-extraordinary QB:

"Dude, he is, like, the real deal man. I'm pumped to have him here in So Cal, dude."

Oh, and Lou Holtz said last night that all USC needs to do is "show up" to win this game. I would hope that with Lou's Ohio State ties he is just trying to motivate the team.

Give me a fucking break with this USC love fest!!!! :biggrin:
 
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USC, with its most team speed ever, plans to press than advantage vs. Ohio State

[SIZE=-1]10:00 PM PDT on Thursday, September 11, 2008[/SIZE]

[SIZE=-1]By DAN WEBER[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The Press-Enterprise[/SIZE]

LOS ANGELES - The world-class Olympic track is no longer at the Coliseum. It's all football these days.
But don't be surprised if the top-ranked Trojans try to turn Saturday's long-awaited matchup against Ohio State's fifth-ranked Buckeyes into a track meet.
On every play, in every way, look for this Trojans team to try to turn this marquee matchup into a match race.

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If we win/lose in a very close game we'll be ok, but if we lose in NCG fasion our program is gonna take another hit that I don't know how long it'll take to recover. So I say just win the game, shut the media up, and get back to Columbus. If we win this game man it's going to feel like we won the NCG with all the hype and doubt because its unbelievable how they are hammering our program right now.
 
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Oh guys the big day is almost upon us. Living in California and watching the unbiased ESPN (sorry puked in my mouth a little) is getting sickening. I am so tired of hearing all the negativity and anti-buckeye talk.

I hope the buckeyes beat the piss out of USC. I'm off and will be glued to the TV with a few beers. Hopefully we can make all the sportscaster and ESPN desk jockeys eat alot of crow......

Look forward to the game post on Saturday...

GO BUCKS
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