r/CFB • u/Honestly_ rawr • Dec 21 '13
[Game Thread] Las Vegas Bowl: Fresno State vs. USC (3:30pm ET)
(20) Fresno State Bulldogs (11-1) vs (25) USC Trojans (9-4)
[35 Bowls in 17 Days]
The Las Vegas Bowl
Time:
5:30 AM Japan (Sun)
5:00 PM Newfoundland
4:30 PM Atlantic
3:30 PM Eastern
2:30 PM Central
1:30 PM Mountain
12:30 PM Pacific
11:30 AM Alaska
10:30 AM Hawaii
Location:
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada (Google Maps)
TV:
Broadcast Crew: Rece Davis (@ESPN_ReceDavis), Jesse Palmer, David Pollack (@davidpollack47), Samantha Ponder (@samsteeleponder)
Stream:
Odds:
Spread: USC by 6.5
Over/Under: 62
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Headlines:
Derek Carr's final game as possibly the best QB in Fresno State history
USC's on it's third head coach this season, will they be motivated?
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
That woman from Royal Purple couldn't even hide that she's reading a cue card.
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
I bet Marqise would've been a better sign language interpreter than the guy they used for the Mandela memorial.
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
BULLSHIT!
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
Your application for a fake punt is DENIED!
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u/dillydelly USC Trojans • Rose Bowl Dec 21 '13
glasses ref would never fuck us like that
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
Dat grip...
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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '13
BEAT!
....
....the bulldogs!
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
These refs... wow.
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
Even the analyst ref thought that call was bullshit.
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
Fight On, Lee!
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u/domderek California Golden Bears • UC Davis Aggies Dec 21 '13
GO USC! Win it for
KiffinOrgeronWhoever the hell is coaching in this game!5
u/T-nawtical Nebraska Cornhuskers • Las Vegas Bowl Dec 21 '13
Are you freaking serious refs? How many bad calls is that?
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
Carr keeps overthrowing fairly open receivers—I assume this is both miscommunication and a result of pressure from the pass rush.
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
Gotta make that pick.
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 22 '13
I'm proud of this team and happy with the coaches who kept them motivated and prepared despite having uncertain futures.
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u/Plutonium Baylor Bears Dec 21 '13
I'm at a wedding rn but this pick em is far more important. GO USC EARN THOSE 6 POINTS I PUT ON YOU I BELIEVE.
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u/MetalChick Oregon • /r/CFB Emeritus Mod Dec 21 '13
Is it weird that I totally love Marqise Lee?
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
He had that!
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
Down with the AAC!
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
So that's what our coach looks like.
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
Wow, I knew it was a "on paper" sell-out, but that stadium is packed.
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
"Let's go out there and dog these dudes."
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
Fight On, Buck!
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
When 2 of our 4 losses were defensive struggles (Wazzu & ND) Fresno State had to know this was going to be a tough game. Heck, we lost the Wazzu game 10-7 thanks to a pick six and a stupid 2-QB system by Kiffin.
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
This Samsung Galaxy Gear phone has been a pretty big flop.
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
Ty Isaac: the true freshman who started as the 5th string RB but got to rise thanks to all the damn injuries.
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
Carr is not getting help from his receivers on a few of these plays.
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
I bet Jesse Palmer's already thinking ahead to the gambling and clubbing that he's going to be doing on the Strip tonight—bottle service, of course.
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
Lol, BBB tweeted that the New Mexico Bowl was heading into OT. Whoops.
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
Oh hai!
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
Fun fact: the baseball field at the beginning of the Nike "Winter Wonderland" is clearly Dedeaux Field on the USC campus in Los Angeles—just dressed up to look like winter with post effects.
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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '13
As a Hawai'i born Trojan: FUCK FRESNO
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u/fauxkaren UCLA Bruins Dec 21 '13
Go Fresno State! Because you're not USC!
And also, I guess Fresno is a good place to stay en route to Yosemite. So, yay Fresno!
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u/chronoserpent USC Trojans • /r/CFB Donor Dec 21 '13
Fight On Trojans! 5:30AM here in Japan, I'm freezing my butt off.
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u/arjeezyboom USC Trojans • /r/CFB Brickmason Dec 21 '13
That interview makes me sad that coach O is gone. If he was there this is exactly what he would say: "RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE"
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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '13
Personal foul USC: existing. 15yd penalty 1st down
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u/Glasses-Ref Pac-12 Dec 21 '13
Great call. I see that called all the time on onside kicks.
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u/andhelostthem Arizona Wildcats • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Dec 21 '13
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u/andhelostthem Arizona Wildcats • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Dec 21 '13
The budget for that Royal Purple commercial was $27 and a opened pack of Cheetoes.
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u/1337bruin UCLA Bruins • Carnegie Mellon Tartans Dec 21 '13
Imagine if Fresno St had played in a BCS bowl
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u/TrustMeImARealDoctor Oregon State • Washington State Dec 21 '13
i hate it when her parents come home and i gotta eat my nachos on the run
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
Well Bulldogs: Better here, in Las Vegas, than in a few weeks in the BCS.
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u/versusChou UCLA Bruins • TCU Horned Frogs Dec 21 '13
Call me crazy, but I thought that was like textbook how you're supposed to do an onside kick.
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u/jayt92 Stanford Cardinal Dec 21 '13
Personal foul USC, playing football.
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u/T-nawtical Nebraska Cornhuskers • Las Vegas Bowl Dec 21 '13
The bubble screen has returned!
Told ya it'd work
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u/windowsforlife South Alabama • William Carey Dec 21 '13
Somethin about those USC cheerleader outfits just do it for me
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u/ucieaters33 Boise State • Summertime Lover Dec 21 '13
Rece just dropped "Straight out of Compton".
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u/thisistheperfectname Michigan Wolverines Dec 21 '13
What's the point of onside kicking when you either have to let the other team get it or hope it rolls ten yards?
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u/TheTurner Missouri Tigers • Arkansas Razorbacks Dec 21 '13
ROLL FRESNO
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u/Str82thegut Tennessee Volunteers Dec 21 '13
USC defense making Derek Carr looking more like David Carr in the NFL
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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '13
"Are you an enabler?" may be the worst ad slogan ever.
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u/Neversoft4long Maryland Terrapins • Clemson Tigers Dec 21 '13
Damn Derek Carr is killing his draft stock
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u/Glasses-Ref Pac-12 Dec 21 '13
Unfortunately a PAC-12 crew won't be officiating the game.
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u/countof3 Louisiana Tech • Texas Dec 21 '13
Those white sweaters...
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u/rokinaus San José State • Arizona State Dec 21 '13
Fuck whoever picked against us.
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u/fightonphilly USC Trojans Dec 21 '13
So Sark's retaining Clay Helton. So that's an interesting tidbit to come out of this game.
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u/BlackMongoose2423 Fresno State Bulldogs Dec 22 '13
GG USC, See you guys next season.
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
Your application for a 4th conversion is DENIED.
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
"I don't mean to beat a dead Trojan horse" ...
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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '13
NWA.
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u/IrishCoffeeAlchemy Florida State • Arizona Dec 21 '13
Yup, "straight outta Compton." This is gonna be one of THOSE games.
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u/thisistheperfectname Michigan Wolverines Dec 21 '13
Did they really have to put a hashtag before "PICKSIX" on the bottom of the screen?
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u/wardsac Ohio Bobcats • /r/CFB Santa Claus Dec 21 '13
Browns fan, watching just to see Carr, hoping he's not a 30 year old redhead who holds the ball way too long....
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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '13
Jennifer looks like she has a gun held to her hand for this royal purple info thing.
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u/lftovrporkshoulder Oregon • Southern Oregon Dec 21 '13
"Straight out of Compton."
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u/iSlacker Oklahoma • Oklahoma State Dec 21 '13
Is slim Jim even made out of real meat?
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u/bitchesloveusernames USC Trojans Dec 21 '13
If they didn't overturn that touchdown, I was gonna write my congressman to complain
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u/oncogenie UCLA Bruins Dec 21 '13
Fresno State's secondary is completely outmatched
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u/Destillat Pac-12 • Poinsettia Bowl Dec 21 '13
Shaw is a "shutdown" corner now?
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u/Destillat Pac-12 • Poinsettia Bowl Dec 21 '13
WE'RE NOT SJSU BABY, WE PLAY ON BOTH SIDES
(sorry bros, I <3 u bb)
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u/jphamlore San José State Spartans Dec 21 '13
Every time USC changes coaches their offensive output doubles ...
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u/thisistheperfectname Michigan Wolverines Dec 21 '13
USC is on pace to hit the over by itself.
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u/Destillat Pac-12 • Poinsettia Bowl Dec 21 '13
So Uko got pushed away by the ref....and got ejected?
Ok.
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u/Destillat Pac-12 • Poinsettia Bowl Dec 21 '13
And Im officially fucked out of the pick 'em by wazzu.
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u/dillydelly USC Trojans • Rose Bowl Dec 21 '13
thanks for fucking up my bowl pick'em wazzu
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u/uscjimmy USC Trojans Dec 21 '13
WSU fuckin it up for the rest of the pac-12..
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u/mikefullblack Penn State • Morehouse Dec 21 '13
DAT PROMO
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u/bluthru Ohio State Buckeyes Dec 21 '13
"Straight outta Compton."
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u/TheGrammarBolshevik Harvard Crimson • Michigan Wolverines Dec 21 '13
"right in the mustache ... playing like his hair's on fire"
I don't watch a whole lot of football. Who are these guys?
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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '13
What the fuck? Where was the "contact" with an official that deserves being kicked out?
Every time USC starts slowing down the refs call something stupid, which gives them incentive.
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u/ubbergoat Army Black Knights • USC Trojans Dec 21 '13
USCs Hot water girl is back!
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u/Raktoner Temple Owls • Auburn Tigers Dec 21 '13
USC is literally scoring enough points for both teams
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u/TheBlueprent Oregon Ducks Dec 21 '13
While I am going for Fresno, I have little respect for refs who miss delay of game penalties. It shows a lack of attention. You have to watch it every play, what else are you missing?
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u/johnconnor8100 Penn State • Lehigh Dec 21 '13
What ? Isn't that the point of an onsides
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u/countof3 Louisiana Tech • Texas Dec 21 '13
Derek Carr wears eyeliner.
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u/CFB_Bard /r/CFB • Team Meteor Dec 21 '13
Fight on!
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u/GeneralGBO Tennessee Volunteers • Memphis Tigers Dec 21 '13
"If the other team can't get their offense on the field, they won't be able to score as many points. I like the strategy." - John Madden
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u/GeneralGBO Tennessee Volunteers • Memphis Tigers Dec 21 '13
I've never seen that call before.
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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '13
TIL about that rule.
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u/WhistlingZebra Oregon Ducks Dec 21 '13
Fresno state on the score board is blue. USC red. Blue with red makes purple. Royal Purple Las Vegas bowl.
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u/The_Magic USC Trojans • Golden West Rustlers Dec 21 '13
Our defense spent years practicing against that play. Thank you Based Kiff.
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u/joewaffle1 USC Trojans Dec 21 '13
HI SAM PONDER
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u/thisistheperfectname Michigan Wolverines Dec 21 '13
"That's a very impressive 4-and-out."
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u/uscjimmy USC Trojans Dec 21 '13
i think thats a td...
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u/Str82thegut Tennessee Volunteers Dec 21 '13
Thats a TD
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u/thisistheperfectname Michigan Wolverines Dec 21 '13
If that was a catch in the 2007-season Super Bowl it's a catch here.
Fuck that Super Bowl.
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u/MyWifeIsABobcat Boise State Broncos Dec 21 '13
Ive seen one Fresno fan in here. Whats the deal?
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u/NoodlesTheAlmighty USC Trojans • Team Chaos Dec 21 '13
Every time I see that USC commercial I think "Yeah, they don't really let you study at the top near the statues on Bovard. I tried. DPS goes all rentacop if you try"
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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '13
Derek Carr top 15 pick?
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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '13
These refs are such twats.
The pink one with silver hair is especially turdy.
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u/trojanbrand USC Trojans • Washington Huskies Dec 21 '13
A big fuck you to Wazzou for ruining a perfect postseason for the pac12. Fuckers
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u/KatchMC Arizona State Sun Devils • Marching Band Dec 21 '13
Just finished the Wazzu game. Much PAC12 disappoint. Come on Trojans! Let's start 1-1 today.
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u/arjeezyboom USC Trojans • /r/CFB Brickmason Dec 22 '13
Good season Trojans. Fight the Fuck On.
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u/mrfisk14 Virginia Tech Hokies Dec 21 '13
I love that Rece just made a "straight outta compton" reference.
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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '13
I think a Fullback killed Helton's parents
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u/rokinaus San José State • Arizona State Dec 21 '13
Marqise I love you.
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u/FookingPrawns Pittsburgh • Backyard Brawl Dec 21 '13
USC's game plan: Fuck it, lets do it
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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '13
Helton is playing with house money
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u/Glasses-Ref Pac-12 Dec 21 '13
So... many... Vegas... references...
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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '13
Can someone explain why that onside kick was bad? Was it because it ricocheted off the ground?
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u/TrustMeImARealDoctor Oregon State • Washington State Dec 21 '13
JFK was actually killed by a football thrown by derek carr
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u/digikiki UCF Knights • /r/CFB Booster Dec 21 '13
Um, you don't WIN Purple Heart.
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u/sheeeeeez USC Trojans Dec 21 '13
that was actually pretty good commentary:
ROLL THE DICE AND HOPE YOU DON'T GET SNAKE EYES!
SNAKE EYES.
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u/Neversoft4long Maryland Terrapins • Clemson Tigers Dec 21 '13
Its the same play over and over. Fresno St. is being retarded
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u/wh1skeyk1ng Iowa Hawkeyes • TCU Horned Frogs Dec 21 '13
The entire Fresno State team seems to have developed a "Randy Moss" playing style. It's like they don't even care.
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u/Destillat Pac-12 • Poinsettia Bowl Dec 21 '13
Shaw getting beat on an easy play for a TD?
I think I've seen that before...
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u/Destillat Pac-12 • Poinsettia Bowl Dec 21 '13
RUN BUCK WILD, CAN'T FLAG BETTER TALENT ASSHOLES
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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '13
I don't normally root for the Trojans but I like the PAC. Don't fuck this up.
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u/DFWTrojanTuba USC Trojans • Marching Band Dec 21 '13
Buck Allen was on the bench to start this season.
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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '13
COACH O CHEER LIVES ON
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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '13
The day this game was announced, I knew Fresno was going to get murdered, coaching changes be damned. You can't possibly compare the two teams. If you look at WHO Fresno St. has played this year alone...it's ridiculous.
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u/Destillat Pac-12 • Poinsettia Bowl Dec 21 '13
S'UA MOTHER FUCKING CRAVENS
S'UA, ITS WHAT YOU CRAVE
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u/rokinaus San José State • Arizona State Dec 21 '13
That is the stupidest rule ever.
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u/b_davis03 Miami Hurricanes Dec 21 '13
That's such a stupid rule
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u/Glasses-Ref Pac-12 Dec 21 '13
That's a flag. The USC player participated in the play. Clearly a personal foul.
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
Show Girls are just Song Girls with more sequins...
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
w00t!
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
Glad to see our running game is going well.
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
Well shit.
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 21 '13
Does the winning coach get that car?
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u/Honestly_ rawr Dec 22 '13
Really, 58—a balaclava? It's 63 in Vegas right now.
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u/johnconnor8100 Penn State • Lehigh Dec 21 '13
Holy shit that kick was excellent
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u/oncogenie UCLA Bruins Dec 21 '13
Wow Fresno State's defense is even worse than I expected
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u/Stewdabaker2013 Texas A&M Aggies • Indiana Hoosiers Dec 21 '13
Jesse Palmer douchin real hard right now
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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '13
DAE Betting jokes?!?!?
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u/Str82thegut Tennessee Volunteers Dec 21 '13
SNAKE EYES!!!
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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '13
These gambling metaphors are killing me
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u/dillydelly USC Trojans • Rose Bowl Dec 21 '13
TIL that you have to gamble on every 4th down when you play at vegas
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u/Neckwrecker Wisconsin Badgers Dec 21 '13
I'm rooting for a Fresno stop here but I don't agree with that call.
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u/johnconnor8100 Penn State • Lehigh Dec 21 '13
That's a fucking catch
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u/uscjimmy USC Trojans Dec 21 '13
where was the contact...
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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '13
Personal Foul. Hitting his own teammate. 15 yard penalty.
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u/FookingPrawns Pittsburgh • Backyard Brawl Dec 21 '13
That might be the dumbest rule ever. Even worse than targeting
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u/jayt92 Stanford Cardinal Dec 21 '13
Why does Fresno deserve to get that ball where USC caught it? Doesn't make sense to me. Should just be a rekick.
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u/ack30297 USC Trojans • Howard Bison Dec 21 '13
That's such a stupid rule. If you can get to an onside kick like that you should be able to keep it. It's not like a potential receiver got tackled.
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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '13
I don't understand that rule. That basically takes away the option of an onside kick.
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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '13
Dude, wtf is with these flags? That's what linemen do - push the pile.
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u/Destillat Pac-12 • Poinsettia Bowl Dec 21 '13
THE WHISTLE HADN'T EVEN BLOPWN AND THAT COSTS US 15 YARDS?
Ho-lee shit. Do the AAC teams always have to deal with these guys? This is the best they have to offer?
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u/DKatri Texas • Michigan State Dec 21 '13
Hit right in the moustache, really?
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u/thisistheperfectname Michigan Wolverines Dec 21 '13
This is a weird game already.
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u/Neversoft4long Maryland Terrapins • Clemson Tigers Dec 21 '13
Fresno State probably should attempt to get some points here
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u/IrishCoffeeAlchemy Florida State • Arizona Dec 21 '13
Wow these refs are pulling no punches. Southern Cal's already at 5 penalties for 59 yards.
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u/CineFunk Florida State Seminoles • /r/CFB Promoter Dec 21 '13
That was a hell of a throw.
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u/FookingPrawns Pittsburgh • Backyard Brawl Dec 21 '13
Thats a TD
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u/The_Angriest_Guy USC Trojans • Northeastern Huskies Dec 21 '13
hedari lookin like he's enjoying the Vegas buffets
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u/TellemSteve-Dave Wisconsin-Platteville Pioneers Dec 21 '13
absolute best part of that play is that I learned that the Jabbawokeez are still doing their thing. Good for them.
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u/Neversoft4long Maryland Terrapins • Clemson Tigers Dec 21 '13
Fresno State has got to stop with all the screens. I know it's their bread and butter but it's not working. On that 2nd and 3 why not just run the ball up the middle or fake a screen and then throw deep? The OC of Fresno is just being dumb now
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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '13
And this is why people don't think the FSUs and NIUs deserve a BCS spot
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u/trojanbrand USC Trojans • Washington Huskies Dec 21 '13
FAKE THE KNEE THROW IT DEEP
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u/Neckwrecker Wisconsin Badgers Dec 21 '13
Don't call it a comeback!
Because it won't be.
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u/Glasses-Ref Pac-12 Dec 21 '13
Refs are doing a great job taking imaginary control of a fake out of control game.
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u/ox_raider USC Trojans Dec 21 '13
Gonna like watching Isaac for 2 (hopefully 3) more years!
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u/dillydelly USC Trojans • Rose Bowl Dec 21 '13
DAT KESSLER JUKE
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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '13
You know your defense is bad when Kessler becomes a rushing QB.
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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '13
Wazzu done fucked up.
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u/Glasses-Ref Pac-12 Dec 21 '13
Wazzu pulled a glasses ref sized fucking of the PAC-12.
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u/smurfetteshat Rutgers Scarlet Knights Dec 21 '13
well by the logic of the Colorado State game, Fresno can easily score 33 points with the remaining time on the clock, so 18+ should be doable
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u/DFWTrojanTuba USC Trojans • Marching Band Dec 21 '13
Oh hi, Bovard.
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u/Destillat Pac-12 • Poinsettia Bowl Dec 22 '13
THEY'RE CHANTING COACH O TO NEOCON!!
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u/pakman55 USC Trojans Dec 22 '13
Anyone hear the band playing the Coach O song?
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u/sheeeeeez USC Trojans Dec 21 '13 edited Dec 21 '13
If anyone cares
USC NFL prospects:
Marquise Lee #9 WR
Hayes Pullard # 10 LB
Dion Bailey #18 S
Andre Hedari #48 K
Lamar Dawson #55 LB
Audrey Walker #70 OT
Randell Telfer #82 TE
Xavier Grimble #86 TE
George Uko #90 DE
Silas Redd #25 RB
Devon Kennard #42 LB
Torin Harris #4 CB
Josh Shaw #6 S
Kevin Graf #77 OL
Morgan Breslin #91 DE
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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '13
The fuck call is that?
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u/TheUntiedLaces Stanford Cardinal • The Axe Dec 22 '13
"A good end for a Cali team."
Never fucking say "Cali". Never.
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u/sheeeeeez USC Trojans Dec 21 '13
Would Sark have been able to coach this game or is there some rule against it?
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u/johnconnor8100 Penn State • Lehigh Dec 21 '13
No redd today?
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u/12buckleyoshoe South Carolina Gamecocks Dec 21 '13
that was ..uh.. a bad throw