BigSky 2
jonege 0
As for the touchdown that wasn't, yeah his knee was down, but they would have scored anyway. And speaking of plays that weren't reviewed but should have been, what about the Horns' interception on SC's last drive of the first half? That was CLEARLY an interception. He had control of the ball before he hit the ground, and he hit the ground ass-back-shoulders. The play should have been dead once ass hit, but he didn't let go of the ball until he was on his shoulders. Even the SC-awestruck announcers thought it was an interception. Yet that wasn't reviewed, and SC retained possession and got a field goal. If the right call had been made, no field goal (there's your three points, livendive), and the way Vince was moving the offense at that point, he easily could have taken the Horns all the way the other way prior to the end of the half to put Texas up 23-7 at the half. So there were plenty of bad calls that hurt both teams, but Texas didn't win it because of bad calls one way or the other. They won because they made a few more plays when the HAD to than SC did.
With respect to Pete Carrell's decisions to go for it on 4th and 1 instead of punting, that was absolutely the right decision under the circumstances. Even if they had kicked and pinned Texas inside the 5, there was no stopping Vince. He would have simply taken them 95 yards instead of 55, and Pete Carrell knew that. Hell, I WANTED SC to punt because I knew if Vince could just get one more possession at that point, he would definitely pull it out. That is just Vince Young. He did this kind of stuff in high school, and he really came into his own in the college game late last year and since then, he has been unstoppable. I was worried as hell when they decided to go for it because they hadn't been able to stop LenDale White when they HAD to all night, and if they had made it, SC almost certainly would have won. But when they came up short, my celebration started right then, because I KNEW Vince would take them in for the game-winning score. People who haven't watched this guy much don't understand how special he is. It's not just physical ability. He definitely has loads of that--a "freakish athlete" as Leinart put it after the game--but in addition to that, he has an intangible quality about him that you just almost never see--a kind of aura that makes those around him just KNOW they are going to win. The only other football player I have ever seen who had that same intangible is Joe Montana. Montana was obviously a totally different kind of player, but the thing that made him great, both in college and the NFL was the same kind of aura. I know this sounds like Vince-worship, and I guess it is, but as everyone who has really followed this guy and watched his career knows, there is a real and legitimate basis for it. As a Texas grad, I would love to see him stay one more year, but after last night, I would be shocked if he did. On the bright side, I am also a Texan fan, so if he does come out this year, hopefully the Texans will make their first-ever really smart draft decision and take him with the first pick.
HOOK 'EM!!!
With respect to Pete Carrell's decisions to go for it on 4th and 1 instead of punting, that was absolutely the right decision under the circumstances. Even if they had kicked and pinned Texas inside the 5, there was no stopping Vince. He would have simply taken them 95 yards instead of 55, and Pete Carrell knew that. Hell, I WANTED SC to punt because I knew if Vince could just get one more possession at that point, he would definitely pull it out. That is just Vince Young. He did this kind of stuff in high school, and he really came into his own in the college game late last year and since then, he has been unstoppable. I was worried as hell when they decided to go for it because they hadn't been able to stop LenDale White when they HAD to all night, and if they had made it, SC almost certainly would have won. But when they came up short, my celebration started right then, because I KNEW Vince would take them in for the game-winning score. People who haven't watched this guy much don't understand how special he is. It's not just physical ability. He definitely has loads of that--a "freakish athlete" as Leinart put it after the game--but in addition to that, he has an intangible quality about him that you just almost never see--a kind of aura that makes those around him just KNOW they are going to win. The only other football player I have ever seen who had that same intangible is Joe Montana. Montana was obviously a totally different kind of player, but the thing that made him great, both in college and the NFL was the same kind of aura. I know this sounds like Vince-worship, and I guess it is, but as everyone who has really followed this guy and watched his career knows, there is a real and legitimate basis for it. As a Texas grad, I would love to see him stay one more year, but after last night, I would be shocked if he did. On the bright side, I am also a Texan fan, so if he does come out this year, hopefully the Texans will make their first-ever really smart draft decision and take him with the first pick.
HOOK 'EM!!!
Blues,
Dave
My thoughts exactly. UT won, hats off to them. But I would be surprised to hear anybody with actual football knowledge say that USC got smoked. Aside from what you said you can also look to the touchdown for Texas that was without doubt not a touchdown that should have been reviewed. Or the fumble on the last drive which was ruled an incomplete. All that being said I still think Pete Carroll made some major mistakes that cost USC the game.