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USC Football 2009: Salvaging a Silver Lining

Published on: 2nd November, 2009

I've been watching college football for long enough to learn not to get too high, or too low. In the recent past, I've endured 13 straight losses to the Irish, a similar streak to the Bruins, then watched it all turn around with rise of the Pete Carroll-led Trojan dynasty that ...

Aaron Corp Could Drag USC to Six Losses This Season, Push Fans Off the Ledge

Published on: 21st September, 2009

"We DO have plenty of life insurance, but it has to look like an accident so that the kids and I can receive the double indemnity benefits."—Mrs. T8. Ah...my wife and her infinite wisdom. I took a poll: Slitting my wrists wouldn't look like an accident. Nor would jumping off the balcony. (I'd probably ...

USC-Ohio State: A Postmortem Examination of the 2009 Classic

Published on: 13th September, 2009

As promised, T8 is here on the "Sunday After" to provide a breakdown and analysis of the instant classic that played out in front of a record-setting crowd at the "Shoe" in Columbus, Ohio. Let there be one, undeniable, conclusion we all agree upon: The Ohio State Buckeye program has turned a ...

Looking for Trouble: Teams That Schedule the Toughest OOC Opponents

Published on: 20th July, 2009

What team in college football goes looking for trouble the most? What team really does seek out the most difficult challenges when they don’t have to? Which teams, year in and year out, are the road warriors taking their game into a hostile, foreign stadium for the sole purpose of wrecking ...