Christian Rector intercepts his own tipped pass and USC is going to win over Arizona State and its backup QB.
USC has 11 penalties, including seven false starts. Four false starts are on special teams.
USC downs the punt at the 1-yard line. Arizona State will need to go 99 yards.
Kedon Slovis throws a pick six but it’s coming back on defensive holding penalty.
A roughing passer penalty negates interception by Talanoa Nufanga. The penalty was on Jay Tufele. He also had one on Justin Herbert.
Arizona State punts again. This is where they miss Jayden Daniels.
After a review, it’s a fumble. ASU ball.
Kenan Christon fumbles and ASU recovers. But the play is being reviewed.
Chase McGrath FG makes it 31-20. The first USC points since first quarter.
Kedon Slovis leaves the game with a suspected cramp in his leg. Center Brett Neilon also limped off the field on same play.
I forgot about former USC corner Jack Jones. He breaks up a fourth down pass and didn’t get an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Times have changed.
Olaijah Griffin had a pass interference penalty and gave up a TD pass. It’s 28-20, USC.
Can John Baxter try a pooch kick?
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LSU leads Alabama, 33-13. Never forget Pat Haden refused to hire Ed Orgeron.
A sloppy second quarter finally ends. USC leads, 28-13 at halftime.
USC cornerback Isaac Taylor-Stuart is having a rough day. He just gave up his second TD pass. USC leads, 28-13.
Amon-Ra St. Brown caught a 95-yard TD pass with 3 ASU defensive backs covering him. This is awful defense. The funny part is John Baxter, who doesn’t want to do squib kicks, just did another one.
USC cannot defend kickoffs.
Arizona State cannot stop USC’s offense and the tackling vs. Kenan Christon was downright silly as he caught a pass and ran straight the end zone through the Matador defense.
Arizona State returns a kickoff 97 yards to the USC 3-yard line. Maybe John Baxter should practice squib kicks for once. It’s 14-7 after Isaac Taylor-Stuart lets his man go to the end zone and doesn’t follow him.
USC goes right down the field again through a porous ASU defense. It’s 14-0 after Kenan Christon‘s TD catch.
“An illegal shift on the extra point is a new one,” the announcer says after USC penalty.
USC goes down the field pretty easily and Drake London catches a TD pass from Kedon Slovis. For USC’s sake, they need to throw to London for all four quarters . . . unlike last week.
Are you more interested in USC-Arizona State or LSU-Alabama?
Quarterback Jayden Daniels is out with a knee injury. True freshman Joey Yellen of Mission Viejo gets the start for Arizona State.
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There is no way that the Sun Devils should be competitive in this game. But we shall see…
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67 — I saw Mutiny on the Bounty as a kid —guys got keel hauled for a lot less than Baxter is doing…
#KeelHaulBaxter..
#MakeHeltonWatch…
#ThenKeelHaulHelton…
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Last year Toa single handedly stole all oxygen from the team —this year that job was delegated to Baxter…
#AndHeKnewWhatToDoWithIt…
#HopeHeltonGivesHimABigNeckHugAfterGame
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Clay should be over the pressure and know he’s gone, I’d think? But instead he interviews like there’s a chance he can still be the HBC next year. It’s odd…that’s all.
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He looks like a genius today.
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USC gets a break to get a strong win and shift the momentum to get to a decent bowl game. Maybe UCLA can catch Utah off guard.
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Not likely….
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I guess it’s because most coaches would have a self deprecating humor to it all. Not him…he’s like nothing has changed. Like he will start crying uncontrollably when he’s told USC is moving in a new direction.
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Good night that is funny and so very true.
“…Hey what is this? How come my key don’t fit?” “Uh coach I think it’s time that……’ whatta’ ya’ mean? You mean I’m no longer coach? Hey wait a minute I met Mike Bohn…..he said I was doin’ a great job… Hey I can’t breathe…”
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Helton not breathing after being told is best case scenario….
#I’mWorriedHe’llGoPostal
#BohnNeedsMetalDetectorsInstalled
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How is it possible that Christon was 5th string at the start of the season?
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I really wonder whether dopey Clay still loves Baxter —special teams is screwing the team over again…
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Special teams – Baxter does it again…
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Special teams is a reflection of Baxter —-slow, lazy, undisciplined….I could go but you get the picture…
Herman told his team to take the kick 10 yards into the endzone cuz USC can’t cover….
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USC’s offense WAS AFRAID TO SCORE in the 2nd quarter….
#TheyDidn’tWantToWatchSpecialTeamsCoverTheKick…!
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I played football in high school and do not remember drills that taught players to run into each other on kickoffs is that a new thing?
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Yes….It’s one of the reasons that Bax is the best Special Teams coach in college football…Helton loves him…
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We are SO lucky —so far the shit play of special teams has not deflated the team….
#TheyLookLikeThey EXPECTIt….
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Another Clay misjudgment of talent – Christon doesn’t play because he is 5th string. So much talent with such shitty coaching.
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He was saving Christon for the Olympics.
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5th string BEHIND A WALK ON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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“5th stringer” and state 100 and 200 meter champ Christon takes it 58 yards. So much talent on this team. This team really should be undefeated. I hope that this is what Bohn is thinking.
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95 yards wow and if we can keep them out of the end zone on the kick off
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2 years ago we asked ‘what would this team be without Callaway?’ Now we ask ‘what would this team be without Baxter?’
#HeltonMustHaveADeathWish..
#BohnWillGrantIt…
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When is the punter going to show up?
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Classic Pendergast defense leaves the corners on an island, and what a surprise, easy ASU TD pass.
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Expect Pudly back soon.
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Pudly is in Chino doing 5-10 for, well, you know.
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28-13 at the half and it feels like SC is in trouble, wonder why ?
Maybe it’s because of the Three Stooges, Gomer, Fat Baxter and Clancy Dumbass ?
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The TV people are hinting that USC needs to stop confusing the vagina and the feet (pussy footing) and drop a loaf or get off the turlet (shit or get off the pot) and hire a real coach. If the first drive of the second half is any indication the tarmac is looking as the defense had nothing.
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This is staying true to what we’ve seen over the past 5 years. We’ll be lucky to pull this one off. I blame Flow.
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LSU 33 AL 13….her how’s Haden’s ‘hunch’ doin’?
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Got a game now. Trojan defense folding like taco.
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Slovis broken leg?
Christon out?
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So what. Helton is still the coach. That says it all.
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So if we do make it to a bowl game and this is a big IF, why do I feel that the real entertainment will the commercial breaks.
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It appears the QB is not properly strength’d and conditioned. I thought this is one of the things Helton said they were really going to work on?
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Where is Christon on this drive?
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Another shitty punt
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Baxter coached him from 50 yards per kick down to 25…
#&That’sNotEasy….
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Does anybody see Helton setting up Baxter as this year’s scapegoat? When it is found out that Baxter suffers from CTE, you can expect Bohn to give Helton another pass.
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On second thought it isn’t just one coach to blame for this collapse. Pendegast doesn’t know his job. And Helton can’t discipline his team. This crew must go or play in an empty stadium.
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Do they even practice?
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Helton with the cardinal, form-fitting t-shirt will cause me nightmares. For more than one reason.
AD Bohn, please do the right thing. The performance today is not what you took this job for.
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Another ugly win. Way to go Ed O and LSE going to be AL in AL.
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