In Reply to: Deservingly so posted by Starbucks on October 03, 2026 at 20:45:21
Basically USC played less badly. Neither team was impressive.
I am SO, SO happy we didn't end up with Jedd Fisch. The offensive play calling was horrible. The passing game was entirely swing pass and long balls down the sidelines. It was as though the intermediate pass and the middle of the field were declared illegal.
Washington was being killed by USC's pass rush, but Fisch did nothing to counteract that. Apparently, they don't have a screen pass in their play book.
The two trick plays worked well, but that was about it for misdirection.
OTOH, I saw nothing that makes me fear playing SC in November. The USC guy I talked to agreed, saying he doesn't think this is one of Lincoln Riley's more talented teams.