I didn’t think they would have much of a chance against Georgia (which has had an underachieving season given their pre-season hype).

Big-10 not looking so hot (Iowa being the only win) in this bowl season. Hopefully the trend reverses at the Rose Bowl.

Georgia up 17-12

Clemson now only up 21-20.

Then we could be watching another Pac 10 team outside of the Rose Bowl.

after a blocked punt. BTW I still don’t get why Clemson fired Tommy if they were only going to promote the interim HC to permanent status.

Georgia trying to put the game out of reach.

Did anyone else watch the parade?

with a huge late x-mas gift from the refs.

Sigh.

too predictable IMO.

They play that effing song after every damn play, it makes me want to puke

didn’t Markie start whing about getting hit…both in the Oregon State and the UCLA games?

Sanchez IS a weenie!!

Bailing out the toolbags again.

It’s because the university sits at the foot of Nittany Mountain.

I guess I cant say I blame you folks

If Sanchez has that much time to throw Penn St. is in trouble.

Oh well.

I love the fans who dress up as Paterno…wonder if they sell those costumes in the PSU student store

watching a quarterback run through the USC defense on a sunny day at the rose bowl reminds me of pat cowan

“We are not afraid of YOU!”

The provided time for the pass, got downfield on the screen and opened up room for Clark on the draw. The o-line was incredible there.

Let’s go PSU. TAKE HIM DOWN!

PSU will have to come with some blitzes and get Sanchez’s uniform dirty. They need to rattle him; they can’t allow him to sit back and pick them apart like he has in the last two drives.

Way too predictable there.

must seize this opportunity to get in Sanchez’s face way back on their 15.

He is getting killed.

We hit a lot harder.

PSU has got to get more physical.

Were they doing the “Souljah Boy” on their sidelines?

is going to chew these guys up and spit them out at halftime.

They pointed it out on the news last night, you can still read BRUINS thought the red in the u$c endzone. I can clearly make out the B. HA HA HA

Finally sacked Markie.

is looking weaker than our defense. WTF?

too many opportunities.

Now I am starting to wonder why these guys are in a BCS bowl game? This is a freaking joke.

now they’re handing it to them.

Dammit.

shouldn’t get automatic bids to BCS games … if they keep this up.

As weak as we were, and with all the problems we faced on both sides of the ball, we played sc tougher.

And, Oregon State?

Maybe the Big 10 isn’t all that tough.

You’re bringing the blitz, yet you’re dropping into a 3 deep coverage so they can beat you underneath. If you’re going to bring the blitz, you have to have faith they can get to the QB and not worry about getting beat deep. If they get to the QB, the receivers won’t have time to get deep.

The hapless Chiefs will take him.

(snicker, snicker.)

Let’s see what PSU can do.

PSU isn’t playing well.

They should call it like it is.

USC is only a couple wins from being the bestest team evar! as well as finding a cure for cancer and solving the crisis in the Middle East.

the dude should be fired at the halftime. Toolbag.

He will do what he can do with what he has.

They’re very, very good, but last I checked the championship game is in 7 days.

Really?!?

They’re sort of funny…Oklahoma or Texas would slice and dice Sanchez & Co.

But, which Big 10 team would play better? I like the Big 10 tie in — tradition and all, and I can remember a run when they dominated this game, including our 2 horrible losses to Wisconsin.

I want to beat up on him, again.

He won’t play well against us.

Was hired this week by D-II North Alabama.

Recall some rumors from last year about his possible interest in the UCLA job, among others.

Sanchez might be graduating early: I would love to have Mushburger watch this: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=49321081

no brainer for them.

1/2 a yard to go, the sneak works well.

Hopefully the playcalling is little less predictable this time around.

Perfect example.

I just saw a comment from bruingirl and it was gone?

Will Petey/ABC sideline reporter be disturbed about this?

I have no real football advice to the Nittany Lions, other than to use their big QB more, and to make it all about planting Sanchez in the dirt right now.

Good grief. What are these guys going to do when the SUC lovefest is over?

SuC will hold them here as PSU will go for some kind of run/sneak in two successive tries.

There’s no quitting in PSU football.

how he went 0-4 against UCLA?

More points for USC. They’re killing the same seams of the cover 3, yet the PSU DC won’t go away from it. I feel bad for PSU fans because their DC is the presumed successor to Joe Pa.

Will they put on a PSU alum to counterbalance MeShawn?

SC has built their program around SoCal players. The out of state guys have been nice add ons, but the program is built on local players. SC has gotten their pick of all the local players for years. Hopefully CRN can continue to chip away at that dominance until we’re on equal footing and getting our share of the local guys, but any team who dominates SoCal will win a lot of games. It’s okay Keyshawn, keep talking though.

Is it going to take a spinal cord injury to make Pete stop teaching and condoning leading with the helmet? ABC is also enabling this dangerous behavior…

I don’t think Penn St. will make the comeback, but it’s still only a 2 score game. Weirder things have happened…

and PSU will have the ball. I still don’t think it’ll happen, but as I said, weirder things have happened…

I know the objective of the ad and didn’t have a big issue with it, but I’ve seen Bruin fans (not so much on BN) who truly believe the monopoly is not over. Seeing how fast and strong USC is, you can tell we have a long ways to go. We’re a lot closer now then we were a year ago, but we’re still a ways off.

I’ve seen people who try to downplay the importance of recruiting and claim that games are won between the lines and not in recruiting, but the fact is we need to step up the recruiting. We don’t have the athletes that USC does and until we start getting some, USC will still be the king of the Pac 10. We’ve started to make progress with players like Presley and guys like Carroll, Te’o and Phillipp will definitely help if we can land them, but it’s going to take time.

Those who are claiming the monopoly is over are dead wrong. I think we’re going to get there. With the coaching job we saw this season plus the closing ability of CRN and Chow reportedly lighting up the recruiting trail we’ve got a shot to take USC down and start getting ourselves into Rose Bowls consistently, but I remind everyone that it’s going to take time and the first thing we have to do is get top notch athletes in the program. Regardless of our thoughts on USC’s program and the coaching of PSU today (or lack thereof), USC was the dominant teams and had the far superior athletes. Those are the types of athletes we need and it’s going to take multiple recruiting classes before we can load up our program with those kinds of guys. Be patient.

the monopoly, like a kingdom, is beginning its decline…showing some cracks—there are some glimpses at “the man behind the curtain,” if you will. The sickly sweet stench of death is on the monoploy’s breath.

Rome was not built, and neither did it fall, in one day.

We will never be competitive with sc for all of the people they recruit because we cannot take many of them into school.

The one’s we are competing for and landing sound like the kind of people (as simply opposed to players) we want.

IMHO, one reason they cannot maintain their recruiting edge is that they have so many players stacked up that many will not get playing time. I’m not talking about selfish people who demand to play, but if you are 5 deep at QB or running back — someone is not going to play. And, these kids rightfully want to play.

As much as I understand the need to recruit well, I also subscribe to the mantra that we have to win on the field to end the monopoly. This year, we took a step by beating them up and turning them into whiny wimps. But, we really need to win on the field to make our statement. Even if they have superior talent, that victory is not far off. We have intangibles. Give us a somewhat healthy team and a consistent O line and QB — which we can have next year, and we may end the monopoly, the right way.