Where Are They Now? College Power Rankings
By Tom Galaraga Ten-years ago this week, Herm Edwards enlightened the sporting world with an insight that was painfully obvious yet often forgot. ‘HELLO!!! You play to win the game… You don’t just play to play it.’ The rant, which inevitably became an iconic blip in the televisual-lexicon, no doubt re-fueled the 2-5 New York Jets and ignited a four-game win streak. Although the Jets season ended in the second round of the play-offs when they were defeated by the Oakland Raiders for the second year in a row, Edwards post-game interview proved to indeed be a...
Read MoreBig Game LA: the PAC-12 Shines on Both Coasts
By Tom Galaraga Fueled on outstanding performances by Robert Woods and Marqise Lee, the USC Trojans shook-off a slow start and a third-quarter offensive storm by the Syracuse Orange to ride out a 42-29 victory. The Orange men came out strong after a 69-minute game delay that was prompted by thunderstorms and took control of the third quarter, surging offensively to put up 14 against the men of Troy. But Syracuse could do nothing in the fourth quarter against the receiving tandem of Woods and Lee, who dominated the less-athletic Syracuse backs and combined for 159 passing-yards...
Read MoreDespite Impressive Victory, The Trojans Fall… A big win by Alabama pushes the Crimson Tide to No. 1
By Tom Galaraga This start of the season the USC Trojans found themselves at the top of the hill, ranked No. 1 by the Associated Press poll and ahead of the defending BCS Champions, the Crimson Tide. But after an impressive victory over the University of Michigan and their one-time Heisman hopeful Denard Robinson, who was absolutely contained by the Alabama defense, the Crimson Tide have risen to the No. 1 spot in the Nation. And despite pounding the University of Hawaii in what has almost become a yearly tradition of its own (49-10), the Trojans fell to the second spot in the...
Read MoreUSC Defense- National Championship?
by Tom Galaraga For the No. 1 ranked USC Trojans who will be in the chase for a National Championship this season it will all come down to defense. Nobody doubts the high-power offense that is being led by the Heiseman front runner Matt Barkely or the five returning All-Americans, and why would they? This season the offensive side of the ball is stacked with nine returning starters, including the best receiving tandem in college football Robert Woods and Marquis Lee. What remains questionable, however, is a Trojan defense that has in the past demonstrated a lack of depth and...
Read MoreRoad to the Rose Bowl- USC : Pre-Season Tease
Pasadena Pilot is thrilled to announce our new weekly series by featured author Tom Galaraga: The Road to the Rose Bowl. Everything you want to know about College Teams fighting their way to the Granddaddy of Them All on New Year’s Day in Pasadena! With an elite offense featuring what is, arguably, one the best the receiving cores in Nation–not to forget the Heisman-Hunting quarterback, Matt Barkley, who returns for his senior year to tend to some ‘unfinished business’–the USC Trojans enter the 2012-13 season stacked on the offensive side of the ball. And...
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