Maybe a memo needs to go out to the rest of the Pac-12 that beating USC is not really a “rush the field” event these days (except for UCLA, of course).

What a huge drop from Holmes to Hobbi. No screen plays? When there’s too much pressure, you use the screen and I didn’t see that at all tonight.

Troy, #70 was one BIG FAT piece of crap. He looked like a matre’d…..right this way sir.

That offensive line couldn’t get running yards on a blind nun in the middle of a snowstorm. Pathetic coaching and play calling! Can’t wait to see the grades this week. They should be F- in just about every category.

You have to be able to RUN the ball. You can’t pass every down. Horrible offensive performance and equally horrrible play calling.

Offensive line didn’t get it done period. Big drop off at center, but that still has come down to offensive line coach getting it done.

Because the O Line is terrible, and Barkley is over-rated. He can’t move, and not very accurate on down field passes. Different game if Soma holds onto the 4th down TD pass, but again the O Line is terrible. No pass protection, and no holes for runs. Time to recruit more big linemen, and stop worrying about Oregon.

So when does Goat Boy, the OVERPAID carpet bagger, start with his “IFFIN” we woulda gotten that call…or IFFIN that wouda been a home game…When does it all start?
When do all you WAH WAH’s who previously loved Goat Boy’s SMUG demeanor, start calling for his head?
BTW…it only gets worse from this point on.
Fit on Torgan!

ok lets get to work!!!

well-a well-a well-a…it looks like the ChuckerBucker is oh so right on a number of comments and predictions!!!

first and foremost, the Karma Chameleon kicked the trOans right in the nuts for their pitiful attempt to pick on the wolfman!!!!

Goatboy would be a 3 win coach if he were anywhere but USC. The guy sucked when he was OC before and sucks even worse now. Can you imagine a dumber coach at SC … well besides Steve Suckisian than Goatboy Kiffin

So many of the comments here are embarrassing. A lot of things went wrong tonight: Some bad luck, some near-misses, some players out that hurt us. Blaming the coach is ludicrous. So many aspects of our team under-performed.

And Stanford was awesome. Is Nunes an ace? Not a chance. But he made plays and they dominated us up front. Our defense actually played well. Close to stopping them quite a few times, but, hey, sometimes, it just doesn’t happen.

The Defense sucked, just like the offense.
No one gets a pass on this game.
Both lines looked like swiss cheese.
As to the secondary, I can only hope Starling and Harris get injured, and soon, so potential rookies can show their stuff, unlike those 2 bozos.
And anyone thinking they should have used screen passes was not watching the game – way too many of them, mostly for losses.
The only pass play that seemed to work was the down & in that Lee caught, maybe late in the 3rd quarter. I wondered all night why that success was never explored again. Those sideline passes have slim chance, even with replay assistance.
Won’t need to be concerned that I don’t have PAC-12 network on DirecTV – the Cal game will probably not be worth watching.

It’s funny how one injury to a non-skill position player like Holmes came to kill the Trojans tonight.
I don’t understand Kiffin and his love to go for it one 4th down. That 4th and 19 call was dumb. Yes, Woods made a great play to pick it up but how many times will that happen on a 4th and 19? Then they go for it on another 4th down instead of kicking the FG to make it a two score game (the throw to the end zone to the FB). I understand Hedairi is out but you gotta give your second kicker a shot. It was a pretty close FG but a FG would’ve made it a 2 score game.

BTW, I think the biggest play was the Uko personal foul when Stanford was about ready to punt. It changed field position and was huge for Stanford

Wolf is right to criticize Kiffin. Carroll’s teams would always show up to play big games. USC played scared tonight. Hobbi looked like a kid playing against a monster.

Well said DT-89. Proud Trojan family man here. Gonna get back up off the mat tomorrow and fight the rest of the year. Sure it hurts, especially knowing we are much better than we showed. But, that’s life. That’s the beauty of this game.

So glad I am not a pathetic b-ruin troll talking trash…attempting to kick someone when they are down. But really, can’t expect much from them. Life is good being a Trojan, still. Fight on fellas!!

you guys don’t have the same team you did last year,
and once Stanford started exploiting your backup center, you had no chance of sustaining anything on offense

Barkley is a system QB – he only plays well when the offense is clicking and he has protection

Stanford’s QB sucked and they still won – that is what should worry you as you move on to play teams that have good passing attacks

I won’t talk shit or gloat – you lost cuz your backup center was not ready for a pac12 game and the Stanford D came thru that hole like they were breaching a dam,

but isn’t that on Kiffen???

Wow. SU was really impressive. Those last three drives were outstanding. I was wishing USC had that kind of OL on the last 2. USC’s OL was the real problem. I felt bad for Hobbi. He looked lost and overpowered. I think Troy’s right about the pressure and the sacks. The OTs got beat a few times but for the most part the pressure came from the inside. USC’s pass eff D was outstanding at 111.44. But 202 yards rushing at 5.5 yards a pop? Other than that big 59-yard TD run and Nunes’s scrambles though USC gave up 110 yards rushing at 3.3 yards a pop. The D held SU to 3 scores and hung tough until those last 3 drives. The D was not the problem. Barkley just couldn’t get the ball to his playmakers. Lee had a great night with 8 catches for 100 yards but nobody else did. And Barkley was clearly rattled. Five sacks. I had figured this team would lose 2x. They should win the next 4: Cal at home, a little extra time to prep for road games at UT & WA & then CO at home. 4-1 in the last 5 games & the P12S would be a nice season.

Barkley should have entered the draft last year.

This year, every NFL scout is going to focus his flaws — too short, average arm, can’t make plays on his own.

No Heisman, and he will be drafted in the lower first round. He cost himself millions by staying in school.

not surprised

The problem wasnt Redd. The problem was that coach kept calling runs up the middle, when it was clear that the O-line couldnt make holes. I agree though, when you cant run up the middle, toss it to the oustide and let our backs get into some space. Poor playcalling at its finest.

schammster…you might want to take that Dodge Dart of yours into a service center right quick…I suspect you’ve got a serious exhaust leak into the passenger compartment.
fit on!

Losses expose weaknesses.

Kiffin’s teams are not well prepared. Regular problems with assignments and formations and the play clock. No commitment to run offense. Putting the unathletic Barkley under center is just plain bizarre. Undisciplined defense with regular pointless personal fouls. Not having quality backup place kickers in Southern California with hundreds of local great soccer players just means Kiffin has neglected a huge factor – place kicking – in building his program. Such neglect seems to have also been a Pete C tradition.

Barkley is clearly overrated and will never carry this team. Why any opponent would drop back in cover zones and let our receivers get their hands on passes in open spaces is beyond me. But Barkleys 4 sacks last year were a direct result of that witless approach. I do not expect this is the last time #7 will see frequent 5 and 6 man rushes.

Having said that, USC should have flattened Stanford. Nunes is horrible. Stanford made many more penalties than they normally do. Taylor was stopped for no or little gain on most of his 1st down rushes. Stupid penalties, poor tackling, and a lame game plan gave away a game USC should have dominated.

Woods, Lee, Agholor, and the TE’s are enough to beat everyone left on our schedule if we can get some traction on 1st down run offense. And the D is solid.

If Kiffin could just coach as well as he can recruit. Nice 2 minute O at the end, especially the run. Such a waste of fine athletes and world class PR.

… and it is going to be awesome waking up and being ranked ahead of the Toejams!

Jump off the bandwagon On!

If he could coach as well as he recruits, he would be RIck Neuheisel!

Scammer 47, put down that crack pipe. Geeeeesh!

Do not confuse opinion for achievement.