Shank U.
Did you know the short punts that went out of bounds last week, including the one at the end of the game, were planned by the coaching staff?
"We didn't want any returns," special teams coach John Baxter said.
Fortunately for the Trojans, Utah did not score on the final possession or that last punt might be under a lot more scrutiny this week.
Wolf, you don't understand football strategy.
USC punted 4 times in the 4th quarter. None of them were returned. The punts were: 30yds (OOB), 38 yds (OOB), 36 yds (downed at the 5), 30 yds (OOB). Avg. = 33 yds, no return. While the two 30 yard punts would ideally have been 5-10 yds longer, you generally accept that a punt OOB might not go as far.
The important thing is that Utah didn't score ANY points following the punts. Their average starting position was their own 30. If Utah turns even one of the punts for a big return, the momentum and game might have changed and Utah scores. Personally, I think USC would have been under far geater scrutiny if they'd given up a big return than a 30 yd punt that went OOB. But leave it to Wolf to try to bring scrutiny something that worked well for "Shank U".
I agree with JAG.
Indeed, I recall when Ted Tollner did not have the punter kick it out of bounds and, instead, punted it directly to Tim Brown in the 1986 USC-ND game. Brown's long-return in the last minute or so of the game set up John Carney's winning field goal. After the game, the fans were shouting "Tollner sucks" as he tried to pay tribute to the seniors that just played their last game at the Coliseum. He and the team left the field without the tribute taking place. Tollner went 1-7 against UCLA/ND in his four years. After a loss in the Citrus Bowl, USC fired Tollner.
I read the title as "Skank U" and thought I'd mistakenly clicked on a Bruin blog.