09-19-2016, 12:37 PM
(09-19-2016, 11:28 AM)terry link Wrote:My, how times have changed. We just beat U*S*C by 17 points, which is Stanford's largest-ever margin of victory at home against U*S*C. And people are talking about it as though it were a routine win. I love the new normal. . . .
This reminds me of the lead I wrote last night for my recap of the game:
Quote:While we've definitely seen stranger things happen in the past eleven games between Stanford and USC, this year's contest just might have proved that things aren't as upside down as you might think. It's time to accept this new reality, one in which Stanford, not USC, is the conference favorite, Stanford is the team with national championship aspirations, Stanford has the lightning quick athletes, and Stanford has the Voldemort candidate. For much of the past decade the Cardinal and the Trojans have engaged in battles that often went down to the final possession, but these past three games have seen three convincing Stanford victories by a combined score of 109-63. This win wasn't a surprise, it's just the way things are now.(Emphasis added.)
Please clear the field! The game is not over!