09-01-2014, 08:30 AM
My impressions.
1) The Pirate has an offense, but the Cougs still are the Cougs. If they ever get a defense they might be tough, but I expect them to continue finding ways to lose close games.
2) Beavers off to their traditional slow start, struggling against Portland State. Not impressive.
3) Huskies struggled against the 'Bows. Am I glad we never hired Norm Chou.
4) UCLA is really a favorite to win the PAC 12? Really?Â
5) Oregon surprised no one by winning a body bag game. Good thing Chip Kelly was not coaching, or the scoreboard would have looked like the odometer on a 73 Volvo.
Couple of big concerns.
Garnett struggling against guys he should have dominated. At this point, USC should attack #51 with every stunt, twist and blitz in their defensive playbook. If Hogan can't lead a receiver, we are going to see a lot of picks like the one we saw over the middle. We've got some speed out there, and if he can hit guys in stride we could see some big numbers in our passing game this year. (That would be big numbers in a positive way. :) )
1) The Pirate has an offense, but the Cougs still are the Cougs. If they ever get a defense they might be tough, but I expect them to continue finding ways to lose close games.
2) Beavers off to their traditional slow start, struggling against Portland State. Not impressive.
3) Huskies struggled against the 'Bows. Am I glad we never hired Norm Chou.
4) UCLA is really a favorite to win the PAC 12? Really?Â
5) Oregon surprised no one by winning a body bag game. Good thing Chip Kelly was not coaching, or the scoreboard would have looked like the odometer on a 73 Volvo.
Couple of big concerns.
Garnett struggling against guys he should have dominated. At this point, USC should attack #51 with every stunt, twist and blitz in their defensive playbook. If Hogan can't lead a receiver, we are going to see a lot of picks like the one we saw over the middle. We've got some speed out there, and if he can hit guys in stride we could see some big numbers in our passing game this year. (That would be big numbers in a positive way. :) )