[Nan3cy]

So nervous about this game.  In the end, I'll say that our depth will win out, but this game still terrifies me. 

Stanford 30, UofSC 28. 

Though we'll be trailing 21-16 at the break (3 first-half FGs and 1 TD for the good guys; 3 TDs for the bad guys), we get an early 4Q TD to pull ahead 24-21 (2-pt conversion succeeds), only to see the bad guys get a TD with just a few minutes left to go up 28-24.  Hogan methodically leads our guys down the field with lots of mid-range passes to our TEs and to Cajuste and throws to Sanders/Young/McCaffrey in the flat.  On 3rd and goal from the 2, we line up in a jumbo package with no WRs, the bad guys sell out against the run up the middle, BUT WAIT--Hogan keeps it and runs to the right, and a lone OLB is forced to choose between covering the TE running right behind him and running up to stop Hogan's run.  He stays in coverage a second too long, and Hogan beats him to the corner for the go-ahead score.  We go for two, but the run comes up just short, leaving UofSC with just under a minute to try for a winning FG.  Williamson's kickoff is deep, but our coverage team picks the worst possible time to give up a big return, and UofSC brings the return to the 40, giving us all heartburn.  Kessler moves UofSC to our 40 quickly, but tries to thread the needle on a pass to get into field goal range, and we get the game-sealing INT.  The LSJUMB plays Tribute to Troy while we line up in the victory formation.  We all exhale.  We're exhausted, but we're also 2-0.

I'll say we're exhausted. I'm exhausted just reading this!

[Nan3cy]

So nervous about this game.  In the end, I'll say that our depth will win out, but this game still terrifies me. 

Stanford 30, UofSC 28. 

Though we'll be trailing 21-16 at the break (3 first-half FGs and 1 TD for the good guys; 3 TDs for the bad guys), we get an early 4Q TD to pull ahead 24-21 (2-pt conversion succeeds), only to see the bad guys get a TD with just a few minutes left to go up 28-24.  Hogan methodically leads our guys down the field with lots of mid-range passes to our TEs and to Cajuste and throws to Sanders/Young/McCaffrey in the flat.  On 3rd and goal from the 2, we line up in a jumbo package with no WRs, the bad guys sell out against the run up the middle, BUT WAIT--Hogan keeps it and runs to the right, and a lone OLB is forced to choose between covering the TE running right behind him and running up to stop Hogan's run.  He stays in coverage a second too long, and Hogan beats him to the corner for the go-ahead score.  We go for two, but the run comes up just short, leaving UofSC with just under a minute to try for a winning FG.  Williamson's kickoff is deep, but our coverage team picks the worst possible time to give up a big return, and UofSC brings the return to the 40, giving us all heartburn.  Kessler moves UofSC to our 40 quickly, but tries to thread the needle on a pass to get into field goal range, and we get the game-sealing INT.  The LSJUMB plays Tribute to Troy while we line up in the victory formation.  We all exhale.  We're exhausted, but we're also 2-0.

I'll say we're exhausted. I'm exhausted just reading this!