[jayasena]

I liked the call prior to SC's last drive... Where shaw elected to punt rather than go for a field goal. Took SC down to the 11 yard line, and handed them over to our KICK ASS defense. Quiet acknowledgement that our kicker is a dud, rather than his bullheaded side ("you give confidence to your players" or what have you.)

I actually liked the play call before the punt -- the pass attempt on 3rd and 9 -- even better. I fully expected the normally conservative Shaw to call a run up the middle and kill some clock (or force USC to burn another timeout). But the pass attempt said loud and clear that we were playing to win, not just to hang on and hope for the best.

[jayasena]

I liked the call prior to SC's last drive... Where shaw elected to punt rather than go for a field goal. Took SC down to the 11 yard line, and handed them over to our KICK ASS defense. Quiet acknowledgement that our kicker is a dud, rather than his bullheaded side ("you give confidence to your players" or what have you.)

I actually liked the play call before the punt -- the pass attempt on 3rd and 9 -- even better. I fully expected the normally conservative Shaw to call a run up the middle and kill some clock (or force USC to burn another timeout). But the pass attempt said loud and clear that we were playing to win, not just to hang on and hope for the best.