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Hate to say it,  the Literature's Most Famous Losers are coming back.  Might already be back.  ...  From last year's game, we know University of Spoiled Children  has the offense.  They moved against a VERY good Stanford defense for a large part of that game.  I'm afraid that their DC,  Wilcox,  will be a notch better with University of Spoiled Children 's talent.  Last year, a notch better would have been enough to keep Sarkisian from his UDub meltdown.

S-C may or may not be back. They'll certainly have talent, they always do.  I suspect with their tradition, LA-location, and resources that they'll always recruit well.

However, it appears you turned off the Stanford-USC game last year after the first quarter. In their first 3 drives they totaled 17 points and about 200 yards. The rest of the way they had 3 points and much less than 150 yards. For the game S-C had 311 yds, less than our average allowed of 343 yds. On the other hand, their D was very good - holding us to 337 yds, well under our average of 405 yds/gm.

Wilcox does appear to be a very good DC. No doubt S-C will have a good D again. Whether Kessler is a high-tempo, spread QB is something apparently we'll learn this year.

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Hate to say it,  the Literature's Most Famous Losers are coming back.  Might already be back.  ...  From last year's game, we know University of Spoiled Children  has the offense.  They moved against a VERY good Stanford defense for a large part of that game.  I'm afraid that their DC,  Wilcox,  will be a notch better with University of Spoiled Children 's talent.  Last year, a notch better would have been enough to keep Sarkisian from his UDub meltdown.

S-C may or may not be back. They'll certainly have talent, they always do.  I suspect with their tradition, LA-location, and resources that they'll always recruit well.

However, it appears you turned off the Stanford-USC game last year after the first quarter. In their first 3 drives they totaled 17 points and about 200 yards. The rest of the way they had 3 points and much less than 150 yards. For the game S-C had 311 yds, less than our average allowed of 343 yds. On the other hand, their D was very good - holding us to 337 yds, well under our average of 405 yds/gm.

Wilcox does appear to be a very good DC. No doubt S-C will have a good D again. Whether Kessler is a high-tempo, spread QB is something apparently we'll learn this year.