I think we can win, and the fact that we played a couple of quality opponents probably helps us while they, on the other hand, are inexperienced in many areas. Memorial Stadium is a huge advantage too.
That said, I think we are going to get slaughtered. We have potential, but we have been playing like crap in several key areas ever since we've had Callahan. For instance, to beat these guys, we are going to have to catch the ball if our qb puts it in a receivers hands. Can you see Phillips, Swift, and Nunn doing that throughout the game? Second, what in the hell is going on with our tackling? Our defense is playing better overall and I think Cosgrove schemes fairly well, but we look like a bunch of pansies when we tackle now. We need to drop the Blackshirt tradition until they start to HIT. Last--and this one surprised me--what happened with our offensive line last week? They looked terrible.
I am all for keeping coaches and giving them a huge opportunity to establish themselves and adapt, so I still am happy keeping Callahan around for a few more seasons. However, starting this year we have the talent we need across the board, so when we can't tackle or catch then the blame falls on him. We need to f-ing step it up. I was pissed watching the Wake game last week--it was the same crap all over again. I am all for 'believing' in your team going into big games like this, but right now it is year four and we haven't been given anything to believe in yet.
USC wins 34-6.
