Was USC scared to play us in the Alamo Bowl?

[giveemhell]

USC is the only Top 25 team that opted out of a bowl game, and otherwise would be playing us in the Alamo. It’s the 15th anniversary of the Greatest College Football Game of All Time, so it would have been a fun year for a bowl rematch. Even Army’s head coach, Jeff Monken, called the Trojans out (in a great article published before Army finally received its bowl invite):

"USC, a week ago, was saying, 'We deserve to be in the College Football Playoff if we go undefeated and win the Pac-12 championship,'" Monken said. "And the Pac-12 was saying, 'An undefeated Pac-12 team deserves to be considered.' So they go to the Pac-12 championship against Oregon and lose and they go from wanting to go to the College Football Playoff to not wanting to play at all? I don't get it.”

Monken went on to describe some of his players being "in tears" because they thought their 9-2 team was not going to be playing in a bowl game. Imagine that. A group of college football players who are desperate to play just one more time: for pride, for their fellow teammates and for their love of the game...

 

[stanhin]

Yeah, we are one scary team.

 

[giveemhell]

I get your point, Stanhin, but I also think we would have killed them. Most of these USC fans, by the way, seem to agree.

 

[stanhin]

I get your point, Stanhin

Excellent

 

[horninchicago]

Excellent

You're on a roll tonight.

 

[horninchicago]

Are there any high school teams that would be scared to play Texas right now?

 

[stanhin]

You're on a roll tonight.

and without a single smilie, too

 

[horninchicago]

and without a single smilie, too

it's like someone hacked your account.

 

[WorsterMan]

Uh, sorry, I'm not buying USC is scared of 2020 UT team.

 

[Chop]

USC football has worse President/Admin problems than we do. That may have factored into it.

 

[SabreHorn]

USC is too busy trying to tread water, bleeding red ink, while the sharks are circling.

Can they find an economical replacement for Helton?

Can they fend off SEC poachers for Graham Harrell?

What happened to the recruiting that was always Top 10?

How the hell do we get rid of the nut job in the President's office?

Besides, I think there are probably a dozen 5A & 6A teams NOT afraid of Texas. A more interesting matchup might be Texas vs Carthage. We know which one would be the better coached.

 

[giveemhell]

USC football has worse President/Admin problems than we do. That may have factored into it.

Bingo. It's all relative.

 

[mchammer]

The head of their medical school was giving drugs to prostitutes during sex orgies. One of their gyn doctors at the student clinic was abusing women. School president was awol on these issues when they were reported.

 

[BevoJoe]

Are there any high school teams that would be scared to play Texas right now?

YES!!! None of the 6-man high school football teams would play us. They ain’t got enough guys.

 

[LousianaHorn]

A more interesting matchup might be Texas vs Carthage. We know which one would be the better coached.

Im surprised that some college hasn't scooped up Surratt............he knows how to coach.

 

[MajesticII]

Im surprised that some college hasn't scooped up Surratt............he knows how to coach.

He will be in the ranks in about 5 years. His son is a 7th grader. I'm sure he wants to coach him.

 

[mb227]

Uh, sorry, I'm not buying USC is scared of 2020 UT team.

The players didn't want to quarantine for two weeks upon returning to the ******** that is California.

 

[mchammer]

The head of their medical school was giving drugs to prostitutes during sex orgies. One of their gyn doctors at the student clinic was abusing women. School president was awol on these issues when they were reported.

Full Coverage: An overdose, a young companion, drug-fueled parties: The secret life of a USC med school dean

 

[mchammer]

The head of their medical school was giving drugs to prostitutes during sex orgies. One of their gyn doctors at the student clinic was abusing women. School president was awol on these issues when they were reported.

Feds slam USC's handling of gynecologist's sexual abuse claims

 

[Duck Dodgers]

Full Coverage: An overdose, a young companion, drug-fueled parties: The secret life of a USC med school dean

Sounds like Living the Dream!

 

[horninchicago]

Full Coverage: An overdose, a young companion, drug-fueled parties: The secret life of a USC med school dean

You just don't understand how Academia works.

 

[2003TexasGrad]

You just don't understand how Academia works.

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