This morning, we almost had the second upset of the weekend, following last night’s Vandy win over the Gamecocks. In a scrimmage that capped off a 7 a.m. practice at USC, the hodgepodge Black Shirts nearly upset the first and second unit team.
Jurrell Casey’s interception of a tipped pass and his 56-yard TD return put the Black Shirts up 7-0.
Mark Sanchez had to lead a 91-yard TD drive with 1:35 left in the scrimmage to tie the score on a 19-yard pass to Patrick Turner. David Buehler kicked a 28-yard field goal in OT to send the stubborn Black Shirts down to defeat.
The Word from Rumor Central
Beanie Wells has more than a simple sprain. According to rumors on the Bucknuts board, it’s a tear in his foot. If that is true, he won’t be 100 percent for the Trojans game next week. More than likely, though, he will play with painkillers.
It Wasn’t Rey Maualuga, or Was It?
It may not have been the Trojan rush that caused those passes that Peter Lalich threw last Saturday to sail high over everyone’s head. Lalich was arrested on a drinking charge back in July and given a differed judgment pending the outcome of supervised probation.
During a probation interview on Aug. 26, Lalich admitted to using alcohol and marijuana. So, it seems his passes weren’t the only things that were high.
But now that I think about it, maybe it was seeing game film of Maualuga and Co. that caused Lalich to light up and imbibe. I wondered why he was grinning after all those incompletes.
A Little Traveling Music, Folks
Ever wonder how USC coaches relax during a bye week? They catch flights but not to their favorite vacation spots. Instead, they hit the recruiting trail to watch high school games Friday and Saturday nights.
I Think I Shall Never See Anything As Lovely As A…Where’d They All Go?
This afternoon tree removal began up at Berkeley after a court of appeals in San Francisco ruled yesterday that UC Berkeley can begin the construction of an athletic center next to the stadium. Tree cutting will continue through Saturday when officials expect to have all the trees cut except for one.
There are still four tree sitters occupying the one remaining redwood. Officials said they have given the occupants 72 hours to clear out. Okay, but after that, if they’re still in the tree, then what? Timberrrrr!
Finally, the women's softball team won’t have to change in their cars. Good news for the young ladies. Bad news for Peeping Toms.
From the Ford…Stanford Top 25?
Cardinal fans feel they should be ranked in the Top 25 if they upset the Sun Devils in Arizona Saturday evening. Their logic: UCLA upset Tennessee and jumped into the Top 25. Okay, but that was then and this is now. First, you’ve got to pull off the upset.
What Does the Gannett Louisiana News Service Know Anyway?
Meanwhile, in the desert, Sun Devil fans are fuming over an AP pollster, Glenn Guilbeau of the Gannett Louisiana News Service. It seems that in his ballot, he found no love at all for the Sun Devils, omitting them completely from his Top 25.
6 comments Last one added 10 months ago — Leave a Comment
J.C. Ayvazi 10 months ago
Farmer and Wolf have nothing on you Paul. Do you live on campus or what?
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Paul Peszko 10 months ago
No, I don't, J. C., but I get over there a lot.
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Mitch Rowe 10 months ago
Please dont call the Sun Devils Arizona..Its ARIZONA STATE, we hate UA which is ARIZONA they are they wildpussy
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Paul Peszko 10 months ago
I didn't, Mitch. Please go back and read it again. "The Sun Devils in Arizona" as opposed to playing them in Palo Alto.
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Mitch Rowe 10 months ago
My mistake, Nice article Paul
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Matt Simpson 10 months ago
We wrote about Glen Guilbeau leaving ASU off his ballot the other day. Total nonsense. And, by the way, ASU did what it had to do to cream NAU. We were up 30-0 when we took the starters out. Dennis Erickson doesn't have anything to prove by beating a bad team by 70 points ... unlike Barny Rubble down South.
Anyway, check out our post on Mr. Guilbeau: http://www.echofromthebuttes.com/2008/09/03/lunch-links-who-doesnt-think-asu-is-top-25/
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