Utah’s trailing 42-35, scores a TD on a 4th & 1 with 48 seconds left.
Utah goes for 2 pts, converts, goes up 43-42 and holds on to win it!
Utah goes for 2 pts, converts, goes up 43-42 and holds on to win it!
UTAH DUMPS USC!!!!!
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dID i REALLY HEAR THE REFS SAY THAT usc called a timeout DURING the very much live play (yes, during... when UTAH was running back an interception that would be taken away due to a penalty... but the play was still live)? Ergo, they were able to put 5 seconds back on the clock?
Been around this game a long time... THAT is a new one to me. But somewhere Witvoet and Honig are smiling at the ingenuity!
Been around this game a long time... THAT is a new one to me. But somewhere Witvoet and Honig are smiling at the ingenuity!
Yeah that seemed to be the explanation as the play ended with 8 seconds left in the game. So Southern Cal got the ball back plus the 15 yds for Utah’s PI penalty plus the clock was reset from 8 seconds left in the game to 13 seconds remaining. Bizarre!
USC is a fraud. Tom Luginbill eluded to this coming on XM a few weeks ago. He said their offense is good but their defense is not and will be exposed. Also, said OL and DL recruiting in their recruiting footprint is very weak and will hurt them going forward unless they hit the transfer portal from other regions, which is possible.
That USC v UTAH crazy finish
For those who missed the game (an acutal game between two pretty good teams took place... I remember when we used to play in those games).
From what we can gather, when the penalty was called (almost at the exact moment as the int) a ref called timeout (seriously... how much had he wagered on usc?). So they reset the clock to the moment the foul occurred.
Y'know... like they always do (yeah, TIC).
A guy from Michigan had a great response... so..... if the utah defender fumbles and usc recovers and runs it in for a TD... the timeout stands? Pretty interesting concept. Anyway, for your viewing pleasure (and to steer us away from more franklin bashing ahem)...
For those who missed the game (an acutal game between two pretty good teams took place... I remember when we used to play in those games).
From what we can gather, when the penalty was called (almost at the exact moment as the int) a ref called timeout (seriously... how much had he wagered on usc?). So they reset the clock to the moment the foul occurred.
Y'know... like they always do (yeah, TIC).
A guy from Michigan had a great response... so..... if the utah defender fumbles and usc recovers and runs it in for a TD... the timeout stands? Pretty interesting concept. Anyway, for your viewing pleasure (and to steer us away from more franklin bashing ahem)...
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Thought it was so weird as well.
I think the communication was wrong; I think an official blew a whistle and they had to blow the play dead at that point rather than a true time out. Still, what about that play would raise the probability of a mistaken whistle? Nada. Zilch.
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Amen, PAC took it to a whole other level with that one......Why they couldn't just break out a stop watch and time from the moment the clock stopped until after he ran out of bounds was beyond me.....
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USC got jobbed early on too. They intercepted Utah in the end zone but instead of getting the ball a ridiculous roughing the passer penalty was called and Utah scored a TD the next series. If no roughing penalty called USC likely gets a two score lead.
Safe to say the pac-12 isn’t happy about usc leaving. Wait. I’m sure it’s all just a misunderstanding.
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