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USC fans can QUIT DREAMIN'!
Yeah Yeah. ESPN Gameday OU vs USC (good game) hype is great for holiday ratings but I'm tellin you folks, it's all smoke and mirrors and after actually analyzing the hard data I find it utterly amazing that anyone can realistically place or believe anyone who places USC in the same realm with the Sooners.
The first thing you want to see is how USC defense statistically stacks up against the Sooner offense so we'll take 2 teams OU has already played that are similar to USC in athleticism and speed-- Texas, which is slightly faster than OU, USC, and everybody else and OK State which may be slightly slower than USC..
Pass Defense
Yds against/game
USC - 255.2
TU - 171.8
OSU - 241.5
% passes completed against
USC - 54.4
TU - 46.3
OSU - 55.4
Passing TD's scored against
USC - 15
TU - 12
OSU - 17
Agressiveness Stats (QB Sacks)
USC - 4
TU - 41
OSU - 31
(Interceptions)
USC - 17
TU - 12
OSU - 17
(Fumble recoveries)
USC - 2
TU - 12
OSU - 1
Rushing Defense (Yds against / carry)
USC - 1.9
TU - 3.6
OSU - 3.8
Most teams use the run to set up the pass and the Sooners do the exact opposite.
The 2003 Sooner offense is truly 'Special' and the problem teams have when facing them is a constant situation of placing a few good athletes against superstars at every position and unless USC concedes their strongest suit, the rush by taking 1 out of the box to bolster pass coverage, they don't stand a chance in hellO of keeping OU out of the end zone 7 or 8 times minimum!
Can USC score on OU??
Again; The comparison to Texas an Oklahoma State are so uncannily similar that I won't waste time going over the stats except to say that OU has already faced a MUCH BETTR offense than USC in Texas Tech and you see how far that got the Aggies, so the answer is...
not enough to remotely offset the 50 or so points Sooner pride is going to hang on the Trojans
Anyway IT'S A MUTE POINT!!!!!!!!!! Oregon State 47, USC 34.
Besides. LSU and Michigan both present a much stiffer challenge to OU than USC.
The first thing you want to see is how USC defense statistically stacks up against the Sooner offense so we'll take 2 teams OU has already played that are similar to USC in athleticism and speed-- Texas, which is slightly faster than OU, USC, and everybody else and OK State which may be slightly slower than USC..
Pass Defense
Yds against/game
USC - 255.2
TU - 171.8
OSU - 241.5
% passes completed against
USC - 54.4
TU - 46.3
OSU - 55.4
Passing TD's scored against
USC - 15
TU - 12
OSU - 17
Agressiveness Stats (QB Sacks)
USC - 4
TU - 41
OSU - 31
(Interceptions)
USC - 17
TU - 12
OSU - 17
(Fumble recoveries)
USC - 2
TU - 12
OSU - 1
Rushing Defense (Yds against / carry)
USC - 1.9
TU - 3.6
OSU - 3.8
Most teams use the run to set up the pass and the Sooners do the exact opposite.
The 2003 Sooner offense is truly 'Special' and the problem teams have when facing them is a constant situation of placing a few good athletes against superstars at every position and unless USC concedes their strongest suit, the rush by taking 1 out of the box to bolster pass coverage, they don't stand a chance in hellO of keeping OU out of the end zone 7 or 8 times minimum!
Can USC score on OU??
Again; The comparison to Texas an Oklahoma State are so uncannily similar that I won't waste time going over the stats except to say that OU has already faced a MUCH BETTR offense than USC in Texas Tech and you see how far that got the Aggies, so the answer is...
not enough to remotely offset the 50 or so points Sooner pride is going to hang on the Trojans
Anyway IT'S A MUTE POINT!!!!!!!!!! Oregon State 47, USC 34.
Besides. LSU and Michigan both present a much stiffer challenge to OU than USC.
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