Last week I thought USC looked like an OU Lite and I guess that is to be expected. At OU Riley cranked out first round pick Heisman QBs and lesser QBs that became impact players at other teams via the portal. The offensive stats were great but there were no playoff wins. They needed to score 50+ points a game to overcome the weak defense.
Unfortunately for USC Riley took the OU DC with him along with the offensive talent. Good luck with that. Grinch implemented an aggressive style defense at OU. The fans were excited but unfortunately the aggressiveness resulted in lots of unnecessary mistakes and penalties. I think it's likely USC will win their conference easily but I expect Riley to keep his playoff record intact for a while.
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