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LOS ANGELES >> As the tail carriages toured the Coliseum on Saturday, a man in a cardinal's costume proclaimed: "Upset! I feel an upheaval today. "
His friend pointed out that perhaps the Bloody Mary were talking.
Our Lady entered the Colosseum, feeling no danger to anyone. The Irish were undefeated and seemingly comfortable on the College Football Playoff Rushmore.
USC was bleeding. We had to beat Notre Dame to get a bowl and maybe an all-expenses paid trip to Shreveport, Louisiana. The Trojans have also heard all week that Clay Helton was a dead, though rich, coach.
Then the players took the field – they have a very aggressive way of intervening, you know – and the Trojans were close enough to a victory to be able to feel it. They sliced and diced Notre Dame in the first quarter and led 10-0. But the fresh air of reality chased off the aroma in the second half, and the Trojans lost 24-10, finishing their season at 5-7 and doing little to support Helton, although none of the plaintiffs contribute actually to the decision.
Any hope of Troy revolved around a good performance by quarterback J.T. Daniels. There was a million other things on this list, but it all started here.
Helton therefore concocted a fast-moving plan that would give Daniels simple targets against the corners of Notre Dame. This went against the anti-bomb approach that characterized the first part of the USC season.
Daniels has completed 13 of his first 14 passes. The first training of the Trojans was a thing of the Swiss movement, a 78 yards that ended on a goal scored by Vavae Malepeai.
But what about the Notre-Dame offensive, which included an unstoppable run by Dexter Williams and a clever quarterback Ian Book, who had pulled out of Washington State to sign with the Irish?
Defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast lobbied. Linebacker Palaie Gaoteote ended an order from Notre Dame by sacking Book. Jordan Iosefa also disturbed things in the backfield. But most often, it was a Trojan attack constituting the best defense. USC had the ball for 11:23 in the first quarter and scored 11 first duels against both of Notre Dame.
Trojans have also begun to mix in the running. Aca'cedric Ware converted a fourth and a. But Daniels was a bit fragile at the end of the race, and Michael Brown's 30-yard striker gave the Trojans the advantage.
Later, Tyler Vaughns fell on the brink of a first win, and events began to slowly shift to the Irish, who might have faced a bigger deficit. They were arrested during a fourth attempt attempt, thanks to a breakup of Iman Marshall. But Book recovered with receiver Chris Finke, and the quarterback then scoured the field for a 11-yard conversion.
Book's 24-meter spiral for Finke, when Jonathan Lockett arrived too late, cut USC's lead to 10-7 by the end of the second quarter.
The Trojans had all their waiting time at the beginning of the next round with 2:10 remaining. In the third and seventh inning, Daniels had a great pass and hit Michael Pittman for 35 yards. Pittman realized the type of catch that made you wonder if he would be bored to suspend it for his third year.
Daniels then hit Amon-Ra St. Brown in the center of Notre Dame 20, but the Irishman hit the ball again. Drue Tranquill emerged with the ball after the withdrawal of Aloni Gilman, and the Irish had it 15 minutes from the end.
Daniels finished the first half with 26 assists in 31 attempts for 244 yards and no sacks or interceptions. His season (and his career) at the top in a game was 30, a defeat in Texas.
Notre Dame took the lead in the third quarter when Helton decided not to go one-on-one against 35. He probably did not count on a 32-yard kick at the time. Notre Dame scored on the second game, a directional error that pushed the linebackers of Troy to move to their left when Williams went into gear. The 52-yard run was 14-10.
The Trojans ended their three possessions in the third quarter with catches, and the Irish scored for field placement for a 17-10 lead as the teams changed end-to-end. But the Trojans were always at hand, as were the Irish when USC led the first quarter.
But Book found Tony Jones alone after abandoning Isaiah Lanley and scored for a 50-yard touchdown with 3:09 to go.
In the end, you realize that the slightest hint is not the same as a taste.
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