Who Else Is Excited For UCLA Next Saturday??

Instead of breaking down last night's game, I've decided to channel my anger towards something more constructive.  Here are my predictions for next Saturday's game at the Rose Bowl:

- USC will win the 1st half
- UCLA will win the 2nd half and the game
- Wilcox was shamed into blitzing more against Cal & will continue to do so even though he shouldn't versus Hundley
- USC's run-pass balance will be fantastic in the first half
- USC will run on 1st & 2nd down in the 2nd half in our new 2nd half Prevent Offense
- UCLA will make adjustments at halftime, and USC will play right into those adjustments while making none of our own
- Hundley will get back in the Heisman trophy conversation after slashing our defense in the 2nd half
- Hundley stat line = 350 yards passing with 2 TDs, 150 yards rushing with 2 TDs
- Kessler puts up video game numbers in the 1st half, then will only get 3rd & long throws in 2nd half
- Buck Allen will run wild in 1st half, then get stuffed in the 2nd half when they stack the line
- USC will commit 10+ penalties, with at least one costing us a touchdown
- UCLA will be called for a similar amount of penalties, but none in the 2nd half
- Kevon Seymour will get picked apart while Adoree Jackson's entire side of the field is ignored
- USC will lose another offensive lineman before the Notre Dame game
- Telfer's routes will be ignored the whole game instead of just helping block for Kessler/Allen

The 2nd half collapse USC fans are expecting in Pasadena will be even harder to watch than the Utah game.  It won't be as bad as the ASU disaster, but it might make a ticket to the Notre Dame game a little easier to find.  The fact that USC is currently 7-3 is mind-boggling.  In my mind, we should probably be 5-5.  If we had Clancy Pendergast as the defensive coordinator, I think this team could very easily be 9-1.  The failure that is this current coaching staff is almost as laughable as the USC fanbase last night.  With each successive Cal score, cutting the lead from 22 to 15 then finally to 8, MORE people started to leave.  That's how dumb the fanbase has become.  10K people left when they cut the lead to 15, but I would guess 20K headed for the exits before they even lined up the onside kick after they cut it to 8.  Or maybe they just couldn't take it anymore.

USC fans were more upset leaving the game than Cal fans.  Think about that.  Even when we win, it feels more like a loss.