Texas defense was falling apart through out the game, Lateral Or not, these two teams were pretty evenly matched IMHO. There were bad calls both ways, but the announcers had it right, the officials that could review had enough time to review and did not stop game play, I dont know what quarter it was, but I remember one Texas defender intercepting a pass from USC, came down on his butt, the ball popped out after he was down and it was not an interception. According to the announcers, the ball could not be lost due to ground contact, and it should have been an interception. Dan is right about USC SHOULD have been able to score at will, but they made bad mistakes - I think that comes from the fact that they were really surprised at the team they met on the field that night. I mean yes it was Texas, but these guys are USC the two time champs 34 wins in a row. Bad mistakes are bad mistakes, and with Texas defense falling apart with freaking cramps, imo that says more for Texas than it does about USC being a better team. Not only that, but a quarterback the size and skill of Young did scare the USC defense - do they rush him or fall back? Either way, the man is dangerous. He is cool underpressure and is more than ready for the NFL, sure he will not run the ball as much as he does now, but considering that he would hopefully play with a better offensive line in the pros he could be a real surprise. of course after a few years of sacks and yes he could very well be out in 7 years or so. Say what you want, but Young put the team on his shoulder and WON the game practically on his own. There were some redeeming plays by the D, but Young drove the ball at will on USC, passing AND rushing. So no disresoect to Bush or White or anyone else on USC, but Young is the real deal, he proved that at the Rose Bowl. BTW, the second half was incredible, both teams stepping up to push the ball down the others field, it was intense.
