College Football · Week 3 · Sep 14–20
#12 USC
W 42-35 at Rutgers · Sat, Sep 19 · 4-0 overall
Misery Index · Despair · ▲ from 36
4-0 and inconsolable: they survived Rutgers, botched the kneel-down, and indicted Riley by halftime.
What happened
USC won 42-35 at Rutgers, moved to 4-0, and somehow felt worse than it did a week ago. Misery jumped from 46 to 85, which is a strange thing to do while undefeated. The turning point was the end: a defense that couldn't close and a victory formation that became its own adventure, prompting one fan to call it "might be the worst win in program history lol. We couldn't even kneel right." Riley's critics found their theme, "zero defense." Four wins, zero trust.
What fans said
“USC: We will play ANYBODY…at home.”
u/B1G_USC▲ 515frustration
“Might be the worst win in program history lol. We couldn’t even kneel right.”
u/Veedsters▲ 431frustration
“Lincoln Riley will never win a Natty as a HC. Probably would make an insane OC if he could focus solely on that rule and recruiting. He just is consistent outcoached with a theme of having zero defense. It's so embarrassing.”
u/Ragnarr_Lodbrok88▲ 90frustration
“I'm convinced Alex Grinch is some bodysnatching necromancer who disguises himself as new DCs that Riley hires”
u/No_Preparation2766▲ 80frustration
“Oregon will be back in the national championship discussion after putting up 60 in an absolute peak fraud performance on this defense”
u/sdewww▲ 77frustration
“Most fraudulent 4-0 record in the sport”
u/Luchador-Malrico▲ 38frustration
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