3rd and Long

[Gophers09]

USC was 5-7 on 3rd and 7 or more (excluding the knee at the end of the game). No ranting or magic fix suggestions here but this is the difference in the game to me.

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[cncmin]

USC was 5-7 on 3rd and 7 or more (excluding the knee at the end of the game). No ranting or magic fix suggestions here but this is the difference in the game to me.

edit: typo

However, USC didn't do nearly as well on 3rd-and-shorter.

Both played a part in the end results, one favorable, one not. Certainly the 2nd-and-20 and 3rd-and-14 makes for USC on their last main drive were huge in the end result, and no doubt it was dissapointing to see them make both. At least the 3rd-down pass was simply a really good USC execution - the only obvious mistake by the Gophers on that play was the right DE not staying home and allowing Barkley to get outside.