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00:03 - From an offensive perspective,
00:04 they should be able to put up 40 points, Kev,
00:06 on that secondary, especially in terms of the passing attack.
00:10 If Oregon State tacked on 52 on that secondary, right?
00:14 And DJU at 275 and five in that ball game a few weeks ago,
00:19 if Caleb's focused and this offense is focused,
00:22 they should tack on a 50 spot.
00:24 But it's USC and Alex Grinch's defense
00:28 is absolutely atrocious.
00:30 And let's not forget, you know,
00:31 Cal went toe to toe with Oregon State.
00:33 They should have covered that number,
00:35 if not for a late turnover.
00:36 They did rush the football for 241 in that ball game.
00:40 They are rushing for 197 yards on the ground.
00:43 Typically, Justin Wilcox, a horrible road coach,
00:47 under 300% winning percentage in his tenure
00:50 over the last couple of years in Berkeley.
00:52 Better at home.
00:54 I'm not betting this game, but if I had to,
00:56 I would take the points with Cal.
00:58 - So this is a spot that Lincoln Riley's rarely been in.
01:02 Only once before back-to-back losses happened
01:04 once in 2020.
01:05 Following game was against Texas.
01:07 They went in an insane overtime battle
01:10 and cross-finish line covered the number.
01:13 How comparable are the spots, right?
01:16 This is a USC team that last year had
01:19 the best player in college football
01:21 and was a win away from the college football playoff.
01:24 Injury slashed the Kryptonite,
01:26 and Utah on the other side stopped them from getting there.
01:29 And once again, Utah is going to very likely
01:32 have stopped them from getting to their ultimate goal.
01:34 While I've said USC is dead, technically,
01:36 if Caleb got on a heater
01:38 and they were two loss-packed 12 champion,
01:40 they'd have a chance at getting in.
01:42 But obviously, nobody actually thinks
01:43 they're going to be able to do that.
01:45 In fact, some of the conversation coming out of their loss
01:48 to Utah was, "Hey, do you think Caleb shuts it down?"
01:51 That would be embarrassing and unacceptable.
01:54 From all parties involved, but specifically Caleb Williams.
01:57 Look, I was one of the first people
01:59 to talk about the talent that is Caleb.
02:01 I think he's a great football player.
02:03 I think the fact that he has a foregone conclusion
02:04 to go first overall is totally fair.
02:07 Caleb Williams, the last two weeks,
02:09 has been as big of a problem for this team as anything else.
02:12 He was atrocious against Notre Dame
02:15 and left countless opportunities out there against Utah.
02:18 The fumble that cost them a touchdown
02:20 instead of how to settle for a field goal,
02:22 and two two-point conversions, they weren't able to convert.
02:25 I believe in my heart of hearts that game goes to overtime.
02:27 I think they win end cover, quite frankly, against Utah.
02:30 I do not think in that kind of overtime box
02:32 that you get put in there, USC would have been stopped
02:35 and I think Utah would have crossed the finish line.
02:38 I lean towards USC in this game.
02:40 I think they're being written off too much.
02:42 It's a gut check here.
02:43 Truly, I know that this is the type of stuff
02:45 that people don't like when NFL teams evaluate,
02:48 but if Caleb Williams goes on a two-game losing streak
02:50 and then follows it up by no-showing Cal,
02:53 that's an awful, awful look for him
02:56 and really for this USC program.
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