The King is Dead!...The King is Dead!... or maybe not

I am not a fan of USC and actually I have wanted them to loose all year, but after the win against ND, you can’t question their resilience and heart. I had my ND shirt on cheering the Golden Domers on, marveling Touchdown Jesus overlooking the stadium and I thought to myself before the 4th and 9 play by the Trojans on their last drive of the game, "The King is Dead!!!” But as Jarrett raced down the sideline after catching a perfectly thrown ball by Leinart, my heart dropped down to my stomach. He was ultimately tackled from behind and again I had hope. But, I got that same feeling as Leinart raced to the end zone and ultimately the ball was jarred loose and went out of bounds at the one yard line. As the clock ran out, I screamed and cheered. But then I got that sinking feeling again when the refs put time back on the clock. Since the ball was jarred loose and was propelled out of bounds, the clock should have stopped. As the Trojans lined up to take the snap with 5 seconds left on the clock, I knew in my hearts of hearts that they were going to try to sneak it into the end zone instead of spiking the balling, going for the tying field goal and playing for the win in overtime. The USC/ND game was so good, I was emotionally drained. I haven't been that way in a while over a game. This year’s Heisman Trophy winner ultimately won the game. I am not talking about Matt Leinart, I talking about Reggie Bush. Bush is a phenomenal talent. I have been watching college football for around 15 years, and I don't think I've ever seen a player as dynamic and explosive. He had 3 TDs and 160 yards rushing in the game. Four touchdowns if you count the Leinart touchdown at the end of the game. He gave Leinart the push from behind to ultimately get him in the end zone. It does matter whether or not you like USC; you can't doubt their will to succeed when faced with extreme adversity.