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USC vs LSU: Top 25 Showdown in a Las Vegas Preview
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9/1/2024
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All right, Coach Battle, let's move it forward to Sunday night in Las Vegas, a top 25 showdown
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between number 23 USC and 13th ranked LSU, the Bayou Bengals, a four and a half point
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favorite in Las Vegas, the over under 64 and a half.
00:19
Coach, last year, two high powered offenses that could run it up and two defenses that
00:24
would allow the opponents to score a lot of points.
00:27
How do you think 2024 begins in this matchup?
00:30
Well, you know, these two teams are different than last year.
00:33
Two Heisman quarterbacks are gone.
00:35
Now, I think Moss Miller has got outstanding talent.
00:37
I literally like Garrett Nussmeyer as a quarterback, but we've got two new defensive coordinators
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as well.
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And defensive coordinators that can stop an offense are difference makers in these games.
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Remember, as many points as USC scored last year, and Lincoln Riley is going to score
00:52
as many as he can score against a team he's better than.
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When he played UCLA, Oregon, and Notre Dame, he scored 20, 27, and 20.
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When you've got a defensive coordinator who's got the book on the play callers, that's what
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we call it.
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When a defensive coordinator has the book on the coordinator of offense calling plays,
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they tend to hold them down.
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So I think it's going to be the catch is the defensive coaches that took over these programs,
01:14
because remember the team that held them down, UCLA who held USC down, they've got their
01:18
coordinator down now too on their staff.
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I want you to settle potentially a debate on the show in regards to the head coaches.
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Brian Kelly for LSU and Lincoln Riley for USC.
01:30
In your opinion, who has the better resume and which coach has the advantage tonight?
01:35
Well, I'll be honest with you, Lincoln Riley comes from the Mike Leach family.
01:41
He's going to try to score.
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He doesn't only want to win games, he wants to score more points than everybody.
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And sometimes that hurts the defense.
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It gets you three and outs.
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The defense gets lax because they get ahead against lousy teams.
01:52
You don't make them play tough games.
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From what I've seen over my years, if you're all about scoring a lot of points, you've
01:58
got to be careful because you put yourself in a bad defensive situation.
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Brian Kelly does not call the plays.
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I think Brian Kelly in this situation will be in a better situation because he won't
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have that overriding score a ton of points philosophy interfere with winning the game.
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Yeah, Brian Kelly enters year three in Baton Rouge, year number three for Lincoln Riley
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at Southern Cal.
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