The USC fans were fired up and their FB teams was also fired up. ND was not fired up to play this game. ND came out like they deserved to win.
"Just show up and the game was ours."
On the first kickoff I sensed that ND was not into this game. Playing safe all the time. I don't know if the fans fired up their team of it was a mutual thing.
But they came to pay FB, and they did. Our DF was awful, play was to bend but don't brake--playing it save again. When ND did put pressure on the
USC, they were doing what they were supposed to do. But bend but don' brake--playing it safe again.
Didn't they see how USC lost those 5 games? Put pressure on the QB and don't give him time to pass. ND did the exact opposite, they let the QB have as
much time as he needed. USC anticipated the rush by throwing quick sort passes. But USC caught on that ND was going to let the QB have as much
time as he wanted. And the result was this game. Worst played game of the year for ND.