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Chili327

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  1. So much for paying your dues: As of a few minutes ago, Matt Barkley is officially slated to become the first true freshman quarterback to start a USC opener: "It's clear to us as a staff that Matt Barkley is ready to be the starting quarterback at USC," Carroll said. "He has exceeded all our expectations. He has all the physical ability, he has the mentality and temperament to handle the position, his personality is very well received by all the players and he's extremely talented. "He's the starting quarterback at USC -- it's not a one-game deal," Carroll said. This was a moderately predictable headline after Barkley's allegedly eye-opening performance in the spring; two weeks ago, when Aaron Corp's knee injury opened the door for Barkley to assert himself with the first team, his chances seemed to rise to about 50-50. But today, after two weeks of mostly mediocre practice reports, at least one dreadful scrimmage and a growing concern over his mounting interception total, on a day when even reporters closest to the program reported all signs point to a healthy Corp reassuming the reins by the end of the week, it’s fairly stunning. No: Given the widespread assumptions after Barkley tanked his first scrimmage since Corp’s injury, it’s very stunning. Not that any quarterback under Pete Carroll has failed to set the Pac-10 on fire, but they’ve all put in their dues: Carson Palmer struggled through his junior year before exploding as a senior, and even as first-rate, massively hyped recruits, Matt Leinart, John David Booty and Mark Sanchez all sat for at least two years -- in the cases of Booty and Sanchez, three years -- biding their time. Corp, a drooled-over prospect in his own right, was next in line, and was consistently protrayed as the steady, headstrong, conservative presence who would eventually win out over the more talented but erratic young gun. Carroll has always emphasized turnovers, and Corp has by all accounts been far stingier with the ball than Barkley. Even when I watched Barkley’s high school team play an ESPN2 game last fall, he tossed multiple interceptions. But: The kid can obviously sling it, and will give the Trojans a chance for more big plays downfield than Corp. He already has NFL size, a spring practice under his belt and an entire year of prepping between his commitment to SC and his first day on campus. They don't come more hyped than Barkley, even when their last name is "Clausen," and the competition at USC is its own quality control. He seized the highest profile job in college sports like it was a birthright. And, yeah, the line on the Trojans' Sept. 12 visit to Ohio State just dropped by half.
  2. Well isn't this just a blast from the past thread. lol Sup skuba.
  3. Who cares..
  4. 1st thing i thought of.. lol Operation Ivy - Sound System
  5. No not in the same deal.. Forza & 250GB..!!
  6. Dominion, If you are in RVN please add the tag to your name
  7. Did you see the warning at the beginning.. Where was the use of Tobacco..?
  8. Any luck, Lucky? lmao.. wha wha whaaaa Amatuers work, pfft. ;D
  9. Yes UF1 was great fighting for American states made it all the more interesting.. you had people wanting to control states that they lived in, etc. There was only one loop hole that no one really noticed until later, was that Florida had an advantage over the rest.. (you had to be there. lol)
  10. or Bad Santa..?
  11. or this guy could be wanting you to add him as a friend to get access to your account to send you msg's to try to get your pw or whatever to hack your account. (seen it done in the past) NEVER fall for stupid shit like that. for ANYONE, especially someone you dont know.
  12. I screwed up the whole server.. when i get that back to normal i'll try again, but i think im going to stick with vB. I have many vB boards already, no need to learn a new one.
  13. Well... nah too easy. ;D
  14. I think i have given up already.. lol Why cant they all be as easy as Proboards to set up. :-\
  15. Who uses it & knows about it.? I'm trying it out because i have too many vB accounts unpaid.
  16. Wow, that sounds pretty impressive so far.!!
  17. The Shotty app is even cooler. ;D
  18. It wont be on here.. I'm pretty sure UF1 & UF2 were on a Proboards forums. (not SMF) But there might be something on the ftp server.
  19. I only ever see Dooky & Menace on..
  20. I wouldn't count on it.. lol
  21. Dogma x4
  22. My bad, i went on vacation for a week. lol
  23. Yea this is a great deal..!! I just wish i knew someone that wanted to buy a years subscription to SI. lol

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