The game on Thursday night between No. 17 USC and Washington at the Coliseum was not a classic. In fact, it was actually very bad. The Trojans looked like they were on the comeback trail after trailing 17-6 early in the fourth quarter, but horrendous playcalling and a missed field goal crippled their late-game attempts and gave Washington a 17-12 win.
‘I miss Lane Kiffin’ and many other reactions to Steve Sarkisian’s loss to Washington
Take it away, Twitter! And by “it,” I mean Sark’s playcalling sheet.
Down the stretch, USC was able to run the ball effectively with Ronald Jones and Tre Madden. They were picking up big chunks of yardage, and the only person who could stop them was ... Steve Sarkisian. The head coach repeatedly went to the pass despite Washington's inability to consistently stop the run, and it bit them squarely on the backside.
USC rushing attack: 215 yards, 34 attempts USC pass attack: 131 yards, 34 attempts AND THEY KEPT THROWING LATE
— Avinash Kunnath (@avinashkunnath) October 9, 2015 GOTTA IGNORE ASK CORSO THERE SARK.
— THE KEY PLAY (@thekeyplay) October 9, 2015 What is the USC equivalent of Run the Dang Ball?
— Matt Hinton (@MattRHinton) October 9, 2015
fyi @usc_athletics runthedangball dot com is available if you need it
— martin rickman (@martinrickman) October 9, 2015
Let’s check in on the howling spleen that is USC Twitter and see how they’re handl -- oh. Oh dear.
Steve Sarkisian trying to get out in time for Applebee's happy hour
— Nah (@kalizmostwanted) October 9, 2015 Is Steve Sarkisian Al Golden west ?
— ABS (@absdadon) October 9, 2015 How you know Sarkisian is the worst: pic.twitter.com/0jACUH0ig0
— Liz Blumberg (@the_BLUM) October 9, 2015 Pat Haden should dump Sark into the La Brea tar pits.
— RossWB (@RossWB) October 9, 2015 Pat Haden might send Sark on a postgame nightime sightseeing flight just so he can fire him on the tarmac.
— Patrick Vint (@HS_BHGP) October 9, 2015 When does Sark tweet a Wiz Khalifa lyric?
— Paul Costanzo (@PaulCostanzo) October 9, 2015 Sark to BYU?
— #PickLakeCity (@nohouse1984) October 9, 2015 Even if USC comes back to win this game. Sarkisian has to go. Terrible performance! #FireSark #USC #FightOn✌ ️
— Alex Prieto (@Ballerstweets) October 9, 2015 Don’t worry, they didn’t!
Sark's not *that* bad
Who's gonna win seven games this year? pic.twitter.com/zVWO9BnVN5
— Brian Floyd (@BrianMFloyd) October 9, 2015 @BrianMFloyd went to see exactly how many times he's won seven games and well pic.twitter.com/MUD9BTIl9x
— Michael Hlebasko (@MichaelHlebasko) October 9, 2015 Steve Sarkisian is 31-26 in Pac-12 games in 7 years as a coach. Why people call this an upset every time is beyond me.
— Jon Solomon (@JonSolomonCBS) October 9, 2015 Okay, that’s enough for the Internet. How’d the fans handle it in the stadium?
"**** YOU SARK!" cascades down from the crowd as the Trojans run off.
— Shotgun Spratling (@ShotgunSpr) October 9, 2015 Sark speedwalking out. Serious boos audible pic.twitter.com/V9mES6yglk
— Kyle Kensing (@kensing45) October 9, 2015 In sum:
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