[Game Thread] Fresno State @ USC (9:00 PM ET)

[u/CFB_Referee]

GAME	Fresno StateFresno State @ USCUSC
Location	USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Time	9:00 PM ET
Watch	TV: Fox
	Flair ¦ Discord

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LET'S TALK FOOTBALL!

[u/Nicerendering]

If you don’t have a good qb you’re cooked.

[u/fatpinkchicken]

Oh come on why would you drink that if it didn’t have beer 

[u/The_BorangeandBlack]

Some say Fresno’s QB still getting sacked even after the game. He has a long term lease in that field now.

[u/ConfusionHills]

Ending with Mac miller 👍

[u/TheWesternRizzler]

We need to meet in the playoff. It’s gonna be in the single digits as football was intended to be played

[u/Simple-Ad-1506 → u/TheWesternRizzler]

I really don’t think there’s any defense in the country that can stop a LR offense

[u/brokentr0jan → u/TheWesternRizzler]

Yep, it’s time. For all the bragging rights

[u/Current-Bag-786 → u/TheWesternRizzler]

Stoppable force (Oklahoma offense) meets a moveable object (USC defense… maybe???)

[u/EternalF0g]

✌️

[u/Deprecitus]

Man, I can't wait to play Fresno now

[u/eosophobe]

This is a good ass team. Great? TBD
But they are good ass

[u/dabstract]

We have flaws. But man, I am so excited about this squad especially the young guys.

[u/eagledog]

Absolute fuckin embarrassment

[u/dabstract → u/eagledog]

It is but it isn’t. Your squad showed some intensity and fight. Good luck in the P12.

[u/CallRespiratory → u/eagledog]

Felt DeRuyter-esque

[u/TheWesternRizzler]

It’s crazy nobody picked up on Patterson as a DC after he was let go at TCU

[u/Rebelgecko → u/TheWesternRizzler]

Hes a dry brisket guy 

[u/TheWesternRizzler → u/Rebelgecko]

It’s clear you let OU fans get to you lol

[u/Rebelgecko → u/TheWesternRizzler]

Got to me just like OU fans getting into Lincoln's kids DMs

[u/TheWesternRizzler → u/Rebelgecko]

So you’re gonna take it out on me lol okay

[u/arrow_dynamics → u/TheWesternRizzler]

He wanted to wait until he was in the HoF

[u/TheWesternRizzler → u/arrow_dynamics]

It’s a great hire

[u/Rebelgecko → u/TheWesternRizzler]

🐍🐍🐍

[u/TheWesternRizzler → u/Rebelgecko]

lol

[u/Linktheb3ast → u/TheWesternRizzler]

From what it sounds like, he waited until he got the HOF nod. I wouldn’t be shocked if he was always who Lincoln wanted

[u/Current-Bag-786 → u/Linktheb3ast]

They’ve confirmed multiple times that LR tried to hire him before Lynn but he turned us down to get the HOF induction

[u/TheWesternRizzler → u/Linktheb3ast]

TIL

[u/Linktheb3ast → u/TheWesternRizzler]

When GP was ousted at TCU, I remember Lincoln in a presser for one of y’all games being REAL upset about how it was handled. Patterson’s class, and clearly knows ball lol

[u/YeahItouchpoop]

Yeppers ✌️

[u/Arctaedus → u/YeahItouchpoop]

Yessssssssh

[u/smellmyfingerplz → u/[deleted]]

Careful of paper cuts

[u/erdinger4587]

FTFO!! ✌️

[u/CoyoteHP]

LETS GO

[u/SpaceGhostSlurpp]

EXQUISITE

[u/Onsi-Saleh]

USC went through an entire character arc before most of the college football world has started its season lol

[u/Rebelgecko → u/Onsi-Saleh]

1000 yds before most teams have any 

[u/Ragnarr_Lodbrok88]

✌️

[u/ID_Poobaru]

Damn

I mean USC looks pretty good on defense, but Jesus fuck that Fresno QB is so ass

Madsen might legitimately be one of the top QBs in the Pac-12

[u/TCUdad → u/ID_Poobaru]

He's probably fine. Patterson's defenses have made a bunch of good players look terrible historically.

[u/ID_Poobaru → u/TCUdad]

Wasn’t Patterson the TCU HC during the BSU-TCU BCS buster era?

[u/cemsity → u/ID_Poobaru]

Yes from he coached TCU from 2000 to 2021.

[u/fatpinkchicken → u/ID_Poobaru]

And they FORCED US to see his baby pics and feel Bad 

[u/fatpinkchicken]

I’m trying to remind myself to act like I’ve been here before but also

Fuck yes 

[u/brokentr0jan]

I respect TF outta Fresno for not doing a sad field goal.

Mad respect

[u/Ragnarr_Lodbrok88 → u/brokentr0jan]

I'm a Vikings fan, and last year we were beating GB 16-0 and MLF elected to take a timeout and kick a FG with time expiring to not get skunked. I'll always hate him for it.

[u/JohnArtemus]

This is the happiest I’ve been all night

[u/wersc]

Seriously, when was our last shutout?

[u/Rebelgecko → u/wersc]

More importantly , double safety???

[u/Sheev_Spin1738 → u/wersc]

Utah State 2024

[u/thatonekid2010 → u/wersc]

50-0?

[u/Kinglawse → u/thatonekid2010]

41-0 Utah state 2024. Jayden also scored his first touchdown that game

[u/SpaceGhostSlurpp]

So glad theyre going for it lets get this top

[u/turkeyfam]

GARY CAN SMILE

[u/Gelu6713]

Thank you Entz! You’re straight class going for that

[u/IAMY0URK1NG]

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

[u/Apart_Pass5017]

My brother is at this game, I feel bad for him

[u/Current-Bag-786 → u/Apart_Pass5017]

At least the tickets were cheap

[u/ArmySoccerNurse → u/Current-Bag-786]

I paid 115 for mine

[u/dabstract]

Zero!

[u/Kite_sunday]

I feel like the Eagles after the 1987 NFL strike.

[u/zachardw]

Fresno state props to you here for going for it. Tier 1 honestly

[u/showard2]

LOOK AT MY SIDELINE 😭😭😭

[u/brokentr0jan]

I JUST CAME

[u/tazercow]

SHUTOUT CONFIRMED!!!!

[u/aaronjaiden]

NO POINTS 4 U

[u/Ragnarr_Lodbrok88]

YESSSS

[u/eagledog]

For fuck's sake Entz, you stupid asshole

[u/Current-Bag-786 → u/eagledog]

I mean this sincerely, but what is he supposed to do 😭 I feel like going for the 3 is just scoring points to say you did

[u/eagledog → u/Current-Bag-786]

Not keep Mandal in all game?

[u/Current-Bag-786 → u/eagledog]

What happens if the other guy is worse?

[u/ArmySoccerNurse → u/Current-Bag-786]

Same shit. It's not like we're going to win.

[u/eagledog → u/Current-Bag-786]

At least we'd know

[u/iconconic → u/Current-Bag-786]

Then we know before the next game

[u/iconconic → u/eagledog]

Time to join my dark side

[u/Notre_Dame_Football]

This QB is so fucking bad

[u/eosophobe]

Shut ouuuuut, let’s fucking gooooo

[u/groopstain]

SHUTOUT BITCHES

[u/Kite_sunday]

LETS GO!!!

[u/Mysterious-Length240]

Shut out!

[u/iconconic]

We really went from having a streak of shutting teams out (one of which was ASU) to having a streak of getting shut out

[u/Muffinnnnnnn → u/iconconic]

Wdym? You won your last game before this

[u/iconconic → u/Muffinnnnnnn]

Annual streak sorry. We shut out teams in 21 22 and 23 and now have gotten shut out in 25 and 26

[u/ID_Poobaru → u/Muffinnnnnnn]

Fresno got shut out last year by SDSU

[u/Muffinnnnnnn → u/ID_Poobaru]

I understand now. Yearly streak.

[u/Open_Profile1230]

Entz going to remember to take the points this time?

[u/iconconic → u/Open_Profile1230]

No!

[u/Open_Profile1230 → u/iconconic]

I don’t know if this is forgivable after SDSU.

[u/Ragnarr_Lodbrok88]

I'm so bummed by this last drive.

[u/RemarkableTpt → u/Ragnarr_Lodbrok88]

Why? We got the 4th down stop

[u/Ragnarr_Lodbrok88 → u/RemarkableTpt]

Well I didn't see it yet!

[u/ViagraOnAPole]

Fresno, I know you wanna score points to save your honor or something, but I really need you to fumble so #99 can scoop it up and score a TD. This game is severely lacking in big guy tuddies.

[u/smellmyfingerplz → u/ViagraOnAPole]

He did last year against Purdue to the house but I think it was a pick if I remember correctly.

[u/eagledog]

That didn't look great for Duvall's wrist

[u/Kite_sunday]

Great handoff

[u/betweenfriends]

99 is straight out of a Druski skit

[u/eosophobe]

fuckin shit boi!

[u/zachardw]

Defense get a TO baby

[u/Top-Attitude-4987]

USC is gonna be a national championship contending team in a few seasons. They just have to be smart enough to not fire Riley if they happen to go 9-4 or something this year.

[u/Rubrumaurin → u/Top-Attitude-4987]

We are not gonna spend $140 million to reload if we fire Riley, it’s just not gonna happen

[u/Simple-Ad-1506 → u/Top-Attitude-4987]

I know you’re a moron so you’re probably trying to be facetious or something but youre unfortunately correct this one time

[u/Top-Attitude-4987 → u/Simple-Ad-1506]

Nope, this is sincere, i severely underestimated your offensive depth and how good your freshman are. You just have to wait for your defense depth to catch up.

[u/Simple-Ad-1506 → u/Top-Attitude-4987]

Appreciate the kind words then

[u/eosophobe → u/Top-Attitude-4987]

That is my biggest worry. We are absolutely trending in the right direction and i hope the powers that be have enough foresight to see that

[u/AlbertoRossonero → u/eosophobe]

They’re not paying out $50 million to fire him lol. Bare minimum he has another year before anything like that is taken seriously and like you said I do believe we’re heading in the right direction.

[u/Throwawayerrydayyy → u/AlbertoRossonero]

It’s been reported in the last week it’s still above 60M btw

[u/Current-Bag-786 → u/Top-Attitude-4987]

I’m a bit upset we don’t play next season. Oregon should be a protected in-conference rivalry

[u/zachardw → u/Top-Attitude-4987]

I can’t tell if this is facetious and that’s ok

[u/Top-Attitude-4987 → u/zachardw]

It's not

[u/Current-Bag-786]

God this poor kid. I hope we just have an amazing defense and we can just chalk it up to that at the end of the season. If not, wooof

[u/Rubrumaurin → u/Current-Bag-786]

Wait who?

[u/ViagraOnAPole]

Damn, that's one big boy

[u/showard2]

you can definitely bench that guy lmao. probably should

[u/eagledog]

A completed pass!

[u/Linktheb3ast]

“You can’t bench him”

I mean you absolutely can, and probably should tbh

[u/TheWesternRizzler]

GP looks like a McDonald’s worker at the window

[u/Dun_Guuf]

“You can’t bench that guy”

Stop lying RG3

[u/IAMY0URK1NG]

Come on!!! Shut out!

[u/Sirtopofhat]

Tape watching gonna be real bad for the 2nd string again.

[u/ID_Poobaru]

On one hand, Fresno is our rival and I want to see them shut out

The other hand, SJSU scored more than them and that’s hurting the whole Pac-12 idea of being better

[u/brokentr0jan → u/ID_Poobaru]

Should have just stayed in the MWC and forced the PAC-2 to join you. OSU/Wazzu are ass and had no business bullying the MWC

[u/ID_Poobaru → u/brokentr0jan]

It’s one of those no win moves imo. Add 2 teams and dilute the conference or spilt the west coast up and have 2 bad conferences

Boise has been trying to ditch the MW since we joined and bolted at the first opportunity and the other schools decided to follow suit.

[u/Kite_sunday → u/ID_Poobaru]

im cuming.

[u/Current-Bag-786 → u/ID_Poobaru]

Tbf, going into the 4th quarter SJSU scored 3 points

[u/dscreations → u/Current-Bag-786]

Fresno has 0 total with 2 min left. 

Some of the SJSU score was self- inflicted too. They could have taken the points on a drive in the first half, but tried to convert a 4th & 1 in the redzone. 

[u/life_participant]

idc rgiii is so unintentionally hilarious

[u/betweenfriends]

FOX putting up the Mandal kid photos so we don't feel bad anymore

[u/ViagraOnAPole]

Oh, a drive. Wait, I think I've seen this film before...

[u/fatpinkchicken]

Omg don’t show me the baby pics of the QB we’re crushing now I’m sad 

[u/Kite_sunday → u/fatpinkchicken]

He's from fresno.

[u/Open_Profile1230 → u/Kite_sunday]

siighhhhh Clovis.

[u/eagledog → u/Kite_sunday]

Reno doesn't get to talk any shit

[u/fatpinkchicken → u/Kite_sunday]

I can still feel bad for him when I see him in a baby jersey 

[u/brokentr0jan]

If we are being honest, the MWC is better than the new PAC 12

[u/Ok-Day372 → u/brokentr0jan]

UTEP just got smoked by OU. They’re both just G6

[u/WolfGangDuck → u/Ok-Day372]

UTEP would put up 60 on wazzu or the beavs though.

[u/Ok-Day372 → u/WolfGangDuck]

Meh

[u/GotRammed]

We may never lose again!

[u/eosophobe]

Alright 4th stringers, daddy wants a shut out

[u/Ragnarr_Lodbrok88]

I'm already reading the inbred SEC fan comments about USC beating up on "D3" Fresno State like Fresno State isn't better than the bums those schools play late in the season before meaningful games.

[u/dabstract → u/Ragnarr_Lodbrok88]

Hey, Jacksonville State and Northwestern Alabama A&M are dawgs!

[u/Phatferd → u/Ragnarr_Lodbrok88]

You mean like Mizzou playing Arkansas Pine Bluff yesterday?

[u/Simple-Ad-1506 → u/Ragnarr_Lodbrok88]

I feel like Fresno state would probably beat ULM by like 40

[u/ViagraOnAPole → u/Ragnarr_Lodbrok88]

How can say such things about Southeastern Alabama A&M? That's an elite program.

[u/zachardw → u/Ragnarr_Lodbrok88]

Shutup east Louisiana state school for the blind is a MAC powerhouse

[u/iconconic → u/Ragnarr_Lodbrok88]

Hoping we can put up a good showing this season to be a quality win for yall

[u/DOPA-C]

This is a bigger beatdown than people realize. Fresno State brings back a lot of talent from a good team last year, and may still make a run for a G6 playoff spot.

[u/dscreations → u/DOPA-C]

They have no QB though 

[u/showard2 → u/DOPA-C]

imagine if we don’t fumble twice lmao

[u/Proud_Thespian]

I'm so happy Lynn is gone

[u/Current-Bag-786 → u/Proud_Thespian]

I hope we put up 50 on him and PSU

[u/Proud_Thespian → u/Current-Bag-786]

Same

[u/IAMY0URK1NG → u/Proud_Thespian]

GP definitely looks like an upgrade.

[u/Linktheb3ast → u/IAMY0URK1NG]

I don’t say this either lightly or because he’s our DC, Patterson may legitimately be one of the greatest CFB defensive coaches ever. TCU was one of the best defensive teams year in year out with him with less talent. If these kids perform half of what they’re supposed to, they will be ELITE by the end of their careers

[u/zachardw]

CFB would love a good football team in the #1 media market

[u/ID_Poobaru]

God I hope Madsen doesn’t resort to doing what this guy is doing

[u/Rebelgecko]

600 yds of offense or bust

[u/brokentr0jan]

Now I am emotionally invested in the shutout

[u/Kite_sunday → u/brokentr0jan]

THAT'S THE SPIRIT!

[u/Current-Bag-786]

It’s crazy to think that our total yards is just a bit more than Bush’s total yards from the 05 game

[u/Kite_sunday]

FIGHT ON!!!!

[u/dscreations → u/[deleted]]

Won't be able to step foot in Clovis

[u/iconconic → u/[deleted]]

He’s getting left at the the tejon ranch chipotle after they stop for food

[u/GotRammed → u/[deleted]]

I think he'd rather drive in the fog at night on 99 than continue this game

[u/eagledog]

Hey, a first down. Can't remember the last one of those

[u/TheWesternRizzler]

USC Penn State would be a nice little BigXII reunion for these coaches

[u/StoicFable]

Bulldongs what are you doing?

[u/ID_Poobaru → u/StoicFable]

Bulldonging

[u/Vegetarian-Catto]

I'm pretty sure you can get all of those things for like 25$ a month at planet fitness...

[u/IAMY0URK1NG]

Did this fool just injure himself doing a flip?

[u/Kite_sunday]

STOP THEM USC!

[u/Sheev_Spin1738]

Why is there a football game in my commercials?

[u/themistoclesV]

This game is making me think we should be grateful if we can score points against Oregon tomorrow...

[u/WolfGangDuck → u/themistoclesV]

Crazy stat but you guys are 3-1 against them lol. Go Boise!

[u/ID_Poobaru → u/themistoclesV]

I think we’ll be alright

This Fresno team looks like cheeks, but I’m not going to talk too much shit until we actually beat Fresno convincingly

[u/dscreations]

Sad tractor noises 

[u/Onsi-Saleh]

Game felt slow and methodical but you look at the stats and it looks like they were slinging it all game.

[u/Kite_sunday]

Im cuming.

[u/eagledog]

If this was a noon game on BTN+, I wouldn't be as annoyed. But this being the only game on makes us look even worse

[u/Maleficent_File_196]

Fresno might not break 75 yards

[u/Dun_Guuf]

That shouldn’t have worked lol

[u/Current-Bag-786 → u/Dun_Guuf]

It turns out checks notes he’s pretty dang fast

[u/ID_Poobaru]

Fresno’s gonna get shut out aren’t they

[u/Kite_sunday → u/ID_Poobaru]

We can only hope.

[u/IAMY0URK1NG → u/ID_Poobaru]

Unfortunately. Unless we put in the 3rd/4th string that let SJSU score 23 in the 4th.

[u/turkeyfam]

Deshonn ran away from them like a bad ass little kid lmao

[u/TickleMyIvory]

It's 70deg in LA right now, on a Friday night. And yet my local high school has a more impressive crowd.

Edit: Here you go, crowd at kickoff. Give me a break. https://x.com/michaeljduarte/status/2096042655285498329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2096042655285498329%7Ctwgr%5E8a468abe3fc173c3f9b91e551502d5c0b9f59bdb%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2026%2F09%2F04%2Fsports%2Fusc-football-attendance-improves-vs-fresno-state-after-empty-coliseum-backlash%2F

[u/Ragnarr_Lodbrok88 → u/TickleMyIvory]

Doubtful. At least regurgitate something else. It's not last week.

[u/fatpinkchicken → u/TickleMyIvory]

Booooo

[u/Rebelgecko → u/TickleMyIvory]

What's your local high school's score?

[u/Ok-Day372 → u/TickleMyIvory]

I’m sure there’s as much to do in your local town in Michigan as there is in Southern California

[u/zachardw → u/TickleMyIvory]

Prove it

[u/showard2 → u/TickleMyIvory]

it’s 39-0 and we talking about the crowd 😭

[u/Gelu6713 → u/TickleMyIvory]

I mean this is a fucking blowout. People left