2002 #7 Notre Dame @ #6 USC No Huddle

[@davids9520]

From a Michigan fan, I am happy to welcome USC to the Big Ten. It will be fun to play them in L.A. And for them to come to Ann Arbor. As for Notre Dame. You guys had your chance to join the Big Ten. You didn't want to! Now, the Big Ten may be the reason ND doesn't make the play offs. The Big Ten may now be the king of college football!

[@boneheadjunkies7379]

Michigan fans aren’t the brightest.

[@kevinpaige4902]

Great to hear Keith Jackson

[@polarbear353]

My all time favorite announcer, he is definitely missed.

[@mikebridges7294]

I met Justin's dad...Antonio ''Huggy Bear'' Vargas.... in of all places, Sheffield England, several years back. We have an American Football League here in the UK and we were having the Championships of every Division in the Senior League and he had heard about it, drove over all the way from London to watch the games. Funny thing is, many people were whispering if that was Huggy Bear (those old enough to know lol), and as he walked by me I thought he looked just like him, so I took the chance and asked him...and of course it was him...and he talked to me for about a half hour or so, as he was genuinely interested in what was going on and had some questions. He's every bit as cool as he was as Huggy, and a very gracious man. He is certainly proud of Justin, as he was still a Raider when I met Huggy.

[@chrisuncleahmad789]

future 1000 yard rusher for the Raiders

[@Papawill13]

2002 USC Trojans were one of the Great Teams in College Football History. They played, by far, the toughest schedule ever. Here is a breakdown. They finished 11-2 and #4 in the Country. Their Schedule (Rankings are End Of Year Rankings) Vs 9-4 #14 Auburn - Win At 9-5 #20 Colorado - Win At 11-2 #7 Kansas State - Loss Vs 8-5 Oregon State - Win At 10-3 #10 Washington State - Loss Vs 7-5 California - Win Vs 7-6 Washington - Win At 7-6 Oregon - Win At 2-9 Stanford - Win Vs 8-6 Arizona State - Win At 8-5 UCLA - Win Vs 10-3 #17 Notre Dame - Win Bowl vs 11-2 #8 Iowa - Win Look at those first 5 games! At #7, #10, #20 Home vs #14 and a 8-5 Team. 6 Road Games vs Teams with a Record of 47-31 (45-27 minus USC) 6 Home Games vs Teams with a Record of 49-29 (49-23 minus USC) Combined record of teams played was 105-62 (63% Winning Percentage, 103-51 record minus USC, for a 69% Winning Percentage) Imagine playing a schedule where the teams have a winning percentage of 69% in games not involving you and going 11-2!!

[@aaronrider4051]

Kansas State was clearly a lot better than USC. The score was way deceptive.

[@Sammytwo4]

This was a great post!!!!!! I didn't realize how tough that schedule was that year. 1 team with a losing record.

[@TheCiskoKidd]

I knew it was over when it started. Carson Palmer on Offense and Troy Palomalu on Defense.

[@ericdaniel323]

I was at this game decked out in ND gear. Pretty rough night for the Irish. First of three straight 31-point losses to SC, 8 straight overall. Also the game that won the Heisman for Carson Palmer. For context, Ty Willingham started this season 8-0 before losing 11 of his next 14 games. Those losses included 44-13 and 45-14 against USC, 38-0 vs Michigan, and 37-0 against Florida State.

[@ralphalvarez5465]

I was at that game and really enjoyed watching the Trojans emerge from the black cloud era of Paul Hackett. This game also showed the USC alumni that they were so wrong about the hiring of Pete Carroll. They were fixated about his past coaching career with the Jets. They were so WRONG!!!! This team was the beginning of a juggernaut that dominated college football. I really enjoyed watching Justin Fargas success at SC after his devastating injury while playing at Michigan. That guy would hit the line so hard that you could hear the crack of his helmet as he punished defenders. Pete Carroll, Norm Chow, Steve Sarkisian, Ken Norton Jr, Justin Fargas, Mike Williams, Matt Leinart, Reggie Bush, Troy Polamalu, Brian Cushing, Dallas Sarkes, Kerry Colbert and company thank you for that amazing period in SC history. Fight On!!

[@chrisuncleahmad789]

I know they had 2 losses, but they were close against quality K-State and Washington State teams

[@typorter3906]

Love USC Legendary Football Coach Pete Carroll’s era. I miss Coach Pete Carroll’s era, when USC Football 🏈 used to dominate college football 🏈 😎👍🤙💪. USC football will never have a coach like Pete Carroll ever again😎👍🤙💪. Coach Carroll was a fun and exciting coach to be around with during practice and game time. He’s the greatest college football 🏈 coach ever😎👍🤙💪. We Are USC Nation, Trojans For Life, Go Trojans And Fight On To Victory✌️✌️✌️😎👍🤙

[@garrettbrown7272]

Thank you for these. Always love how you make sure to include the personnel introductions for both teams on offense and defense, brings back memories. One of the best channels on youtube!

[@steelbuck6777]

Thank you very much!

[@Dhawkman341]

Keith Jackson! Legendary commentator

[@Moose1032]

Vargas was a beast. Palmer’s arm was so almost too strong, man he had a cannon

[@rentcda]

USC was the best team in the nation at this time in the season.( unfortunately they had 2 losses. ) Fight On! ✌

[@Jiltedin2007]

R.I.P.: Keith Jackson 😢

[@chrisuncleahmad789]

Troy Polamulu- whatever became of that guy?

[@tonychung857]

Man, love watching these great USC teams. This was a good old fashion ass whooping!

[@joey325]

Start of a dynasty. I don't think the period of USC from 2002-2005 can ever be matched. Sure they lost a game here or there they shouldn't have (2005 Rose Bowl being one ... they forgot to play the 4th quarter🙂), but these teams' dominance has never been matched.

[@1notredamefightingirishfan12]

Random fun fact: the officials counted A an SC TD. What they didn't see was that he was missing some essential baggage in his takeoff across the goal line - the football

[@kriptdawg9398]

Holiday might have been really good in a RPO type offense.

[@Clywoo77]

When was this game?

[@dannymoe9028]

In 2002

[@michaelmore2luv]

Fight on! ✌🏾

[@Riles3152]

At this point of the season, NO team in college football was playing at a higher level than SC. Not Miami and not even national champion Ohio State. But because of SC's 2 close losses earlier in the season at Kansas State and Washington State (both really good teams that year btw) they didn't have a chance to play for a national title. There's no doubt in my mind they would have beaten OSU and not sure about the U (who should have been the national champs) but it would have been an epic matchup.

[@ThaUnderworld-d5y]

Yea it’s still hard for me to watch that Miami and Ohio state national championship. That wasn’t a pass interference. So Miami should have 2 national championships.

[@drewrosecrans9728]

I was there 🏈✌️✌️✌️✌️ sc beat them badly fight on ✌️🏈🏈🏈

[@kurtgreaser988]

ND got smacked down. ND fans were claiming they should have been ranked higher. But SC exposed ND NC State too them down in Gator Bowl as well.

[@ramtruck21]

ND thinks they should always be ranked higher. Even if they are 6-4. They want everything handed to them because they are ND. I hate ND.

[@Universalknowledge13]

@@ramtruck21 couldn't be further from the truth.

[@A100-y2c]

@@ramtruck21 Your school likely is hated by many as well. Keep on hatin'. Likely a UM fan, if not a "Feet" Carroll worshiper.

[@TheVirtualSportsNetwork]

@@ramtruck21 Exactly. Notre Shame acting like entitled little shits since the founding of that school. Always great to see their football team get humbled by far superior competition.

[@2barfootball]

Well the problem with this Notre Dame team is they had a horrible offense great defense

[@drewrosecrans9728]

44-13 fight on ✌️🏈✌️🏈🏈🏈 glad I was there ✌️✌️✌️✌️🏈🏈🏈

[@kurtgally526]

15:19 Someone throws a roll of toilet paper at the end of the half lol

[@lindaluick5699]

I was there

[@MikeMars-]

I was there, and that was a hard game for me. #WeAreND

[@billneill6417]

2002 or 2020 , SC and the penalties .

[@aaronrider4051]

The one game that won Carson Palmer the Heisman over two far more deserving candidates: Larry Johnson and, most especially, the great Brad Banks of Iowa.

[@aaronrider4051]

@@RequiemForABuckeye You are wrong. His worst game of the year was against Ohio State, who, you know, only won the national title. He had 1 touchdown and 4.5 yards from scrimmage against the Buckeyes. Doesn't sound like much until you remember that Ohio State had an amazing defense. And Larry Johnson had a better game against them than Willis McGahee (Miami) or Chris Perry (Michigan). The only team that actually ran the ball well against the 2002 Buckeyes was - who else? - Wisconsin. But I wouldn't have voted for LJ for Heisman. I would have voted for Brad Banks. Notre Dame's secondary was complete trash, but it was the hype around this game that got Palmer the trophy.

[@northwestprof60]

Tyrone Willingham reminds me of Joe Biden if he had decided to be a football coach, instead of the Truck Driver President

[@STMARTIN009]

He had a brief stint at ND then comes Charlie Weis who gets a fat contract which ND is still paying to this dayfor great mediocrity

[@joshhenson3757]

ND offense was horrible holy crap

[@aaronrider4051]

Notre Dame was actually a pretty mediocre team in 2002.

[@dannymoe9028]

Yeah, had Holiday as your QB (bum), no receivers. Ryan Grant was your only decent tailback. Tyrone Willingham was a joke.

[@2barfootball]

Put this 2002 defense on the 2005 offense for Notre Dame they win the title!

[@markruane3660]

Dont know if U.S.C will ever be this good again!!!!!!!!!!!

[@2barfootball]

They won’t and I’m happy about it

[@Moose1032]

@@2barfootball Lincoln Riley has something to say about that

[@2barfootball]

@@Moose1032 well if you can read my comment was before this happened

[@Moose1032]

@@2barfootball I know and you said they won’t ever be good again and “ever” is a loooong time.

[@2barfootball]

@@Moose1032 pretty much has

[@bradbadertscher4393]

Go Irish!

[@stevekane8987]

Worst coach and quarterback in NDs history

[@drewrosecrans9728]

Really ?? U really have to ask that????? The greatest safety in USC football two time super bowl winner on my favorite team the Pittsburgh Steelers 🏈🏈🏈🏈

[@drewrosecrans9728]

Really ?? U really have to ask that????? The greatest safety in USC football two time super bowl winner on my favorite team the Pittsburgh Steelers 🏈🏈🏈🏈

[@RJsermon]

Typical Notre Dame

[@DavidP793]

ND's first diversity hire. The school would rather virtue signal than win games.

[@PeteyThePanda]

What a stupid and moronic take. The only reason Ty Willingham got the job was because the university’s first choice, George O’Leary (who’s white in case you couldn’t tell by his name) lied on his résumé and resigned - even though the school said he didn’t have to. Willingham was their fallback in the wake of the O’Leary fiasco.