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First, the nice, fall football weather came a day late. 
Door to door, from my home in Connecticut to MetLife and back, a marathon 15-hour day.
Just a bizzare day.
We missed the board caravan over to the stadium but managed to get into the lot for free. Don't ask we how. Then we managed to talk/finesse our way into lot G, which, to the suprise of just about everyone, is a permit lot, as are all of the lots nearest to the stadium. We didn't have a permit. If you're not a Giants or Jets season ticket holder, why would anyone there yesterday have a permit? But they let us in. Don't ask me why. No one else was able to get into that lot (they eventually started letting people park there around 1 p.m). The only person parked there were the Krautmans, who were setting up for their catered event. BTW, it was a great spread. Well done. Sadly, most of the people who attended had to walk through several lots to get there because of the permit deal. We regret not moving into lot L where most of the board people were tailgating, as I'm sure Marrone regrets several of the calls he made in the game.
There was heavy rain and wind before the game.
There was a tornado warning.
There was hour-plus storm delay at halftime.
There were a plethora of questionable game decisions by Marrone and company that will be debated by armchair QBs here for days to come.
There was a solid effort by the Orange, who trailed by only five early in the fourth quarter. There was a moment there when I thought Marrone was on the verge of his signature breakthrough win. Surprised I haven't heard anyone mention the third won play in the fourth quarter when Sales fell as Nassib was passing to him. We were down 12, but the drive had some juice and if Sales makes that catch for a first down and we go into score, it's back to a 5-point game. Huge play, I thought.
We have a good QB, three or four good receivers and some decent backs. They have, well, we've been down that road. Need to get Broyld more touches, and that's something the coaches will need to figure out as the season progresses.
Attendance was about 40,000. Good turnout by USC. Better than I expected. Have to believe the weather may have hurt some. Note to game organizers: ticket prices were set too high for the game. I hope they learned a lesson, and next time let people know about the permit deal for parking. That's going to pose a problem in the future when Penn State and Notre Dame are in town.
I can live, for now, with Kobena as a returner. But I'm way past the point of watching Rene return punts. That may be a way to get Broyld more touches. If not, maybe Morgan or Desir.
I like this team, what Marrone has done to upgrade the talent level and the new up-tempo offense. But the record still says 0-2. The USC loss doesn't hurt. But the Northwestern loss still does, and may for weeks to come.
There can't be a letdown next week. Stony Brook will be ready. They'll take chances. USC went for it several times yesterday on fourth down. Amazing.
The next few weeks will really set the tone for the rest of the season.
Door to door, from my home in Connecticut to MetLife and back, a marathon 15-hour day.
Just a bizzare day.
We missed the board caravan over to the stadium but managed to get into the lot for free. Don't ask we how. Then we managed to talk/finesse our way into lot G, which, to the suprise of just about everyone, is a permit lot, as are all of the lots nearest to the stadium. We didn't have a permit. If you're not a Giants or Jets season ticket holder, why would anyone there yesterday have a permit? But they let us in. Don't ask me why. No one else was able to get into that lot (they eventually started letting people park there around 1 p.m). The only person parked there were the Krautmans, who were setting up for their catered event. BTW, it was a great spread. Well done. Sadly, most of the people who attended had to walk through several lots to get there because of the permit deal. We regret not moving into lot L where most of the board people were tailgating, as I'm sure Marrone regrets several of the calls he made in the game.
There was heavy rain and wind before the game.
There was a tornado warning.
There was hour-plus storm delay at halftime.
There were a plethora of questionable game decisions by Marrone and company that will be debated by armchair QBs here for days to come.
There was a solid effort by the Orange, who trailed by only five early in the fourth quarter. There was a moment there when I thought Marrone was on the verge of his signature breakthrough win. Surprised I haven't heard anyone mention the third won play in the fourth quarter when Sales fell as Nassib was passing to him. We were down 12, but the drive had some juice and if Sales makes that catch for a first down and we go into score, it's back to a 5-point game. Huge play, I thought.
We have a good QB, three or four good receivers and some decent backs. They have, well, we've been down that road. Need to get Broyld more touches, and that's something the coaches will need to figure out as the season progresses.
Attendance was about 40,000. Good turnout by USC. Better than I expected. Have to believe the weather may have hurt some. Note to game organizers: ticket prices were set too high for the game. I hope they learned a lesson, and next time let people know about the permit deal for parking. That's going to pose a problem in the future when Penn State and Notre Dame are in town.
I can live, for now, with Kobena as a returner. But I'm way past the point of watching Rene return punts. That may be a way to get Broyld more touches. If not, maybe Morgan or Desir.
I like this team, what Marrone has done to upgrade the talent level and the new up-tempo offense. But the record still says 0-2. The USC loss doesn't hurt. But the Northwestern loss still does, and may for weeks to come.
There can't be a letdown next week. Stony Brook will be ready. They'll take chances. USC went for it several times yesterday on fourth down. Amazing.
The next few weeks will really set the tone for the rest of the season.
