Pete Carroll's Halftime Speech Fails To Inspire

Congratulations to the Beavers for seriously damaging the chances of USC making another title run with a 27-21 stunner last night. Only 6 times has a #1 ranked team lost to an unranked opponent, and as Husker fans are aware, two of those have come at our expense.

Year

Team

Opponent

2008

USC

Oregon St.

1985

Auburn

Tennessee

1984

Nebraska

Syracuse

1981

Michigan

Wisconsin

1972

Nebraska

UCLA

1964

Ole Miss

Kentucky

That's two straight trips to Corvallis without a win for Pete Carroll. That's also the same group of Beavers from Corvallis that were crushed by Penn State 45-14 earlier in the year. It's harder than you think for a Trojan to pound a Beaver.

Obviously, Pete Carroll's plea at intermission for his team to keep their composure wasn't taken seriously. "We can't have anyone freak out out there.......we've come too far......there's too much to lose."