Letters to the Editor
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Controversial Touchdown, but Texas Won It Fair and Square
Yes, that first quarter touchdown was, ahem, "controversial." In fact, it led to a lot of screaming and thrown objects in my Trojan house, and continues to contribute to the wafting cloud of frustration in which I am going through my day. But I've had a night's sleep and chance to calm down, and I am beginning to accept that it was a game both teams (and their fans) can be proud of.
Regardless of whether or not Texas would have only been able to kick a field goal had that play been rescinded, USC had plenty of chances to win it. And they capitalized on most of those chances; that's why I love them (that and the fact that I graduated from USC). Leinart was stellar. White was downright cosmic. Bush was stupid, but redeemed himself with that epic dive. I feel more sorry for the guy than angry with him (although I'm a little angry.)
But Texas won it, as decisivly as they could in a game so full of bizarre officiating and incompetent clockery. If we, as USC fans, continue to dwell on that one touchdown, then our 2006s are all but ruined. I'm gradually accepting that we still lit it up last night, and our team will be justly feared for the forseeable future.