Stanford Vs. USC: Postgame We Did It Again Celebration Thread
For the first time in school history, Stanford has defeated USC four consecutive times. The Stanford defense played out of its collective mind in tonight's 21-14 win, sacking Golden Boy Matt Barkley five times, picking him off twice, and limiting his vaunted receiving duo to nine catches, 149 yards and zero touchdowns. USC was 1-for-13 -- 1 FOR 13! -- on third downs and managed only 26 yards rushing.
Josh Nunes was shaky, but you wouldn't know he was the three-game rookie and Barkley the four-year veteran by the way the two quarterbacks played. Nunes threw one particularly bad interception and underthrew and overthrew wide-open receivers throughout the game, but he also made big plays when he needed to, both with his feet -- dude's got some moves, who knew? -- and his arm.
Stepfan Taylor carried the Cardinal offense. He had a 59-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, a 23-yard touchdown reception in the third and grinded, juked and hurdled his way to 153 yards on 27 carries for the game. Can you say Heisman Runner-Up? We'll have much more from this one in the hours and days to come, but for now, go ahead and rush the comments section with your fellow fans.
Go Stanford!
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I wish I could say that was a “fun” game to watch, but it was too nerve-wracking to enjoy until that final Barkley pass sailed out of bounds. All those hits ol’ Heisman/#1 pick absorbed were kind of satisfying, though. Last season, he always seemed to evade those big smacks.
Big picture, the defense is living up to expectations. Offense is getting there. If Nunes can improve his accuracy and the kicking game comes around, this will be a dangerous team (barring catastrophic injuries and the like).
by Cardinal&Orange; on Sep 15, 2025 10:08 PM PDT reply actions
The stadium was electric
I was in the stadium tonight and the feeling was electric. I can’t remember a crowd being so up and down and up again—- and then UP! We streamed down to the field with the thousands of others, and the feeling was so amazing just to be on the turf. As someone tweeted, the best sound in the world is the USC band being silent (unless it’s the Oregon band). Congrats to the Cardinal and especially to that ass-kicking defense. It was so much fun to watch Matt Barkley skulking off the field time after time.
The Cowboys will return to greatness when they ditch those baby blue pants and return to Power Silver. The Uniform Hex Lives.
by Transplanted Texan on Sep 15, 2025 10:20 PM PDT reply actions
great, exciting theater
this young Stanford team grew up tonight.
Coach Shaw previously talked about coming back from adversity and I think Nunes showed great heart in persevering through all the mistakes.
Taylor was fantastic, of course. Hopefully, Wilkerson will be okay (and Lancaster).
by apang on Sep 15, 2025 10:22 PM PDT reply actions
DAVID SHAW SENDS EMAILS
Dear Haterz,
SUCK IT.
Dear Recruits,
YOU WATCHED THAT, YEAH?
Dear Bernie Muir,
SHOW ME THE MONEY. (ALSO DEREK MASON. SHOW HIM THE MONEY TOO.)
by dth1 on Sep 15, 2025 10:31 PM PDT reply actions
Dear SC-
WHO IS YOUR DADDY?
WHO IS YOUR DADDY?
WHO IS YOUR DADDY?
WHO IS YOUR DADDY?
WHO IS YOUR DADDY?
by david.kurz.1650 on Sep 15, 2025 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
From the B1G, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for beating USC.
We look forward to watching USC/Oregon/You (really, it doesn’t matter) spank the shit out of us in the Rose Bowl.
Until then, cheers.
"Woody Orne with the one-handed grab!"
by One_ill_KevinJ on Sep 16, 2025 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Great game. Shaw’s 4th down decision making drives me insane, but I like just about everything else. Offense needs to improve, but I think it will. Defense was great to watch.
Peter Brand for GM.
by jksnake99 on Sep 15, 2025 10:34 PM PDT reply actions
beyond proud
I will be honest-
I did not think we would win. I wanted us to be competitve-make SC earn every single yard , play and point-and inflict pain on Barkley.
That we would do all that AND win makes me not even care that the NHL is locked out again
PS-
is it wrong i am listening to opps I did it again on repeat right now?
Maybe we should send it to
PPS-anyone seen great photos of the celebration either from the field or a far range shot
by david.kurz.1650 on Sep 15, 2025 10:39 PM PDT reply actions
Trojans always break
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by Brickhaus on Sep 15, 2025 10:57 PM PDT reply actions
Tonight I touched Stepfan Taylor
No not like that just on the pad jeez get your minds out of the gutter.
When does his name come up in Heisman talks? Steppy-time #2 in Heisman voting! Keep the streak alive!
by stupac2 on Sep 15, 2025 11:16 PM PDT reply actions
Yes like that.
(I’m not a stalker, I swear..)
by c_wraith on Sep 16, 2025 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, that didn't suck
If we won this game, against that team, with all the head-clutchingly terrible moments (kicking, play-calls, stupid penalties), we must be good.
"Sports don't build character, they reveal it."
by Leland's Axe on Sep 15, 2025 11:39 PM PDT reply actions
Congrats, Stanford and their fans!
Stanford’s front line defense on USC’s final possession was, as far as I can recall, the single most dominating performance of a college Defense I’ve ever had the pleasure of witnessing.
SC’s front 5 were twisted as the clock finally (happily for the Trojans) ran under 1 minute to play. I’m still amazed thinking about it – it truly looked like a high school team trying to protect their QB against a college rush.
Y’all deserved the win – Stanford dominated the game (even though the score was close).
Can’t wait to see the upcoming games against Oregon and Oregon State!
ENJOY THE VICTORY!!!! APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU DOMINATE USC!!!!
by ConfofChamps on Sep 15, 2025 11:49 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Well, that was... unexpected...
What a game! Good atmosphere at the stadium too.
The thing that strikes me about it is that the Card won while playing extremely sloppy on offense. The D is huge, and really carried the team throughout the game. The offense is clearly a work in progress. As is Shaw’s play calling (I think they could’ve had 300 yes on the ground if Shaw would’ve just called more running plays). If they can gel a bit and start to really execute on offense, this team will be really dangerous.
by RickeySteals on Sep 16, 2025 12:26 AM PDT reply actions
Wooow
I was at the game tonight and my hands were trembling for hours after – the stadium was electrifying. This is the first game that I have ever seen where I actually was excited to watch our defense play. They were monsters. If we get the offense to start scoring now, things could get very, very interesting.
On a more serious note, I noticed that apang mentioned injuries regading Wilkerson and Lancaster. Are they hurt? I know Lancaster went down for a while, but I thought I saw him playing afterwards. When he got injured he ran off the field so I figured it wasn’t bad.
And what about Wilkerson – I didn’t see him go down?
by hpaskov on Sep 16, 2025 5:57 AM PDT reply actions
I believe Wilkerson was injured, as he didn’t play at all in the 2nd half. No one spelled Taylor and Taylor ran all of the Wildcat stuff, which Wilkerson usually does. No really mentioned in the broadcast so not sure if it was serious or they just didn’t care.
Lancaster, I know there was an injury TO as he went down. Not sure how serious that was either and I wasn’t paying attention whether his number was still on the field. Maybe he came back.
by apang on Sep 16, 2025 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Great game, but let's minimize the kicking next time
Count me among those who were worried the glory days were over after the SJSU game. I’m glad I was mistaken. This game has got to do wonders for recruiting. Every unit on this team seems to get better every week, too.
Has anyone noticed that SJSU blew out their next two opponents? Maybe they are tougher than we thought.
One thing I can’t figure out is why Shaw continues to trust Jordan Williamson. Since returning from his injury last year, he is 7/16 on FGs. He is unreliable in all situations, having missed gimme FGs in the Fiesta Bowl and last night, and an XP against Duke. He is 1/6 from 40+ since his injury last year. Why was Shaw trotting him out there on 4th and 5 to attempt a 51 yarder when he’s already missed two that were closer? The odds of making the 4th down had to be a lot better than making that kick. At this point, I’d have to conclude the probability of Williams making any kick over 40 are under 20%, and the probability of him making any kick is no more than 50%. So why rely on him when there are so many other players who are more likely to succeed? How many does he have to miss before Shaw decides that going for it or even punting is a better strategy?
by bgstuhan on Sep 16, 2025 12:53 PM PDT reply actions
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