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Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Countdown to Kickoff: 10 Days
As we continue on our daily countdown towards the 2007 season, we are now just 10 days away from the opening kickoff against the University of Idaho. There's a double shot of Trojans wearing #10 this season, senior QB and Heisman frontrunner John David Booty and junior LB Brian Cushing...
Booty is back for his second season as the Trojans starting QB. It has long been believed that all players, but especially QBs, improve the most in the time between year 1 and year 2 as starters. That is why expectations are high for Booty, who had a very solid season last year. He is surrounded by some young, but very talented playmakers that he can distribute the ball to, so hopefully offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian will open up the playbook this season and let Booty gun it. Cushing is back to his preferred strong side LB spot after spending last season as the elephant in Pete Carroll's 3-4 defense. He is coming off a dominating performance against Michigan in the Rose Bowl and will look to carry that momentum into this season.
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2 comments:
You mean....gun it back to 1984....
Seriously, I hope the WR's are gamers this season cause Booty is dead accurate at mid range (15-30 yards). He has never thrown a "pretty" deep ball, but with Rojo and McKnight catching, they'll run it down. Cushing should be pretty dominant, even though he gets hated on by ALOT of our colleagues. But ofcourse he will be overshadowed by Mel Kiper's top USC defensive player, Rey.
"Because I'm Brian Cushing!"
"I PLAY D!"
If Cushing plays half as good as he thinks he is... he's going to have a monster year
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