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Bowl Nerd presents the Emerald Bowl: USC vs. BC

Posted on December 29, 2009 at 06:11 AM.

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This matchup dealt me the most BS results to date.

When I played as USC, I absolutely dominated BC for most of the game, but suddenly, Joe McKnight (I know he wasn't going to play for real) decided to fumble on three consecutive carries, each of which was returned for a touchdown, turning a sure-fire USC cakewalk into a 42-32 loss. I think Matt Barkley also had a fumble returned for some distance leading to an easy score and also threw a pair of picks, for which I'll take the blame.

Otherwise, the talent discrepancy was pretty obvious. USC has a lot of the makings of a monster in this game. I have to believe if I played that game again right now, I'd be able to crush BC pretty well.

Surprisingly, BC gained similar benefits under my control, returning a pass for a touchdown in overtime to win a 37-31 thriller.

My playing of BC was pretty fun, actually, thanks to the running style of Montel Harris. He was difficult for USC to stop. I was able to use him often to really control the pace of the game. If USC didn't have a pair of long kickoff returns early, BC might have controlled the game entirely.

BC in NCAA 10 seems to be a lot like the real-life edition, which is a pleasant surprise you can't really explain. If I'd have thought I'd have only five wins in my series at this point, I'd not have guessed until eliminating nearly all the other teams that BC would have been among the five. Definitely worth using again.