re: Richt Gets Response from SEC Officials

I personally think Spurrier's decision to run more over passing it in the 2nd half - with a lead initially of only 11 points - is what kept USC from beating UGA by an even larger margin. Thompson was 19 - 26 (73%) for 240 yds and 3 tds in the first half.

Usually teams with a player that's that dominant through a half of FB continue to go to that player - if not go to him even more than before. Make the opponent first prove that they can stop your player, which for Thompson in the 1st half UGA couldn't. Dylan was on pace to throw for 400+ yds and 5-6 TDs, but they shut him down and only let him throw 4 passes the entire 2nd half.

I know USC will need to be able to hold onto leads in the future this season, and they need to get their run game going if they hope to have a special season. But IMO by shutting down the passing game, Spurrier kind of opened the door a bit for UGA to climb back into the game....