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There is now empirical evidence that living creatures other than cockroaches could survive a nuclear attack: you can add the 1979 USC Trojans to that list, for they recently survived another explosion of rushing yards courtesy of the great Herschel Walker, leaving Sanford Stadium with a win over the legendary 1980 Georgia Bulldogs. But I'm getting ahead of myself yet again. The Bulldogs, having taken care of the 1982 UCLA Bruins in a series of two hard-fought victories--narrowly edging out the first meeting by a single point, while winning the rematch by six--opted to face the 1979 Ohio State Buckeyes, a team that finished #4 in the AP poll and won their first eleven games, compiling an 8-0 record against Big Ten opponents, winning the Big Ten championship and earning a trip to the Rose Bowl, where they would face the USC Trojans (who edged them out by one point, handing Ohio State their first and only defeat of the season). Though they came up short in a game that likely would have netted them a share of the national championship--following their Rose Bowl victory, USC was named national champion by the College Football Researchers Association--that Ohio State team was filled with superb players, some of whom went on to varying levels of success in the NFL. Starting quarterback Art Schlichter would ironically have his greatest pro success in arena football, being named AFL (Arena Football League) MVP in 1990, a first-team All-Arena player that same season (and a second-team All-Arena player in 1991), and winning ArenaBowl IV with the Detroit Drive (where he was named MVP of the game). Perhaps the most successful player to come from that Buckeyes team was Todd "Give 'Em Hell" Bell, who played eight seasons in the league (the majority with the Chicago Bears) and was named a second-team All-Pro in 1984, as well as receiving his only Pro Bowl selection that same season. He sat out the 1985 season due to a contract dispute, and missed out on being part of one of the greatest Super Bowl champion teams in NFL history; his replacement, Dave Duerson, was selected for the Pro Bowl. If you measure success in Super Bowls won, then Tom Orosz--against all odds--winds up beating out Bell for the top spot, as in his short NFL career (which only lasted a mere four seasons) he did win Super Bowl XIX with the 49ers. Georgia edged out Ohio State 69-67, but the final score doesn't tell the whole story; Georgia took a 17-point lead late in the game, which Ohio State fought tooth and nail to wipe out. They came close, with two touchdowns, both of which were followed by successful conversions (one for an extra point, another a two-point conversion). Still, in the end, Georgia had gotten the job done, though not without their share of challenges. They narrowly, and I do mean narrowly, led in time of possession (30:02 to 29:58). They clearly led in rushing yards (638 to 334), average yards per rush (7 to 5), longest rush (43 to 28), total yards (814 to 756), and 3rd down efficiency (5/18, 27% to 5/19, 26%). Columbus used their passing skills to good effect, leading 422-176 in yards in the air, 8 to 7 in average yards per pass, longest pass (46 to 28), completions (25/51, 49% to 9/23, 39%), 4th down efficiency (1/2, 50%), fumble recoveries (one to zero), and tipped passes (one to zero). They tied 34 to 34 in first downs, and were a combined 3/3 in field goals. With Ohio State out of the way, Georgia next tried their luck against the USC Trojans who had defeated Ohio State in the 1980 Rose Bowl. The Trojans were an excellent team to say the very least, compiling an 11-0-1 record while going 6-0-1 against Pacific-10 Conference opponents, winning the Pac-10 title, and outscoring their opponents 389-171. They finished #2 in the final 1979 AP poll, and likely would have been consensus national champs if not for a stunning tie against the unranked Stanford Cardinals (who entered with a pedestrian 3-2 record and lost their first game of the season by 23 points to Tulane, who finished 9-3 and unranked). Thanks in no small part to that tie it ended up being the Alabama Crimson Tide--who finished undefeated and untied for the seventh time in school history and crushed Arkansas 24-9 in the Sugar Bowl--to be recognized as consensus national champions for the 1979 season. Still, the Trojans were good enough to receive the nod from the College Football Researchers Association, and when you look at the numbers, as well as the alumni who graduated to the NFL, it's not hard to see why. Perhaps the most famous one of them all is the marvelous Marcus Allen (who won Super Bowl XVIII with the Los Angeles Raiders, and was named MVP after rushing for 191 yards (including a memorable 74-yard run that culminated in a touchdown). There are many stats that should jump out at someone right away, but the one that fascinates me most is his two times leading the NFL in rushing touchdowns. He did it twice, in 1982 and again in 1993--the stunning part is not that he led the league multiple times in the category, but that each instance came more than a decade apart. He is also the only player to complete the 'quinfecta' of winning a Heisman Trophy, winning an AFCA National Championship Trophy, winning a Super Bowl, being named NFL MVP, and winning Super Bowl MVP. Indeed, Allen played a big part in USC's eventual victory over Georgia, as they won 50-44 and led in multiple statistical categories, including time of possession (30:23 to 29:37), passing yards (411 to 73), average yards per pass (12 to 3), longest pass (78 yards to 22), completion percentage (56% to 41%), total yards (705 to 631), 3rd down efficiency (11/23, 47% to 8/19, 42%), fumble recoveries (2 to 1), and fewest yards penalized (none for them to 36 for Georgia). They tied in interceptions (2), first downs (30-30), and sacks allowed (3). Georgia, once again, led in rushing yards (557 to 293), average yards per rush (6 to 4), and longest rush (61 yards to 21). Another great player with the 1979 USC Trojans squad was Ronnie Lott, who won four Super Bowls with San Francisco and had his #42 retired by the 49ers in 2003. Again, if you measure in Super Bowls won, he is--without a doubt--the Trojans' greatest 'success story.' With my attention returning to the real world again, I notice a CNA sternly telling a housemate to take her clothes and shoes off, as she prepares to take a shower. She seems quite impatient; she's probably had a stressful day today, and just wants to take care of whatever obligations she must attend to tonight. She asks the housemate where a certain item is. "Over there," the housemate responds, in a rare example of clarity; her speech is normally difficult to discern, her voice shaky, her capabilities for communication limited by the minimal scope of her vocabulary (which is far below the nationwide average for a 40-year-old woman; indeed, she turned 40 just a couple of days ago). Slow though her comprehension is, she's still a walking, talking miracle; from what I understand, she was completely non-verbal when she originally moved in God knows how many years ago. She expresses a stream of thoughts; I am not able to piece any of it into something which bears even a remote resemblance to human thought. She continues to articulate, her voice getting even louder. There is something she is trying to say. It pains my heart, to realize she is trapped in this body, barely able to communicate. At best she's at the mental level of a girl under ten years of age. "Where is she?" the CNA says out loud. Evidently, she went off somewhere and is coming back to take care of matters. It is depressing at times, to be surrounded by people who in some ways never had a shot at a normal life. A place like this was practically preordained to be their final destination. I don't believe it will be mine. But as long as I'm here, I hope I can help make things a bit better.