these moves

Football is like dance. Unchoreographed, freestyle, groove however you want kind of dance.

the crossover

the beauty of the game

Perfect pass down the line... unbelievable. There he goes. All the way down... past first down... 30 yards...  50... touchdown, Trojans!

Football is rarely the glam and glory it appears to be from the stands or on TV. Sometimes - most times - football is messy. When you freeze the action at 1/1000 of a second, you get the real picture of what the game is made of: dog piles, human knots, wrestling, group hug sessions, Fight Club, 300 lbs flying around, bruises forming, the Heimlich, and sometimes on accident, illusions like little guys pushing giants by the gluteus maximus. Chaos, savagery, and testosterone overload. 

so close, yet so far

Sometimes you are at the right place at the right time but you're not used to the camera you borrowed, and it doesn't focus on the right subject.

So you cry. And release deep anguish via an all-too-real sigh.

And make an oath to come to the next game, with a different set of equipment. Immediately, you wonder, why do I do this to myself?

Touch down...

fútbol

is a high contact sport. Sometimes I think it's more dangerous than football - no helmet, no mouthguard, no shoulder pads; just wee little plastic boards for shin guards.

There's a lot of fighting for the ball.

Tripping,

shoving,

tackling,

arm grabbing... you name it.

It's also high speed,

and demands a whole lotta stamina. You run for 45 minutes straight, take a 10-minute water break for half-time, then give the field another passionate 45 minutes.

You gotta dribble and look up and find space and juke opponents all at the same time.

Soccer is not for the faint-hearted. Sometimes your heart drops as you watch the ball get too close to your goal. Followed by a sigh of relief when your goalie steps up.

Fouls, flops, and back-to-back action. It's a lot of drama.

Can you jump like a girl?

usc vs oregon state

Last night the Trojans beat the Beavers 35-10 at home in the Coliseum.

 Touch down!