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We figured this would be one of those games where every Trojans fan in the Coliseum goes home with a puffed-out chest and cockiness, certain another national title is on the way.
First quarter, first play, a kickoff bends into the Rose Bowl air and settles into the arms of UCLA's Terrence Austin.
Sometimes a football coach can outthink himself, muck matters up and cost his team a potential win.
This time, at least they showed up.
Two games into the season for the Westwood footballers and instead of answers all we have after Saturday's debacle is a cloud of questions.
NEW YORK -- We expected a very good match, maybe even a great one. What we got on this warm evening in Queens, save for a few brief moments, was a wipeout.
NEW YORK -- We figured the men's final at Flushing Meadows would be a matter of Roger Federer trying to gain redemption and Rafael Nadal trying to cement his status.
That was more like it.
NEW YORK -- KerplunkKerplunk.
Something is wrong. Something is missing. The road is bumpy. The clutch is sticky. The searing hot dominance isn't quite as torrid as it used to be.