live blogging the Rose Bowl

7:22 Sandra Day O'Connor grants the flip to the Horns on a narrow 5-4 decision. We're gonna miss her moderate voice for future coin flips.
7:27 Best defensive start to a game. ever.
7:29 Worst special teams start to a game. ever.
7:34 ... and we're off to the races. USC has covered the spread.
7:41 Going for 4th down with an option? Move the ball forward, Mack, not sideways. Bad call.
7:53 HA! USC's almost as bad at 4th down execution as the Horns.
7:59 Hold on to the freakin' ball, Frosh! Dodged a bullet on that one.
8:06 End of 1st Qtr, 7-0 USC. That could have gone better.
8:11 YEEEEEEE-HAAAW! Heisman boy tries to play Aussie rules football and gives up the rock.
8:16 Another flippin' fumble! Note to Mack: do NOT give the ball to Ramonce Taylor again until we're in the lead.
8:18 Some points are better than none, and way better than another fumble. 7-3 USC.
8:30 You damn well better review that call. Griffin's foot was SOOOOO inbounds.
8:32 I like the word "indisputable." It rhymes with "the ref on the field is a complete moron."
8:38 Run Vince! No, Fumble! No, touchdown!
8:39 More inadequate special teams. Hey, NOW I think Vince's knee was down. Do over! 9-7 Horns.
8:51 Ramonce goes from -14 yrds rushing and 1 turnover to ONE BADASS MOFO with a touchdown! Hey, Mack listened to my advice. 16-7 Horns.
9:01 You can almost see the birdies circling Leinart's head. Matt, you're no Vince on the ground.
9:03 Hey, what's that thing called when the UT defense tackles the QB behind the line? Oh yeah, a sack.
9:05 Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
9:07 Field goal. Worse than a shutdown, better than a touchdown. 16-10 UT.
9:09 Looks like we're gonna be just a weeeeee bit short of the 71 point over/under. 16-10 UT.
9:24 U2? 1989 called: they want their halftime show back.
9:45 White, again with the easy stroll into the endzone. Oh, and I suppose it's very trendy to have a kicker who can make extra points. 17-16 USC.
9:53 The VY show is in full gear. Over 100 yards rushing already, and now a touchdown on the ground. 23-17 UT.
10:03 White. Hole. Touchdown. Untouched. Again. 24-23 USC.
10:11 Shall we place odds on Pino making this field goal? *gulp*
10:15 Um, glad I didn't bet. Very poor. Still 24-23 USC.
10:20 Somebody needs to tell Auggie Bush Jr. Jr. Jr. that he has the televisual charisma of wet toilet paper.
10:29 Reggie Bush goes circus Atari for a TD and only gets a 9.4 from the Bulgarian judge. 31-23 USC.
10:42 David Pino: not a complete douchebag. 31-26 USC.
10:52 3 replays shy of equalling Joe Theisman's record for "most views of a broken limb." 38-26 USC.
10:59 Vince is the flippin MAN. Now it's up to the defense. 38-33 USC.
11:07 NO GO! Guess you shoulda punted, Pete. Here comes Vince.
11:09 Is this the first time UT's ever seen a blitz? 3&12 ...
11:10 FACEMASK. Big mistake, SC.
11:11 I'm glad the clock runs 10 seconds while we watch the Trojans run around like douchebags claiming a fumble.
11:17 4th and 5 ... what could possibly happen? VINCE GO GO GO GO GO ... TOUCHDOWN!!!! YES!!!!! 2 pt conversion, and it's unbelievably 41-38 UT.
11:20 Out of time! National Champions!!!