It's 11:34 Mountain Time.  Jake has 217 posts on his game thread, and the congratulations keep coming.  The reason for it is simple:

The Beavs earned this one.

There was no luck involved.  The D showed up in a powerful way.  Yes, I will get to Quizz and the O in a moment, but let's reflect first on the D.  First of all, we have had a very touted secondary from the beginning of the season, but let's face it, tonight they showed up far beyond what we've seen earlier this season, except for maybe the Hawaii game.  Sure, SC got some guys open on a few plays.  But when you're 8 deep, or whatever, in the WR category (a bunch of pros, basically), in the end you have to hand it to our secondary.  Two SC touchdowns were just plain dang good amazing catches.  Our secondary was there, and they covered well.

We stopped their running game.  Again, sure, there were a few runs where SC plowed through us.  They should.  They're what - 8 deep in the RB category (a bunch of pros, basically).  And for the first time all season we had a pass rush that led to some pretty hefty SC mistakes.  Again, OSU earned this win.

Our QB drilled the ball exactly where he was supposed to.  Played a perfect game.

Quizz is the real deal.  That's all that needs to be said.  The whole nation saw it tonight.  He's a freshman, by the way. 

Many things could be mentioned about his running game tonight, but let me point out one.  Besides his shifty, smart running, he has one incredible move.  He runs for four yards, knows he's about to be tackled, puts his head down, pivots, spins, and pushes his legs for another two or three yards.  It was that move that made all of OSU's first downs possible.

Overall, OSU needed to have a flawless performance to beat USC, and that they did.  I've mentioned the O and the D, but the special teams deserve two thumbs up as well.  Two great punts, and a great catch on an onside kick really put us in position to put this in the W category. 

Who would've thought?  I did.  I knew it was possible.  Was SC over ranked?  Maybe.  But Riley and the Beavs simply earned this win by playing harder and better than the #1 team in the nation.  Further, SC's cockiness of laughing and jumping all over their sideline through the first 3 quarters left me with no sympathy for them.  It was satisfying to see them lose.

With that kind of play, is it possible to see the Rose Bowl?  Yep.  Consistency could get us there.  Oh, how I would love to see a rematch with PSU.  But, it will only happen if we play the way we did tonight.