Early on, it looked like the Tulane Green Wave wouldn’t even have a place in the same field as the USC Trojans Monday afternoon in the Cotton Bowl. By the end of the game, however, it was the second brutal finish in a row for the Trojans, which had Oregon Duck fans and much of the college football world poking fun at social media.
The Trojans allowed Tulane to come back and win 46-45 on a last-second touchdown that gave the Green Wave their first lead of the game with less than a minute to play. It was yet another miserable defense for USC, and while Caleb Williams and offense once again electrified, they couldn’t get the job done.
Lincoln Riley is now 1-4 in his career coaching bowl games, and the Trojans will have a bitter pill to swallow defensively in the offseason.
However, it was a pleasant afternoon for Duck fans when one of their Pac-12 rivals stumbled on a very public stage. Here are some of the best reactions on Twitter.
Oklahoma fans happy too
A friend just sent me this video from Norman, Oklahoma after Lincoln Riley and the USC Trojans just collapsed and lost to Tulane in the Cotton Bowl pic.twitter.com/Jg77ZkOsmr
— Devine Sports Gospel (@DevineGospel) January 2, 2023
Big Ten loss, not a Pac-12 loss
I can’t call the Pac-12 bad because he might lose this game, USC is a B1G school, remember that.
— Matt Prehm (@MattPrehm) January 2, 2023
Classic money ball
According to the latest figures, USC spends almost 6x more on its football program than Tulane annually.
Tulane just came back to beat the Trojans – and won her first major bowl since 1934 🌊 pic.twitter.com/Sh9ZNznn62
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) January 2, 2023
The Pac-12 was doing so well
Leave it to USC and UCLA to ruin a successful conclusion to the Pac 12 season. Massive choke jobs from both of them.
— Cyrus Smith (@CoolCyWrites) January 2, 2023
cold takes exposed
USC looks like it’s playing against the practice squad. Trojans are good, but Tulane has no business in this area.
— 💥💥 Justin Hopkins 💥💥 (@JHopkinsSD) January 2, 2023
Is it good?
In the last eight football seasons, USC and UCLA have combined a bowl win, seven bowl losses, and one loss.
— Hythloday Almond (@hythloday1) January 2, 2023
There you go, Big Ten fans
USC and UCLA are BIG10 schools. These losses have nothing to do with the PAC.
— Brentley Weissman (@Brentley12) January 2, 2023
Just such a shame
Bad bowl season for the LA Schools, hate to see this
— Oregon Recruitment (@duckscrootin) January 2, 2023