Pickin' Splinters » Toby Gerhart http://www.pickinsplinters.com There's always room for one more on the bench. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:51:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Performance Of The Week | 11/9 – 11/15 http://www.pickinsplinters.com/2009/11/16/performance-of-the-week-119-1115/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=performance-of-the-week-119-1115 http://www.pickinsplinters.com/2009/11/16/performance-of-the-week-119-1115/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:21:45 +0000 Casey http://www.pickinsplinters.com/?p=5602 AP Photo/Matt Sayles

AP Photo/Matt Sayles

Another week of great sports action, and so many great performances with which to choose. Step right up readers and give us the one (1), uno, une performance that stands out for you this past week.

The Stanford Cardinal earned my POTW. Pete Carroll’s USC Trojans entered Saturday’s game, with the Cardinal, winning 48 of their last 49 home contests – make that 48 of 50.

Stanford’s offense out-gained USC, 469 – 334. Standford’s defense stopped USC on fourth down twice and intercepted three Matt Barkley passes (one returned for a touchdown) as the Cardinal squashed the Trojans, 55-21.

The win represented Stanford’s second win in as many weeks over a top ten opponent. The Cardinal downed 8th-ranked Oregon 51 – 42 a week ago.

Cardinal running back, Toby Gerhart, rushed for 178 yards on 29 carries and scored three touch downs.

USC’s other home loss in the last 50? That also came at the hands of the Cardinal. Stanford beat USC, 24-23 on October 6th, 2007.

Who gets your POTW?

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