A lightning delay poses a significant and difficult challenge for USC. Although it is fun at the beginning of the year to look at the schedule and pencil in certain games as victories or losses, things like this show why there are always a multitude of factors that end up impacting games.
For many athletes it is incredibly important to have a routine and to be able to maintain it. This is part of the challenge of going on the road. Now, though, facing the uncertainty of when the game will actually begin and consequently when the players can actually start warming up is an additional difficulty that can throw things off.