If you’ve already had enough of the AP and BCS poll mess (South Florida? Really?), it’s time for a poll about a mess … USC’s injury situation.

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You can add your own, but if you need a primer on the leading candidates …

• Booty – Fractured finger on his throwing hand might be what stood between USC and a 6-0 record.
• Johnson – Somebody stepped on his foot in one of the final plays at Washington, forcing USC’s most explosive player out of the loss to Stanford and squeaker against Arizona.
• Cushing – The Rose Bowl MVP was a critical element of what should have been the nation’s top linebacker corps. He’s missed all five games since the opener.
• O’Dowd – Just a freshman, Mr. Clutch looked like a potential four-year starter when he stepped in for Matt Spanos. He was Mr. Clutching-His-Knee in the Washington game.
• Rachal – Lining up next to O’Dowd, he went down on the same play with an injury to the same body part. Freaky.
• Pinkard – Supposed to step up and be a force in the secondary, he went down with his second season-ending injury in a row.