Football

• Still bitter that USC got left out of the national championship game in January 2005? In retrospect, it was still the biggest BCS slight of the decade. [ESPN]
• On the plus side, Pete Carroll is the coach who has most defined the BCS era. [ESPN]
• Here’s a Vegas-style analysis of USC’s national title chances. Be forewarned, the language is R-rated. While there are a couple errors (some self-admitted), it’s still interesting to think about the odds. [Money Line Journal]

Hoops

• No big surprise, the NBA Players Association is investigating BDA and O.J. Mayo. [ESPN]
• Chad Ford says watching DeMar DeRozan is like stumbling into a diamond mine. "From what I saw in roughly an hour, he’s the real thing. Playing
  against college veterans three to four years older than him, he was
  dominant. He already has a pro body and a very smooth offensive game.
  He reminds me a lot of Dwyane Wade." [ESPN Insider, subscription required]

Not Sports

• Holly Ashcraft pleaded guilty to dumping her newborn in a dumpster behind a USC hangout. [LA Times]
• USC is home to a vibrant Indian community. I tried the naan at Manas yesterday — tasty! [LA Times]
• Topping has been toppled. [TrojanWire]