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The Utes received some very good publicity following their dominate win over UCLA. In fact, it’s probably the most publicity the program has received since the 2004, 12-0 BCS bustin’ season. Hopefully the Utes can keep it up, but for the time being, we can at least delight in our new found glory.
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With USC, LSU and Oklahoma rolling, are we headed for a repeat of ’03’s BCS disaster? In the ‘Bag, SI.com’s Stewart Mandel says there is no way all three teams finish undefeated.
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Beating No. 1 Southern California since 2002 has been a most difficult proposition, and an impossibility at the Los Angeles Coliseum. So to have a chance, an opponent has had to face the Trojans at home or, in the case of Texas in the BCS championship game two years ago, at the Rose Bowl.
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BCS computer polls are unpredictable at this time of the year. Take the Massey poll, which ranks USC at No. 115. Duke (0-2) (96), Michigan (0-2) (79), Notre Dame (0-2) (14), and Stanford (0-1) (8) are ahead of the Trojans. Massey’s No. 1 team: UCLA. Here’s a link to Massey’s rankings, which help determine the…
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The Harris Poll, a key element of the BCS rankings, will come out with their first weekly edition on September 23. Individual voter rankings will not be released until the final version comes out in December. The voting pool is made up of 114 former coaches, players, administrators, and current and former media. An updated…
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USA Today’s computer rankings guru Jeff Sagarin wasn’t as impressed with the Trojans’ 38-10 win over 109th-ranked Idaho. His rankings this week drop USC (90.10) from the top spot to No. 2, fip-flopping the Trojans with LSU 93.99), last week’s No. 2 team. The complete Sagarin ratings can be viewed at:http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbt07.htm If there is any…
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Jeremy Hogue, WeAreSC The temptation of all onlookers after week one of college football is to immediately come to conclusions, i.e., Michigan is awful, West Virginia is heading to the BCS Championship Game, and Colt Brennan should win the Heisman Trophy. And for the Trojans? continue
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In college football, there’s USC and then everybody else. With a plethora of talent and experience, the Trojans look like BCS favorites.
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Counting down College Football Resource’s preseason top 25 teams. As always, this is a "power" ranking reflecting team quality over expectations relative to schedule. I assembled this list a few weeks ago and am not intellectually bound to it as the on-field and off-field events of the season will obviously dictate future rankings. Frankly it’s…
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<!– Generated by XStandard version 1.7.1.0 on 2007-08-17T15:30:05 –> Pete Carroll’s stacked squad is the runaway favorite to win a national championship. (AI Wire photo) USC Trojans Preview The 2007 USC Trojans "may be the best team in the history of college football." Those were the strong words of new Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh,…
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The Trojans are preseason favorites to play in BCS national title game in New Orleans, and their Louisiana-bred quarterback is just trying not to look ahead. In much the same way he would read a blitz at the line of scrimmage, USC quarterback John David Booty recognized the situation.
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Data from the Phil Steele College Football Preview Most Returning Starters 20: UCLA 19: Virginia, Utah State 18: Vanderbilt, Purdue, New Mexico, Colorado State, Buffalo, Florida Atlantic 17: South Carolina, Illinois, Arizona, UCF, New Mexico State, Louisiana-Monroe Just Missed The Cut (16): Wisconsin, Virginia Tech, Miami, Northwestern, Indiana, Duke, Boston College, USC, Oregon State, Stanford,…
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