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Ted Miller thinks a little girl’s voice not unlike the one from “Poltergeist” resonated across the college football universe last week. This week USC can win an unprecedented 5th consecutive Pac-10 title. And guarantee an appearance in the BCS scene with a Rose Bowl bid. And then there’s this “other game” that USC has played…
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The early signing period for basketball recruits has arrived, and although sources close to O.J. Mayo have said he “there’s no other place that he’s even thinking about” but USC, the much-ballyhooed prep hoops star is not expected to formally sign with the Trojans yet. Adding to the intrigue is the fact that Mayo’s been…
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The Trojans no longer control their own destiny. Their fate now rests with what happens in the Big East (often referred to as the Big Least). Undefeated West Virginia will play undefeated Louisville. Undefeated Rutgers will play both West Virginia and Louisville. So the Trojans need Rutgers to beat the victor of West Virginia/Louisville, and…
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From the AP via The Daily News: Michigan slipped in front of USC into second-place in the Bowl Championship Standings on Sunday, but there’s no reason for the Trojans to worry. USC is still a solid No. 3 behind first-place Ohio State and Michigan. With the Buckeyes and Wolverines slated to meet on Nov. 18…
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Getting back into the BlogPoll Roundtable saddle, after slacking for a couple weeks. Thanks to My Opinion On Sports for hosting this week’s gathering. And don’t worry Trojan fans — USCentric updates to follow today: 1. Which coaches are clearly on the hot seat at this point? Who is surprisingly not? Dirk Koetter is gone.…
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Administrative Note: We were contacted by the BCS, about possibly using the Action News Power Rankings as one of the rankings incorporated into the BCS aggregate. But we declined. Quite honestly, we’re better than the BCS, and in time, everyone will come to covet our Action News Power Trophy more than any crystal football —…
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Congratulations to offensive tackle Matt Kalil, who earlier this week joined his Servite teammate D.J. Shoemate (WR) amongst the first verbal commitments to the USC recruiting class of 2008. Trojan fans everywhere are looking forward to watching Matt follow his brother, current Trojan center and All-American candidate Ryan, as a force on the USC offensive…
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According to the latest ESPN and Scout 2007 Recruit Rankings, USC’s class is already looking like another #1. Amongst the highlights of our early verbal commitments: Marc Tyler – RB (ESPN #1, Scout #7) Chris Galippo – LB (ESPN #2, Scout #14) Marshall Jones – S (ESPN #9, Scout Top 200) James Wilson – OL…
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1. Its only the third week of the season and we’ve already seen some highly ranked favorites drop out of national championship contention. Preseason favorite Cal dropped to #21 after a loss and a pair of underwhelming victories. Who’s your pick as the next NC contender to take a fall? Florida. Still not believing, even…
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With the first week’s action out of the way, and all of the Pac-10 sporting a game under their belts, here’s our first update to the Action News Pac-10 Power Rankings. As usual, no tricky dance moves, no high impact gyrations: T-Wire/Action News Pac-10 Power Rankings – Week 2 1.) USC After an offseason spent…
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And fortunately, we are NOT talking about Paris Hilton*. Biko Paris, a 6’3″, 200 lb point guard from Cypress Christian School in Houston, Texas has given a verbal commitment to USC for 2007-08. As we wait for O.J. Mayo to do more than watch our football team, Coach Tim Floyd has locked down one blue-chip…
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(photo from Scout.com) The hits just keep on comin’. 310 pounds of beef making holes for the RB’s and protecting Booty/Sanchez. One more win over Notre Dame in this cross-country battle for superiority. Wilson talks about SC commit [WeAreSC.com]
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