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Since kickoff is bearing down on us, I figured it was time to start rolling out the proverbial "tale of the tape": var statsId1 = 0; var statsId2 = 0; Trojans Offense Sooners Offense Points/Game 36.8 (15) 36.1 (20)statsId1=statsId1+15;statsId2=statsId2+20; Rush Yards/Game 176.1 (69) 215.1 (35)statsId1=statsId1+69;statsId2=statsId2+35; Pass Yards/Game 266.7 (32) 254.5 (46)statsId1=statsId1+32;statsId2=statsId2+46; Total Yards/Game 442.8 (22)…
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After bitching and moaning about their lack of a BCS invite, the Cal Golden Bears did everything they could to prove the naysayers who ranked Texas ahead of them right on Thursday night, getting routed by the No. 18-ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders by the score of 45 to 31 at the Holiday Bowl in…
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MSNBC takes a look at how a 16-team college football playoff might have gone this year, had the NCAA actually decided to fix the BCS after last year’s slighting of the nation’s unanimous #1 team (who just happened to be USC). Wishful thinking? The Trojan national championship most certainly isnt. But for now, the thought…
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A trip to the Papadakis Tavern (where you’ll find the finest Greek belly-dancers in San Pedro), a uniformed entrance onto the Coliseum field, and a visit back to Heritage Hall to watch Matt Leinart win the Heisman Trophy, and USC got 4 more recruits (all 4 stars). Defensive back Will Harris said: Kevin (Thomas) and…
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Max Power here kids….I am going to try my best to liveblog consistently through today’s big crosstown rivalry game, both here at over at Fanblogs….but don’t hold it against me if I get too worked up and can’t keep posting. 1:30pm….let’s start this already. 1:32pm….is there anything better than the sound of Keith Jackson’s voice…
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Sure, the Trojans may have one game to win before they secure a berth in the 2005 Orange Bowl; but naturally, that isn’t stopping fans from thinking ahead. One such fan is already soliciting corporate sponsorship on eBay for the anticipated trip to Miami for this year’s BCS championship game: You are bidding on the…
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Marlon Lucky, a 5-star running back recruit from North Hollywood HS, made a verbal commitment to Big Red on Sunday; but at the Monday Morning Quarterback lunch, Pete Carroll likened a verbal commit to getting engaged–where there’s still plenty of time for it to be called off before the wedding.
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After losing two weeks ago to the Trojans, it looks like Cal supporters desperate for their first trip to the Rose Bowl since 1959 have only one option–root for Southern California the rest of the way: …the top-ranked Pac-10 football team is traditionally invited to play in the Rose Bowl
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USC and Miami are 1-2 in the initial BCS Standings with Oklahoma–despite being ranked second in both the ESPN/USA Today and AP polls–third. [from ESPN]
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USC lands the top linebacker in Hawaii, Kaluka Maiava from Baldwin H.S. And he kicks things off with some well-played respect/ass-kissing: I told them I needed more time to think about it. But after watching the USC-Cal game, I knew I wanted to play for a team like that. But as seems to be the…
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Ok, the actual BCS standings may still be a month off, but in their first mock BCS rankings, ESPN has USC holding down the #1 spot, ahead of Miami at #2 and Texas at #3. It may not be the real deal yet, but in light of last year’s BCS slighting, Trojan fans everywhere surely…
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