USC has FIVE running backs that could start anywhere in America, a solid QB, a good offensive line, average receivers who will only get better as the season moves along. Their best players are on the other side of the ball. The Trojan defense is quite simply the best unit in the nation, and their team speed is unreal. Who will test them the rest of the season? Oregon, Arizona State, Cal and Notre Dame are all at home, and they don't play a Pac-10 title game, so clear sailing for the Men of Troy straight to Miami in January.

The question was who will get cheated the most?...Anyone of the elite teams in a conference that plays a championship game. Why does the Pac-10 and the Big 10 get away with not playing a title game? Make a rule that says you HAVE to play a conference title game to be eligible to play in the BCS championship game. Play that extra game like most everyone else does, risk the same losses, injuries and potential for playing some team you've already played like the Big XII, SEC and most other conferences do.

Teams that could challenge USC right now...LSU, Florida, Missouri, and Oklahoma. They all have the team speed necessary to compete with the Trojans...and the talent.

I'd have a difficult time arguing with any of your points in this blog. That the season has been relegated pointless by this date is like the bowl games being rendered pointless by December 1...all except the big enchilada, that is. As a Sooner watcher I'm torn between wanting another showdown with USC and hoping that they might be upset along the way. Frankly, I have no confidence that any rematch between OU and SC would not be reminiscent of the great Orange Bowl disgrace of '04. So, I'm pulling for one of those lowly PAC 10 also rans to blindside that jackass Carroll and his band of merry miscreants. Oklahoma, for as good as they look, still must prove itself on the road to redemption.

As Dash Riprock says “USC has FIVE running backs that could start anywhere in America, a solid QB, a good offensive line, average receivers who will only get better as the season moves along. The Trojan defense is quite simply the best unit in the nation, and their team speed is unreal.” They will not loose a game in the Pac 10, which by the way crowns a “true” Conference Champion because in the Pac 10 you play ALL of your conference foes.

The “Snicker” is right, Half the season is over for one participant in the Nat’l Championship Game But….

Because of the BCS, there are still a lot of “exciting” events going on in college football that will not be decided until well in November:

1) Sorting through 5 to 6 teams who will face the USC “slaughter” in January. (Several Big 12 & SEC teams in the running)

2) Currently there are 7 nonBCS schools that are still in the running for a possible BCS bowl. The MWC has 4 of them. It is also possible the MWC & Conf USA could each have an undefeated team by the end of the season

3) The anticipation of the collapse of OSU after starting out of the gate 5-0, The thrill of OU “giving” a game to an inferior foe, & the Amazing story being scripted @ 11th & Harvard where in 5 yrs. they’ll have gone from having a no win season to an undefeated season. Remarkable!

College football is all about the colors, the pageantry, the cheerleaders, the idol worshipping fans, & of course the “unpredictability” of a bunch of college “kids” playing a game they love!

It's still a long season and anything can happen. More "what ifs" out there than NCAA knows what to do with. SEC champion should still make BCS title game with 2 loses. Toughest conference and toughest scheduling deserves this consideration.

Laffalot, USC may not "loose" a game, but will they lose one? I love how you throw the jabs at OU and OSU but then show praise for TU, by the way. It is remarkable that they may go undefeated this season but let's not go so far as to crown them the king of college football in Oklahoma. If TU played the schedules that either OU or OSU played you would be singing the praises of a 7 win season at best.

MIKE: Yes, F-UCLA sucks. I know this. They sucked last year, too, and beat USC at the Coliseum. Stanford sucked two years ago when they beat a Top 3 USC team- it was one of the two wins they had that year. I know it's highly unlikely, but it's happened before. Just saying they're not a shoo-in, as some would suggest. Especially if their recent history against these teams is any indication. And who knows with Oregon, the Ducks have done it before and in L.A.
I also think it's odd that people want to say how overrated Ohio State is, then say USC is the best ever for beating them. I don't think Ohio State will even be their biggest test. And as much as I think Mike Stoops gets too much credit for what he did at OU- he always seems to have his squad ready to play USC in Tucson.

Licker,
Yes, I know these teams blow. I've always thought they sucked and I will continue to think this. That is my point. UCLA sucked last year and WON. Stanford sucked really bad and WON. And Arizona sucks, but has played them close in Tucson under M. Stoops. I know it sounds crazy, and it sounded crazy when these teams beat USC the last couple of years. But they did it. As Chris Berman would say, "That's why you play the games."
I know on paper USC should smoke these teams, but the simple fact of the matter is the last couple of years- THEY HAVEN'T. Will things change this year? I hope so.

At this point Pick, it's hard to tell who will get cheated. Maybe they both get cheated by a team in a conference that doesn't have to play a conference championship game (i.e. last year). I think that with all things considered both the SEC and the Big 12 are pretty close in terms of talented teams--arguments can be made going both ways. The point is this: If both conferences are left out of the BCS title game, that's the real cheat.

Woah, woah, woah there, Picker. Did I just read that you think Cal is the only team in the PAC 10 that can play a lick?? The same Cal team that was down by 20+ points to Maryland whom they eventually lost to? The same Maryland team that lost to powerhouse Middle Tennessee the week before and barely squeezed out a win against Delaware their first week? That Cal team?? Oh, I can't wait for the explanation for this one.

Mike, maybe Mary is decent.

Tennessee takes out Florida this week.

I don't know, Pick. Mary lost to Middle Tennessee (not "Rocky Top" Tennessee double underlined) just the week before. They barely escaped Delaware 14-7 in Week 1! If Cal finishes in a decent spot in the Pac 10 this year, I will concede that there are only two true power conferences left in college football.

Eric, they did lose to Standford last year, and UCLA the year before. If OU and USC run the table, it's going to be one of the best games in years. Boomer Sooner!!

First of all, we're talking this year not last year. The PAC-10 is awful and USC is an NFL team that is playing in a HS league. Second, USC doesn't have any huge weaknesses...OU does...it's secondary is just plain awful. While OU's front 7 are fast and good...USC's speed at the skill positions is simply better. USC's speed in the secondary will turn OU into a more 1 dimensional team, which is something no other team in the nation can do. I am not a USC fan per se, just that I enjoy watching good teams play at the top of their game. While all of the top tier teams have great talent and speed, USC has something the others don't- Pete Carroll. He is simply a pro coach with pro schemes who is able to teach those complicated schemes to college players with the physical and mental abilities to grasp them. No other team in the country has the same combination of coaching and player personnel and that is why USC should win the nat'l championship this year.