SC’s second-place ranking got you down? Well, take heart in the fact that we are nevertheless the Pac-10’s “clutch team past.” We’re not really sure what that means, but here’s the evidence in favor:
The record speaks for itself. The Trojans:
Own 11 national titles in five different decades.
Own the highest all-time winning percentage vs. NCAA [...]
Mark Mangino begins a rigorous pre-season fitness regimen.
OU cheerleaders scramble to memorize the words to Boomer Sooner.
Nerds across the country prepare for twelve weeks out of the shadows as they don Micheal Jackson-esque pseudo-military uniforms to march in the band.
A Northwest Florida cryogenics lab begins de-icing Bobby Bowden.
Joe Paterno starts sundowning.
BYU embraces its African-American [...]
Apparently, Notre Dame really wants to keep their schedule as easy as possible for the next decade.* Looks like USC and Michigan till 2018, a few Catholic school battles with BC, and eight or nine guaranteed wins (Just like this past season, right?), which puts them in the middle of the BCS money grab.
Speaking of [...]
I’ve been pondering this a lot since Chow got fired. Assuming that Chow returns to LA (which is obviously not official yet), about 50% of me is really concerned, because for the first time in a while, UCLA is making all the right moves. USC still hasn’t solved a DeWayne Walker defense, Neuheisel is that [...]
Posted in Arizona State, Cal, Coaches, Notre Dame, Pac-10, Stanford, UCLA, USC | No Comments »As always we thank Awful Announcing for this week’s listing.
Ok I am sorry to everyone for not posting in the past 12 days. After my visit to LA for the yawnfest that was the Homecoming win, I had a business trip then family in town so yeah I forgot to post about week 11. Ohio [...]
From, as always, Awful Announcing:
Tonight: The Battle of the Techs, with the lovely Erin Andrews on the sidelines. I might watch, since there’s nothing else sports-related on television, but these two teams are seriously dull.
Saturday:
Early Games: Wisconsin at Ohio State on the Big Ten Network (noon Eastern). For those of you without DirecTV enjoy not [...]
Posted in Alabama, Arizona State, Boston College, Coaches, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Heisman Watch, Kansas, LSU, Navy, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon, Oregon State, USC, Va Tech, Wisconsin | 1 Comment »Fanblogs brings us StubHub’s list of 2007’s Top 25 College Football Rivalries, and, wouldn’t you know it, USC shows up twice in the top five.
1 USC at Notre Dame 20-Oct $409 [...]
Posted in Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Army, Auburn, Cal, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Navy, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Oregon State, Pitt, Purdue, Stanford, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, The Other USC, The U, UCLA, USC, Va Tech, Virginia, West Virginia | No Comments »We’re already on record as doubting whether Stanford’s upset of USC was the biggest ever. Now it looks like maybe it wasn’t even the biggest upset this season:
According to a spokesman for BetUS.com, an online gaming website, if Stanford were playing Notre Dame this week at Palo Alto — the teams are scheduled to meet [...]
Posted in BCS, Notre Dame, Stanford, USC | No Comments »Let me tell you what college fantasy football has done for me. The Urban Poet is not necessarily a major college football fan. Like any good Trojan, he loves SC, hates UCLA, and talks trash about Notre Dame. Like any wise Trojan, he secretly hopes his future children will prefer UCLA, as the Urban Poet [...]
Posted in Bowling Green, Hawaii, Navy, Notre Dame, Student Body Right, Texas Tech, Toledo, UCLA, USC | 1 Comment »YouTube brilliance:
Even the Notre Dame fans approve! Or at least most of the Notre Dame fans who frequent YouTube.
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