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Carroll says Corp’s the starter.

This is what you want to hear

Good news from spring practice, delivered by a beat writer who’s never been accused of being overly optimistic.

USC fourth in the coaches poll?

Makes sense, considering that most coaches were probably busy coaching Saturday and didn’t, you know, actually watch that third quarter vs. ASU.

Predicting the title game

The Wall Street Journal wants to see a USC-SEC matchup in the BCS championship game:
With universal No. 1 Southern California seemingly certain to reach the national championship game — those Arizona State and Oregon obstacles look smaller and smaller all the time — the real drama lies with the unfolding derby between the Southeastern [...]

Stat of the week, courtesy of Ivan Maisel

From Mr. Maisel:
UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel has measured up to USC coach Pete Carroll. The Trojans’ 14 losses over the course of Carroll’s seven-plus seasons have been by a total of 59 points. The Bruins needed only one 59-point loss for Neuheisel to tie Carroll.

He should be catching up on total losses here pretty soon [...]

Why USC rocks early-season opponents

Austin Murphy has an excellent article on the Trojans’ recent early-season dominance. First, the recap:
The makers of these odds have clearly taken the “Stun Factor” into consideration. That’s my coinage for the strange spell that settles on USC’s early-season, non-conference opponents. It explains why quality teams with terrific athletes come into these September epics looking [...]

Beanie Wells now doubtful for Saturday

Now watch that line jump to 13 or 14.

Another sign of USC’s half-decade of dominance

Since reaching No. 1 on Dec. 7, 2003, the final-regular season AP poll of that season, USC has been No. 1 in 39 polls, by far the most of any team during that time.
In addition to six straight seasons of 11 wins and a BCS bowl, this is a nice little stat that sidesteps controversies [...]

Ohio State WR calls out USC

Here at Ohio State, they teach you to be a better man, Small said. There, it’s just all about football.

Pete Carroll is the best college football coach, etc.

Another list of college football’s top coaches, another top slot for Pete Carroll:
The buzz: Carroll has made USC arguably the premier program in the nation. Carroll’s 76-14 record in eight seasons gives him the best winning percentage of any Division I coach with at least five years’ experience. He has won 74 of his past [...]