Chris Dufresne on USC’s so-called dynasty

Chris Dufresne provides a nice summary of the important dates of the ’08 season, along with a little jab at the Trojans: * Aug. 30: USC opens season at Virginia. Last time Trojans opened against a Virginia team on the road (2004 vs. Virginia Tech) they finished 13-0 and won the only Bowl Championship Series [...]

The USC-UCLA rivalry: like Christmas in July

Bill Plaschke is excited about the revitalized crosstown rivalry between USC and UCLA [T]he shiny, new-car feel to this rivalry needs no clarification. College football around here hasn’t felt this much preseason sizzle in years. College football around here has become bigger than one team, bigger than one coach, as big as it’s been since [...]

Carson Palmer blasts Ohio State

Carson Palmer is no fan of the Buckeyes (Who can blame him?), and apparently he let that be known on the radio last week. Seems like pretty much what you would expect from a Pac-10 player forced to spend most of the year in Big Ten country, but Adam Jacobi over at FanHouse thinks Carson’s [...]

Of predictions and over/unders

Austin Murphy of SI.com predicts that Ohio State will take us out: 4. I predict the Buckeyes will launch their run at a third-consecutive national-title game by taking down USC at the L.A. Coliseum on September 13 in what will be the lowest-scoring game of the season for both teams. Laurinaitis, fellow LB Marcus Freeman [...]

The top ten college football coaches

The Sports Blawger has posted a list of the top ten college football coaches. Some interesting choices along the way (for example, Urban Meyer over Mack Brown), but he ends up in the right place: 1. Pete Carroll, Southern California Yep. It’s Pete. If OSU dominates the Big-10, I don’t think they’ve invented a name [...]

Traditions opposing fans love to hate

The Bleacher Report has an article on the top ten college football traditions that opposing fans love to hate. Given all the anti-USC animus out there, it’s no surprise that we cracked the top ten: (8) Southern Cal’s Trojan horse and band – Who says Trojans dressed like Greeks? What is the proof these outfits [...]

The top three teams in college football

Here’s a list of the top three teams in college football … that doesn’t include USC or LSU. Bummer.

USC holds annual pre-season prep rally/John Birch Society meeting

Troy, who invited a Mexic—? Ha ha, no Cindy, that’s a waiter. Look at his shoes, they’re Bostonians!! (All laugh) Anyway, you didn’t see 25 of them pull up in a Datsun, did you? (All laugh again) Well, Troy, you know I like those people. Rosario is so good with little Wyatt—I just wish she [...]

USC football team arrives to begin preseason workouts

Top ten reasons we know college football season is approaching

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. [...]