December 1, 2007 has come and gone, which means that this wild and crazy season is over. No one was great, everyone claimed to be good, and we are left with a system that is designed to give us a 1 vs. 2 game—based on the opinions of 167 people who don’t watch every game [...]
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We’ve been looking for things in which to take solace during this dark hour, and we think we might have found something: there are currently more Pac-10 teams in the Top 10 than there are SEC teams. The count is 3-2 in the AP poll
LSU (65) 6-0 1,625
California 5-0 1,538
Ohio State 6-0 1,511
Boston College 6-0 [...]
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Not to get too hasty here, but the LA Times points out that if Florida upsets LSU, then (assuming that USC takes care of business against Stanford) USC and Cal will probably occupy the top two spots in the polls.
A Florida victory over undefeated Louisiana State at Tiger Stadium could propel USC and California to [...]
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The Preseason Top 25 is pretty much in (roundup courtesy of Fanblogs), and it looks to be unanimous: USC is the consensus #1. Here’s one reason why:
After perhaps his best recruiting season yet, Pete Carroll’s eyes have never been so wide, because his pockets have never been so stuffed.
He has built great teams before but [...]
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