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you still think the Trojans are gonna make it back to the championship game? And that Alabama is going to survive long enough to do the same? Lets be realistic here. USC plays a bunch of nobodies in the PAC 10, and Alabama is going to lose soon, just wait till they face a good team again. Sure, they beat Georgia and a couple other good teams, but I don't think it's going to last. Even SEC biased ESPN announcers don't think Bama is gonna make it. I think it's clear at this point in the season that a Big 12 team and a Big 10 team will be playing each other.
If Penn State wins, they jump to #2, if OSU wins they'll jump into the top 5 probably, or at least ahead of Penn State. If Texas wins, they stay at #1, if Ok State wins, they'll jump Bama and move to the #2 or #1 spot. If Penn State and Ok State win, they will be your new #1 and #2.
All that to say, USC doesn't have a shot of getting back in there. There is just too much talent in the Big 12 and too much bias for the Big 10 and SEC this year. In a perfect world, we would see Texas and Oklahoma play again, not for the conf title, but for the national title. In my perfect world, the Mountaineers wouldn't have waited until their 7th game to remember how to score 30 points against a BCS team. But, we don't live in a perfect world.
Posted by: Chuck Diesel | October 25, 2008 9:31 AM
GO PENN STATE!!!
Posted by: Chris Joseph | October 25, 2008 10:20 AM
Pete,
That Southern California Kool-Aid must be some strong stuff.
Posted by: Rusty | October 25, 2008 10:28 AM
I can tell you that I don't think Bama can run the table. They just haven't been that consistent and the had some recent injuries to key players. The Buckeyes are going to beat the Nittany Lions. They have the best running back in the nation and they are facing a team that just gave up 200 yards to Michigan. That is not very good at all. Plus they are 0-7 all time at Ohio Stadium since joining the Big Ten. As for my other predictions Oklahoma establishes the running game early and shocks Texas. And Texas Tech has to much of a passing offense for the Kansas Jayhawks to contain.
Go Buckeyes
Posted by: Rebuilding | October 25, 2008 10:49 AM