Why is USC ranked number 3?
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Notre Dame is much more overrated, they barely...BARELY won 3 of their games... Georgia Tech, Michigan State, and UCLA (Miracles they won.)...all of which are unranked. If USC had One miracle this season they would be #2 without a question. It might be important to add...Notre Dame Hasn't Beaten a Ranked team all year (penn st. doesn't count...they aren't ranked anymore.) USC has Beaten 4 quality teams; Arkansas, Nebraska, California, and Oregon. Notre dame hasn't beaten anyone of the like. If you could, Look at Notre Dame's Schedule, up and down, and pick out one win that you would consider, QUALITY. Anyways they only way to tell is when the two collide...I like USC's chances at home. The Point Im trying to make is that They definitely deserve a top 5 spot or a national championship shot more at this point in the season than Notre Dame. So maybe ask the same question about Notre Dame.\n\n\nGo Big Red.
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They certainly can make it an interesting game, and anyone can win any game, but USC is just too good and has too many playmakers on its team for them to lose.  I say Texas keeps it close for a while but USC will win by double digits.
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Should be out right about now...oh by the way..GO SC...Fight On.\n1.  Ohio St. (12-0) 1  \n2.  USC (10-1)  \n3.  Michigan (11-1)   \n4.  Florida (11-1)   \n5.  LSU (10-2) \n6.  Louisville (10-1)\n7.  Wisconsin (11-1) \n8.  Boise St. (12-0)   \n9.  Arkansas (10-2)   \n10.  Notre Dame (10-2)\n11.  Auburn (10-2)   \n12.  Oklahoma (10-2)  \n13.  Rutgers (10-1)  \n14.  Virginia Tech (10-2)  \n15.  West Virginia (9-2)   \n16.  Tennessee (9-3)   \n17.  Wake Forest (10-2)  \n18.  California (8-3)  \n19.  Texas (9-3)  \n20.  Nebraska (9-3)  \n22.  Georgia Tech (9-3) \n23.  Texas A&M (9-3) \n24.  Oregon St. (8-4)  \n25.  Hawaii (10-2)
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usc too many weapons.  The usc had 4 close games and Texas never been tested since the Ohio state game.  U shut down Matt leinart, but can't shut down bush.  u can't SHUT BOTH DOWN.  Trojans by 8.  GO TROJANS #1
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USC Trojans in the BCS .
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It usually has to do with close proximity but not always.  But the main key without a doubt has to be they play every year.  As for the trophy I think it has to do with why a rivalry starts sometimes.  \nI know as a True Trojan our two big rivals are ucla and notre dame.\nucla because the two schools are so so close together one is public one is private the Victory bell started because of a prank theft look here http://usctrojans.cstv.com/trads/usc-bell.html\n\nThe Notre dame rivalry had somethign to do with wives wanting a travel but it's an awesome thig to be a part of.  read here:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_rivalries
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They are OVER-RATED. They lost to the only teams on their schedule that are good MICHIGAN and USC. They started off the year overrated, what were they like number 2 or 3 in the nation at the start.
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heck USC\n\nIf it came down to a score\n\nUSC45-20
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They are still number 1. 3 points up.
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As someone in the technology field in the Los Angeles area, I would have to say that the USC degree is worth more than one from CSULA, because of the quality of the professors and program. USC's EE program is much higher rated that any CS school--in fact it's ranked among MIT, Stanford, Caltech, CMU, and others as one of the top schools in the nation according to the U.S. News and World Report. (That said, I got my own degree there...) The rankings were 1. MIT 2. Stanford 3. Berkeley 4. Georgia Tech / U of Illinois Urbana 6. Univ. of Michigan 7. USC Viterbi School 8. Caltech 9. Carnegie Mellon 10. Purdue.
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John Booty,on this guys senior year he was easily the best high school qb in the state of louisiana..they go the 5A championship every year..plus he is a third gen qb with a family to live up to...he nearly took every snap in high school(shotgun/option)i hope he red shirted cause he should lead USC to their next bowl game
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dunno, but the USC Trojans are amazing.
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If USC can beat Cal, then they will probly get the spot, they sit third right now. If Florida can really make a statement from here on out and be dominant, they might do enough damage in the polls to leapfrog USC, or if Cal beats them first. Do not rule out the possiblity of a repeat in the title game of Mich and Ohio St, especially if Mich wins a really close game. If all else fails, you have Notre Dame waiting around and I wish they would give Rutgers more credit for being as good as they are.
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I would have to agree.  They have just an average QB..average RB...just because they made the BCS championship 2 years in a row they got a high preseason ranking and didnt play anybody tough..Unlike rutgers who has the same record as USC they cant make it because they werent thought of before their win over louisville.  Rutgers would deserve just as much a chance as USC.  Just because Rutgers wasnt a football school they didnt want to rank rutgers very high.
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They are not playing or have they performed at their current ranking.\nThis is a Team that was blown out by 20 to USC and blown out by 26 against michigan.\nThey may be 10-2 but did they ever win against any big teams?? \nthey barely beat a UCLA team that is 6-5. they were down by 20 to Michigan state before michigan state essentially gave up the game. In my opinion to be ranked high u should have at least beaten a good team. Air Force? Navy? Army? Michigan State? North Carolina? Out of those 5 teams only 1 team (navy) had a winning record. But when it came time to play to play the good teams, the choked and were blown out.\nThey have the big time players but once again they just couldn't always play to their potential. Brady Quinn did good this year and single-handedly carried Notre Dame in the USC game. Darius Walker was a good running back but he never really came through in the clutch situations, such as fumbling ast the 7 yard line in the USC game.\nI personally think that for once just because they met qualifications to be in the BCS doesnt mean the should be there. many other teams should be there but wont get to because Notre Dame is the media's golden team and they willl get in.
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I agree that USC could beat both Ohio State and Michigan.  For one thing, USC coach Pete Carroll has experience in big games and considering that Carroll is undefeated in November (this year and in years past) and that USC's defense is starting to come to life after having a hard time adjusting to the 3-4 defense from previous years' 4-3 defense, USC could handle just about any other team in the country.  I wouldn't say that USC would blow out Ohio State/Michigan, but I would say that USC could beat them.
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Since 1959 USC has won 23 Pac-10 titles. Five of those were shared with another team.\n\nThe Trojans have also won 11 National titles second to Alabama and Notre Dame, each with 12.