It is fun to talk about, and at SC, a school that went through a long (13 years or 20 years, depending on your standards) down period, it is especially fun. Their fans are about as giddy as the Republicans when Dwight Eisenhower saved that party after 20 years of the New Deal in 1952.
USC 41, Notre Dame 24.
The Trojans have one of the most prolific offenses in college football since the 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers. Here is some interesting comparative data on the two teams for their first 5 games of their respective seasons:
1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers 2005 USC Trojans
Nebraska 64 USC 63
Oklahoma State 21 Hawaii 17
Nebraska 50 Arkansas 17
Michigan State 10 USC 70
Arizona State 28 USC 45
Nebraska 77 Oregon 13
Pacific 7 USC 38
Nebraska 49 ASU 28
Washington State 21 USC 42 Nebraska 35 Arizona 21
Points For: 275 Points For:258
Points Against: 87 Points Against:96
Avg. Off Yds per game: 650 Avg. Off Yds per game: 670