10. The PAC 10 is definitely the toughest conference west of the Continental Divide.
9. John David Booty played with a broken finger.
8. Standford was the best 0 and 5 team in the country.
7. Its impossible to play your best week after week against teams with losing records.
6. The Trojans always deserve a share of number one regardless of their record.
5. Even with a loss, they have had more Heismann Trophy winners than other schools.
4. They were looking forward to an eventual battle with another titan of football, Notre Dame later in the season.
3. They were National Champions in 2003 without being in the Championship Game (a feat no other school would even try to accomplish).
2. You can't expect any team to beat Washington State and Stanford back to back.
1. Former USC players have gotten away with murder, so whats one little bitty loss in a national poll.
GEAUX TIGERS!
More big talk. Get LSU to schedule a home-and-home with SC—let’s settle it on the field. Everything else, including your fearless predictions, is just Big Talk.