The defense didn't suck.....Vince Young was just damn good. If anyone blew this game for SC it was Carroll for not calling for an instant replay on the phantom TD and the offense for squandering at least 3 scoring opportunities in the 1st quarter alone.
If it was just Texas, that's one thing. But the fact that Fresno State (who I don't think won a game after the USC game) scored 42 indicates that USC's defense was not championship caliber. They didn't get any pressure at all on Young. Pete Carroll is no defensive genius.