Does anybody remember the last time an overhyped, overrated football team from
First of all, although some don't like to admit, there's a good reason why a one loss
Furthermore, there are athletes (like Vince Young and Brady Quinn) who are as good or better than the best the Pac-10 has to offer playing on better teams with better defenses against better competition. Need we remind ourselves that the Pac-10 produces perennial NFL busts like Ryan leaf and Cade McNown because of its inflated stats and lack of defense. I'm not saying that good players don't come out of the conference, just look at Carson Palmer. But if you put a team like USC (or especially the average Pac-10 team) against quality teams from the other BCS conferences, the Pac-10 will almost always have a hard time winning. Case in point: USC's game last season against Virginia Tech at the start of the season. They very nearly lost that game, to a team that was led by Bryan Randall-a good leader, but not exactly the most skilled of quarterbacks. This year, USC should've lost to Notre Dame, and would have if instant replay could have been used. Pete Carroll must be the only person on earth left who doesn't see the value in getting a call right. But I digress...
I look forward to watching Vince Young and the