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USC National Title Odds Skyrocket

USC’s national championship odds have skyrocketed to 11/1 according to BetOnline, which makes the Trojans the third favorite for the title.

Just three weeks ago, USC’s odds were 55/1.

And Caleb Williams is the clear favorite to win the Heisman Trophy at 1/30. C.J.Stroud and Max Duggan are tied for second at 25/1.

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111 thoughts on “USC National Title Odds Skyrocket”

    1. Best case would be a 54-48 Overtime game like Oklahoma & Georgia played at the Rose Bowl in the Playoffs a couple of years ago. Worst case would be what Georgia did to Hooker and Tennessee this year.

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    2. The Ladies of Troy 11-1 record is all a mirage, a house of cards that will come crashing down as soon as they play a good team.

      Every team the Ladiea of Troy have faced this year has either been crap oe just mediocre, not one win over a quality opponent.

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      1. TEEEEEEEEEAAAAAboooooooowww,

        You sound likde me. I am waiting for SC to play a good team. In the meant time they beat ugly, nd, oregon st., and were robbed with utha. PAC 12 have 6 teams in the top twenty. It is one of the tougher leagues this year. Big 10 has Michigan and Ohio St. sEc has georgia and two time loser lswhooo and two time loser bamab. Okie got hammered this year, Texsss didn’t do squart, and tcu played pretty good teams at best. Pac 12 is better this year.

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      2. tebow —wanting & waiting to watch “the Ladiea” of Troy play a team that isn’t “oe mediocre”….
        #SoThisIsWhatSatanSoundsLike

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      4. Inner Tebowobama: I wonder if the guys are buying all of my manly talk. Truth is, I am mad as peaches since someone stole my tea set! I don’t know which one of you brutes did it, but just for that you are not invited over for my next tea cosy knitting event! It will be such scrumptious fun, with scented candles, stuffed unicorn door prizes, and a talk by a rep from the Princess Nail Polish Salon! Take that!

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      5. The whole schedule is crap? Didn’t UCLA beat Utah? Oregon St beat Oregon? Is that USC fault? Didn’t you say they’d lose these last two games? Why do you care so badly?

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      6. Hey obama! nig… Lover!! u kno your bitch obama ate dog in kenya right!! Pile of sh.. Your a cunt!! Your mom wife and daughter just left wit a mouthful of cum from my house stop the hating troll ass punk. Usc will always dominate any of your wak, puta!! Im here bitch. I live in carpinteria ca if u have any problems wit me. Run up!! Btw your daughter mom and wife dont want to leave!! Can u say Heisman mutha fu….

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      8. Worry about yourself. Really, u asked if i was a southern boy last time. “Boy”
        is raciest to blacks. kettle blk!! Tell your homies to stop hatting . You have those fools back. Turncoat!!
        Its us or them. obviously im not raciest im half Mexican and have a bob marley tattoo but in every race there are dumb shits there are blacks then there are nig… There are mexicans then there are wet….. There are whites and there are crackers so be a man or b a bruin!!
        Put that im your pipe and smoke it, wimp!! Passionate. Fan!!

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      9. Btw isn’t gabby a chicks name dont get tuff wit me puto. We are sc stop hating on me its us or them foo!! Im not scerred!! I put my town on line. Wimp turncoat

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      10. Relax dude!!!!! sounds like you have your G-string all tied in a knot….Save your racist comments for another blog.

        PS…..Tough is an adjective that means strong or difficult and a verb that means to endure. “Tuff” is a type of rock and is used in some commercial products.

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  2. The Heisman Race got very one-sided this past week with most of the major contenders previously mentioned recently losing or hurt (CJ Stroud, Bo Nix, Maye, Hooker, Corum) If Williams plays lights out again Friday, a bigger question may be will this be the most lopsided vote in history? Bennett at Georgia may get a few Southeastern Votes as will Duggan at TCU if they win.

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    2. Heisman is a jinx. I haven’t even uttered the word in the last few weeks.

      Here’s to a complete performance by the Trojans in LV and a hard-fought win. Worry about personal achievements after the last game.

      BTW, the computer, that doesn’t deal with human emotion or bettors bets and does not care if you are at home or away, gives Utah a 61% chance of beating the Trojans on Friday night.

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      1. Some people are getting ahead of themselves on this one — forgetting Utah was the consensus preseason choice to win the Pac 12, Utah has a great coach too — and a great QB — & great line play….and that it’s never smart to count your chickens before they hatch [in this case, Heismans or National Championships]…
        #Luckily,RileyWillHaveTheTeamFocusedOn”TheNextGame”
        #Hopefully,CalebWillBeDoingTheSame

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  3. WILLIAMS IS TRULY A VERY COMPLETE FOOTBALL PLAYER. AS A FORMER LB, HE’S A NIGHTMARE TO CONTAIN OR TACKLE. HE PUTS SUCH A TREMENDOUS STRAIN ON THE DEFENSE ON EVERY PLAY.. HE HAS GREAT POCKET AWARENESS AND KNOWS WHEN TO MOVE. HE IS DESERVING OF THE HEISMAN TROPHY.

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    1. Caleb is a tremendous talent ….with an artistic temperament …which Riley knows how to deal with.
      #LastStarAthleteW/ArtisticTemperament:GuyNamedMuhammadAli
      #RileyIsCaleb’sAngeloDundee:TheSteadyingInfluence

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      1. HI MICHAEL
        OFF TOPIC
        AND A DELAYED REPLY
        BUT YES YOU CAN ALWAYS LIKE THE COMMENTS OF THE REAL ED WHEN HE POSTS IN TAGALOG
        HE IS ONE COOL CAT
        AND KNOWS THAT FILIPINA GIRLS ARE THE BEST TO DATE AND TO MARRY !!

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    1. Ha!
      #ScottWasUsing”Skyrocketed”InANonBettingOddsContext….
      #[EvenThoughHePutItInABettingOddsContext]
      #[AnOldPirateTrick]

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      3. That would be 7 winners TIREBUMMER should Williams win. Reggie “I saws the money and I tooks it” Bush forfeited his trophy. That negates his selection.

        The NCAA is firm, they will never allow Bush to reclaim his cheating Heisman T. Bush doesn’t need a H/T, he’s the star of those silly, infantile Wendy’s commercials. LOL.

        Besides BUMMER most of SUCC’s H/T winners have been NFL busts or on trial for murder. Also, wasn’t OJ, during his prison stretch for armed robbery, Nevada’s most famous inmate?

        #Cue: A video of the low-speed chase.

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      4. You stupid limp-dick troll, the NCAA has no control over the Heisman trophy……get educated!!!!!

        Please explain the bulge on the back of your neck….ouch!

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  5. IN THE FORTIES WE SOMETIMES HAD CROWDS AT THE COLI OF OVER A HUNDRED THOUSANDS FOR UCLA AND NOTRE DAME
    AND THE FIELD HAD A TRACK RUNNING AROUND IT AND THE FIELD HAD NOT BEEN MOVED TO THE WEST END
    THOSE WERE THE DAYS MY FRIENDS!!

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      2. I’m suing Scott for $248,000,000 for not having an edit function…
        [I arrived at the damages amount by taking the # of feet of train track in California and multiplying it a factor of 13 —-the same formula Gloria Allred uses]…..

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      4. Funny thing Michael is that when reading here my mind seems to automatically make the correction in my head because I seldom notice anybody’s typos

        And yes, “those were the days,” and they still have not ended

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  6. I was standing at the West End Concession Stands when a Notre Dame fan approached me and asked what that big building under construction was across the street. Told him it was Lincoln Riley’s house.

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  7. HI LJ
    MY MIND ALSO AUTOMATICALLY MAKES THR CORRECTION
    MICHAELS POSTS LOOKED PERFECT
    ARE WE RELATED ??????

    AND

    PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU SWALLOW

    NO MORE OF THOSE BAD INCIDENTS PLEASE

    WE CANT AFFORD TO LOSE YOUR CHARM AND WIT AND PHILOSOPHICAL MUSINGS

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  8. Throughout this year, I have heard a number of people on this forum criticize our offensive and defensive Line coaches and demand that they be fired. I don’t know what planet these guys are living on. The O and D Line coaches are great coaches who develope players.

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    1. The O-line developed into one of the best in the country……Plus, we have a first-team All-American D-lineman…..who’s also in the running for Defensive player of the year!

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      2. ….I saw a stat where the AVERAGE USC RB goes 3 yards beyond scrimmage before they are first touched.

        That long haired dude for ND was blitzing on most plays and was picked up EACH TIME. Great improvement on blitz pick up BY THE LINE. The RB/TE are not having to stay back to help with the blitz.
        Luxury.

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      5. I think the difference in the D-line from the start of the season and now is that these players read all the articles in the media about SC. All the media at the start of the season were saying that our D-Line was soft….a finesse front seven that couldn’t stop the run. I think the players believed it. The big difference is that they don’t believe it anymore. They are convinced that they can play smash mouth football with anyone. That’s the difference. It’s a mental difference as much as a physical difference.

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      6. Smart reply, parcelman. Over the last several games you can see both sides of the Trojan line have developed swagger —they come to fight & LIKE to fight.
        Huge psychological difference from last year.
        #CoachingMatters

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  9. Parcel,

    I was thinking at the beggining of thje season taht both lines would not perform and that the offense would implde like last year. I AM WRONG. I belive the oline will tkae it to utah and if they meet georgia, I think they can establish the run against them. For defensive fronts, Grinch has come up with some schemes that are not usual but he has to do it with what he has. he has earned the respect and deserves to come bacdk next year and the year after that. He is good, serious, and he wants to prove that he is a good d cordinator. When he gets players, it cou;d be like the defense of the 70’s, shutting down teams.

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    1. When you don’t have the players you have to guess a lot and take chances(slanting, blitzing……..). When you do that you guess wrong a lot and give up big plays. But you also create a lot of turnovers when you guess right. Against UCLA, the D-Line slanted right and the p[lay went left and the UCLA run went for about 25-30 yards.
      The offense has great players but the defense needs to recruit and bring in the kind of players that the big Kahuna’s have(Georgia, Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State…..).

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    3. I would rather have them play Michigan than Georgia. If they play Michigan, they play in Scottsdale Arizona. That’s a near home game for us. If they play Georgia, they play in Atlanta. That’s a home field advantage for Georgia.

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  10. I’m hearing a lot of talk about David Bailey(the Mater Dei LB who started at Stanford this year) entering the transfer portal now that David Shaw has stepped down. If that’s true, you can bet your boots that SC will be going after him big time, since they went after him big after high school. He still has 3 years of elegibility left.

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    1. Man, “Jumbo (salary)” Fisher has recruited the best defenders over the last few years.

      I’d have my portal recruiter “sniff” around College Station to see if anyone wants to practice against Caleb every day and be in the running for a CFP invitation in 2023.

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  11. I think Stanford will be able to find a coach, but not one as good as Coach Shaw. I was thinking it was time for him to go and he did it with class and dignity. Can he coach db’s? SC coud use him if Donte Williams goes. BTW, his uncle Nate Shaw was a coach at SC.

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    1. Nate was also a RB winner, All American, and had a fair NFL career.
      Great guy. Great coach–developed Lott, Smith, Fisher, Joey Browner, Timmy McDonald, etc etc

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      1. Peterson would thrive in the Stanford atmosphere….. I’m not sure Stanford will thrive in the NIL era, though……

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      2. Don’t you think Petersen is done with coaching?
        Looks like he enjoys his TV gig.
        No recruiting. Time for health and fitness and family…

        But, yeah, I hope he does not go to Stanford.
        Time for the ‘furd to call Buddy Teevens or Ty Willingham.

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      1. Last USC bet I made was the 1980 RoseBowl.
        I took my Trojans BUT GAVE 3 points.
        Dumb overconfident Freshman.

        Won the game but lost $20 precious bucks.*

        *A Hamilton would have bought a lot of beer back then.

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      3. MG…..Logic would tell you that…..I don’t trust this committee, just a feeling…I have seen Bama back in, their resume said differently…

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      4. Gabby —If USC wins on Friday and we don’t get a slot in the playoffs we have to put aside our political differences and organize a national shutdown….
        #MassCivilDisobedience…
        #…TheKindaStuffWe’dBothLove

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      6. A Trojan Nation —where all citizens come together as brothers and sisters [except those with any form of bruin degree—particularly those with Juris Doctorships who must forfeit their lives and property]……
        #Plato’sRepublicComeToLife

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      7. …I’m just liking the Bucks and the Tide going to a regular bowl game this year. Go Trojans! Go ‘Frogs.

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  14. Ohio St or Alabama can only get in if the Trojans lose. Ranking position will show who had a better chance to sneak back into the top 4. The other top three can lose and still be in. Beyond unfair but that’s the game outside the field of play.

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  15. Hey Crabs, you SUCC, sh*t on a stick, the NY Athletic Club will not allow Reggie “I saws the money and I tooks it” Bush to reclaim his forfeited H/T W/O THE NCAA’S CONSENT. That senario will never happen.

    #Cue: Crabs fav song; “I’m a huge AH and I love it.”

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      1. Yeah Crabs, “hardware or not,” Reggie “I saws the money and I tooks it” Bush was a NFL Bust; and a lying, disgraced H/T forfeiter….the only forfeiting cheat, in the Heisman’s history.

        #SUCC on
        #Who baked my bacon”

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      2. Here’s a little homework project for you……Please educate yourself on how many years the average running back plays in the NFL, and how many years Reggie played?

        Please, report back your findings

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  16. Friday’s game will require solid prep.

    Best team we play, by far. Better D than ND, OreState, Wazzu. Utah’s offense is as good as UCLA’s.

    On the Ute’s message board they are mobilizing support for a mass migration down I-15 to Allegiant. At 420 miles, its an easy trip for their fans. Nothing else to do in December in Utah–the skiing is not ready.

    So, get ready for a tough game and quit planning the CFP scenarios and the Hxxsmxn acceptance speech, dammit.

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      1. …We need 30,000+ in Cardinal and Gold on Friday.
        If I recall correctly, it’s about 280 miles from LA to Vegas.
        (we’re driving 750 snow-packed miles to get there.)

        When we went to Santa Clara during the Darnold year, there were fewer than 10,000 tree fans in attendance (IMHO). I guess it was too far for the wine sniffers to travel.
        Great experience.
        When the Trojans made that goal-line stand, the place erupted.
        Kinda glad we will never have to go to that stadium again.
        Kinda a sterile place.

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      2. Not sure if you have been inside Allegiant. My first time inside it was a total awe-inspiring sight.

        The ambiance inside is unlike any other live sporting event I have attended, and the exterior is often referred to as the Death Star (Star Wars).

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    2. I agree with you, Bourbon. Hope [and trust] Coach Riley is telling our guys it’s gonna take as much work as last time….and it may well come down to the last play [which, by the way, would have been a USC TD or field goal in Salt Lake if the refs hadn’t called 3 penalties on USC in it’s final drive]…..

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      1. I would pick SC to win this game but you can never dogmatically pick against coach Wittingham. He’s a great coach. If you don’t count 2020(the covid year) in which Utah only played 5 games, Whittingham has had his team in the Pac-12 championship game 4 years in a row.

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  17. Hey Crabs, the only way Reggie “I saws the money and I tooks it” Bush gets in the NFL HOF is to purchase an admission ticket.

    I mean Bush is a guy who threw Clown U FB program under a bus, but the bozo rah-rah’s continue to plant hickies on Bush’s ass.

    #Kiss this AH

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      1. Owns is playing Katherine Hepburn to Cary Grant in Philadelphia Story—she starts out pretending to hate him….. but we all know she loves him….
        #..AndThey’llEndUpTogetherHappilyEverAfter..
        #…It’sSoBeautiful….
        #ExcuseMe….[Sniff]IThinkIHaveSomethingInMyEye…

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