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Morning Buzz: USC Remains Unique As Pac-12 Football Ceases

And now for some history: As the Pac-12 officially played its final game last night, here is a stat for USC fans.

Whether you go by the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), American Assn. of Western Universities (AAWU), Pac-8, Pac-10 or Pac-12, there is only one school that won a unanimous college football championship. The University of Southern California, which has done it at least seven times.

For all the talk about how great the 1991 Washington Huskies football team was, it split the national title with Miami. When UCLA won in 1954, it shared the title with Ohio State. Colorado shared the title with Georgia Tech in 1990.

So last night was a chance for Washington to make history for the Pac-12.

Now, as USC moves to the Big Ten, ask yourself if you can imagine Sir Lincoln of Riley making the College Football Playoff championship game. It’s going to be easier to make the playoff next year. It’s also going to be harder to win the title with more games.

64 thoughts on “Morning Buzz: USC Remains Unique As Pac-12 Football Ceases”

  2. Coaches with a football philosophy like Lincoln Riley never have, and never will win a national championship. They’ll win just enough games to keep the Fanboys hopeful. So far Riley has not taken advantage of the opportunity and brand of USC football, he’s recruiting and running the program as if he’s at Washington State or Texas Tech, two lower level schools.

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      4. Technically speaking, most recruits don’t know dick —- but their coaches and advisors and competing recruiters get them up to speed……
        #…AndTheyAin’tSaying”USCIsThePlaceToBeIfYouPlayLine!”

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  4. FYI……USC finished ranked 30th in the final AP poll. Louisville finished 19th. The way too early ESPN poll doesn’t have them ranked for the 2024 season.

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    1. ESPN? AP? Who gives a crap? [This looks like it’s just gonna be another day in which we’re disappointed in each other’s “contributions” & deductive abilities, Gabby]…
      #btw,TrickingMeIntoSleepingLateSoYouCouldCounterpointMe…
      #…WellPlayed…

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      1. Here’s some advice, Michelle, don’t read my posts and you will not be disappointed….real simple fix……

        Does that island still look like a battle zone?

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      2. I like to read your stuff –“disappointing” doesn’t mean it’s not funny [Biden “funny” —not Larry David “funny”].
        [Someday check out the pictures of the children —all of which have been published —who were burned alive in the Maui firestorm].

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  5. Washington had enough to win that game except its big Husky running back Johnson got hurt against Texas and his leg was wrapped like a mummy causing him to lose his speed and hence open up a Michigan avenue to harass quarterback Penix into an off-night, and take away Penix’s 2-picks for 10 points and the Wash defense was stout enough

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    1. …which is why it was SO smart to lose [an already injured] Johnson by running him on the last play of the game against Texas….
      #YoursTrulyCalledThatOne

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    2. If you noticed there was a 4 man rush that WA could not handle and Penix crumbled under the pressure. Not a great nfl attribute. Not once did he roll out.

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  6. Scooter,

    As you know, SC used to beat Michigan and Ohio St most of the time due to speed, physicality, and better athelets. Speed is there, athletes are there, but physicality is not. SC won’t go anywhere. They are playing like a Wash. St team instead of an SC team of old

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      4. You can have 5 all stars on your O-Line and still not have a good O-Line. They have to play together. I would say the same about QB. He could be a generational talent(as CW is) but if he is not following the game plan but doing his own thing, you won’t have a great team. CW follows his own game plan

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      6. Yes, Caleb was so amazing against San Jose State …he didn’t seem to “revert” as much against Notre Dame, Utah, Washington, Oregon or UCLA…..

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      8. …and super awesome against Stanford ….[after that he started to go downhill ….reaching a reverse crescendo against UCLA]….

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    2. I believe it was an article on the #6 USC at #11 Illinois season opener in 1985 that Sports Illustrated referred to the conferences as “The Pac 10 Sluggos versus the Big 10 Mr. Bills”. Times have changed.

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  10. I always get a kick out of what is referred to as
    “Sports win-lose illusion,” for example, if Penix does not overthrow his wide open All-American end in the second quarter where that game would have gone

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  11. It was good for me to watch a Michigan game and see the physicality they had. Despite that, Washington hung in there with them for most of the game.

    In the movie On Any Sunday there is a great scene where Pacino gives a speech before the game – …On this team, we tear ourselves and everyone else around us to pieces for that inch…

    That is the mentality they need to have to play a team like Michigan. I am hoping the new defensive staff brings that with them. The Holiday Bowl was a good starting point.

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  13. Regarding an earlier post about Caleb returning and someone in Heritage Hall leaking the story: Usually by now the email kicking off the Season Ticket Renewal would have been sent. May be possible it will happen once the NFL Declaration Date passes next Monday and they can package it with the announcement of his return (and adjust pricing lol)

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    1. yes!….anyway to screw the consumer!……ouch!

      So Cal ready said the prices were beyond his means…..guess we know who isn’t getting season tickets just to watch and listen the the TMB

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  14. To those who believe Celeb will reincarnate in an SC uniform
    I would like to sell you a ticket for a scuba diving expedition of the Titanic (at 13,000 feet below)

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    1. Minus Zero chance of Caleb coming back to a coach & team he’s become disenchanted with [and vice versa]….. [this last minute announcement must have something to do with Money]

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  15. Perhaps another made note ‘but’ if not – the 2004 USC football team’s national championship title also has a unique ‘bough’ on it – the SEC rigged BCS crowned LSU over OK but the Associated Press voted USC # 1.

    That was the last AP title that wasn’t tied to the BCS/SCE/CFB and that, along with USC’s as the sole Div I team to refuse to play a Div. II – III school makes USC unique. It also is an impending death knell for Riley if he fails to rise to our expectations.

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