Yes, I know USC plays in the Pac 10. Unfortuantely, the final AP poll shows very few members of their schedule on it. That's not all USC's fault, but no way beating a less than major bowl IL merits a lot. The BCS should have had Mizzo or Georgia in the Rose Bowl. That's my point.

USC will need to step out more an more. Next year they play Ohio St early in the year -- either team could recover from a loss. My bet will be USC will also beat OSU, like all the SEC teams do when given the chance. Does that make USC automatically better than all the teams that beat so-called good OSU teams? Nope. They need to strap it on and play the games.