Is it just me, or is everybody making too much USC's football team? Sure they are good, but talking about their place among the top teams in collegiate history BEFORE the final game? This phenomenon never bods well for the affected team, I seem to recall a similar situation with Oklahoma in '03, Miami in '02, the LA Lakers in '04, and the St. Louis Rams in '01. All lost shortly after being named among the best teams to ever play their respective games prior to winning the big one.

I'm not saying they'll lose, but absolutely no one is talking about Texas right now. Sports at ever level, and collegiate football in particular, is based on emotion and drive, and the chip on the Longhorns' collective shoulder is probably enough to block out the sun and will only get bigger over the next week.

So before we proclaim the Trojans as the lords of all creation, let us remember that Matt Leinart is an opportunist with an easy job, Reggie Bush isn't the 2nd coming of Walter Peyton, and Pete Carol is an NFL reject who utterly failed when forced to compete with such unrefined stiffs as the foundation of the 3-time Super Bowl winning New England Patriots. Calm the fudge down and enjoy meritorious football for its own sake and enjoy the game, you'll all look stupid afterwards anyway.