word is SC will take 29 in thier class

[Braveheart]

If they have to do no contact practices, I don't see them being ready to beat a lot of good teams. Only when a team goes hard and full-bore can they get good enough reps to prepare for game conditions. I do notice that Lane will try some new things out on offense that you wouldn't see under Sark, but they have to stick what works for their personalities. It would be like Chip Kelly trying to go to a slow-down, I-back offense in that it just wouldn't work.

I can see USC out-shooting programs (almost got Stanford, and gave UO a run for a second), but i'd rather USC win games with a fierce defense.

[greenyellow]

If they have to do no contact practices, I don't see them being ready to beat a lot of good teams. Only when a team goes hard and full-bore can they get good enough reps to prepare for game conditions. I do notice that Lane will try some new things out on offense that you wouldn't see under Sark, but they have to stick what works for their personalities. It would be like Chip Kelly trying to go to a slow-down, I-back offense in that it just wouldn't work.

I can see USC out-shooting programs (almost got Stanford, and gave UO a run for a second), but i'd rather USC win games with a fierce defense.

Trying to outshoot a team can work against some schools, but when it comes down to it, a good defense is always good to have since someone is going to have to make a stop sooner or late.

[jay13]

I actually hope that USC doesn't go by the waste-side because the pac-12 needs at least 2 national programs in the spotlight to get recruits,voters,$,and BCS bowl presidents attention to stay with the SEC.Plus we need to get over the crap confrences like the week ten and little 12 that always take bowl bids away from the Pac-10/12.(Mainly BCS bids) Hell if Stanford didn't finish 4th in the polls they would've ended up playing in our 2nd pl bowl ranked 5th while some other weeker conf. put a 10th or 11th ranked team in!!!!! And that is the truth!!!!!!!!!!

[Supreme]

Stealing All-Americans in january is always impressive. It's even more impressive for a school on probation.

No, no it isn't. I see no plausible way you can spin USC, one of the premier programs in college football, stealing players from Stanford; A perpetual doormat, as being impressive.

[woundedknees]

Stealing All-Americans in january is always impressive. It's even more impressive for a school on probation.

No, no it isn't. I see no plausible way you can spin USC, one of the premier programs in college football, stealing players from Stanford; A perpetual doormat, as being impressive.

Stealing All-Americans from Stanford is impressive, given the Cardinal's performance over the last couple of seasons... The departure of Harbaugh made it a helluva lot easier for that to happen.