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Is Carroll's record divine power or devil worship? Image parodied from blogspot
Mad success breeds animosity. There's the haves and the have-nots, and the have-nots seem to find every excuse to hate the guys on top. Want an example? Well lucky for us, college football can be readily compared to any topic on earth. Take nation-states for instance: the United States of America (USC), the pinnacle of world success for the last 300 years, is hated on for its mad-skills by pretty much every nation on earth (NCAA division I)...especially France (UCLA). Compris?
BabyTate, columnist for the Bleacher Report released The 10 Most Disliked Programs of the Past 25 Years. The list includes the team, head-coach, time span and record. Follow the jump to see which teams & coaches topped the charts by breaking their competitors' drunken-fan hearts.
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BushTomlinson Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson It's never too early to promote the upcoming NFL season, even overseas. This week, two of the NFL's most recognizable faces, LaDainian Tomlinson and Reggie Bush, were in London to promote October's game between Tomlinson's Chargers and Bush's Saints. The Chargers and Saints will continue the NFL's new yearly tradition of playing a...
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Marion Morrison, aka John Wayne. Thumbnail from Sheilaomalley.com
What's in a name?
Are USC football players destined for greatness at birth? Some of their names seem to imply it. The Trojans have had some real humdingers in their 120 year program. Here's a list our favorites in a Trojanwire yearbook of sorts.
The McGeiver/McGreuber Award. Most likely to save your life with a paper clip and rubber band:
Marlin McKeever, DL
Mike McKeever, G
Most likely to kick your ass and steal your milk money:
Morris Badgro, E
Most likely to become a comic book superhero:
Winston Justice, OT
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There's something about the month of May in the college off-season that brings out the Nostradamus in all of us. Next up with the crystal ball: College Football News with their 2008 predictions for the bowl games and BCS games. A few highlights.... Champs Sports Bowl ... Virginia vs. Illinois Meineke Car Care Bowl ... Florida State vs. Pitt...
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Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Based on an initial count, NFL teams drafted 10 players from USC over the weekend, more than from any other college. That included four players in the first round and seven in the first two rounds. Those figures also ranked first for this draft. Virginia Tech had eight players drafted, followed by LSU (seven),...
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Any discussion about top Pac-10 coaches has to begin with the considerable talents of USC's Pete Carroll and Arizona State's Dennis Erickson....
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Aside from the occasional wayward pigskin sailing overhead across McClintock Avenue, there is hardly a trace of football in Southern California this time of year. Yet as prognosticators and odds makers begin to look into their crystal balls to see who will be lifting the crystal ball in Miami 10 months from now, those kids inconspicuously playing catch behind...
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ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper said nose tackle Sedrick Ellis grades out as one of the top six players. “If (John) Beck’s not the guy, (Miami) has to take Matt Ryan, but there are guys with equally as good a grade. Glenn Dorsey, (Darren) McFadden, Chris Long, Sedrick Ellis, Jake Long all have grades right in there with Matt...
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From Rivals.com:PAT RUEL – USC BUZZ: Ruel was a serious candidate for national recruiter of the year with an average star ranking for his six signees of 4.17. He helped recruit five-star offensive linemen Matt Kalil and Tyron Smith, but he helped pull in one of the biggest Signing Day surprises when he able to get Rivals100 cornerback...
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Recruiting rankings can be subjective, but here's one way to evaluate. Who else recruited each player? Nick Perry chose USC over Michigan. T.J. Bryant chose USC over Florida State, Florida, Miami, Alabama and LSU. Brice Butler chose USC over Georgia. Blake Ayles could have gone to Ohio State. Now it cuts both ways. Malik Jackson was headed to Fresno...
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When you consider how important linemen are for a program, it's hard to argue with USC's decision to take 10 in its recruiting class. Last year was a good example how valuable linemen are when the Trojans lost so many offensive linemen to injuries, including two on one play. The mistake some people are making is to think it's...
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Dan Weber, Riverside Press-Enterprise From “Super Tuesday” to “Exactly Where Are We Now Wednesday?” is how the world is turning for USC football fans. USC will not finish No. 1 when the national signing day results are in, as it has in four of the past five years. The Trojans almost certainly won’t finish in the top five, as...
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