Not only is it great to relive the game...whoever cut this together and put it on YouTube has good taste in music, making this particular highlight package all the more enjoyable.

Rose Bowl 2007: USC vs. Michigan Highlights [YouTube]

Final score from Pasadena tonight: 32-18.

Michigan, a team many were arguing should have received a BCS Championship invite, got owned by USC in the second half of tonight's game in Pasadena. A Trojan passing attack that was hit-or-miss through much of the season looked bulletproof, hitting on 27 of 45 for 390 yards against a top-ranked Wolverine defense.

The Trojans would appear to be the odds on favorite to start the 2007 campaign as the #1 team in the country.

In the meantime, here's to the seniors who ended their Trojan careers tonight. We won't soon forget your contributions.

Jarrett, Booty lead Trojans in drilling of Michigan in Rose Bowl [ESPN]

With Michigan and USC set to return a boatload of their best players, pundits (especially those at ABC/ESPN, who is televising today's game) are already buzzing that this year's Rose Bowl matchup could be reunited in the Big Easy in 2008. The Times takes that buzz to the next level, providing a look this morning at the road both teams would have to follow (including the Trojans' brutal road schedule, which includes stops in South Bend, Eugene, Berkeley, and Lincoln.) to reach next year's championship in the Superdome.

In the interim, there's just that little matter of today's game, and subduing the rhinos on Michigan's D-line.

Road to New Orleans in 2008 [L.A. Times]

Today, in a post-nog haze, we responded.

Battle of the Blogs [CSTV]