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The argument for that USC team being the greatest Pete had:
1. statistically they’re probably the best defense in college football history. They gave up 93 total points in the regular season. In their wins, they beat opponents by a margin of 429 to 66.
“Their 3.4 yards-per-play average is miles ahead of the field. To put this figure into perspective: The 1997 Michigan defense, the Charles Woodson group generally regarded as the most dominating defense of recent years, allowed 3.7 yards per play. And that predated the spread of the spread offense.”
They gave up 2 passing TDs in the Oregon State game on September 25. They didn’t give up another passing TD until November 15 against Stanford and that came against SC’s 3rd string and with 0:00 on the clock in what was a 30 point blowout at that point (revenge for the 2007 upset.) I think they gave up 4 passing TDs in the entire regular season. The 4th coming in the final game of the season, again in garbage time.
2. The media at the time in 2008 was literally calling USC the best team in the country, so it’s not like 08 was some random scrub squad:
USC: The Best Team, Not the Most Deserving
Why the Trojans, despite their tremendous defense, face a higher standard than other BCS contenders.www.wsj.com
Pac-10 football: Is USC's defense the best ever? - College Hotline
Latest in a series of postseason riffs on Pac-10 and Bay Area football happenings. (Coming later: Tyrone Willingham’s next move and why the league’s bowl arrangements stink aren’t as good as those of the Big Ten and SEC) … I… Continue Reading →blogs.mercurynews.com
3. And for the record while it was an embarrassing loss, that Oregon State team finished 9-4 and also beat #18 Pittsburgh. So **** off with “best at losing to Oregon state” when you were cheering for a TAm team that played in what bowl that year?tmay407
But I get it. **** post away and hopeMVP or
Bobby Layne like it for validation.
That USC team was great. I would have liked their chances against Florida or Oklahoma that year. In the 8 years of the CFP, the three or four seed has won the title three times. Those are three teams that wouldn't have even had a shot under the old system.
