USC/Texas opinions

[chekthastak]

I don't understand how people think USC is going to win this game easily. USC's defense is not good, anybody saying otherwise is fooling themselves. Texas' offense is great, don't forget they actually averaged more points a game than USC. USC's special teams are absolutely horrendus, Texas is one of the best in that area. Neither team will be able to stop the other, and this ends up being a shootout, 38-35 it could go either way. But no way is USC a TD better, let alone 20 points better. This USC team while great is overrated, they aren't even better than last year's team because the D on last year's team matched the offense which is why they destroyed Oklahoma.

[badpokerplyr]

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This USC team while great is overrated, they aren't even better than last year's team because the D on last year's team matched the offense which is why they destroyed Oklahoma.

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USC destroyed that same Oklahoma team which blanked Texas, (14-0, 17-0 maybe?) last year. Of course many Oklahoma players were drafted to the NFL, and i'm sure a fair amount of Longhorns players were too.. but surely a lot of the roster is intact... Vince Young was still QB. And when comparing performance against other teams, what about Texas' really poor performance near year-end vs Texas A&M?

Everyone knows about Bush, but USC has not even needed to feature him in the easier matchups. The 2 close games mentioned, Fresno/Notre Dame saw plenty of Bush and the impact he could have. The D might be worse than last year but they still have plenty of talent, and USC has expanded their offense. I do agrees special teams could come into play and USC's D has underachieved a bit.. but coaching, motivations, and overall big game experience on that roster will come into play tonight. Also not putting too much weight into scoring averages as with a lot of NCAA games, plenty of the score were, or could be run up much higher if necessary.

But that being said... it could go eithre way and I'm leaning towards USC. I have USC -7, and USC as a pickem (with a earlier teaser from the WVU game).. but not a significant unit bet.. just hoping that this is a great and entertaining game.