College Football Rank 'em --- Week 8

[BobJoeJim]

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USC is a 2.5 dog to Oregon. Anyone know that last time USC was an underdog?

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Rose Bowl last year, Michigan -1.5 according to Covers.com

Last time USC was an underdog in a regular season game (and the second most recent time overall): 08/23/2003 @Auburn -4.

Of course USC won both of those games. The last time USC was an underdog AND LOST THE GAME was: 09/21/2002 @Kansas State -2.5, KSU won 27-20.

I don't know why I'm having so much fun researching this, but let's do one more. Last time USC was a dog in a Pac Ten conference game was 11/17/2001 vs. UCLA -3.

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what has me a bit confused is how most places have different closing numbers for the same games

Phil Steele listed USC -1 v Michigan as the close for last year's Rose Bowl
Goldsheet had it pk
covers had it Michigan -1.5

gah

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I only bothered to check covers but I made a point of citing my source just in case this were true. Glad I did so, lol.