[TwoNiner]

I just want to know how the best team ever came close to losing 3 games this year? This is not 95 Nebraska. All this is about the OU game last year who completely crumbled after Mark Bradley's bonehead play trying to pick up that punt at his own 3. I think USC should be a slight favorite b/c of the coaching advantage with 4 weeks, and the experience of winning the national championship last year. I'm not buying the blowout talk though on the grounds that "USC just hasn't gotten up for those close games". The only real marquee game USC had was @ Notre Dame and it was a freaking dog fight (same goes for Texas @ Ohio State). Texas is inarguably a better team than Notre Dame but USC is in a better situational spot for this game with the time off, almost home field etc.. I think it is a close matchup. With these offenses it is still possible one team wins by 17 or more, but if you play it 100 times I think most of them will be absolutely great games.