I know I shouldn’t revel in someone else’s misery, but I really love to see USC lose. Not because I dislike them, but because they play in a less than stellar conference and are the media darlings. They went from being ranked #3 to #1 ahead of Georgia because they beat Virginia 52-7. SO they beat Virginia (1-2) who as it turns out is the worst team in the ACC. Then they beat an OVERRATED OHIO STATE team (who struggled to beat tiny Ohio University 26-14) 35-3. I’m just saying, they haven’t played anyone.

So the mighty USC goes into Corvallis, Oregon, to take on the unimpressive Beavers of Oregon State. A team that was blown out by Penn State and that also lost to woeful Stanford AND LOSE!!!!! Can you see the smile on my face? Now normally I wouldn’t devote an entire post to a Pac 10 team, but I would be remised if I didn’t point out some glaring issue I saw with “The Best Team” in the nation.

USC’s dominate, stingy defense (adjectives used by the media) gave up 186 rushing yards to 5-6, 185 lbs true freshman running back. Now I don’t know about you, but giving up 186 yards on the ground doesn’t seem very dominate or stingy does it?

And what about that potent, high-powered USC offense? (Rhetorical question of course) They only manage to gain 6 first down and 21 points against an OSU defense that has given up 88 points in its three prior games. Even with that, what about their Heisman Trophy candidate QB Mark Sanchez hmmm… cracking under pressure. Don’t get me wrong I like Mark’s game, I think he’s a better QB than the two previous USC Abs Matt Leinart and John David Booty, but when it counted (in this game at least) he didn’t rise to the occasion. Partly because OSU’s defense just whipped his offensive line and partly because he looked flustered the entire game.

Now just four weeks into the season the great college football debate begins… who’s going to play in the National Championship game. I couldn’t begin to predict who’s going to play in the national championship game, but I do know that after an abysmal performance against OSU it had better not be USC. Why? Three words… Weak conference opponents.

Ok so I’m a little delusional, everyone knows that if there’s any chance for the media to get their darlings in a position to play for the National Championship it’s going to happen. If you don’t believe me, just look and see where they’re ranked next week. I can bet they’re still in the Top 10. But if you ask me they shouldn’t be ranked any hire than the team from the Big Ten (#12 Penn State) that beat OSU.

Ahhh… now that that’s out of my system, congrats to Oregon State they play a heck of a game and beat, not held on as one of the commentators said, USC from beginning to end. Now all I need is for Georgia to beat Alabama and Mississippi State to beat LSU and I’ll be having ‘The Best Week Ever’...