Why is USC ranked ahead of Utah or Penn State

[whormoan]

Utah beat BYU, TCU, and Oregon State (who USC lost to).

Penn State beat Ohio State on the road, throttled everyone they played at home (including Oregon State who USC lost to).

So Utah, Penn State, and USC have 1 opponent in common who only USC lost to (were dominated by) yet USC is ranked ahead of the other two with an inferior record to both.

USC's only meaningful win was over an Ohio State team that doesn't even resemble the current version

Hmmmmmmm

 

[TheWolf]

PSU didnt exactly have a strong schedule, but I agree with you about USC. They are barely getting by some games and are not as strong as past versions. IMO Oklahoma & Florida are the best two teams in the land.

 

[OTK]

On a neutral field:

USC -13.5 vs Utah
USC -7.5 vs Penn st

USC has a shot at the title, the other two don't. I don't think any of them get in and I think all get into BCS games. USC would destroy either one though more often than not.

 

[TheWolf]

Wouldve liked to have seen USC vs PSU Rose BOWL. Shoudlve happened. Now we got PSU OSU Round #2. No one wants to see that.

 

[OTK]

Wouldve liked to have seen USC vs PSU Rose BOWL. Shoudlve happened. Now we got PSU OSU Round #2. No one wants to see that.

Not yet. Oregon St still has two games to win, and I don't think they win them both. We will see USC vs Penn St in the Rose Bowl, and we will see just how good USC plays in big games. If USC is laying anything under a TD in that game it will be my biggest bowl wager without question.

 

[hippieki11er]

Not yet. Oregon St still has two games to win, and I don't think they win them both. We will see USC vs Penn St in the Rose Bowl, and we will see just how good USC plays in big games. If USC is laying anything under a TD in that game it will be my biggest bowl wager without question.

Wrong, OSU only has Oregon left at home.

 

[pleasewin]

because they are the media darlings. snoop and will ferrell hang out on the sidelines.

 

[leisure]

Utah beat BYU, TCU, and Oregon State (who USC lost to).

Penn State beat Ohio State on the road, throttled everyone they played at home (including Oregon State who USC lost to).

So Utah, Penn State, and USC have 1 opponent in common who only USC lost to (were dominated by) yet USC is ranked ahead of the other two with an inferior record to both.

USC's only meaningful win was over an Ohio State team that doesn't even resemble the current version

Hmmmmmmm

ESPN's #1 CFB Guru Todd McShay just said USC is #2 behind Florida


Whore you are a joke... just admit you went to a JC .... :nohead:

 

[whormoan]

On a neutral field:

USC -13.5 vs Utah
USC -7.5 vs Penn st

USC has a shot at the title, the other two don't. I don't think any of them get in and I think all get into BCS games. USC would destroy either one though more often than not.

Whether USC would be favored or not is irrelevant to ranking. Wasn't USC favored by 24 over Oregon State (who both Utah and Penn State managed to beat). Whether they would win is also irrelevant. There are AT LEAST 10-15 teams if not more ranked below Boise and Utah that would be favored over them and beat them. Based on achievement this season, USC has not done anything this season that Penn State and Utah haven't done. In fact, both of those teams have done more.

 

[ToothedTeddy]

really dont see penn state being a 7.5 underdog to usc. ideal matchups...

1 florida
2 oklahoma

3 penn state
4 usc

5 bama
6 texas tech

7 ohio state
8 texas

9 utah
10 boise

oregon state, oklahoma state, iowa, cincinnati, georgia tech, tcu all play each other round robin for 11-17 rankings

 

[OTK]

really dont see penn state being a 7.5 underdog to usc. ideal matchups...

1 florida
2 oklahoma

3 penn state
4 usc

5 bama
6 texas tech

7 ohio state
8 texas

9 utah
10 boise

oregon state, oklahoma state, iowa, cincinnati, georgia tech, tcu all play each other round robin for 11-17 rankings

texas and ohio st are both better than bama and tech imo, and texas is better than penn st also in my opinion. my rankings would be:

1. florida
2. usc
3. oklahoma
4. texas
5. penn st
6. ohio st
7. doesnt matter, pretty much the rest of the teams are barely above average.

 

[ToothedTeddy]

agree that ohio state is better at this point in the season... but with my mock mathups didnt want texas tech and texas rematch. suppose just reverse the 5-6 7-8 rankings

btw OTK - nice hit on the iowa season total over. to think their 4 losses were by 12 pts...

 

[SportsFan818]

usc doesnt make the rose bowl this year....bout damn time you get what you deserve losing as a 27 point favorite

 

[Conan]

Utah beat BYU, TCU, and Oregon State (who USC lost to).

Penn State beat Ohio State on the road, throttled everyone they played at home (including Oregon State who USC lost to).

So Utah, Penn State, and USC have 1 opponent in common who only USC lost to (were dominated by) yet USC is ranked ahead of the other two with an inferior record to both.

USC's only meaningful win was over an Ohio State team that doesn't even resemble the current version

Hmmmmmmm

What's the problem? Since when does a schedule make the team (over a short time?) They are ranked where they are in spite of ther SOS because they are better than ONLY their SOS. Since when is the SOS the MOST important factor? Who made you the judge of that? And since when does "current version" matter in the ranking? They were the #1 team at the time USC beat them.

If you are so right then why has Texas been rated higher than Oklahoma when Oklahoma beat Texas? If you were right about anything you say, then you'd be pointing out that absurdity instead. Your "outrage" is ingnorable because you ignore what's really outrageous.

USC had nothing to do with the strength of the conference this year. It takes nothing away from the strength of the team which counts most in the rankings.

It's not about what you earn. You haven't "earned" a penny in your life so what would you know about the meaning of the word "earn?" You should be the one to talk. (as if)

What about things like reputation, roster, record (over the long haul?) Look at the real fraud this year, take for example the SEC. They play 4 nobody's at the start of the year and 7 teams were ranked in the top 10 anyway. Who did most of them beat? Now that is absurd. I can see that you missed the real issue AGAIN. If all those SEC teams can get ranked beating nobodies, than what's the problem when the same thing happens to USC, which can beat any of them? They will lay a whipping on 'Bama when the time comes this January and you know it. The polls know it too and they've penalized USC for it all they need to do.

 

[allaces10]

Because its obvious with Wells back and pryor and qb that OSU is a much much different and better team in the 2nd half of the season than they were to start the year when USC played them. PSU played this version....the one that is dismantling every opponent it faces....at their house. Not the one that was struggling with teams like Ohio to start the year. That's what he means by the current version.

 

[nd2000]

USC would blowout either one of these teams on a big stage. Come on people don't be idiots. A motivated USC team is easily the scariest team in college football.

 

[COVERIT!]

The question should be, "why does this TOOL constantly post threads pertaining to USC?"

or, "why does this imbecile post the same garbage day after day, when 90% of the forum thinks he's a moron?"

better yet...."everyone come quick! Watch whoredolt post again and have Conan eat him for breakfast!"

:nohead:

 

[whormoan]

Why is USC ranked ahead of TT? TT lost on the road to a great team but have beaten Texas and Okl State. USC lost to (at the time unranked Ore State) and have beaten nobody.

 

[Pick'n-Play]

There is one reason why USC is undeservingly ranked so high and that is money. There is alot more money in a ranked USC than any other team that actually deserves to be ranked ahead of them. Not many people care how Utah is doing but everyone wants to know how many points USC laid on another team that is under 3 wins on the season. Everyone knows that USC is a joke (even them) but they will keep up the charade and the theatrics to keep that money rolling in. And I guarantee you that even if they were a two loss team they would still be ranked ahead of Ohio State, Penn State, and Oregon State. It's Bs but such is USC.

You know what I want to see? A BS USC team play a big 12 team and get absolutely blown out of the water! Texas would beat them by 2td's plus, Tech would beat them by 1 TD, OU would beat them by 3 to 4 TD's. Hell even Missouri would have a shot.

Now I am not saying that USC has not had some good teams but this years team is a joke. In any conference other than the cupcake one they play in and they would have barely a winning record. End of Story! Anyone who believes other wise is dilusional and has been brained washed by the media.

 

[Conan]

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