By Rob Calonge
It's true about this year being a 'down' year for the Pac-10. The MWC and the WAC teams have shown that they can compete and win in the Pac-10 this season, which for an elite conference is not good news. With that reality, teams from other lesser-conferences would still be hard-pressed to make a case against either of the two teams playing in the Pac-10 marquee matchup this weekend.
#7 USC is the class of the Pac-10. They are the most dominant team in all of college football over the past five seasons. Since 2003, they are 66-7 going into this game and have not had a season where they've lost more than two games. Because of this dominance, they normally get the best recruits which in turn gives them the most talent and depth of any school in the Pac-10.
But even with that immense talent, six of the seven losses that they've suffered have come at the hands of Pac-10 foes. In fact, over the past two seasons, USC has lost twice each year against teams from their own conference. If this trend continues, that would mean that they are due for one more loss this season.
#21 Cal would be fine with being the team to knock the Trojans out of Pac-10 title contention and off of the national stage, if only for a week or two. Since 2003, the Bears have been second-fiddle to the dominance from Southern California. The one time that Cal came out of a game with USC as victors was at home in 2003 with future Pro Aaron Rodgers splitting time with Reggie Robertson at the helm.
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