AP drops BYU from 15 to 18

[Solon]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

Solon, I think you have converted me. All this Trojan talk is awesome!

Sweet.

I've always thought it was kind of bad-ass to have a nickname that is historically most famous for losing, not winning, a mythical war.

But the more I dissect the Iliad, the more I realize that Homer intended the ancient Greeks to identify much more easily with the heroes of Troy than the heroes of Greece. Aside from Paris, The Trojans were better role models for ordinary mortals.

Plus, I love the shiny horse-hair helmets on the USC band.

[Spaz]

Originally Posted by ute4ever

Only if the OSU team that faced Ohio shows up and the USC team that faced Virginia plays up. However, I doubt that very much. Top teams notoriously play up (and down) to their competition. There is no way that USC rolls the Buckeyes like a cheap cigar in this one. I think USC wins, but certainly not in a blowout.

IMO, this will be a good game through three quarters. Ohio State isn't nearly as bad as they're being made out to be.

Hell - almost every team has a "down" game during the year. Who's to say OSU didn't have theirs last week?