So they came out with a win. Not bad, and not a bad win either. It was a surprisingly tougher opponent that most expected, so coming out of DC with a 1-0 record is absolutely fine.

But there are so many things wrong with the team today - the offensive line is not even close to the strength of the last year. So many times people forget that Leinart had so much success last year because he got so much time to think and then make his moves. Yesterday, the VA Tech defense was able to penetrate so easily, so many times.

The receivers are not even close to last year’s killer duo of Mike Williams and Keary Colbert. I think with all the hype surrounding MW, Keary Colbert’s role was kinda muted out, but believe me, his catches and critical moves at tough times were as important, if not more than, MW’s. We will miss him a lot.

Rushing was not up to the mark. Again, that goes back somewhat to the offensive line, which was not able to make enough holes to make good rushing possible.

But it’s all good. Pete Carroll has said that there has been a lot of things he has seen, where USC can improve and the good thing is that we have 2 weeks to prepare for Colorado State, and it will be a home game.

So on to the next one. 1-0 sounds good - though I must say, those guys from the SEC and everywhere else will love to see USC drop to #2 after the first round of games. Does not matter to me. It is Orange Bowl that matters more - not the intermediate rankings.