Suddenly ESPN is questioning USC’s automatic #1 position! Ivan Maisel is saying that they are #1 just because they started at #1. I don’t know - maybe it is true, but the fact is that they have beaten good teams and thrashed the lowly ones. They deserve to be #1 no matter what.

Last year USC took what came to them as bad luck, and this year, if the system is working in their favor, the others will have to suck it up and live with it.

I am scared that the coming week, with it being a bye week for USC, Oklahoma and/or Auburn could jump ahead. Is it even possible?

I hope not.