Not only were they the AP National Champions last year, but they go from the pre-season to the end of the season as #1 in the country. It was an incredibly tough ask, given that starting from VA Tech, it was tough all the way.

No, they did not make ordinary teams look good - they got quality opposition all the time, and in every game, USC had everything to lose, and the other team had nothing to lose.

Given that kind of pressure, I was almost hoping for an early season loss so that they drop off the #1 spot and lose some of the pressure. But that did not happen and rightfully, USC ended at #1.

Now, there is the all-important, cracker-of-a-game USC vs Oklahoma. I hope it lives up to its billing of #1 vs #2. And of course, fingers crossed for that one too ;-)