How can people argue that usc should be #2. Florida lost to a ranked team. Michigan lost to the #1 team. And USC lost to OREGON STATE. Please they shouldnt even be top 4.
2006-11-21 08:41:48 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football (American)
if anyone deserves to be at the bottom of the pile its usc
2006-11-21 11:15:38 · answer #1 · answered by artcherman 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes they are overrated. I just wish the NCAA would hurry up and spank them for the Reggie Bush ordeal. I am so tired of hearing USC this and USC that. They only get that attention because of the Hollywood stars and the connections. As to Oklahoma being all over and so talked about...I agree and disagree. 99% of the crap being spewed on ESPN and other sports networks is how UT should be ahead of OU...It's over and done with and they beat it like a dead horse. So it's not like everyone is saying OU is the best team. Hell listen to all the guys. 90% of them have Florida winning the NC game. The thing I don't get is you got 4 or 5 good 1 loss teams all considered contenders...USC has a horrible loss on their resume, Florida's is even worse. The only teams with respectable losses are Tech OU Texas and Alabama. They all lost to top ranked teams. Yet none of that has been taken into consideration. But yes USC is WAY WAY overrated and I am so tired of hearing about them year in and year out. Just wish the NCAA would get on the ball and ban them from bowl games for a decade like they should be.
2016-03-12 21:08:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course, every year Notre Dame and USC are overrated. The Pac 10 is a weak conference and they have a loss. Look at last year how people were saying they might be the "BEST TEAM EVER" and they didn't even win the National Championship. Does that mean Texas was the best team ever considering they beat a team that was apparently Flawless?
I believe that Florida is the #3 team in the country and is better than USC. They have 1 loss and that was at #11Auburn who is far better than anybody USC has played so far. USC lost to Oregon State. Who's better out of those two teams, Oregon St. or #11Auburn.
USC and Notre Dame are always overrated by the media and this will never end. Each and every year that they're half decent the media portrays them as Greek Gods.
2006-11-21 08:53:41 · answer #3 · answered by timdizzle29 1 · 3⤊ 2⤋
They might be overated by some......but also underated by others. (East coast bias). Although to say that USC being #2 is ridiculous....well, is ridiculous. They have strong arguments for and against....just like Michigan, Florida, and Notre Dame. USC has the second hardest nonconference schedule in the country. Theyve beaten #6 Notre Dame (a whooping), #5 Arkansas, and #19 Nebraska. Of course the argument against them is their bad loss. But you cant say they dont have quality wins.
The reason I don't want to see Michigan in the Championship game is simply that they havent been able to beat Ohio St. I'd much rather see Florida take a shot at them and even USC before Michigan again. If any of the 4 are overated , its Notre Dame. But like the poster said, we'll just see this weekend. If USC loses, they are out anyways. If they win, they probably deserve the shot over Michigan.
2006-11-21 08:58:28 · answer #4 · answered by wizexel22 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
And yet most likely they will just keep winning meaningful games.
They will go to your institutions of higher learning and kick you in the face. They play anyone anywhere and beat them.
Oregon State nearly beat LSU a while back if not for missed extra points. It happens especially with 4 turnovers.
USC has the ball in its hand if it closes the haters will go on hating but USC will go on winning.
2006-11-21 09:07:42 · answer #5 · answered by Bruce Tzu 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
wow, such simplistic analyses...
i will try to give you some logic instead of emotion...
in order for anyone to properly rank a team, a bunch of factors need to be considered, not just who a team lost to.
if "who a team loses to" is the determining factor of a team's ranking, then why isn't every team that ohio state be tied for the #2 spot? i mean, they all lost to the #1 ranked team.
anyone can beat anyone in just ONE game of football. upsets happens every year...
i hate texas, but they lost to ohio state. no problem there. but what about their loss to kansas state? yeah, sucked for them, but that doesn't necessarily mean that, say, rutgers is a better team. certainly texas would beat rutgers. c'mon now...
so USC is ranked #2 or #3 depending upon the poll - even after having lost to unranked oregon state. i admit that it sucks for a lot of teams out there. but does that loss mean that they would also lose to every other team out there including michigan, florida, notre dame, etc? maybe, maybe not.
so if "who you lose to" should determine a team's ranking (in your simplistic analysis), then boise state should share the #1 ranking because they have not lost to anyone this year.
therefore your argument about USC not deserving to be in the top 4 is absurd.
IN ADDITION TO simply looking at who a team loses to, you should consider the following:
1. strength of schedule
2. how they won their games (offense & defense performance)
3. is a team improving? staying the same? getting worse?
4. are their wins at home or on the road?
and a bunch of other things
so USC has a tough schedule. they beat a bunch of ranked and/or bowl-eligible teams including: arkansas, nebraska, arizona, oregon and cal. if they beat notre dame and ucla, then one can argue that the schedule was pretty tough.
ok, i know, ark is a DIFFERENT team now. but then again, so is USC and everyone else. nonetheless, they still beat them 50-14 at arkansas.
USC's defense shut down oregon's and cal's high-powered offense. they beat the spreads and held both teams to 19 points combined. don't you think that's impressive?
USC's final stretch is undoubtedly the toughest out there. i agree that michigan is the #2 team right now because they are a better team than USC. but i'm not so sure that any other team, taking all the other things into consideration, is better than USC.
florida? give me a break...
they play two teams from the C-USA and one division 2 team. wow, what a tough schedule. they may as well have played HIGH SCHOOL teams. and what about their near-loss to unranked south carolina in their own house. at least USC was playing in a hostile environment...
so please, open yourself up to some analysis and don't get bogged down by your emotions.
2006-11-21 09:28:27 · answer #6 · answered by loveholio 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree with you 100%. A loss is a loss and should affect you equally; even if the announcers say different! I wish they would all shut up and watch the game, they are getting so one-sided in every game now!
Baywatch used to be the only show that you could watch on mute and still enjoy it, now it's football!
2006-11-21 08:55:53 · answer #7 · answered by jake_deyo 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they are overrated and you are correct, they should not even be in the top 4 or 5.
2006-11-21 08:53:16 · answer #8 · answered by Caleb's Mom 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
NO. I think people say that because they are good and because they win alot. I think Ohio Sate is. I think Texas should of been ranked #1. They should rank it from the BOWL WINNERS. Texas should been #1. I think Michigan should droped to 10 becasue when Texas lost there 2nd game they went to like 16 and Florida should been 2nd and USC 3rd.
2006-11-21 08:56:59 · answer #9 · answered by GUrjinder S 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
way overrated
the thing is that there conference makes them look SO good evey year
pefect example
Reggie bush looked like GOD against pac-10 teams
the whole conference needs to work on Defense
2006-11-21 08:49:26 · answer #10 · answered by ImaGman 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I completley agree with you man and you know what there going to lose to Notre Dame so you won't even need to worry about them anymore.
Michigan and Ohio State in the Championship no one else even compares to these two
2006-11-21 08:46:01 · answer #11 · answered by J MO23 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋