[OutsiderFan]

USC has so little depth that they can't afford to have full contact practices.  That hurts game preparation.  When you add to the mix it isn't just Oregon who is running no huddle offense in the PAC-12, that impacts in-game performance.  Cal, Washington State, Arizona, and UCLA all will go no huddle to get as many snaps as possible, and I'm fairly confident every team playing USC will be more than willing to increase the number of snaps per game to take advantage of the that thin depth.

It's hard to say lack of QB experience will hurt so much after seeing Stanford win a Rose Bowl with two QBs who had never taken a snap before the 2012 season.  The general lack of talented depth with experience will be far more of an issue, IMO.  I'm hoping they go 0-12, but I'd settle for 8-4.

[OutsiderFan]

USC has so little depth that they can't afford to have full contact practices.  That hurts game preparation.  When you add to the mix it isn't just Oregon who is running no huddle offense in the PAC-12, that impacts in-game performance.  Cal, Washington State, Arizona, and UCLA all will go no huddle to get as many snaps as possible, and I'm fairly confident every team playing USC will be more than willing to increase the number of snaps per game to take advantage of the that thin depth.

It's hard to say lack of QB experience will hurt so much after seeing Stanford win a Rose Bowl with two QBs who had never taken a snap before the 2012 season.  The general lack of talented depth with experience will be far more of an issue, IMO.  I'm hoping they go 0-12, but I'd settle for 8-4.