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The best thing about this is our direct role in the sack of Troy and Kiffin.  Obviously, there is the Harbaugh-Carroll rivalry and the "What's Your Deal?" games, no need to rehash that again here.  Perhaps a little more subtle though is the effect our o-line recruiting had on USC, or as I like to call it our 900 lb Trojan Horse. 

Arguably USC's biggest weakness last year was the offensive line, which was exposed in our game last year where Barkley had no time to throw downfield to Woods or Lee.  The loss of Matt Khalil to the NFL and Khaled Holmes to injury hampered them all year, and eventually led to Barkley's shoulder injury when he was hammered from his blind-side in the UCLA game.  This year, their poor o-line play has again led to a stagnant offense despite a stable of talented flashy skill players.  Everywhere else, USC is fairly well-stocked (hard to judge the QB position when they have no time to throw).

The best part about this is knowing that we took not just 1, not 2, but ALL 3 brobdingnagian o-line recruits (Peat, Garnett, and Murphy) away from USC when they were all reportedly considering USC down to the last day.  It is clear that Peat would be an upgrade at LT for them, and I have no doubt that Murphy would have been as well.  But instead, the Three Horsemen ride with us, helping to send Lane Kiffin's career into the apocalypse. 

[scorecard]

The best thing about this is our direct role in the sack of Troy and Kiffin.  Obviously, there is the Harbaugh-Carroll rivalry and the "What's Your Deal?" games, no need to rehash that again here.  Perhaps a little more subtle though is the effect our o-line recruiting had on USC, or as I like to call it our 900 lb Trojan Horse. 

Arguably USC's biggest weakness last year was the offensive line, which was exposed in our game last year where Barkley had no time to throw downfield to Woods or Lee.  The loss of Matt Khalil to the NFL and Khaled Holmes to injury hampered them all year, and eventually led to Barkley's shoulder injury when he was hammered from his blind-side in the UCLA game.  This year, their poor o-line play has again led to a stagnant offense despite a stable of talented flashy skill players.  Everywhere else, USC is fairly well-stocked (hard to judge the QB position when they have no time to throw).

The best part about this is knowing that we took not just 1, not 2, but ALL 3 brobdingnagian o-line recruits (Peat, Garnett, and Murphy) away from USC when they were all reportedly considering USC down to the last day.  It is clear that Peat would be an upgrade at LT for them, and I have no doubt that Murphy would have been as well.  But instead, the Three Horsemen ride with us, helping to send Lane Kiffin's career into the apocalypse.