re: Way early, early season FB post-- who thinks it could be USC v. LSU

SC is going to be very good this season.
That's not unusual though, as SC has been very good for the better part of the last decade.

What could make it a NC year for the Trojans:

Defensively, the squad should be solid
with several starters returning on a unit
that improved steadily as they gained
experience last season. There are
questions about a lack of depth on the DL.

Offensively, the passing game will be
electric. The O-line shows great promise,
if not great depth, and the Trojans are
filthy rich at WR (Lee, Woods, Farmer) and TE.
RB is fine as long as Moody McNeil stays healthy,
along with Soma Vainuku, who some think
could be another Stanley Havili at FB.

Then there's Matt Barkley, who is a game
changer at QB. Nuff said. Watch him work.

Special teams features a solid PK in
Andre Heidari, and a good P in Kyle
Negrete (backed up by Lake Charles native
Kris Albarado.)

What could ruin it all:

A poor performance in one or more
of the following games:

9/1 Hawaii
9/8 Syracuse @ Met Life Stadium, NJ
9/15 @Stanford
9/22 Cal
10/4 @Utah
10/13 @Washington
10/20 Colorado
10/27 @Arizona
11/3 Oregon
11/10 Arizona St.
11/17 @ucla
11/24 ND
11/30 PAC XII Championship

60% chance USC makes it (I think we lose 2; hope I'm wrong) 80% chance LSU makes it (must beat Bama, and in convincing fashion.)