re: LSU hate towards USC

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) before the final BCS standing was announced, all 3 coaches involved, Saban, Carroll and Stoops, got on national TV and said that they would abide by the decision of the BCS no matter what the result.

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PC abided. He recognizes that LSU won the BCS NC fair and square.

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2) As soon as the final results were announced, selecting OU and LSU to play for the BCS NC, Pete Carroll and every USC fan around started crying like babies about the decision.

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Incorrect. PC did not lay claim to the BCS NC nor did any SC player or fan. PC did not claim that USC should have the BCS title. He said he thinks his team just won a NC, but will have to wait to see until [polls are out]' He also said he would rather not foucus on that but instead his team's victory in the Rose Bowl. He and everyone else who understand the BCS knew that the AP poll is comppletely distinct, even though it was a part of the BCS formula, and would result in a NC that may or may not be the same as the coaches' poll NC.

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4)USC beat Michigan (ranking?) and claims NC.

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#4. They did not "claim" a NC. They were legitimately the AP NC's. #1 is polls before bowl season. Beat #4 handily. Stay #1 in AP.

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Also, everybody harps for a playoff series, including USC. But do you know that the major reason that we cannot have a playoff system right now is because USC, the PAC 2 and the Rose Bowl will not agree to it.!!

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Pretty funny, given the in the 2007 SEC spring meeting, they SEC unanimously voted to keep the status quo (BCS) and did not support a playoff.

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So it goes deeper than just 2003. It continues today and I do not see it going away any time soon.

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Yet for some reason it started in 2003 and continues (your post also supports that notion)

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USC - they win their championships in the newspaper
LSU - we win our on the football field

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ACtually, the two teams in the BCS CG are voted to play in that game. ANd the winnder is voted NC by the coaches.