Everyone is viewing the Big Game as David vs Goliath, but what did Goliath have to gain by beating David? In that scenario only David is to gain in victory. That is not the case for Goliath USC tomorrow at the Coliseum. USC has plenty gain with a big win, including its 15th straight win over a AP top 25 ranked team, a 33rd straight win, and most importantly to remain on pace to become national champions for a unprecedented third straight year.Pete Carroll is saying all the right words to the media to hype up the matchup with Fresno State, but is anyone really buying it? The Trojans have plowed through everyone this year at the Coliseum, yet only one team that has played in L.A. has a winning record, Stanford. USC beat the Cardinal 51-21 and only Arizona has kept the Trojans under 50 points at home, but still lost by 21.
Why should Carroll be worried about a Western Athletic Conference team? Because Fresno State is ready to play. Win or lose, the Bulldogs are going to give it their all, and hopefully USC brings their A game. I really want to see where this year's Fresno State team stacks up against the best in the country.
The Bulldogs that played at no. 1 Oklahoma in 2003 was not a great team. They were a decent team, but were no where near the level of the 2005 squad.
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Everyone knows Southern California will lose sometime. I am a Notre Dame student and think USC will not only win, but destroy Fresno State. When that happens, the FSU program will and fans will be crushed just as we were in South Bend. I don't think that the Fresno State program will recover from this loss for a long time. So Fresno fans, stop calling it "the biggest game ever" because you have a good program but if you keep building the game beyond life itself, any loss will shatter you and your program. Mark my words, if you lose by 50, on Monday, you will all want your coach's head on a platter.
But that is the beauty of college football, and honestly it is the biggest game ever. Fresno State has only played DI-A football since 1969 and have only played one other no. 1 team and that was Oklahoma in 2003. Before Pat Hill became coach you could count the number of ranked BCS schools the Bulldogs had played on one hand.
USC is the most historic program in the West, and that is what made the 1992 win so big.
Pick any MAC school and if they were rankded had a late November game at an unbeaten two-time defending champ Notre Dame how big would that game be for them?
When Nevada and SDSU play under the Golden Dome in 2008 or so, it will be their biggest game ever?
I do not think Fresno State will win, but the Bulldogs will not lose by 50.
And, it must be big if Notre Dame students are taking the time to post on a Fresno State Blog.
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