USC Fans.

I know a lot of people here are USC fans and a lot of people whined till they couldn't whine any more about Clarett. What do you think of Mike Williams, do you look down upon him now too?

I'm not a USC fan, don't like the courts ruling on the NFL's policy, do not like the fact that Clarett bullied his way in, and do not look down upon Williams now. Williams is coming into the NFL because it is now allowable. Clarett is coming into the NFL because he screwed up his collegiate career and then pushed his way into the NFL. I respect Williams, but not Clarett.

Which one of them has a National Championship, then look at who's collegic career is better!

Collegiate careers aren't determined by Nat'l Championships. I was talking about the felonious activities that he engaged in, which ultimately got him suspended for the '03 season.

Umm, dasel, they both have national championships.

Umm, dasel, they both have national championships.

Lol, good point.

USC is my alma mater and I'm not mad at Mike Williams one bit. I do believe this opens up the floodgates to a more diluted league in about 10 years, but you can't pin the problem down to Mike (or even Maurice).

The way our country was going, it was going to happen sooner or later.

The difference b/t Mike and Maurice is that Mike is physically ready to play in the L. Maurice is all potential right now. Mike has already accomplished what he needed to at USC- a National Championship (I don't give a rat's ass about LSU fans saying we didn't win), an Orange Bowl ring the year before, AP All American, soaring draft status.

Unlike Clarett, he's going in the first round- why pull a McGahee?

LSU is the National Champion of college football, the BCS is broken, but LSU would have dismantled USC too. I don't see USC with a Nokia Sugar Bowl trophy which at the begining of the year was the most coveted trophy. I don't buy the whole why actually won poll!

Until they beat LSU, they are still #2.

EDIT: Here's the final poll put on ESPN's site:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankings

Notice how LSU is #1 and has more points. Accept defeat. USC received a total of 3 votes for 1st, according to this poll.

Cpayne showed me another poll that showed USC on top, and another showed Oklahoma... However after counting votes LSU got more, which makes them hands down the champion, in my opinion. I think we all can agree that the BCS is a horrible system. Shorten their season by a couple weeks and have a real playoff!

OK, the BCS had LSU number 1, the AP USC number 1... depending on who you're supporting (and it sounds as though you're a Tiger fan and I'm a Trojan fan), the argument stays the same.

But you talk to any knowledgeable fan in around the country, 90 percent say SC lays the smackdown on LSU last year if they played. Did you watch that farce of a game called the Sugar Bowl? Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy. LSU has a great defense, but a mediocre offense. You can't compare the offense to USC's last year. And Oklahoma almost came back playing a really bad game against LSU! Also, USC wiped the floor with #4 Michigan in their game.

The coaches poll also had SC number one, but they are all obligated to vote BCS #1 as their number one. If it wasn't for that obligation, SC remains number #1 in both AP and coaches. How does number 1 go to number 2 after new year's after winning their game? Don't think that's ever happened in the history of college football.

But all this argument is what both fans did for almost an entire month- it's over and I totally agree with you re: a playoff system. BcS is a farce!

They weren't #1 going into it or they would have been in the sugar bowl. I think LSU would have beaten them hands down. I'm not really an LSU fan, I just watched quite a few games last year, same with USC and I think that LSU has the talent to beat anyone. LSU was going against a pretty good defense but a horrible QB (Pity Heisman's suck!)

I still think LSU and USC should have had a playoff to end arguments, such as this one.