[Jaxbuck]

Originally Posted by Gatorubet

Think this is bad: if you have a bad off-day against USC for any reason, y'all will never hear the end of it. You'll have several years of negative polling feedback ahead. I hate to say it, but if you lose to USC they will pass you over in the one loss team derby this year because they really do buy into that crap. Ghosts of the last two years I guess. Unfair as hell, but there it is.

Absolutely agree.

We have zero room for error this year in the national opinion arena and yes, it does matter.