<TABLE class=cnnTM cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=cnnIEColTxtL style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px">
2. USC (1) at Hawaii, Arkansas, at Notre Dame, Fresno State</TD></TR><TR class=cnnIERowAltBG><TD class=cnnIEColTxtL style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px">Two nonconference games on the road is a rarity this fall for a major conference school -- and the home game against Fresno State (following a visit to Cal) will be no easy W.
Hmmmm...lets use a comparison tool...
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Phil Steele's "Power Poll 119 ranks" of these opponants:
Hawaii 85
Ourkansas 34
Notre Dame 36
Fresno State 33
Avg. 44
Yeah, tough one indeed.
Ohio States:
Texas 3
Miami Ohio 54
Sandy Ego St. 57
Avg. 38
Nice effort SI. (I don't mean to imply
OSU must
necessarily be on this list, just a quick example of a harder schedule than SC's.)