this is great news. my dreams are coming true. hopefully chow and carrol don't go anywhere.
this is my dream scenario:
USC, led by leinart, bush, chow, carrol, et al., totally dominate the competition in 2005. they roll through the pac-10 and the entire country is mesmerized by this amazing dynasty chock full of speed, talent, and the ability to score points in bunches.
the buckeyes, meanwhile, have a magnificent season of their own, going undefeated with big wins over texas and iowa. the defense, led by shut-down corner ted ginn, is fantastic. still, the country doesn't think that the buckeyes have enough talent to stop USC. going into the michigan game, the heisman race is a tight one between ginn and leinart. but in ann arbor, ginn has an incredible performance, scoring five touchdowns (one receiving, one rushing, one throwing, one return, and a pick-six). That performace wins him the Heisman and saves Archie's legacy.
The Rose Bowl features the only 2 undefeated teams in the land, mighty USC against the underdog OSU. Despite Ginn's amazingness, few prognosticators think the buckeyes have a shot; they are all convinced that USC is an unstoppable machine. But in Pasadena, the Silver Bullets dominate. Quinn Pitcock dominates in the trenches, driving Leinart back into the massive chest of Mike Kudla. Our LBs swarm to the ball and blitz from all angles. Hawk, Schlegel, and Carpenter are hit-sticking all over the place. The secondary shuts down the passing game with Nate Salley enforcing the middle. Reggie Bush is nullified, while Ted Ginn has the greatest all-around game of all time, participating in 90 percent of the snaps with many electric plays to boot. In 3 hours Leinart goes from media golden boy and sure fire #1 selection to a day 2 draft pick, while giant bronze statues of teddy are being constructed around the horseshoe before the final gun even sounds.
THAT is my dream scenario. I want USC to be at their absolute best on Jan 4th, 2006 in Pasadena. I don't want to win a national championship by beating some 1 loss team and having all the other 1 loss teams think that they would have beaten us. I want to go up against a dynasty, and end that dynasty. I want to turn the "Grandaddy of them all" into the most historic, hyped-up, dramatic, spectacular, and amazing college football game of all time. I want us to be underdogs, them to be at absolute full strength, and for both teams to fight to the death.
