QUOTE(IBTG81 @ Dec 4 2006, 11:59 AM)
Is that just like how USC choked against the fourth Pac-10 team when the national championship was on the line?

A UCLA team, might add, who has not beat a ranked team.

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Yes, UCLA was 4th in the PAC-10. Don't discount the rivalry factor, though. You can't even begin to comprehend how big that game is, especially for the Bruins (since USC has the ND rivalry as well.) I was extremely nervous about the game Sat morning, because USC had won 7 straight vs. UCLA. Maybe if Seton Hall had a football team you would know something about rivalries...but rarely does one team run off a buch in a row like that. USC was due for a loss.
Your continued badgering of other teams (i.e. Penn State) when attempting to convince everyone that Rutgers actually matters is growing tiresome. Did USC 'choke' with a title berth on the line? Sure you could say that. At least their offense certainly did. But they won their conference and are going to their 5th straight BCS bowl. Playing in the Rose Bowl after the losses they sustained (12 players from the '05 team were drafted into the NFL) is what I would call a successful season.
I'm not sure why Penn State's 4 losses or USC's loss to UCLA would make you feel better about your garbage team failing to get off the bus in Cincy, or losing to a backup QB in Morgantown.