There were some absurd stats released today by USC regarding the quarterbacks and I was going to express my erudite thoughts on the subject, but someone else pretty much summed it all up here.

The USC women’s soccer team lost to the Mexican national team, 2-0, this afternoon at McAlister Field.

I’m still finishing up the last one, but let’s get an early start on a new one. One question per person please.

Pete Carroll likes to refer to Matt Barkley as an “outlier,” to describe how special he is.The literal definition is, “a value far from most others in a set of data.”
Does this mean an outlier is allowed to throw more interceptions than “most others in a set of data.”

The one and only Beano Cook joins Lou Holtz in picking Notre Dame to face Florida in the BCS title game.

The Saturdays – Issues

Since Caesar keeps throwing song of the days at us, it’s time to offset it here with a new arrival. It’s The Saturdays performing, “Issues,” which might describe yesterday’s QB announcement.

Time to ask football questions again. One per person please.

It took awhile, but we finally knocked off all the questions.
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I did a radio interview with a Columbus station this morning and was asked if the veteran players resented Aaron Corp being passed over for Matt Barkley?
It is true that several players I spoke to were very surprised by the decision and thought Corp would start. But at the same time, Barkley is a popular teammate and does have an engaging personality so he will not have problems being a leader.
The real issue will rest with performance. If he performs, no one will mind. If not, then there will be some grumbling on the locker room over the decision.

USC is no longer recruiting this prospect who committed to the Trojans as a 13-year-old.