O'Neill Comment
``We should have come in here 6-2 but we blew a couple leads against Nebraska and Bradley. We responded well to a couple losses on the road. We found out what's important to us and that's playing great defense.''
-- USC coach Kevin O'Neill after the Trojans defeated Texas
Preface to say that Coach O'Neill is a good guy who will give you the time of day. It should be noted that the team easily could have been 7 and 1 before Texas forgetting the loss to Rider at home which was a disgrace. Rider just lost to Pitt by nineteen. This team has no confidence playing on the road. Looks like they will split the last four non-conference games to finish 7 - 6 heading into the Pac-10 season. That will make it necessary to win 11 or 12 in the conference plus one in the conf. tourney which is no small task to make the ncaa tournament.