O.K., it is no secret that BCS has been the center of some heated debate over the last twelve years. The controversies go all the way back 01-02 season when Miami played a Nebraska team that did not even win there division, let alone the Big 12. Since then the BCS has given a few great games, some good games and a large crop of mediocre games. But it is the match up that we never got to see that I am most interested in.
From the seasons of 03-05 we never saw LSU play USC. In 04 LSU (12-1) was crowned national champoin by defeating Oklahoma (12-1) in the sugar bowl. USC (11-1) had to settle for a Rose Bowl win.
The following year USC (13-0) crushed Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl, While LSU (10-2)was not in a BCS bowl game. Even though LSU (10-2) was in not in the BCS picture there were still a top team in the country finishing the season at number 12.
From 02-09 LSU and USC have had some of the greatest teams. Both teams have had a combined 9 BCS appearances, including 5 national championship appearances with two national titles apiece. So my question is this: why have they not played each other in the BCS era? I can't believe that these two have not played each other. it seems strange that we can see match ups like Hawaii vs Georgia, TCU vs Boise State, Utah vs Pitt or Florida vs Cincinnati but we cannot see two of the best teams of the last decade. Am I right?
There are rumors of a possible 2011 regular season match up but it seems to me that moment has passed. I think that the sanctions on USC coupled with the poor leadership of Lane Kiffin will be the destruction of Troy (yeah, I said it). That coupled with my belief that LSU will not eclipse a 9 or 10 win season makes me think that a match up in the next season or two would be a disappointment.
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