First off, Ivan Maisel is an Idiot..
Secondly, USC deserves a share of the National Title under the wack way D1 determines "quaisi" national champs.
BUT, they deserve that no more than the winner of LSU/OU deserves their share. For folks to anoint USC THE champs before all the games are played, especially the Sugar Bowl which the the PAC-10 agreed would be THE national championship, is proposterous.
We all know that the only reason USC is ahead of LSU in the polls is because they lost before LSU. That's it, end of story.
USC has a very good team, but lets not give those freakin' sportswriters this kind of credit. The way they determine ranking is based somewhat on the games outcomes, and more on when those outcomes take place. Fair or unfair, that's the way they do it. I guarantee you if LSU loses Sept-27 and USC loses Oct-11, all else being the same, LSU is No1 and USC is No2. That's the way the AP has always done it.
I don't have any solutions, those are just my opinions. By the way, Gueax LSU!!
Travis