USC, How Things Have Changed

Great article by Bill Plaschke in the LA Times detailing how different things are at SC this season.
A couple of the gems...

"This will not be a normal Trojans team. It should not be judged by normal Trojans standards. Last year, Pete Carroll's 9-4 season was considered a failure. This season, a Kiffin 9-4 could be a success."

"This year's Trojans also should not be judged by the size of their defeats, but by the character they show in fighting to the end. They can get beat by Oregon, but they better not collapse like a rotten jack-o'-lantern. If the Trojans were irked by Stanford's two-point conversion last year, well, they haven't seen anything yet. Jim Harbaugh's grudge is carried by many. If anybody can embarrass the Trojans this year, they're doing it, and this team should ultimately be judged by how it handles the hard times."