The game against the Trojans seems to fit the criteria. OBD have beaten the Trojans 7 of the last 10 times they've played, 4 of the last 5. This time the game comes between a tussle with the Golden Gophers on a Friday night, and a trip up North to take on the mangy mutts.

I’d say no.

That game is late enough in the year that USC will either be riding high or about to dump their coach. If they’re 9-1 they’ll be in the top-10 and have our attention, if they’re 6-4 they’ll be discussing hiring Nick Saban and in the tank.

Edited yesterday at 05:05 PM1 day by JabbaNoBargain

It is like playing the Huskies...their win/loss record doesn't matter. You can't beat them often enough, or by enough points...

SUC is trapped in their own delusions of grandeur. They have assembled a mercenary roster similar to the one AnM bought a few years back. With an over rated Riley in charge, I expect similar results.

NO! The week before SC, Week 12, versus Minnesota has trap potential—a Friday night game after playing at Iowa, and with the Gophers not playing in Week 11.

This is the only B1G hiccup in a very favorable 2025 schedule.

Everyone gets up for the Trojans, even if Troy is down. The next week closes the regular season at UW, but I don't think there's a chance that OBD overlooks SC.

I think over 7.5 wins at -118 for Troy is a very good bet. USC was 1-5 in one-score games in 2024.

I also think UW will go over 7.5 wins. Greg McElroy disagrees. To date, Jedd Fisch is undefeated in Husky Stadium. I think UW loses at home to Ohio State and OBD, but defeats Illinois in Seattle.

I think that Minnesota will go over 4.5 wins. The Gophers finished 8-5 in 2024-25 with a solid bowl win, 24-10, over VA Tech in Charlotte.

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39 minutes ago, Jon Joseph said:

I also think UW will go over 7.5 wins. Greg McElroy disagrees.

This is the Greg McElroy that told us he knew a guy who knew a guy that is sure there's a chance that Saban might not be done with coaching. Go with the Over.

Right now our traditional rivals that we actually still play rank as such.

1. Washington

2. USC

3. Oregon State

4. UCLA

UCLA fans are tepid on their own program, let alone ours which is why they rank last here but who knows when we'll play another former Pac-12 opponent.

Beavis hates us more than we hate them at this point so at least there is some hate involved.

USC and Oregon was a blue blood v new blood game and they Trojans want to put us in our place. We want to put the Trojans in their grave and bury the old timers. Loads of hate to go around.

Then... Washington... Need I say more?

No one is over looking this game between us and USC.

1 hour ago, David Marsh said:

UCLA fans are tepid on their own program, let alone ours which is why they rank last here but who knows when we'll play another former Pac-12 opponent.

Beavis hates us more than we hate them at this point so at least there is some hate involved.

USC and Oregon was a blue blood v new blood game and they Trojans want to put us in our place. We want to put the Trojans in their grave and bury the old timers. Loads of hate to go around.

Then... Washington... Need I say more?

No one is over looking this game between us and USC.

I've never had a "hate" towards Beavis football. The last time i hated Beavis was in the 70's and it was basketball, Lonnie Shelton, Ricky Lee.

UCLA, again mainly basketball, though Cade McNown to Danny Farmer was horrific!

USC? It is the classic match-up. For a while, with Leinart & Reggie Bush, the Trojans were on top. But then the Ducks started taking players out of USC's neighborhood, DAT personified it. The columnists started writing about it. Leinart, Bush talked about it, and the Ducks keep on winning. USC is a blueblood afterthought now, and Riley< Lanning.

Washington? You nailed it.

Here's the USC vs UO history dating back to 1990 by decade.

90's: UO 3 SUC 4 (from 94-99 UO went 3-1).

00's: UO 4 SUC 4 (this includes one vacated win by SUC).

10's: UO 4 SUC 2

20's: UO 2 SUC 0

Total: UO 13 SUC 10

SUC doesn't pull even with UO until going all the way all the way back to 1984! So for the last 40 years these two schools are dead even. From the Kenny Wheaton's gonna score year and minus the vacated win, the record is UO 13-6. As long as Lanning is running the show, I'd expect the trend of the last couple decades to continue.

17 hours ago, The Kamikaze Kid said:

SUC doesn't pull even with UO until going all the way all the way back to 1984!

SUC, U-dub, both have this in common, at least SUC has Heisman winners and Natty's in the past, but both have been in the Duck's shadow for a long time. Unless Saban wants to coach SUC, they're stuck with Riley, Fisch is next at the stepping stone U-Dub job.