[FarmBoy]

I was amused at J Wilner's weekly Power Rankings when I read this description of SC's loss to 'Bama

"Never good when your flagship football program gets embarrassed with the college football world watching."

I used to go along with that mentality--as 'SC goes, so goes the conference's national reputation--but after years of the Pac12 north dominating the conference and 'SC having not won the league for 7 years, how long can 'SC ride its historical dominance plus the Pete Carrol years to be considered our "flag ship" team? If 'SC had the potential that Wilner believes it has, why haven't they been able to attract and retain a top flight coach?

I'm sure that IF (big IF) they figure it out and pull it together, they can have a strong program again, but I think it highly unlikely they'll be able to get back to the dominance they once had, particularly with parity in the P12.

Stanford and Oregon seem to be doing a pretty good job of repping the league without a strong 'SC.

[FarmBoy]

I was amused at J Wilner's weekly Power Rankings when I read this description of SC's loss to 'Bama

"Never good when your flagship football program gets embarrassed with the college football world watching."

I used to go along with that mentality--as 'SC goes, so goes the conference's national reputation--but after years of the Pac12 north dominating the conference and 'SC having not won the league for 7 years, how long can 'SC ride its historical dominance plus the Pete Carrol years to be considered our "flag ship" team? If 'SC had the potential that Wilner believes it has, why haven't they been able to attract and retain a top flight coach?

I'm sure that IF (big IF) they figure it out and pull it together, they can have a strong program again, but I think it highly unlikely they'll be able to get back to the dominance they once had, particularly with parity in the P12.

Stanford and Oregon seem to be doing a pretty good job of repping the league without a strong 'SC.