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Originally Posted by andymac
I think you guys are forgetting that, well, USC almost beat Texas. It isn't like they got blown out or showed that they aren't even in Texas' class or something. The outgained Texas and were only beaten because of one of the best individual efforts of all-time (as well as one of the most bone-headed championship game plays of all-time).
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I'm not forgetting that. But OSU played Texas just as close, and OSU did that with Justin Zwick having more attempts than Troy Smith. Smith was coming off discipline for getting his pockets stuffed by boosters. OSU became an entirely different team after he got into the flow of the offense and took over full-time QB duties.
So, if anything, comparing USC-Texas and OSU-Texas makes things look even better for OSU, IMO. That they both played ND and OSU was a lot more impressive (with Troy Smith by that time, but without their 2nd best defensive player in Bobby Carpenter) just adds to that.