7. I don’t know why Stanford’s Jim Harbaugh decided to run it up on USC. I know that USC’s Pete Carroll has bullied some teams in the Pac 10 through the years, and we know what they say about payback. But Harbaugh is building a good program at Stanford. This was a great victory for his team. Why not stay above the usual nonsense and win with class? By needlessly going for a 2-pt conversion in a 55-21 blowout, Harbaugh took the focus off Stanford’s magnificent performance at USC. Instead, writers and pundits and fans and talking heads are yapping about that in-your-face conversion.

Bernie’s 5 Minutes | STLtoday Remember what I said about an unlimited amount of ink? It cuts both ways...

Hypothetical Questions: If Norm Chow wanted to return to USC, would Pete Carroll take him back? If Norm Chow wanted to return to USC, would it be a good thing?

What happened: Stanford hung 55 points on the Trojans, one-upping the 47 Oregon scored two weeks ago in Eugene. "To be a senior and leave a legacy like this," Trojans safety Taylor Mays told reporters in Los Angeles, "it's sickening." What's next? Put out the APB for Southern Cal's defensive prowess and swagger? Actually, a deep breath will do the trick. USC didn't start a single senior in its front seven; let's trust Pete Carroll to have that group better in 2010. Dave Curtis of the Sporting News does his best to be nice to USC after yesterday's pummeling.

The score -- and the 27-0 tally in the fourth quarter -- didn't show it, but the Trojans continued to fight even when the game became unrealistically out of reach. Coaches and players were passionately encouraging each other on the sidelines, especially when the mountain got steeper to climb in the second half. Pleas of "keep fighting!" and "bring your heart!" rang on the sideline throughout the game. And it was that never-say-die attitude and unwillingness to relent that Carroll lauded in the locker room after the loss.

He's kidding right? What game was this guy watching??? After a while these attempts on positive spin are nothing more than propaganda... RipsIt

Notre Dame associate head coach Corwin Brown criticized Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo for his postgame comments about the Irish defensive game plan and for the way the way his team uses what Brown called "malicious" illegal cut blocks.

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