Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:55 am EDT

Since we headlined the ways the draft reinforced USC's recruiting dominance on Monday, it's only appropriate today that we go the other way:
A 2007 USC team that had 21 players get drafted by NFL teams the past two years lost to a Stanford team that had zero players drafted in the same period.
It's true: In two years, Jim Harbaugh hasn't sent a single player to the draft. Consider that -- that Stanford somehow beat, effectively, a nearly full-fledged NFL lineup without a single NFL-quality player -- and marvel again at the most unbelievable upset of your lifetime.
The Trojans can stockpile all the talent on earth, but this is still a problem: Oregon State last year wasn't nearly in Stanford's position -- the Beavers tied for second nationally with seven draft picks last weekend, not including either of their best offensive players, the Super Rodgers Bros. -- but under their current circumstances (unless Terrelle Pryor morphs into Vince Young before the Trojans' trip to Columbus September), there's hardly an excuse for USC to lose to anyone before running into a Florida, LSU or Texas at the end of the year. The blemishes here will always loom large: To whom much is given, heavy is the head, etc.
In the meantime, Harbaugh's still pulling out all the stops to convince people to actually attend Stanford games. Toby Gerhart! Off-tackle! Yeah, that's a hit.
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I still find Appalachian State over Michigan to be just dumbfounding. Especially considering that Michigan ended up being a pretty good team, that year, too.
Stanford over USC is up there, though.
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and of course pete carroll has nothing to do with getting that "more" onto campus
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and tell me...if the pac is so horrible than why does usc only have one non-conference loss (texas in the nc) since the dynasty while playing a schedule twice as tough as any sec team..maybe all of them combined? yet they always lose to one pac 10 team...
its okay..the pac will put the sec in their place in the coming years. the record's already 10-6 in the bcs era for the pac against the sec!
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But really, how in the hell did USC lose that game to Stanford?!?!?
I bet both games. I took App St. +24.5 on BoDog, I remember thinking Michigan blows noone out.
I also took USC -41 on BoDog, I was thinking USC may score 70.
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