In all honesty I am surprised as anyone regarding USC's dominance of Michigan in the Rose Bowl. Although I predicted USC would beat Michigan, by the slimest of margins, I thought it would take a near perfect game by the men of Troy to pull off the upset...but, USC didn't just beat Michigan, they crushed them, particularly in the second half, which, proves what many have been saying for some time now, USC is the best college program in the nation and Pete Carroll is the best college football coach in the country. One just has to love Carroll's enthusiasm, his agressive style on both sides of the ball, and his ability to adjust during halftime. During Carroll's tenure at USC they have now outscored their opponents in the second half by a whopping 700 points which is an amazing statistic!....I could gloat about USC's dominance over Michigan but it is enough to just say that USC has better athletes and a better head coach...What surprised me the most....Although I predicted USC's defense and team speed would surprise Michigan I didn't suspect they we be so dominant, particularly shutting down Michigan's running game...but Michigan, imo, contributed to the problem by lacking creativity on offense in the first half which played into the hands of the USC defense. My biggest surprise, though, was on how well John Booty and the passing game performed. No one, particularly me, would have thought that USC's offense could dominate by being so one dimensional, which I guess just goes to prove that if you do something well enough, balance is just not that important....bottom line....Speed kills and USC just has too much team speed and too many great athletes who, when motivated, can and will most often dominate their opponents.... Carroll's Trojan's are now 5-1 in bowl games and in the last five years USC has either dominated or lost by only the slimest of margins most of their big games which qualifies them as a juggernaut on the college football landscape...and...the only hope for the future foes of USC is that Carroll gets bored and heads to the NFL. Rumors have recently surfaced that Arizona wants Carroll, "real bad" and is willing to shell out 30 million to lure him to the desert but I hope and pray that Carroll will again resist the various temptations from Mount Olympus and resume his post in the Kingdom of Troy where his fans and players revere him as a legend and a demigod in the world of college football....so, I leave this blog entry with this request...Please don't leave us Pete for the black hole called the NFL... and... please promise us you will never leave the Shire. The shire is your home...it is where you belong...and as long as you continue to reside here with us we will support and give our loyalty to you and the juggernaut you have established here on the west coast...and...finally...We salute you and the men of Troy which have given us so many great moments over the past six years...