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Message: [QUOTE="PacoSwede, post: 4943212, member: 120"] Lots of good opinions here, but one thing that's clearly in the team's favor, which I have not seen mentioned: USC is facing [B]The UConn Huskies.[/B] The [U][I]legendary[/I][/U][I] [/I]Huskies, with UConn written on their uniforms (or maybe HUSKIES or CONNECTICUT since they've been used in the past) and the aura of Rebecca, DT, Birdie, Maya, Stewie and other giants of the game -- not to mention Paige, the first and only freshman named WCBB player of the year, and Geno -- enveloping their foes. We on the BY don't think about the program's towering reputation much. It's the usual for us. But for USC, it's not something that's routine. It's a bit intimidating, I would think. And USC has a disadvantage: It hasn't had the FF experience for what? 40 years or so. None of them have had to face up to anything like the FF, the pressure, the hoopla, the media scrutiny. But UConn, who they have not encountered recently, has been in this situation regularly for a couple of decades and succeeded 11 out of 12 tries. USC players know this. Do you think that might get into their heads? They would likely deny that it could rattle them, or that it even enters their mind, but it's bound to affect them, if only subconsciously. [/QUOTE]