Ten Reasons USC Would Have Dominated Florida

Steven Resnick by Senior Writer Written on January 09, 2009

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This slideshow is going to go over the reason why the USC Trojans would have beaten the overrated Florida Gators football team.

Most college fans already knew that the Oklahoma Sooners didn't belong in the game in the first place.

USC has the offensive fire power in their 3 running back system and each bring a different type of running to the table. The wide receivers of the Trojans have size and Mark Sanchez makes smarter throws as well because of the offense the Trojans run.

Defensively though that's where the Trojans would have excelled playing the Gators. Their defense is the best in the country and they have no problem with speed burners like Percy Harvin or a running quarterback like Tim Tebow because their defense is disciplined and has a ton of talent that will be playing on Sundays in the NFL.

Patrick Turner

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At 6'5 he would create matchup problems for the Florida Gators corners. Considering the tallest Gator corner is 6'2 it means that Turner has at least a three inch advantage, which would definitely come in handy in red zone situations or when the Trojans would need a key third down conversion.

Damian Williams

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Damian Williams a transfer from Arkansas immediately became Mark Sanchez's favorite target. He also has experience playing against the Florida Gators in which he faced them his freshman year at Arkansas he didn't do too much, but he would have first hand knowledge of how they like to play coverage on receivers.

Stanley Havili

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Stanley Havili is the x-factor for the Trojans especially when you're gearing up for their running attack of C.J. Gable, Joe McKnight, and Stafon Johnson.

So, the Trojans will just throw a short pass to the opposite side of the field to Havili who has the ability to pick up solid yardage on those kind of plays because he's forgotten about because he doesn't get the ball that much, but when he does he makes the most of it.

He's also an excellent blocking fullback and helps spring big holes in the defense for the Trojans running backs.

C.J. Gable

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All the Trojans running backs have excellent speed, but Gable is the one that earned the starting job. He is not as elusive as McKnight, but he can get the tough yards to get first downs in short yardage situations.

Joe McKnight

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Joe McKnight. He's the more elusive back for the Trojans and has the ability to make defenders miss and he has the ability to break off long runs before the defense has anytime to react.

Mark Sanchez

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Mark Sanchez makes smart decisions he can make all the throws and if he needs to he can take off for the first down. He was able to easily establish a rapport with Damian Williams who transferred to the team.

Taylor Mays

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The number one rated safety coming out of the college ranks quite possibly a top 10 pick. He's an excellent tackler, hard hitter, has the speed to come on a blitz and disrupt offenses.

Brian Cushing

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Brian Cushing is one of the top linebackers in college football he's got great speed he can chase down the speedy running backs, he hits hard as well, and a running quarterback is more adept at sliding instead of taking a vicious hit from Cushing.

Rey Maualuga

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Rey Maualuga is the best linebacker in the country and opposing running backs, wide receivers on quick slants, and running quarterbacks have to know where Maualuga is at all times otherwise they may have their head taken off on a vicious hit.

He's also good at getting after the quarterback and tackling running backs behind the line of scrimmage.

Pete Carroll

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Pete Carroll is the best coach in college football, sorry to Florida Gator fans. No program has been more dominant in recent memory as the USC Trojans.

He's a great recruiter he gets a ton of talent and not even the Gators team that yahoo is saying is one of the best teams ever for college football would be able to say that their team is better than the Trojans of 2008.

Yes, both teams have had one loss and they were both close ball games although, it was USC that didn't really show up until the end of the game against Oregon State and Florida lost by one point to Mississippi.

USC would have rather easily beat the Florida Gators. The Gators should be thanking the BCS computers for matching them up with the Sooners because there's no way that the Sooners defense comes close to the Trojans.

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