Trojans say goodbye to #4 land at #12 in Examiner Top 25

November 2, 4:25 PMUSC Trojans ExaminerNeal Leitereg

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At least the Song Girls were easy on the eyes Saturday.
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Every week Sports Examiners across the nation throw their hat into the ring of top 25 college football projections.

Halloween night turned out to be more frightening than Southern California expected as the 10th-ranked Oregon Ducks handed the 4th-ranked Trojans a 47-20 loss in Eugene that is sure to haunt USC’s dreams for some time to come... [Continue Reading]

It was ugly, it was ghoulish, and ultimately, it was a BCS-shattering performance by the Trojans. Unfortunately, the loss to Oregon not only plummeted Southern California in our college football rankings, but it also put them at a statistical long shot to win the conference, as they had done (or at least tied) for the previous seven seasons.

Up next for the Trojans is a game against another devilish team as Southern California heads out to Tempe, Arizona, where the Arizona State Sun Devils look to turn up the heat.

Now, on to the Examiner.com week nine rankings. You can find Examiner's Top-25 HERE:

Below is how I voted this week (with analysis and bonus sarcasm):

1. Florida (No surprise here)
2. Alabama (No surprise here)
3. Texas (No surprise here)
4. Cincinnati (Trojans loss is a Bearcats gain, Cincinnati just the latest team to intercept Greg Paulus, ok couldn't help myself)
5. Iowa (Hawkeyes QB throws five interceptions and Iowa still wins by 18-points, automatically leapfrogging Boise State because...it's Boise State)
6. Oregon (The Ducks are the real deal and seek to 'LeGarrette' the remaining competition... and guess who might be coming back for an encore performance)
7. Boise State (Yahoo! headline “Boise State regains knack for thievery in easy win.” Do you think they would be regaining their knack against a more, how can I put this delicately, prominent opponent?)
8. TCU (Frogs keep horning it up, blank the Rebels 41-0)
9. USC (I don't want to talk about it)
10. Georgia Tech (Funny box score from Saturday, eleven different Yellow Jackets' players rushed the ball while only two caught passes)
11. LSU (Tigers rip Tulane in two, feast on their Conference USA-carcass)
12. Penn State (Stop me if you've heard this one. So, a Nittany Lion, a Wildcat and a Rabbi walk into a bar...)
13. Pittsburgh (Pitt Panthers, enjoying the bye-week blues)
14. Houston (Cougars make sure the Golden Eagles don't fly away with a victory and win 50-43 shootout... oh yeah and Case Keenum goes cuckoo for cocoa puffs, 44-of-54, 559YDS, 5TD, 1INT)
15. Ohio State (Ohio State shows New Mexico State who is boss, shouldn't the Buckeyes be playing someone, hmm let's see, maybe... a little better?
16. Utah (The Utes end the Cowboys' BCS hopes. Oh, wait, you mean Wyoming wasn't in contention? My bad)
17. Miami (FL) (Jacory Harris exercises a little Demon Deacon on Saturday, pulls out impressive comeback victory)
18. Arizona (The Wildcats were also singing the bye-week blues)
19. Oklahoma State (Cowboys prove they are very similar to T. Boone Picken's windmills, just another thing pushing around a load of hot air)
20. California (Golden Bears don't look very golden against the Sun Devils, but a win is a win and they'll take it)
21. Virginia Tech (Hokies had to peel off a little Tar Heel, lose magnificently to North Carolina)
22. Notre Dame (The Fighting Irish made the Cougars look a little green, Pullman disapproves)
23. Oklahoma (Ah, Sooners, I tried to keep you out of my poll but it looks like you snuck back in... I really hope I don't see you (lose) at the Fiesta Bowl for yet another year)
24. Wisconsin (Beastly Badgers beat bitter Boilermakers big, try saying that five times fast)
25. South Florida (Cellar-dweller of the week is none other than the Bulls of South Florida! South Florida earns the 25^th spot for crushing the hopes and dreams of thousands of Mountaineers on Saturday. Congratulations, now don't mess this up)