all the marbles.

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it's supposed to be the granddaddy of them all; this one may well be.
PREDICTIONS.

he killed us (michigan--go blue!) last year, in this same game. killed us. easily the most dominant individual performance ive ever seen in a college football game (although i was living in spain when michael vick almost singlehandedly beat fsu for the '99 nat'l championship--and therefore missed that game--which i have been assured was a virtuoso performance). in last year's rose bowl, against michigan, vince young made it look like he was a varsity h.s. qb playing street football against a middle school b team. he was that good. i think he had five total td's: 4 rushing(!) and 1 passing. usc's defense is mediocre actually. i look for a similar masterpiece from mr. young tonite. i say he accounts for five td's again (3 rushing, 2 passing), and over 300 total yards. (around 150 passing and 170 rushing) BY HIMSELF. this dude's a man among lesser men.

ANY other year, vince young is the man. the best by far. strangely for him, his reign over college football coincides with the reign of an even greater titan. reggie bush is the most dominant college football runner ive personally seen since eddie george, who i think people forget seemed to regularly run for 300 yds on teams while with ohio st. from what i gather, bush is the best running back since fellow sc heisman winner oj simpson, or jim brown, and maybe the best ever. he does it all. and if young looks like he's playing street football with middle schoolers, bush looks like he's playing with third graders. he simply outruns and outpowers EVERYONE eventually. it's a joy to watch and behold. and he makes it look effortless. simply impossible not to be enamored with his game. i say he racks up over 350 all-purpose yards, beating steve breaston's mark of 315, set just last year. i also say bush gets the mvp.

fuck this dude. he's too fucking cool. he's got it all--the game, the celebrity, etc. i hate him. he's too perfect. ice water in his veins. the fourth down play he converted against notre dame this year--that's all you need to know. he's money. i say he throws for 320 yards and 3 scores.

FINAL SCORE: USC 42, TEXAS 40.