In recent years, USC has stumbled in-conference and squandered away several opportunities to play in the BCS title game.

In 2006, it was a 13-9 "road" loss to 7-6 UCLA.

In 2007, it was the 24-23 home loss to 40-point underdog Stanford.

In 2008, it was the 27-21 road loss to upstart underdog Oregon State.

ESPN for one, has consistently forgiven and dismissed these losses, and has even referred to them as tiny "hiccups."

Are you @#$&%^&* kidding me?

Not to get off on a rant here, but ESPN did the same thing in 2008 when Florida surprisingly lost to Mississippi, 31-30, on their home field no less, calling it a hiccup as well, and everyone went on their merry way like ...

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