Fox Sports pundit Colin Cowherd thinks USC is a top-four college football program in America.
Cowherd broke down teams into tiers during his show Tuesday, and he had Ohio State, Alabama, Oklahoma and USC in tier one. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
You can listen to his logic below.
“There are 4 programs in America that are just different — Alabama, Ohio State, Oklahoma and USC.” @ColinCowherd breaks down his College Football tiers: pic.twitter.com/XUmwrnHPHF
— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) June 23, 2020
Let me start by saying that I like Colin Cowherd. I really do. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again to make sure there’s no confusion.
He’s one of the best guys on TV, and I watch “The Herd” regularly. So, don’t take what I’m about to say as me being anti-Cowherd.
That’s not the case at all. In fact, it couldn’t be further from the truth.
What do you think of @ColinCowherd‘s CFB Tiers? ???? pic.twitter.com/mvEGRiooVM
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) June 23, 2020
Having said that, USC being a top-four program in America in the year 2020 is just laughable. When was the last time the Trojans were relevant?
He admits they haven’t been great for a few years, but I’ll take it a step further. The Trojans haven’t sniffed a national title since Pete Carroll left for the Seahawks.
How can you be a top-four program in America if you haven’t been relevant since I was in high school?
To make matters worse, from 1980 through 2001, the Trojans had one 10-win season! They had one! Yes, they had a great run under Pete Carroll with Reggie Bush before he dipped, but we seem to be forgetting what happened before Carroll and what happened afterwards.
The Trojans are certainly a top-15 program in America, even after being in decline for years. However, you’d have to be high as a kite to think they’re on the same level as Ohio State and Alabama at this point in time.
Time has a way of changing things, and time has removed USC from the rarified air of elite teams. Will USC always be a prestigious program? Yes. Are they among the best at this point in time? Not even close.
