Is the Pac-10 “ridiculously difficult” like Pete Carroll says?
Yes, in the context he was saying it. It was “coach speak” and he wasn’t comparing the Pac-10 with the SEC or Big 12 (which are obviously superior this year). He lives in his world, where opponents usually see USC as their biggest game of the year — sometimes even bigger than a bowl game. Consider this: The other nine teams in the Pac-10 have combined for ZERO Rose Bowl appearances in the last five years and only one of the last seven. USC has ended the season in Pasadena four of the last five years, missing its fifth because it was busy dominating the BCS National Championship game. Pac-10 teams are eager to knock-off the Trojans.
