People on the west coast pay attention to USC football when they are good. In 2002, they had not yet returned to the elite status, at least not high enough to warrant the devotion of the attention span challenged residents of southern California.
UT fills their stadium every year, even in a losing season, and the toothless live and die with their football team. In SoCal, nothing gets that kind of loyal devotion. All JMHO, of course. Steve Kiffin also reminded Tennessee fans that a great quarterback is not made overnight. He relayed a story about his experience with Carson Palmer at Southern Cal. Palmer, one of the top recruits in the nation coming out of high school, led USC to a 6-6 record as a junior in 2001 and a loss to Utah in the Las Vegas Bowl.“He got beat up a lot because expectations were so high,” Kiffin said. “The difference was there wasn’t so much attention at SC on the football program than there is here, so he didn’t have to deal with it like Jonathan does on an hourly basis.”Really? People on the West Coast don't pay attention to Southern Cal football, yet UT is under a media spotlight? This seems difficult to believe. -Zeb --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
