USC is 6-1 through seven games. That’s not terrible to be sure, but have the Trojans beaten top teams in the country? Texas has won on the road at Alabama. Oklahoma has beaten Texas. Florida State beat LSU and Clemson.
Duke beat Clemson and has a better resume than USC does right now.
Louisville beat Notre Dame and, with only one loss on its resume, has a better resume than USC does.
Maybe Louisville wouldn’t beat USC if the two teams played, but in terms of actual resumes, the Cardinals have the better collection of results than the Trojans through Week 7.
Realities like this led Jon Wilner of the Wilner Hotline to say that USC doesn’t have a top-25 resume.
You could choose to get mad at Wilner, but the better response is to get mad at Lincoln Riley for not coaching this team well and putting this season in jeopardy.
Reaction to Wilner’s tweet was fascinating. See for yourself: