Predictably, the non-USC fans in the Pac-12 wouldn’t dare listen to anyone who proclaimed that the Trojans were uniquely wronged by the 2023 football schedule.
“Oh, you’re just a USC homer. Oh, you’re just manufacturing controversy for clicks. Oh, you’re just being difficult and standoffish when you really don’t have an argument.”
No, actually we really believe what we say. There’s nothing manufactured about this except for the Pac-12 specifically manufacturing a schedule designed to set up USC to fail. We will see if the Trojans can overcome this. It will certainly take some doing for a defense which, let’s be honest, doesn’t yet have the amount of depth needed to endure what’s coming. More transfer portal and recruiting trail additions will need to be made, especially on the defensive line and in the secondary, for USC to feel better about its 2023 prospects.
Let’s go into the reasons why claims of USC being disadvantaged are hardly overplayed: