What are you guys complaining about? I think your going to have a great season next year. I think your going 10-2 for the year. Unfortunately I don't think your going to make a BCS bowl. Heres the way I see it. You beat:
Nevada
Wake
USC - close but your at home, revenge factor...your kids will be up for the game!
Ball State
Iowa St
Oklahoma St. (vengeance factor and home game)
Texas A&M (Home game again, but not easy victory)
Kansas
Kansas State
Colorado (Colorado makes it close in Boulder but not yet enough to win)
You lose to:
Mizzou (Away game and Pinkel is bringing them up) I don't see you running the table quite yet
Texas
Yes I think you can beat USC. One factor I'm concerned about there is Coaching. I think Pete Carrol is the best coach in football period! I've seen some things Callahan has done that left me scratching my head.
Youv'e got a decent (but not stellar) recruiting class too.
Unfortunately the strength of schedule due to Nevada, wake forest and Ball State don't help much. This is a perrenial problem. One things for sure... If you beat USC you'll be ranked top 10 if not higher at that point.
Overall I think you win the North again... which is improved again next year... and you go to a major bowl game if not a BCS.
My team Colorado I think goes 6 and 6