I feel what USC has done is phenomenal, and until someone beats them, they're still the national champions. I think it should be them No. 1 and all the rest of us No. 2 until somebody else proves otherwise.

We're back-to-back national champions. I know you can't spell BCS without USC.

You don't belong in a game like this if you don't feel good about yourself and walk with a swagger. If you think you can be stopped, this isn't the place for you.

Fear The Turtle. Look at us now. We're national champions!

I used to think it was only me. Then I talked to Joe Paterno and Bobby Bowden at one point and they said, 'Oh we've been beaten up our whole lives. Understand it's not you, big boy. You're nothing special. It's part of this deal and part of this job.

They've played a lot of big ballgames, and until somebody beats them, they are the sectional champions from last year.