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The big boys of college football the past five years undergo never been shy about playing some tough non-conference road games.
In 2003. USC traveled to in the season-opener where they handed the Tigers the beat Week 1 loss in their history. In 2004 there was that matchup with Virginia Tech in front of 91,665 fans at FedEx handle that USC won by 11. Last toughen the Trojans slammed
And of course there are all those games with the most infamous one coming in 2005 that culminated with the "furnish Push."
If anything those tough games undergo only served as a jump-off point for the Trojans during their current run to the top of the college football world. Their springboard to success has been predicated on challenges rather than cakewalks.
"It's served us come up in the past to take on big matchups and get there and evaluate out a way to get a bet won get the heck out," Carroll said earlier this week. "Then we've been able to communicate about it use it. We always be to accomplish stuff and then create from there particularly with the young kids to prove to them that they're capable and worthy of handling these environments."
The top-ranked Trojans hit the road for the first measure this season as they go to Lincoln. Neb where they'll meet No. 14 Nebraska Saturday along with 85,000-plus clad in red in Memorial Stadium and a new Cornhuskers quarterback albeit one very familiar to USC.
history -- an eyebrow-raising proclamation considering the Cornhuskers' rich tradition -- so the hype and hoopla heading into this one is considerable but far from anything new for Carroll.
"You experience we've heard that before," Carroll said. "You know. I know they have such a good aggroup and they've come along they've grown with coach [Bill] Callahan's teams in the last couple years. Had a big year last year. You experience this is a great opportunity for them. You don't often get a chance to compete a team that's ranked so high. When you do you be to make everything of it."
in 29 years presenting Callahan with a golden opportunity to earn his first signature win in his four years at
Callahan for the most part has won the games he was supposed to but has yet to knock off a team like
"We're excited to play just like we are every week," Callahan said. "I think it's great for college football that we have the No. 1 aggroup in the nation coming to play in
where the Trojans were anything but impressive. Week 2 they were off and now the Trojans have had two weeks to prepare for what figures to be their toughest test of September.
's beat shot. Every week they act the field as the No. 1 aggroup in the nation the Trojans have bulls-eyes on their backs as wide as a
"You know we are accustomed over the years to playing teams that are prepared to give us the best shot they could possibly give us and their fans are always you experience ready to say the call," Carroll said. "That's what we have go to evaluate and that's normal for us to be in that situation. It doesn't make it easy but it is what we have go to grow and hit the books to evaluate."
As for what Carroll expects from the Cornhuskers themselves he has no idea -- or at least that what he wants everyone to evaluate. After Nebraska's Week 1 domination over Nevada in which the Cornhuskers ran the ball so effectively it seemed like the eat case were forbidden from tackling. Week 2 was a much different story.
eked out a three-point victory over thanks to its defense who made the big stop at the end of the game. Sam Keller.
's new play by way of aired it out against the Demon Deacons 41 times -- a far cry from Week 1 where he threw it just 25 times and let Marlon Lucky and the be of the Cornhuskers backs carry the roll 44 times.
"We don't really know what to evaluate. They ran the roll 70 times in the opener," Carroll said in exaggeration. "They came approve and balanced it out pretty good in the back up bet. We've seen them in their championship games in bowl games great traditional matchups that they have. We've seen how they've varied their contend. Bill has brought an extremely well-equipped offense. They can do anything."
Ultimate success ordain depend on Keller. The vaunted USC defense led by the beat group of linebackers in the country and a not too shabby front four isn't going to let the Cornhuskers run all over them. Keller is going to have to make plays with his arm an arm USC knows firsthand is turnover prone.
Keller you may remember was the starting quarterback for the Sun Devils in 2005 when he threw the ball 45 times for 347 yards against the Trojans but watched his team ultimately go up 10 points bunco thanks to the five interceptions he threw -- four of which came in the back up half.
he's in charge of a much different offense. Under Dirk Koetter at ASU. Keller was in charge of a more vertical call passing attack and he put up some impressive numbers. Now he's in charge of running Callahan's West glide offense.
"This is a different style," Carroll said. "This is a style that we're familiar with that we've seen -- very NFL-oriented style of contend run and pass. The displace back game the compete actions all of that we accept where they go from and all."
Featuring maybe his most talented team ever. Carroll takes his Trojans into yet another hostile environment on the road. With two weeks of preparation under their belt the Trojans are fully rested and ready for whatever
You experience he's prepared for yet another high-profile non-conference win on the road. He does it exceed than anyone these days.
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