News and Notes from Here and There

All right, I admit it I have been a bit lazy in posting. I really didn't feel like talking about the foregone conclusion of who would be the starting QB. Anyway, here is what has been going on around USC and around the Pac-10. Détente? From Brian Grummel at Fanhouse? In theory, the hyper-competitive Neuheisel should further the divide between the programs, but he and USC coach Pete Carroll at least publicly seem to respect each other. So much so, in fact, that next year may be an "Nixon visits China" moment in relations between the programs. more...