USC football has deteriorated significantly over the past 16 seasons, achieving only five double-digit victory seasons, compared to Alabama's 15. The program has been marred by NCAA penalties, coaching failures, and a lack of success in major bowls, winning just once since Pete Carroll's departure in 2009. The Trojans' standing has fallen so low that they now resemble average programs, and they rank eighth in value among college football programs despite their location in the entertainment capital of the U.S.
USC football has become a mirage. The greatness is gone. The new tradition is mediocrity. The new heritage is irrelevance.
In the last 16 seasons USC has recorded double-digit victories five times. During that same time span, Alabama has recorded double-digit victories 15 times.
Since the departure of Pete Carroll after the 2009 season, the Trojan football program has been rocked by NCAA punishment, roiled by a litany of ill-fitting coaches, betrayed by a string of embarrassing losses.
USC has basically become the other USC - a South Carolina-type program filled with big aspirations but average results.
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