Rank your top 10 programs over the last 10 years.
USC didn't exist for most years in the last 10.
in no order
Alabama
LSU
Florida even though they are hot garbage now.
Auburn
Texas
Oregon
Boise St
I would throw USC in the next tier with FSU, Georgia, West ******, Virginia Tech.
They are up there but not elite.
I hate SC more than anybody else on this board, but how are they not a top 10 program over the past 10 years?
They played for three consecutive titles, and won two.
They played in BCS bowl games, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. They won 6 of those games (none of them were close).
If playing in 7 straight BCS bowl games isn't elite, I don't know what is.