Troubles of Troy

Except for host Arizona State’s good manners in giving visiting USC three fumbles and an interception, USC should be looking at a 3-3 conference record, just good enough for a Pac-10 sixth-place tie.

With USC’s consistently anemic Pac-10 performances, the present realistic forecast is for losses with Stanford and Arizona and even UCLA. And if USC’s weaknesses continue, they will be in a bowl game . . . against Crenshaw or Oaks Christian.

John Loggins

Rancho Palos Verdes