UNBLOCKABLE

A nasty defense. The foundation of greatness because it keeps a team in contention for every game, regardless of offensive performance. Witness what will happen in the NFL this year which kicks off today with the Jets vs the old Jets (the Redskins). Following the Buc's destruction of the Raiders in last year's Super Bowl, every team will be making adjustments to match the speed and doggedness of the Buc defense. Which brings me to draw comparisons between the Tampa Bay Bucaneers and the USC Trojans, who waxed the Auburn Tigers and their 4 premiere running backs 23-0 last week in Alabama. Mike 'Baby Sapp' Patterson (pictured below) was named Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week for his all-out domination of Auburn's interior linemen, while the rest of the second coming of the Wild Bunch was seething with destruction of every Tiger on every play. Led by defensive line coach and maniac Ed Orgeron, Wild Bunch II consists of Kenechi Udeze, Mike Patterson, Shaun Cody and Omar Nazel. Linebackers Matt Grootegoed and Lofa Tatupu, who recorded a game high 12 tackles and a sack, don't suck either. Toss in freshman strong safety Darnel Bing, who snagged a pick in the opening drive, and came up on a fumble, and this defense is arguably (I would say easily) the best in the nation. 'Unblockable' is a word that comes to mind for offensive coordinators. USC's offensive mastermind, Norm Chow, who spent 27 years with BYU, will be facing his old school this week (9/6). Call it the 'Revenge of the Chow' or whatever you want, the only overwhelming thing that swings in BYU's favor is their 38 married players to USC's 1.


In the news, annouced today, FOX Sports West 2 will be producing a new show -- entitled "USC Football All-Access" -- a weekly 30-minute show providing a behind-the-scenes look at the 2003 Trojan football team. The show will be broadcast on Fridays at 11pm, Saturdays at 10:30am, Mondays at 3pm and Tuesdays at 10:30pm The first show airs this Friday (9/6).