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Florida State is 5-2. USC is 5-2.

Florida State has losses to No. 1 Miami (by one point) and unranked Louisville (six points).

USC has losses to No. 20 Kansas State (seven points) and No. 9 Washington State (overtime, three points).

Florida State has beaten four unranked teams -- Virginia, Maryland, Duke and Clemson.

USC has beaten four ranked teams -- Auburn, Colorado, Oregon State, Washington and a team that should be ranked, Cal.

Florida State is ranked No. 11. USC is ranked No. 15.

East Coast bias? Nahhh!

Victor Richardson

San Pedro

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You may not be happy with this BCS ratings system, but just be thankful they’re not using my system. You’d be watching the Trojans playing for the national championship in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 3.

Did I mention that prejudice is the primary component in my rating system?

Robert H. Williams

Monterey Park

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I was one of the few people who still believed in the BCS after last season, but I’m afraid I’ll have to jump ship now.

Notre Dame has played Michigan and six stiffs and they have the No. 1-ranked schedule in the country. That’s it for me.

Rob Osborne

Redondo Beach

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While suffering through the radio broadcast of the USC-Washington game Saturday, we got these tasty tidbits of information from USC alum Paul McDonald:

First quarter -- “Washington’s defense is known for playing soft.”

Second quarter -- “There’s some of that aggressive defense Washington is known for.”

And when describing his disappointment that a buddy of his on the USC coaching staff wouldn’t divulge strategy to him, McDonald’s response (not tongue in check) was, “C’mon, I’m not a member of the media!”

Tony Reed

West Hills

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Chris Dufresne’s contention that losing two quarterbacks will, in fact, save Bob Toledo’s job, is completely insane. The only thing that could possibly save Toledo’s job would be if Cade McNown were granted a fifth year of eligibility.

Jack Wolf

Westwood

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I’m tired of Bob Toledo making excuses and blaming other people for his mistakes.

As a former major league baseball player, I’ve learned to accept responsibility for the decisions I made on the field. It’s very apparent to me that Bob Toledo has never played in the big leagues.

Matt Young

UCLA Alum

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Because Bob Toledo has an excuse for everything, I can’t wait to hear his excuse for why he was fired.

Jon Banks

Brentwood