If winning was solely based on talent how could SUC lose in any year? As I recall, in all the glory of the Pete Carroll years SUC had 1 undefeated season. So even exceptional talent guided by your dream coach does not a championship make (and your school's only one during that time was forfeited thanks to Reggie). I'm banking on regardless of what 85 players SUC assembles it will be guided by Steve Sarkisian or a reasonable facsimile. It's fact that SUC could not beat Mora while on sanctions. How are the Trojan faithful going to be able to live with it when SUC loses next year because of poor preparation and poor end game management? I guess you can say that SUC needed more time to recover from sanctions. And when SUC loses in 2016 I'm sure you'll have a newer, state of the art, excuse. Look, I have no delusion that Mora will lose to SUC eventually (unless he bolts to coach the Rams). But I am highly confident that such loss will not be at the hands of (throw under buss) player's coach Steve Sarkisian.