I’ll go #1 too. USC new coach, new QB, killer schedule, they will lose some conference games they shouldn’t because of what I mentioned, thus putting them out of the running. UCLA new OC bringing in a new offense and supposedly their O-line is taking a step back.
Also, I don’t see us getting out coached like we did our fist few years in the conference. Arguably, we have one of the better coaching staffs in the conference.