How is this even a debate? I do not think that game would be close at all. Ignore the records and the rankings. The 2007 team had one Achilles heal, playing against downhill NFL running back talent. They would also be 7-0 at this point and probably bored with the schedule. Granted, there were times they played to the competition in typical USF frustrating fashion but the 2007 team would smoke this one, especially if given their respective coaching staffs. Tonight's performance was not the catalyst for this post but only reinforced that thought.
And anyone that points to that Oregon loss because they had their 47th string qb in the game... another poster pointed out that team was NC caliber. We were overmatched up front and had to face yet again another NFL RB. If we played sideline to sideline teams we would have been golden all year long lol.
Tice might give the 2017 team a few headaches and certainly Q might convert a few 3rd and longs while breaking one or two long ones but this game would be something like 42 - 24.