Their boosters are angry, their stadium is never full anymore, and they let other schools completely poach the goldmine of talent that is CA.
Granted, it’s good for Utah’s south-winning prospects for them to flounder, but the pac12 needs a strong USC. They’re our only true “blue-blood”.
Smaller class size played into USCs lower ranking. As Pace pointed out their average (which to me is a more accurate measure of the class) is still very good.