USC is being noncommittal about its future in their classic rivalry with Notre Dame and it just seems like they're being chicken.

It goes without saying that the rivalry between Notre Dame and USC is one of the most famous in college football. It also goes without saying that college football has changed drastically in recent years. So it's reasonable to wonder whether those changes mean the rivalry eventually could be on the chopping block.

Sometimes you just can't compete with the human heart and that seems to be what Notre Dame was up against when former football general manager Chad Bowden recently left for rival USC. Bowden was introduced by USC to the same position and spoke about his decision to leave Notre Dame for the Trojans.