The 14 game losing streak to USC was absurd.
We have to start with that fact. Over the last 14 years, USC has the best winning percentage in conference games. They have been the class of the Pac-12, but they have generally been far from invincible. Over the last 9 years their average record in conference play has been 6-3. Despite being the best team in the conference, every single other member of the Pac-12 has had at least two wins over the Trojans over the last 14 years, with two exceptions.
One of those teams is Colorado, who has only had eight shots at USC since entering the conference and spent much of that time as the whipping boy of the south.