The preparation has commenced.
Eric Espinoza, USC's director of video operations, started acquiring game film from Boston College on Sunday afternoon, immediately after learning of the bowl matchup. Because the Eagles faced Notre Dame, a program that buys space on the Pac-10's game film server, Espinoza could quickly obtain tape of Boston College's 20-16 loss to the Irish in October. The film from the Eagles' other 11 games has been attained directly through Boston College, with the painstaking downloading process starting last night and most likely lasting through Tuesday morning, Espinoza said.











