Autzen toughest place to play?

We all know about SEC stadiums. And the Horseshoe. And The Big House. And Happy Valley. And the 12th Man. The noise. The passion. The daunting task of winning in those locales. But are all those places just second fiddle to the new home field advantage champion? ESPN's Ivan Maisel takes a look at Oregon's Autzen Stadium and how it could be considered the toughest stadium in the country for a visiting team.

And he makes great points about the layout of the stadium and the newfound passion that has built up from fans in past 10-to-15 years. Even Michigan coach called it the loudest place he'd taken a team.

So what does this mean for USC this weekend? Freshman Matt Barkley has already won in some hallowed places, but this will be his biggest test yet as he faces a conference team in the loudest venue in the Pac 10. Get ready for a lot of false starts, blown assignments and hand signals from USC.

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