  Long-cursed South Carolina, which lost the legal right to be
called USC, is No. 3 in the USA Today coaches' poll. The
Southern Cal of gridiron lore is No. 9 and looking strong since
the Stanford loss.      South Carolina has reached heights never
before thought possible. The football program stricken for a
century by the "Chicken Curse" sits at the cusp of greatness
within arm's grasp of the national title.  This is a school that
has captured one conference title in its history — and it wasn't
the SEC.  Spurrierville has won 10 straight games for the first
time, and its 35-7 demolition of Georgia marked its third
straight win against the Bulldogs — also a first.  "They can't
say they own us anymore," Head Ball Coach Steve Spurrier said
after Saturday's most impressive win.  The No. 3 poll ranking is
South Carolina's highest since the 1984 team celebrated being
No. 2 by losing to Navy.  The "real" USC also has reason to
rejoice after climbing back from a 14-0 hole at Utah to win,
38-28.  Voters like that kin