SAN FRANCISCO -- All signs point to the Emerald Bowl being a fantastic week-long experience for the Trojans.

Just ask Bobby Bowden.

"Coach Bowden said, 'If you can't be in a BCS bowl, the Emerald Bowl is the place to be,'" Emerald Bowl hospitality coordinator Steve Steinhart said of the legendary coach of Florida State, which played in the San Francisco bowl in 2006. "We take really good care of the teams."