The Pac-12 Conference has added Arkansas-Little Rock as its sixth member in wrestling. Can you guess the other members? Arizona State, Oregon State, Stanford, Cal State Bakersfield and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. This is also means there are two teams in the Pac-12 nicknamed the Trojans, because that is Arkansas-Little Rock’s nickname too. If only Larry Scott worked this hard on getting the Pac-12 … Continue reading The Pac-12 Adds The Trojans To Conference

NCAA commissioner Mark Emmert made $3.9 million for 2017-18, according to Yahoo. That is outrageous until you consider it is 27 percent less than Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott‘s $5.3 million salary for the same period. And the truth is, USC athletic director Lynn Swann is believed to make between $3-4 million a year. At least the NCAA and Pac-12 were transparent about those salary figures. USC … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

Federal prosecutors want former USC assistant coach Tony Bland to serve 6-12 months for his role in the college basketball scandal. Bland’s lawyer has asked for no jail time. He will be sentenced May 29. “His conduct now exposes USC to significant potential penalties from the NCAA,” the federal prosecutor wrote in a memorandum said. Continue reading Prosecutors Seek 6-12 Months Sentence For Tony Bland

USC lost to UC Irvine, 7-4, on Tuesday in baseball. That means the Trojans (23-28-1) will officially have a losing record with only three games left. More importantly, it means USC will be 5-7 in football; 16-17 in men’s basketball and less than .500 in baseball. That has never happened in the history of the University of Southern California. I repeat: The big three sports … Continue reading USC Makes History Under Lynn Swann

If you think USC playing an FCS school is no big deal, ask Washington fans if they regret their school doing it for the first time in 2011? It’s not that the Huskies only beat Eastern Washington, 30-27. It’s that Washington lost a point of prestige for its program. It was one of only four schools to never play an FCS school. That changed under … Continue reading Afternoon Notes: Ask Washington About Losing A Tradition

The Pac-12’s tax documents went public and one big piece of news is that commissioner Larry Scott got a $500,000 raise and made a whopping $5.3 million in 2017-18. And that raise came depsite the Pac-12’s revenue ($497 million) dipping 2.3 percent from the previous year. It also mentioned Scott flies first class at his discretion and has a budget for charter flights. Why do … Continue reading Larry Scott Made $5.3 Million!

The season finale is upon us. How many more characters can die? Who will rule the seven kingdoms? Continue reading Game Of Thrones Talk

When USC gave former medical school dean Carmen Puliafito an $850,000, it said the “previous administration reached a settlement agreement.” Wanda Austin and Rick Caruso were on the Board of Trustees at the time. Did they object? And was the previous administration former president Max Nikias, who the current administration made a lifetime member of the Board of Trustees? Continue reading USC Passes The Buck

With its 10-7 loss to Oregon on Saturday, the USC baseball team is 22-27-1. There are five games left for the Trojans. If USC does not go 5-0, the Trojans will finish with a losing record. And that would mean for the first time in the history of the University of Southern California, the football, basketball and baseball teams would have losing records. Lynn Swann! Continue reading USC Closes In On Milestone

USC paid disgraced former medical school dean Carmen Puliafito $850,000 in severance pay, according to the Chronicle. Might as well considering Max Nikias is still supposedly getting a six-figure salary and has a new office on campus. Continue reading Most Ridiculous Item Of The Day

Imagine next season USC president Carol Folt apologizing to a school the Trojans just defeated over the objections of Clay Helton? These circumstances existed in 1959, when relations between USC and Cal got so bad for a few days, there were newspaper reports the Berkeley school might sever all ties with the Trojans. It started on October 31, when USC defeated Cal, 14-7, at Memorial … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

USC claims it will not sell these seats for football games although an official originally told me they would for sellouts. But is it the worst view ever? Here are a couple bad views but they affect a lot fewer fans and these stadiums did not create the problem with an ugly new tower. Here is Loftus Road in London, home of Queen’s Park Rangers … Continue reading Who Has Worst Views Ever?

Can you imagine if more people cared about the fact USC basketball coach Andy Enfield made $2.8 million in 2016-17? That places him among the top 30 nationally for college basketball salaries. In return, USC has won two NCAA Tournament games in six seasons. And two NCAA Tournament appearances. He has only finished better than fifth once in the Pac-12. But no one cares. And … Continue reading Afternoon Notes: The Best Job At USC

For three years, some of us have been waiting for USC to release its federal tax returns to show much athletic director Lynn Swann makes. But when the Los Angeles Times obtained the 2017-18 fiscal year returns, USC left Swann off the documents. Clay Helton made $3.2 million, which was $600,000 more than in 2016-17. If you want to be further outraged, Andy Enfield made … Continue reading USC Fails To Disclose Lynn Swann’s Salary

Here is some market research from E-Score Brand on USC’s brand before and after the College Admissions Scandal. The dislike score rose from 26 to 40 and appeal dropped from 24 to 16. Excerpt: Of the schools measured, USC has the highest number of top-of-mind mentions for “Scandal, Cheating, Etc.” (18.9% of consumers) in Consumer Comments for the question: “What is the first thought that comes to … Continue reading USC Brand Takes A Hit

Did you watch the series finale of Veep on Sunday night? This scene was filmed in the loading zone of the Galen Center. I’ve been there many times and I didn’t recognize it. It was supposed to be the Spectrum Center in Charlotte. Who knew? Meanwhile, the USC women’s basketball team has received a commitment from graduate transfer Stephanie Watts of North Carolina. Watts averaged 15.2 … Continue reading USC Afternoon Notes

Former USC soccer assistant coach Laura Janke plead guilty today in Boston. Prosecutors recommended the low end of the sentencing guideline, which is 27-33 months. It will be interesting to see if Janke turns on former USC soccer coach Ali Khosroshahin, who plead not guilty to a conspiracy charge.   Continue reading Ex-USC Soccer Assistant Could Face 3 Years

USC clinched the Crosstown Cup, 105-85, after defeating UCLA in rowing last weekend. It’s a bittersweet victory after a narrow loss in the women’s water polo championship and beach volleyball championships. Former offensive lineman Nico Falah is believed to have torn his Achilles at Denver Broncos practice. Point guard Boogie Ellis, who was released from Duke, committed to Memphis. He had USC as a finalist. … Continue reading USC Afternoon Notes

If anyone tries to convince you that USC ticket sales are not down this year, just remember donors are being an opportunity to improve their seats . . . in a stadium that will have a capacity of 77,500 after being 80,000 last season and 93,000 in 2016. Former USC assistant soccer coach Laura Janke is set to plead guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to commit … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Monday Notes

Have at this week’s episode! And what a fiery episode it was. Continue reading Game Of Thrones Talk