If you need another example of the Max Nikias effect at USC, here’s an article in Los Angeles magazine on how Arnold Schwarzenegger gave the university $20 million and got an institute and full professorship named after him to clean up “his raunchy reputation.” Kind of like how $15 million got a residental college named after Al Cowlings. There was never such a thing as … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Another Deal Under Scrutiny
You just never know who showed up at USC football games in the past. Here is legendary director Alfred Hitchcock speaking at halftime of a USC game in 1959, where he urged female graduates to attend the Alumnae Day Picnic. Hitchcock is speaking at the USC-Baylor game on Nov. 14, 1959, a week before Homecoming vs. UCLA. Also in the late 1950’s, Yankees legend Joe … Continue reading USC Picture Of The Night
Even with the athletic dept. believe Lynn Swann is trying to make his profile more public in an effort to impress new president Carol Folt. Whether attending a men’s volleyball game, lecturing high school students at Heritage Hall or a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Cromwell Field, Swann seems busier since attending that autograph show in Virginia in late March. Do you think he will take charge … Continue reading Lynn Swann Is Being Seen
This is courtesy of an NFL scout: “Even if JT Daniels wins the starting job, how long will he last with that offensive line? Everyone knows he doesn’t like to take a hit.” Continue reading USC Quarterback Hot Take
I hope Matt Fink goes to Illinois and starts for two years. But I have yet to see anyone do any kind of analysis on his transfer to Illinois. Redshirt freshman Matt Robinson was considered the frontrunner after the Illini concluded spring practice, which is why M.J. Rivers decided to leave last weekend. Incoming freshman Isaiah Williams is considered the quarterback of the future. There is … Continue reading Did Matt Fink Make Right Decision?
One of the perks when you work in the athletic dept. is you get a couple free tickets to football games. But two athletic dept. employees tell me a new policy is in effect that makes the employees pay the “Coliseum Restoration Gift” of $500 per seat. So the free tickets would actually cost $1,000. As Lynn Swann says, “the change will come.” Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Coliseum Seat Fees Continue To Rankle
InsideUSC with Scott Wolf 