USC Morning Buzz: Is This What Inspires Confidence?

When Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott said Wednesday, “I looked around the room in our football coaches’ meeting and I felt very good,” was he ever looking at Clay Helton? He could have been looking at the Washington coaches (Chris Petersen, Mike Leach), David Shaw (Stanford) or Kyle Whittingham (Utah). After that, who else? Did Justin Wilcox (Cal) inspire confidence? Chip Kelly (UCLA) still has some gravitas … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Is This What Inspires Confidence?

Larry Scott On State Of Pac-12

Larry Scott is speaking at the Pac-12 meetings. Some highlights (lowlights): “We all believe our (league’s) fans think we’ve got the worst officiating in the country. Each of our fans tell us so.” “Our schools feel a great deal of financial pressure. They are falling behind (other Power 5 conferences).” “Our teams don’t break records (in paying coaches).” “I looked around the room in our … Continue reading Larry Scott On State Of Pac-12

Most Ridiculous Items Of The Day

The family of a Chinese student admitted to Stanford paid $6.5 million to William “Rick” Singer, according to the Los Angeles Times. This was the big fish everyone wondered about when the charges first came out because the federal govt. did not name the family involved. USC dodged a bad headline on this one. USC has created a new position, senior vice president and chief … Continue reading Most Ridiculous Items Of The Day

Reggie Bush Was “Joking” About Recruiting Urban Meyer

Reggie Bush hasn’t even started at Fox Sports but he already put his foot in his mouth when he said he would recruit Urban Meyer to USC. Bush backtracked when he told Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports he said the comments in a “joking manner.” Said Bush: “”Me recruiting Urban Meyer? I’m still trying to learn college football.” The irony is Clay Helton was the … Continue reading Reggie Bush Was “Joking” About Recruiting Urban Meyer