“I’m sort of proud that we haven’t scheduled an FCS. But you never say ‘never.’ — Steve Lopes, USC senior associate athletic director, in 2011 to the Oregonian Continue reading USC Quote Of The Night

Someone asked me today if the USC-Notre Dame rivalry is safe now that adminstrators might try and schedule FCS teams for the first time. They were joking but nothing USC does surprises me. I could see some spokesperson saying, “Modern demands make it difficult to play Notre Dame every season.” But here is the real problem: USC has done a horrible job scheduling in recent … Continue reading USC’s Not Great At Football Scheduling

In the history of college football, there are only three schools that never played an FCS opponent: USC, UCLA and Notre Dame. But look at this comment in the the Athletic from Steve Lopes, USC senior associate athletic director. “If you start looking at the teams that are available, it’s very limited,” Lopes said. “We’re looking at schools that might not even be FBS, which … Continue reading Is USC About To Destroy Another Tradition?

Some people inside Heritage Hall insist USC athletic director Lynn Swann will be out as soon as June. This might be wishful thinking but it definitely is something making the rounds within the athletic dept. The idea is new president Carol Folt would want to hire a new A.D. when she starts in July. At the moment, I don’t know if it is true. But … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Is Lynn Swann On Borrowed Time?