Remember all the offseason propaganda duly lapped up by the sycophants about the culture change and newfound discipline at USC? Let me just give two examples from the BYU game that show things are similar to 2018. I hear a USC player committed a team rules violation before the game . . . and still started. Remember when Clay Helton bragged that USC had only … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: The Lack Of Discipline Continues

Clay Helton confirmed what I wrote earlier today: Graham Harrell called the plays. “Ultimately, Graham is making all the calls,” Helton said. Asked about the ill-fated pass play on third down of the overtime, Helton said: “The right play was called. They made a play. One more play than us.” Helton said Harrell, “called a great game.” Actually, BYU made quite a few more plays … Continue reading Sunday Night With Clay Helton

I hear Clay Helton did not call any plays vs. BYU. That actually makes Graham Harrell look pretty bad because it’s all on him. Did Harrell really ever adjust to the 8-men deep defense? Why did he insist on throwing over the middle so much when the interceptions and deflected passes were usually over the middle? And, boy, this seemed like the type of game … Continue reading Clay Helton’s Hands Were Off Offense

How bad was USC’s offensive line vs. BYU? I’ve questioned the effectiveness of offensive line coach Tim Drevno since he returned to USC and yesterday the line looked overmatched trying to block three down linemen. Center Brett Neilon was repeatedly overmatched. I can’t even remember how many times I pointed out in the offseason the offensive line would be a weak link. One fallacy emerging … Continue reading USC’s Offensive Line Is Meeting Expectations

Graham Harrell has pretty much gotten a free pass in the media since being hired. But in USC’s first three games, the Trojans’ offense was outscored by Fresno State and BYU. USC’s scored three touchdowns in each of those games. That’s not something to make any Air Raid offense proud. Someone will blame it on Kedon Slovis being a freshman but wasn’t Slovis a Heisman … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: The Air Raid’s Consistent All Right

This is clearly a game USC did not need to lose . . . did you hear me Clay Helton? Whether it was the poor offensive line play (thanks, Drevno!), penalties, poor tackling or the play calling, USC didn’t do what it needed to do. Of course, USC wins by losing if it gets rid of Helton. That was an atrocious offensive series in OT. … Continue reading Did USC Need To Lose?