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My USC-Arizona State Pick

It’s another mediocre Pac-12 game and it’s being played at 12:30 p.m., exactly the same time as LSU-Alabama. Maybe that’s a good thing for the conference.

Anyways, the big news is Arizona State QB Jayden Daniels is apparently a game-time decision. Video of his injury is below.

I’m not sure how Arizona State kept this a secret for two weeks. But it has a huge impact on the game. Daniels was the X Factor because he is mobile. If he doesn’t play, Arizona State will have another true freshman, Joey Yellen, start vs. USC.

Even if Daniels plays, how limited will he be?

It’s a great chance for USC to pull off an upset, especially with Drake Jackson and Talanoa Hufanga back from injury.

Here’s the deal: I think the more USC loses, the better it seals Clay Helton’s fate. So I’m taking Arizona State, 31-30.

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37 thoughts on “My USC-Arizona State Pick”

  1. The real Daniels, the real q/b…their true freshman q/b doesn’t play?
    ASU will really struggle vs even a hellton coached team,but it is at ASU…

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  2. I’d feel better about this game (and games already played and yet to be played) if Velus weren’t returning kicks. The offense must hate special teams so much for giving them the ball on the 16 when they could have started on the 25….
    #…NotToMentionGivingUpTheBackBreaker100YardReturn….

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      1. karma — Callaway was bad. Very bad. But Baxter is a whole different thing. For him to have watched Slovis begin the first series of every game behind the 20 because of Velus and not put somebody other than Velus in or, at least, mention to Velus the possibility of fair catching the ball is ….is…..there must be some impolite word for it….
        #…TakeItAway,karma…!
        [btw, If I might champion the obvious: Velus is not Adoree —Adoree had a 6th sense about when to cut to the sideline and turn on the speed —Velus just tries to speed straight through the cover team —-and it’s worked exactly once —and NEVER against a Pac 12 team].

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    2. If losing is the only way of getting rid of Herlton, I hope we lose!!!!!!!!BUT, that is not a guarantee , I thought that last year. I do not know what kt takes. Helton must have a support syatem in some mysterious place. Pl;ese USC, WAKE UP!!!!!!

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    3. It is breathtaking just how bad kickoff returns have been since the first game. I mean, how may of the kicks that have gone in the end zone have been returned past the 25? 1 out of 4? Maybe not even that much.

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      1. 67 —Our average starting point after receiving the kick is the 19 yard line.
        That isn’t just a 6 yard loss of field position. It completely limits the play options available. Baxter is single handedly screwing the offense game after game….
        #Helton:”I’mAlwaysHappyWithCoachBaxter!”
        #[SoonTheyCanSpendWholeDayTogether….ForRestOfTheirLives]…

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  3. At this juncture I just wish this Helton ignominious fiasco to end !!!
    Sending this Confederate Grifter back to the sticks !

    Now is the time for B. Wayne Hughes to step up and be a mensch, correcting his past error with Swann and contributing to making USC Athletics Great Again…especially Football and Hoops, collegiate sports main revenue generators. SRO games at the coliseum & Galen.

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    1. “Grifter.” I don’t know how many hundreds of words you’ve written —-but you’ve just [perfectly] distilled the whole conversation regarding Helton into one word.

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      2. Let’s start writing our script for the smash Broadway play, “How To Succeed In Coaching Without Really Trying”!

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  4. In the Mickey Mouse version of Jack the Giant killer, Mickey hits seven flies with one wack of a swatter. He is more lucky than talented. He then goes out on nothing but adrenaline and captures the Giant.
    I cannot count the number of times in the Helton era opposing nobody players have risen up to capture the sleeping Trojans. Nobody’s heard of their quarterback? No problem he’ll be nothing to us.
    Not unlike the Mickey Mouse version of the story, these games are usually a comedy of errors by the arrogant giant. A well coached team would easily adjust to the unknown reserve player and methodically destroy the Mickey Mouse team.
    Unfortunately Helton’s teams have never resembled a well coached team. They are more like the oafish lumbering giant, unable to understand what is going on around them, moving slower than their opponents and finally are overpowered by much lesser foe.
    And like the Disney giant we have the Giant ego. (Helton) The Giant confusion (Baxturd) and the Giant lack of adjustment (Pantsaregassed). With Helton as coach the Giant loses every time.
    Thus, as cardinal and gold as my beating heart is, my money is on the Mickey Mouse team unknown quarterback or not.

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    1. As I’ve mentioned on several occasions. Helton is always mentioning his years of coaching as some sort of litmus. I think it’s now up to 25, my conclusion is that it consists of one years experience twenty five times, his behavior, coaching, over all persona, has not advanced one iota since starting as Goats Gopher in 2010 ! As Popeye the Sailor Man sez…

      “I’s yam what I’s yam”

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    2. You are SO off the mark, Rialto. I was just enjoying that animated classic last night. The Giant is an out of shape, small headed, open mouthed moron who keeps repeating the same dumb phrase throughout the entire cartoon. We, on the other hand, are coached by Clay Helton.

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  5. I really hope that there is no possible scenario at this point in which Gomer could possibly save his job. It isn’t just the wins and losses, it’s HOW they are winning and losing. And, on that basis, if there is anybody in USC’s hierarchy who truly cares about football, Helton should already be gone. This pitiful travesty has just gone on for too long.

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    2. Iconic Group.
      Early on with Barrett they we abstractual, transcending conventional rock themed groups, listening to the lyrics causing thought regarding the “Reason we exist, conditions in which we exist” etc.
      I feel they blossomed after Barrett’s leaving the group, Gilmour is a special talent…visionary in fact. Waters was instrumental in creating sort of an abstract to their music, Waters after leaving did some great work on his third album “Amused to Death” quite good.

      An orderly syntax of all Things Floyd Is the group ‘Brit Floyd’ founded by Damian Darlington after leaving Aussie Floyd and joining Ian Cattell,
      Its as close as you’ll get to the Original Pink Floyd sound and feel, they are exceptional, vocal, lead rifts made famous by Gilmour, light show…it’s a winner.
      That is if you like Pink Floyd.

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      1. I just recently discovered the brilliance of Mark Knopfler, formerly of dire Straights 25 years. He is a maestro on guitar, brilliant lyricist and composer and has a fabulous band in back of him. Give him a try, especially, with an album with Emmylou Harris done in 2006. Beyond brilliant….

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  7. Take care of business today and let Lady Luck know that you’re still interested. She may yet lift her skirt for you, but you can’t get that play if you aren’t in play. Stay in play today…

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    1. I was watching a Stanford class lecture on art history on YouTube wherein a student got reamed by the professor for quoting Machiavelli’s famous line about how “fortune is a woman and sometimes must be taken by force.” Apparently the Professor was under the impression that Fortune was a real, flesh and blood human female attending classes at Stanford…..
      #IBetThatProfessorWouldBeJustAsProtectiveOfLadyLuck
      #YouMayBeHearingFromHer,Clay…..

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  8. Just Puke,

    That piece of turd player for Thug U aka ruinville learned from the best, from Thug U. He learned from history from Jonny Cheetin Wooden, from Red, I hire Hookers before I Die, Saunders, and Toomy, I have a ham sandwhich in my briefcase. Like ur motto says, Go Thugs.

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  10. This season is over for Trojans.My USC head coach candidates. These are candidates who have actually turned around teams:

    Urban Meyer
    James Franklin
    PJ Fleck
    Matt Rhule

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    1. You realize, of course, that no one will find out the answer to that question for several hours….
      #…FootballFansEverywhereWillBeTunedIntoOurGame….

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