WINNERS Marlon Tuipulotu  At least someone is performing above expectations. Joel Klatt You can tell it pains the Fox announcers to criticize USC but things got so bad Saturday that even Klatt (and Gus Johnson) had to gently point out what a farce the coaching has become. That’s courageous since he might have to hear from the South Bay mafia in the athletic dept. Raymond Scott … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Winners And Losers Of The Week

Clay Helton had this whopper of an answer for snapping out of a shotgun on 4th-and-1: “Right now, it’s just not us. It’s sad that the fourth-and-1 we had a missed assignment . I don’t think it was from a lack of scheme, but we did have a missed assignment.” Reaction: It’s not just one play. USC has a lot of problems converting short-yardage downs … Continue reading Sunday Night With Clay Helton

USC fans are not suprised by the lackluster victories the past two weeks. And I’m seeing some parents of players are starting to become more vocal on social media. But what does Mike Bohn think? If someone cornered Bohn, he would whisper that he knows Clay Helton is not a great coach. But . . . Bohn and his minions hired Todd Orlando, Donte Williams … Continue reading USC Fans Have Had It But When Will Mike Bohn?

The UCLA-Cal game was scheduled at the last minute, so anything was possible in terms of a result. But UCLA’s 34-10 victory over Cal was reassuring in one sense: It was good to see Cal is always Cal. Never expect too much. Thanks, Wilcox! Continue reading Cal Being Cal

Here is what Clay Helton said regarding Kedon Slovis’ arm problems Saturday: “I played the position before and there was a little wind down there, to be honest with you. When you were going towards our locker room there was a little bit of wind in your face and to be honest with you, on a really dry day, that ball can get slick on … Continue reading Was it Windy Or Not In Tucson?

Is USC worse than last season? I’m pretty unimpressed with Todd Orlando and Donte Williams. I was already unimpressed with Graham Harrell. This was to be expected. USC played awful but was good enough to beat Arizona, a terrible Pac-12 program. What would happen if USC played in a real conference? It’s scary to ponder that. The bad red zone play. The endless penalties. The … Continue reading Discuss The USC-Arizona Game*