USC Morning Buzz: Winners And Losers Of The Week

WINNERS Lincoln Riley It’s hard to justify not paying players when Riley can buy a $17.2 million house in Palos Verdes with seven fireplaces. Oddsmakers USC opens as a 1-point favorite over Miami. The over/under is 141. USC baseball Won 2 of 3 vs. vaunted UCLA over the weekend. Not many USC teams have won Crosstown Cup points this season, with football, men’s basketball and … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Winners And Losers Of The Week

USC v. Miami In NCAA Tournament

USC was a seventh seed in the Midwest Region and plays Miami on Friday in Greenville, S.C. If you are thinking of going to the game, the Bon Secours Wellness Arena capacity is 15,951. Miami finished fourth in the ACC and defeated Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Jan. 8, 76-74. It also won at then-No. 25-ranked Wake Forest. Guard Kameron McGusty leads the way … Continue reading USC v. Miami In NCAA Tournament

USC Morning Buzz: It’s Selection Sunday!

USC is projected as a No. 5 seed by Jerry Palm and a No. 7 seed by Joe Lunardi. Does that matter? Palm has the Trojans playing Virginia Tech in the first round while Lunardi has the Trojans playing Loyola-Chicago. Virginia Tech is No. 23 in the KenPom rankings while Loyola-Chicago is No. 24. USC? No. 43. Palm has USC playing Arkansas (25-8) in the … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: It’s Selection Sunday!

USC Saturday Buzz: The Madness Of March

USC lost to UCLA on Friday night. Big surprise. Look at the March results: Loss to Arizona, loss to UCLA, barely beat Washington, loss to UCLA. Before that, USC barely beat Washington State, Oregon State and Oregon. Does this feel like the best USC team in history based on the number of regular-season victories? The schedule was too easy. It didn’t really prepare USC for … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: The Madness Of March