Lincoln Riley is still rebuilding the roster. But at the moment, here are the weaknesses I see for the Trojans.
- USC has depth issues after Riley enacted a roster clear out that saw spring practice end with only 60 healthy scholarship players.
- Secondary is an issue especially at cornerback once you get past Mekhi Blackmon.
- The offensive line remains a question mark despite returning three starters.
- Will all the 15 transfers (plus whoever else comes) be able to jell quickly enough to win the Pac-12?
InsideUSC with Scott Wolf 
I’m all done telling jokes. Everyone is asking me what my occupation was. I was a CPA. I did Cleaning. Pressing and Alterations !!
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Doggie scores. !!
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Praise the Lord Jorge, you’ve come to your senses.
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Yeah. Owns. We agreed on something. Still hope for humanity. Lol
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I guess thsat will pass for a CPA
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THANK YOU. AND YOU ALSO GOT MY BAIL JOKE. VERY GOOD
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Since you and I are the only ones on the blog that pat ourselves on the back over our canned jokes, I will start grading them, Georgie. That one I liked, so I will give it a “7”
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CmonJohn. It’s worth a nine at least. Right ????
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Tirebiter,
Where was your store?
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Let us count the ways–
Question marks on the offensive line
Question marks on the defensive line
Question marks at linebacker
Question marks in the secondary
Question marks as to whether so many new guys can jell
Other than that I see a clear path to the Pac-12 Championship
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Hi LJ. Depp said he sued – because he can’t get any work the last few years. Blamed it on the article Amber wrote.
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Well, maybe a few bad movies in a row might also have had something to do with his career winding down, Mr. Tirebiter.
This conjures up the thought of how many would think “Come on, the guy has millions and millions.”– True, but no matter how much money a guy has, a man has to work (for his self-esteem)
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As Dementia Joe has said over & over &over again, the way people with dementia do: “Joey, a job is about a lot more than a paycheck. It’s about your dignity. It’s about respect. It’s about your place in your community.”
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HEY JOHN. DONT BITE ME. IM FOR AMBER. REMEMBER ??? _LOL LOL
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Don’t forget LJ, I’ve got the field and you’ve got bozo FB winning the Pac-12 championship.
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How could I forget, you won’t let me
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They do have an easy schedule
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“Easy” is going to the super market with a list of items you need.
“Easy” is not winning football games where the other side hates your guts
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I think the biggest thing USC has going into the season is not how much better they got, but how much worse everyone else has gotten.
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Cornerback issues especially at cornerback. ?????????
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This is not one of Scott’s better posts. Almost any one of us could have written that. Scott is probably just tired.
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GT, these are the dog days of football journalism-g it is nearly 3-months to August before football even becomes relevant again. But Scott is hanging on, perhaps by a thread, but he is hanging on
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Yeah. Dog day afternoon and post. Lol LJ
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Addison only weighs 161 lbs. ????
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LOL. Student Body goes wherever Addison is lined up. Let’s do the arithmetic: a buck 61 vs a 300 lb + pulling guard or tackle with a head of steam – Ouch!
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at 161 pounds he should be able to get out of the way
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Except for the fact that a pulling guard or tackle would be on Addison’s team.
Instead, Addison has to look out for 200 pound Kamikaze-like cornerbacks and safeties hellbent on not only separating Addison from the ball, but separating Addison from his head.
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I don’t care if he weighs 50 pounds. The fact is that he caught 100 passes, 17 TD’s and 1500 yards
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I have not seen his tape, but I would assume at his slight size that he would be what I call a jitter-bug receiver, one who is difficult to consistently track.
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HE MUST BE ONE TOUGH KID. HOW DOES HE DO IT. ANYWAY HATS OFF TO HIM.
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ITS A DOG DAY AFTERNOON.
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GROOVIN. ON A MONDAY AFTERNOON. GROOVIN. COULDNT GET AWAY TOO SOON.
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Tirebiter: Answer to who the band was: the Rascals.
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This is a worthless post. No new information. Perhaps Scott was tired.
I wish Scott would address why there are relatively few offensive and defensive lineman in the portal and why USC has only been able to attract a few of them. Both Henson and Nua have excellent reputations as position coaches. I was expecting SC to land 6 or 7 transfer lineman. Why can’t USC get a second string former 4 star lineman from Alabama or Georgia. Yes, I know Sopher didn’t work out but it was a good idea. Or a good player from a smaller school. Remember Stevie from Utah who did work out.
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They’re going after that JC O-Lineman. He looks like he is a project who could work out in the long run
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I don’t follow the Portal “goods” closely, but I thought for some reason there are few offensive and defensive linemen available.
Part of the problem is that those types of players, although invaluable, probably are not going to attract much in the NIL market, so they are less likely to transfer.
Also, as far as offensive linemen go, there is a real comradery established with that particular group of footballers, so it might make it more difficult for them to leave their “brothers.”
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Wow John. Great post. I was thinking the same thing and was even gonna post it but you got there first bro.
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You are sharper than I, Georgie, but once in a while I get lucky
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AW SHUCKS JOHN. YOURE THE BEST BRO !!!!!!!!
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Up until now, I’ve picked them to win every games except Utah. Now I’m not so sure. Utah is losing a lot of players.
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Notre Dame has four and five star guys everywhere. It’s good we get them at home
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They don’t have to jell that quickly. Their 3 toughest games will be from the 7th game on.
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Never underestimate the enemy, parcelman007.
By the way, are you the current evolution of the 007 brand?
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Stanford always gives SC fits lately.
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Where is Michael Guarino when we need him most?– Not a single “like” in this entire Scott Wolf segment.
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YEAH. AND HE WAS GONE YESTERDAY. SAME TIME. INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW. COME CLEAN AND TALK GUARINO. HAHAHA WE MISS YOU
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Ditto, Georgie
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I’ve been having trouble posting and liking today, John. Stuff isn’t showing up.
#IThinkTheJinxHasFinallyBeenLifted,Though
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Was messed up either yesterday or day before too. Posted something that didn’t show up that had a Twitter link in it and just assumed I got “moderated.”
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You got zapped by Nina Jankowics!
She’s watching all of us.
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Wow. Sparrow. Haha. At last I know !!!! But I’ll shut up !!
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Michael is out recruiting some lineman for USC out in Hawaii. I heard tonight he is at a Polynesian bbq with all the local kids on the island of Maui. LET’S HOPE HE CAN REEL IN A BIG “WHOPPER” TONIGHT, BUT THE BIG QUESTION IS WILL CAROL FOLT APPROVE.
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Actually, tommyd, I’ve been writing some awesomely clever stuff that disappeared into the ether today….
#ALesserManWouldHaveBeenBroken
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Hi MG. Nice try using both. BUT——. THAT DOG WONT HUNT BRO. HAHA. BUT I WILL NEVER TELL !!! YOUR SECRET IS SAFE WITH ME BRO !!!
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I even knew in advance that you were going to try and do that to muddy the waters. Haha. You are good bro.
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IF OCCUPIED CALL CAPT JACK. I LOVE IT. ITS ON A PAR WITH MY DISCOVERY OF T00L !!!!!!
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Need a 3rd string quarterback.
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HI MICHAEL. THANK YOU. AS YOU SAID TO OWNS. JUST LET IT GO MY FRIEND. AND THATS WHAT I WILL DO. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. ONCE AGAIN. THANK YOU. YOU ARE THE BEST BRO.
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