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Who Is Transfer U.? USC Or UCLA?

UCLA coach Chip Kelly said it was a mistake for the school’s official football twitter account to call it Transfer U.

“When I saw it, I said, ‘That’s a mistake,’ ” Kelly said.

Maybe someone was jealous that USC has become Transfer U.

  • Fresno State QB Jake Haener said he grew up a USC fan.

‘I wanted that offer but little Jake Haener wasn’t tall enough and didn’t have enough stars next to his name,” he said. “Now I get the chance to play there.’

  • UCLA’s game with Alabama State last weekend means USC and Notre Dame are the only schools to never play a FCS team.

102 thoughts on “Who Is Transfer U.? USC Or UCLA?”

  1. Still no snark for USC? Only for sucla.

    Over 24 hours of the “glass is 9/10 full, not 1/10 empty” Scottie.

    Need a newer photo for this post. This one has Markese Stepp in the background, and I believe Slovis is the QB in the foreground. Plenty of good photo material already from this year to pick from.

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      1. aNYONE WHO QUOTES bUCKLEY IS OK WITH ME. Although I am in disagreement with his stances(too conservative} I ejoyed his genius. And, honesty.

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  2. Here’s the deal. All I care about are wins. As long as there is no cheating, I don’t care how we get the players, or who the players are. Most people do care about those things. and that is fine. I just want to have USC have more points at the end of the game than the other guys……

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  4. Haener has had 2 great games in his first two games this year. Only the great ones keep having great game after great game. He’s due for an off game.

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      2. I do not like how this Fresno St quarterback Haener, who obviously has not forgotten SC’s recruiting snub, was quoted as saying,
        “…little Jack Haener wasn’t tall enough, and he didn’t have enough stars next to his name.”

        A vengeful quarterback can be a dangerous animal.

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    2. Haener came in a 3 star at Washington, then transferred to Fresno. Every season he has improved. His biggest problem is that he is surrounded by 2 and 3 star players who some have been coached up. Were he on a teams with 4 star talent I would consider him a Heisman candidate. After watching him beat ucla he got my vote. But in the end USC has the talent edge with great coaching. I see a decent game but USC going away by 20.

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    3. For our survival we must learn the difference between a sociopath and one that is not. This false equivalence will lead to doomsday for all of us. We need each other for survival. And, our thinking about these issues will determine how we survive. These categorizes , Liberals, conservatives, progressives ought to be exorcised from our vocabulary. They are just labels that divide. If you want to disperse that stuff on this venue, then do it with good thinking. Get rid of those categories. Football wise, if teams do not learn that they lose and as we continue this divisive crap and calling names we cannot work as a team. Think about it. No such thing as raciast and non raciast or conservative or liberal. We all have all of it. A slight improvement in thinking would be beneficial. And, good thinking is about that, it enables us to be less judgemental. Your grandmother told you to be self refrlexive. Apply it here. Present speaker is guilty also. The difference , however, is that some know it and that is good thinking. Think about it, if we want to talk about things other than football .

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      1. What are you talking about? According to one fool on this blog and a couple who sometimes “Like” her posts, everything is fine under Dementia Joe. Couldn’t be better and there is ZERO reason to regret having voted for him.

        She claimed it’s the Federal Reserve’s fault. She’s a dumbass.

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      2. If the king of Swaziland passed away, the MSM would call him one of the worlds greatest leaders and emphasize how the world will miss his leadership(even though nobody has ever heard of him)…..anything to get americans eyes off of the failures of the dems.

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      3. Parcel, a couple of years ago Trump wanted to top off the Strategic Petroleum Reserve at $24 a barrel. The Dims shot it down with Chuck Schumer proclaiming that his party had blocked a “bailout for big oil.”

        That decision effectively cost the US billions in potential profits and meant Biden had tens of millions of fewer barrels at his disposal with which to counter price surges. (Which is not even the purpose of the SPR!)

        It is now at the lowest level since 1984! Dementia Joe is going to start replenishing it once it dips below $80 a barrel! But no, inflation has nothing to do with this administration’s horrible economic policies. Shame on you for even suggesting it!

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      4. Hey So Cal your way off base Democrats do legislate to a point, corrupt ass Trump doesn’t no how to do shit. Check this out unemployment is down to the levels before the pandemic. Inflation is trying to be controlled. Both parties are always going govern to gain the advantage no matter who controls Congress. All these congressman n women are millionaires n billionaires they don’t care about the average Joe. Everytime they make Bill’s n policies it’s going to hurt n help people, so whatever your annual income is, someone has to win, some body has to lose. I’m not going say anything more about it’, seems that some people are not going like the comment. #HonestlyIDon’tGiveAFineFuck##WarAgainstDictatorshipPartiesWhoDon’tBelieveInThe#AmericanDemocracy#VoteForMeAndIWillGetAPardonIfUHelpConspireToHelpFraudJoe

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      6. Jan 19, 2021 one day until the Biden/Harris Inauguration.

        • Gas is currently $1.95 per gallon.
        • Interest rates are 2.25 percent for a 30-year mortgage.
        • The stock market closed at 30829.40 though we have been fighting COVID for 11 months.
        • Our GDP growth for the 3rd Qtr was 33.1 percent.
        • We had the best economy ever until COVID and it is recovering well.
        • We have not had any new wars or conflicts in the last 4 years.
        • North Korea has been under control and has not been testing any missiles.
        • ISIS has not been heard from for over 3 years.
        • The housing market is the strongest it has been in years.
        • Homes have appreciated at an unbelievable rate and sell well.
        • And let’s not forget that peace deals in the Middle East were signed by 4 countries—unprecedented!
        • Unemployment sits at 6.7% in spite of COVID.
        • Illegal crossings were at a trickle on 1/19/21. (Starting 1/21/21, the flood gates opened.)

        You can say Trump didn’t know how to do shit and that’s fine. All I’m saying is a corrupt, frail old man WITH DEMENTIA was not the answer. The country and the world were a safer place with him in office. I don’t enjoy seeing people die in Afghanistan, Ukraine and soon Taiwan. I care about people.

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      7. Eric,
        I agree that Trump doesn’t know how to govern. And I agree that the old guard republican party is an embarrassment. But please believe me when I tell you this Biden administration represents an all time, historic low point for America. They are bankrupting the country [with republican help].
        Vote for candidates who tell the American people the hard truth. We’re in trouble….and there is no easy way out. We all have to do more, expect less and come together.

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      9. That woulda been a great idea …but it all got debated to death while I took some time off to watch Mysterious Island. Fuck! Michael Callan deserves an Oscar for that fight with a Giant Crab scene!
        #…..ButPatBooneWasBetterInJourneyToCenterOfTheEarth…
        #…CuzHeSangSongsToo

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      10. LOL!

        That loser Trump tanked the economy worse than G.W. Bush.

        Trump put 40 million Americans out of work in a span of 2 months.

        Trump inherited the Economic Recovery from President Obama and within 2 years he shot it all to hell.

        Right out of the gate Trump bankrupted the farmer’s with his failed trade policy.

        The idiot Trump lost 8 million jobs and spending was twice as much under Trump than it was under President Obama and the fucking clown Trump only had one term

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      1. You can’t just throw that out there. You have to furrow your brow, wrinkle your nose and tear up like a first semester drama student when you deliver that line, parcelman….
        #”HowDareYOU!”
        #HowDAREYou!”
        #HOWDareYou!”

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  7. Chip Kelly shouldn’t say coach about anything about Transfer U. We had no choice but to get better players who wanted to be here. I like our chances against Utah, we must control the LOS on both sides. Offensively we are better than most teams in the country. We will handle FSTATE with no problem hopefully it won’t be a shootout.

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    1. Eric,
      I’m actually beginning to think our defense would thrive in a shootout…
      #ThisIsn’tTheDefenseYouWannaJustTossTheBallAt…

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      1. Oh, come on, Steve, boys will be boys, we all love to argue, and there is no bigger topic of argument than politics, unless it is religion or sports, depending on your particular flavor of the month

        I would engage in this Blog’s political debates if I thought my voice would change anything, but alas, I realize that anything I might say would have the same effect as my throwing a pea into the ocean, not much!

        Besides, it is easy to make enemies, or at least lose a friend arguing over politics,
        and as a lawyer I have plenty of lawyer-enemies, so I do not need anymore,
        and especially I do not want any on Wolf’s blog, except Wolf himself of course.

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      2. Lawyer John I feel the same way I have business and legal enemies. I get tired of arguing because it sucks when I keep arguing with people after work like my fiancee. She doesn’t like sport.

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      4. I’m not on Fakebook or Twitter. Anyone who doesn’t want to read my posts doesn’t have to. 🙂

        For the 2A supporters here, hope you caught that huge change made on Saturday by Visa, MasterCard and Amex.

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  9. I think Ucla would better be branded turnstile U. It seems there are as many going out as coming in. Ucla is conceding the requirement wars in Southern California. They are using the portal as a JC system. Go learn to play football and come back when you are homesick. (Homesick is a relative term, which could translate to: “miss highly regulated government control of every aspect of life – a place where killing an unborn child is only murder of you happen to get the mother too, but you cannot smoke a cigarette in your own space. )

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    1. Indeed!

      MSNBC’s The Reidout host Joy Reid claimed that “late-term abortion” is a “made up” term Tuesday.

      Kamala AND Karine claim the border is secure! When Chuck Todd, as far left as they come, is calling bs on that claim you just know it’s made up.

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      1. They’re radical left propagandists. I wonder who writes their checks!? Joy Reid is the most racist, divisive, hateful person on TV. Her type of rhetoric is inspiring black-on-white hate crimes like the rape and murder of the schoolteacher in Memphis who was out for an early-morning jog.

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      2. It’s all gaslighting. Radical left falsely accuses conservatives of doing exactly what they’re actively engaged in or just out-and-out lies. Joy Reid and her Ivy League guests should be arrested for inciting violence.

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      3. Joy Ried just reports what’s going on in America that deals with issues, that are dividing the country. Fox News is far right as MSNBC is reporting. With all that’s going on with the Jan 6, riot at the Capitol that was incited by Trump for not stopping his Proud Boys and others trying to kill our democracy and all you Conservatives know you losr the election. NO MATTER WHO IS IN OFFICE NOBODY IS REALLY GOING TO BE SATISFIED. Let’s just speak the truth whether you agree or don’t everyone is entitled to their opinion. #LetsTalkFootballYourRightNotTwitter

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      4. Joy Reid and our President would label me and others who think like me as “ultra-maga, white supremacists” and have the FBI give me a 3 am knock on the door and perp-walk me away. ET are you in fear of that happening to you? No reason for you to.

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      5. No I don’t believe your are ultra white supremacist you are just stating how you think the country should be ran. I’m not in fear of nobody but God. Let’s talk football Charles, because everyone on this blog has valid points and always respect what everyone is contributing to this blog.#ImNotARadicalLeftProgressiveJustAManWhoWantsHasStrongOpinionsWhoStirsUpOrhersByNature73HoursToGameTimeFightOn

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      7. If Hillary wasn’t prosecuted for having classified documents (and deleting thousands of subpoenaed emails), neither should Trump. THAT’S the truth.

        One set of rules for all. No more of this rules for thee, but not for me shit!

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      9. We all fall into the “just another guy with an opinion” category… but, fuck, it’s fun to hear everybody’s opinion on the big issues.
        [For what little it’s worth I think Joy Reid is a brilliant television performer —- she knows just how to get her audience riled up every day]….
        #TheOnlyProblemIsTheyTakeHerSeriously

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      10. Hang in there Mike. Admire your persistence. Remember we are all in the same boat . The enemy is out there and you and Joy are in the same boat.Better paddle together.

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      13. “There are always 2 sides to every story….”
        #…..Until you discover the truth…then there is only one side…”
        —– Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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      14. Quote on truth, thanks for the author , never heard of him. But, I think I know there is not one truth it should be plural. But, I do get the point. Although no one has a monopoly on truth. My truth , your truth, his truth. Keep it up, we may learn something after all. I am quite pleased to see something on the field that looks like a team organized. And, that is one truth.

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      15. Agree 100% on our team.
        [Please check out Solzhenitsyn –maybe most important Russian author of late 20th century]….

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      16. Hey, so Notre Dame said if USC wins this year it is because USC cheated does anyone believe that?. And, If I lose the election it is because the other side cheated. Annouced by someone months before a vote is cast? We thought hey, no one is going to believe that. But, they did. 3 months before a vote is cast? If one does not believe that about a game why elsewhere? They bought it. Is that equalivent to what other candisates said? Only cult members may believe that logic.
        On that great Russian writer, thank you for the glowing review. But, it is stii true that no one has a monopoly on truth. Truth by definition is incorrect . Truths is correct. But, that does does not detract from his greatness.

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      17. Appreciate the smart commentary. Here’s the way I look at the 2020 vote: the dems feel all is fair in love & war —- so they went around state and U S. Constitutional guidelines on how ballots were to be collected & processed with consent decrees and executive orders. Good on them. The repubs had it coming for being being so fucking disorganized & stupid. Looks like they’re gonna let it happen to them again.
        #ThenThey’llCrySomeMore…..
        #[RepubsAreFightingA21stCenturyWarBy20thCenturyRules]…

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      18. So, some one comes along and says before the game is played that if USC wins over ND it is because USC cheated you would not believe them? Well, some guy comes along and says 3 months before a vote is cast, if I lose it is because the other side cheated and you believe that is true? Really? Only cult members react like that? I said to myself they are not going to believe that , well I was wrong and that still lingers. If he said tomorrow well they did not cheat would you believe that? Because he said it. Or if he said monday that it was wednesday would you have to think about it because he said it? Or as he said he could shoot someone on 5th ave and they still would vote for me. Really? Cult members believe anything the leader says. He says everyone including law enforcement officers are corrupt and it is believed because he said it. Why, I am puzzled. I have only known cults to behave like that. Rev. Moon, Jim Jones and now people who are supposed to know better. Scary. Oath keepers, proud boys, malcom X , farrakan. minute men,Ku Klux Klan etc. All Cults. Which incudes 45. Face it!

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      19. Oh, I thought u were neutral? My mistake. Do not worry about the republicans . they are smarter than Democrats when it comes to manipulation. That is what politics is all about. And, the republicans wrote the manual on that. Democrats are too busy talking about issues. Politics is all about manipulation because people are gullible and not very smart. Politicians bank on that, well the good ones do. That is a reality. The republicans aremaster manipulaters , you know that. In that sense they are smart. The demos play by rules of basket ball and republicans know better, they are playing by a different set of rules. Democrta either do not know when the rules change or too stuck on “truth”. So do notworry about the republicans, if they do not like the rules they will change them and the Demos are still stuck on the old rules. It is a different ball game now, anything goes . By the time the demos learn that, the rules have changed again. I like that honesty thing they are stuck on but politics require something else. If you cannot do that find another profession.

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      20. It would take more time than I have to correct that many half truths, contortions and approximations [I wanna watch Seth Rogan & James Franco in Pineapple Express instead]…
        #GiveItATry….

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      21. MG, he doesn’t comprehend that the ballots were only part of the manipulation/fraud. The cover up by the media of Joe’s dementia and the family’s financial dealings was a much larger part. The claim that Hunter’s laptop was Russian disinformation, not calling out Joe for hiding in his basement, careful editing of Joe’s speaking engagements.

        So many people are now acting surprised when his live TV events show how bad it is. They’re also shocked at all of the proof there is that Hunter was peddling the family name & influence.

        Heck, Hunter even asked the court recently to reduce the child support he owes, because of a “substantial change in income”. Gee, with it being higher on the DOJ’s radar and daddy being close to the back end of his first & only term, he can’t command the same prices for daddy’s time & preferential treatment.

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  12. Yup

    @latsondheimer
    UCLA has basically collapsed in high school football recruiting. Focus has to be on transfer portal because the lack of success at the high school level in SoCal is pretty stunning.

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  13. Haener is very good. He threw for 315 yards a game last year, 67% completion, 33 TD, 9 picks, was a Davey O’Brien semifinalist.

    Their WRs are smallish, listed at 6′ max, several are shorter. Their featured RB Mims is a 2 star guy. So they definitely do more with less.

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      2. You and I and a few others remember 1992, but many more remember 2005. 31-23 USC 2019 … 8-5 Clay Helton … meh! Just cover this week and I’ll be happy.

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      5. Wanna like King Charles III, but big climate change fanatic as well as a member of the New World Order Davos crowd (along with Suzanne Johnson and Marc Benioff). So no, I f*cking h*te KC3.

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      7. All I can think when I see Charles is, “Camilla over Di?!!”

        Unless Di was a really cold fish, that makes no sense. Maybe Camilla was willing to get freaky and Di wasn’t.

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      8. Di quite a bit younger than Charles. I get that Charles would’ve been more into Camilla though less pretty. More interaction in English society between the two in their formative years.

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    2. Hey Trojan1967 we need to mix up the defensive looks kinda of use presnap zone look but actually be in man jam smallish receiver’s off the route, then our corners should be able to jump routes do what we do best tip pic six after actually stopping the run. I feel we are primed to hold a team to under a 100 yardz

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  15. Oliver Cromwell? For all of you non-importers/exporters, Trump started that stupid Trade War which is causing inflation along with the stupid “special operation” that Putin wanted. If things are so horrible, then check the unemployment rate. Why hasn’t it gotten worse or the dollar deflate to epic proportions? Stick to football, people. The economy is for the 1% and the law is for the criminals in white collars. I’m not worried about Fresno State because this team plays hungry and smart.

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    2. A very low a rate of unemployment can have negative consequences, such as inflation and reduced productivity. When the labor market reaches a point where each additional job added does not create enough productivity to cover its cost, then an output gap, or slack, happens.

      I’m amused at people who point to low unemployment as an end all, be all of how well things are going. The economy (including productivity) will actually be doing better
      when it returns to 5.0-5.5%.

      The 1.0-1.5% differential are people who are engaging in a phenomena known as “quiet quitting”. They’re barely doing enough not to get fired. With a better workforce on the sidelines, bosses would have shown them the door already. But knowing how tough it is to find people, they keep them.

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      2. Who is not an immigrant? Slaves were not, indians were not, your ancestry can be traced where? But, I do share your fear and at the bottom if you look far enough inward you will taste and feel that fear. Scary isn’t it? They may take over and what happens then? But, if they are of the right hue it is less scary, isn’t it? Think about it? It does pose a threat does it not? But, you know maybe we do not have to fear anything but fear itself, maybe. Still scary though .

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  16. Supply sides want low unemployment. But won’t cut spending on defense. Keynes liberals say low employment are a result of government intervention. The rest of us stay in the middle, tell the revolutionaries like Oliver Cromwell to go fight your own battles and enjoy the life we have with a beer and a smile.

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