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Did USC Offer Eric Gentry A Scholarship?

USC linebacker Eric Gentry is the Trojans’ best defensive player right now.

He was also a three-star prospect and that shows how recruiting rankings can be full of holes.

USC didn’t even offer Gentry a scholarship out of high school. Arizona State did a lot of things wrong under Herm Edwards but someone was smart enough to go after Gentry.

Gentry is from Philadelphia. If he were from Texas, the former USC staff would have offered him.

  • These videos might come off as sour grapes from Oregon State fans. But I’m showing them because I want to know how the Pac-12 graded this crew? The conference never reveals its grades for officiating. Big surprise.
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82 thoughts on “Did USC Offer Eric Gentry A Scholarship?”

  1. It was a wide open game. Given the crap Oregon State was pulling I’m really glad we played the way we did…
    #ItWouldBeDumbNotTo….
    #ToParaphrasePatHaden:”Let’sWinTheBestWayAvailable”

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  2. Well Wolfie
    Show the video of our ‘ offsides’ penalty by an ACC official that was instrumental in the ND game. They could have ruled a mistaken flag. But they didn’t. He tossed the flag as the field goal was wide not as the ball was hiked.

    ACC offered a ‘ private’ apology and suspended the linesman.
    Only they didn’t. He worked the next game.

    ND, doing God’s work. Just like WW2, collaborating with Adolf.

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      2. Funny you should mention her, So Cal. I just saw a YouTube video of Hillary in stretch pants, fright wig, orange t-shirt and what looked like food in her mouth calling all of US “deplorables.”
        #IThinkSheFirstOverheardTheWordOnPhoneExtension…
        #..WhenBillDescribedHer&ChelseaToPaulaJones

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    2. 75: The Catholic Church did not collaborate with Hitler. More Jews were saved in Italy than any other country. Pius 12 was the secretary of state for the Vatican before he became Pope and openly opposed Hitler’s regime. A post war investigation by the Jews/Israelis’ confirmed the same.

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      1. Pius XII saved somewhere between 700-900K Jews. Raoul Wallenberg saved over 100K.

        Oskar Schindler? Just over 1K. To be commended for sure, but paled in comparison.

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      3. TeboneMePlease
        I see your new move is bending over and seeing Pinocchio behind you and then you yell,
        Tell a lie, Tell a lie

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    1. As always there is someone crying the blues. Like they didn’t throw the game away? 4 turnovers and they blame the refs? They dug their own grave, USC just filled it in.

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      3. I thought Blackmon was legal on both plays. I like that guy. Plays tough. Jalen Ramsey of the Rams plays the same way. The offensive penalty . . . well there are always a few the referees miss.

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      1. George…
        “A step away” is all the great ones need…..
        #IWantMore,More,More…
        #Gabby&MeHaveFiguredOutUSCOnlyNeeds80PointsSaturday…
        #…ToGetBackToIts50PointsAGameAverage

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  5. Gentry probably has a totally full ride plus all the NIL value he can handle. What’s more, he is just a sophomore, although he is playing like a senior. It seems LR and his guys sure know how to evaluate talent. I can’t wait to see Gentry playing next to Tackett Curtis who is coming in next year. Curtis’ team just beat Arch Mannings team and Curtis was a huge part of it.

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      3. YEAH STEVENG49. BUT I COULD TAKE ONE SNAP AND THROW THE BALL INTO THE GROUND

        OR TAKE A KNEE

        YOU COULD TOO

        WE COULD MAKE HISTORY

        MAKE ESPN TOP TEN PLAYS !!

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  6. Did Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, or Georgia offer Gentry? No.
    If USC would have offered him during the CH era, Wolf would have written
    and reminded us that none of those top schools offered Gentry.

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  7. The refs let them play. The videos above are totally cherry-picked. We could look at Addison being held a half dozen times, lots of holds not being called against the OSU line. Late hits by the beavers.

    The game was played, USC won, and that is how it ends.

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      1. 4-0, #6 ranking, the team is making so many pundits look so wrong. But that is what 6 years of Helton will do to a team’s reputation.

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      2. Exactly, 67 — prior to the season, it was hard [impossible] to know what to expect from a team that last year lost to Cal cuz they were “feeling sad” about their 60 point plus loss to UCLA….

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  8. Gentry was rated as a 3 star recruit. Evaluation of talent goes a long way when looking at how many stars they have behind there name. Gentry just shows us how big time blue bloods evaluate and miss on 4/5 stars. This is how one must look at 1) Are the smart 2) Does their strengths fit your philosophy 3) Do they have the versatility to adapt to adverse conditions. 4) What intangibles do they have besides their skillset 5) Measurables I’m not really big because of college weight training n nutrition.

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      2. I’d be more worried about the future of the team had USC beat the Beavs something like 45-33, for example, rather than 17-14. The offense will come back; there is so much talent on that side of the ball they will return to scoring 40 or more and gaining 500 or more yards on offense. The question marks were about the D, and they made great strides last Saturday.

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      3. Football instincts plays a huge role. I can recall Pete talking about that aspect of evaluation. Look at Troy Polamalu and Matt Grootegood, both of them undersized and Grootegood was slow. But, when you needed a play to force a 4th down, both of them repeatedly made it by anticipating what the offense would do and adjusting to it. Don’t know if that is even coachable. It’s feel.

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    2. Gentry was a stork in high school at 6’5″ and about 200lbs. Started to fill out but was listed as a very low 3* or 2*. Athlete or DE category.
      18 offers but offers were not top 25 schools. No reason for top schools to go after him. Why would helton be looking at him? Or any west coast school? Sometimes offers are made based on other conference schools where there is no communication with the athlete.

      He’s come a long way, quickly.

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  9. Hey wolfman, what the fuck!!!!!….. For months you have been bitching about Riley offering 3* O-linemen and getting commitments from 3* o-linemen…..Now you’re claiming “recruiting ranks can have holes” because Gentry was a 3* passed over by numerous programs ….. Total fucking hypocrite….. and you wonder why no one respects you!

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  10. One of SC’s committments is from Grant Buckey, a D-Lineman from Bakerfield. I watched his film(you might want to watch it too) and I can describe this kid in one word……SLOW. Why they gave this kid a scholarship is a mystery to me. He’s 6’5″. Maybe they want to get him up to 315 pounds and make him a nose tackle. But I thought that he was even getting pushed around by smaller guys so he’s not that strong. He’s definitely not quick enough to play any other position on the D-Line.

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    1. 6 feet five? 315 pounds? Clay would make him into a blocking Tight End…
      #…WhoIsKeptOutOfGamesAfterBeingInjuredInOpener

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      1. Blocking tight end? Defensive linemen would go around this guy like a mouse would go around you if you were standing in its way trying to block him from getting to the cheese. This guy is slow. Maybe they see something in him that I don’t see. Highlight films don’t show everything. But highlight films are supposed to show the highlights. If all you see on the highlight films is a player who is slow….that ain’t good.

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  11. Scott is barking up the wrong tree bitching that the Gomer regime did not offer Gentry. If they had, Gentry would have accepted, and the Gomer regime coaches would have ruined him.

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      1. Right on Greg . Brady was a 7 round pick. Alot of 3☆ end of being real ☆ for the team. Then they end of being picked in the 3rd round – 7 round, which they will become an All Pro, and HOF, because they work harder than any 4/5☆ and 1st round busts. For every K. Foreman’, there are many Tulli T, spreaded. The reason that many 3☆ get overlooked are because they don’t either play at a major HS level competition or they lack the athleticism.

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      2. How about Clay Matthews!… The kid was a walk-on to a first-round draft pick(26th overall). He just recently announced his retirement and finished his career as the Packer’s all-time sack leader. Arguably a future inductee into the HOF

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      3. Gabby haven’t had my blunt this morning! I totally forgot about Mathews who came out of nowhere. You get where I was going by that post, most players who are not expecting to get significant treatment end being the ones of have the most success.

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    1. Times Headline: “UCLA Announces Multi Billion Dollar Plans to Expand Into 6 Flags Magic Mountain Parking Lot!”
      #”LawClassesToBeConductedOnLogRide!”

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    1. They can SAY it…. but ESPN coverage seems to suggest otherwise [kinda like press secretary SAYING Joe wasn’t searching for dead congresswoman —only meant to honor her name when he mumbled, “where is she? –I thought she’d be here”]….
      #GodWon’tStopYourLipsFromMovingWhenYou’reLying

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      4. speaking of….#GodWon’tStopYourLipsFromMovingWhenYou’reLying

        Example- trump making the rounds on various media networks claiming the FBI planted evidence and that he can declassify just by “thinking about it”.

        The special master has asked trump, more than once, to produce material to back his claims…..In response, Trump’s lawyer sent the master a “box of crickets”

        Trump is just throwing red-meat at the base and convincing your little buddy, slo cal, that the DOJ and FBI are corrupt along with Biden trying to ruin his political future

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      5. Gabby – you’re just a worn out pinata on this site.Too many whacks indeed.There’s no candy left – just a battered tissue paper animal – bleached and lying in the sun waiting for trash pick up.

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      6. Hey, penis breath….the voice might have changed but the breath still smells the same.

        Love the 5th-grade wit! You’re definitely overachieving in that area.

        I’m still looking for a rebuttal regarding trump’s theft of government property.

        #YOU-CAN-DO IT!

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      7. Gabby –Without getting into the deep weeds on statutory interpretation, the Presidential Records Act supersedes all other statutes involving records —and it’s a mess. It actually could be interpreted the way Trump interprets it. Fortunately for your side Trump has put together the dumbest [although perhaps the cutest] team of lawyers ever assembled — and they will continue submitting briefs filled with “crickets.”

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      9. Speaking of kool-aid…..trump shut down your brain and you didn’t even notice it …..feel privileged!

        #GET-EDUCATED

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      10. Sir: (Gabby) – you possess no wisdom whatsoever.A reprobate mind, actually.But do not be faint of heart – you are not completely useless! You can always serve as a bad example.

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      11. Speaking of wisdom!….. you voted twice for the soon-to-be indicted buffoon.

        One must question your state of mind…..nice try!

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      12. PS….. typical cult member……attack the messenger instead of attacking the message…. you still have yet to convince me of trump’s innocents….

        #worthless

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      13. PS…. since you’re another stable genius….. Please provide me a plausible answer as to why trump would be in possession of over 200k pages of sensitive material that legally doesn’t belong to him.

        More pointedly, what did he intend to do with this information?

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      14. What mess?…. The PRA gives a former president certain rights to access and limit access to the documents in the possession of the United States, but it rules out the possibility of a former president possessing presidential records after his presidential term. Looks black and white to me.

        The docs in question belong to the people(United States), not trump. He refused to return ALL the material, then lied about it. The PRA is not a legal defense for being in possession of stolen(yes, he stole them) classified documents. Some of the sensitive material was found in his desk drawers, mixed in with his personal belongings.

        Reality Winner, a former NSA employee, was sentenced to five years in prison for possession of one single document. At that rate, trump should get about 4k years

        #NICE-TRY

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  14. Hey republicans!!!….. Please alert your fellow republicans in Florida, do not apply for or accept FEMA aid. This is a classic example of government socialism. Dems can take their share and thank Uncle Joe

    #DON’T-BE-A- HYPOCRITE

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    1. There aren’t too many republicans against FEMA intervening in honest -to-God natural disaster situations. Maybe you can supply us with a list.

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      1. Since Covid “wasn’t” a “honest -to-God natural disaster situation” (republican pundits claim it was man-made in a lab from china)…

        “Maybe you can supply us with a list” regarding all republican business owners who took PPP money(some fraudulently) from the Federal government during the pandemic.

        Another classic example of socialism on behalf of a republican president…..MG, you’re drawing in a sea of hypocrisy…..toooo funny!

        Trump used socialism to save capitalism, where was the outrage from the right?…..I’m still looking

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      2. …just like I’m looking for that list of repubs who oppose FEMA benefits in the aftermath of a hurricane…

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  15. Gabby — I say this outta love, give up on defending the Biden administration…..
    #TheWholeCountryIsTurningAgainstIt….
    #NeverGetInTheWayOfAStampede

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    1. MG: #NeverGetInTheWayOfAStampede

      I assume you’re referring to the so-called red wave. Here’s a reality check, my friend, it’s been reduced to a ripple in the pond.

      You need to refrain from far-right polling, Alsaka and Kansas are a clear indication of where voter sentiment is heading. 3 out of 4 independent voters will not vote for a trump endorsed candidate.

      Biden’s approval rating is on the rise and the face of the republican party is running from the law. Plus, 86% of Americans disapproved of the SCOTUS abortion ruling. The GOP has yet to offer a suitable platform to combat inflation but continues to point the finger. Typical playbook response from your party…….laughable!

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  16. MG, don’t go there, just don’t. Republicans are the worst. Democrats suck badly but Tom Massey, Dickhead Rand and Ted Cruz continuously vote against disaster relief for anyone else but were the first to ask for help when their areas were hit. Prick DeSantis embarrassed himself with those political stunts and now he has to bend the knee to the Old Man who asked for a dead congresswoman (Jesus!) and thank him publicly!!! A pox on both their houses!

    AS for all of you stupid rat bastards that wailed and cried about Donte Williams and the job he was doing, as well as saying that he wasn’t qualified for his position, well go ask Oklahoma fans who they’d like to have considering that Kansas St. just barbecue’d their secondary and SC has eight interceptions by db’s with four by cornerbacks and now you see USC’s 1# recruit being eased into the games and not handed a job based on his ranking. The silence is hysterical!!! Even Wolf had to STFU.

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    1. Cancun Cruz is a fucking embarrassment. How this imbecile has been able to con his way through life is disturbing.

      Biden reduced DeSantis to his little bitch…. Desantis was begging Uncle Joe for coin to help repair the trailer park capital of the world…..

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  17. By the way, as a former employee of the Dept. of Homeland Security, No one, not even a president, can violate the Atomic Records Act, which keeps documents marked TC/S from being removed from specific, secured rooms in the White House. Also, any document which isn’t supposed to be shared with a foreign government also aren’t supposed to be removed from the White House secured room. So how did Trump get all these records? He asked the person who’s in charge of the custodial chain to leave the room and Trump never returned the documents. All 200,000 documents. His only hope is to delay, deny-well that won’t work when he goes on Fox and literally, unsolicited tells on himself. Not even Biden is that slow.

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