USC Sunday Buzz: Mick Cronin Talked To Mike Bohn About Big Ten Backlash

UCLA coach Mick Cronin was unhappy last night about the NCAA Tournament’s top-16 seeds preview, which had the Bruins seeded No. 8. And he suggested the seeding is a backlash to UCLA moving to the Big Ten. “I’m going to try not to laugh and I would refer you to our administration. And this will be the only time I address it – the reason … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: Mick Cronin Talked To Mike Bohn About Big Ten Backlash

Time For A Restaurant Price Check

A friend who sent me the Julie’s restaurant menu last week said a reader thought the menu was from 1970 and that the $11.50 steak sandwich would cost roughly $88 today. Well, the menu is actually from 1996 when the restaurant closed. So the steak sandwich would cost about $22 today. Big difference. Julie’s wasn’t known for being pricey. It catered to a diverse crowd … Continue reading Time For A Restaurant Price Check

USC Morning Buzz: Saturday Column Supplement

Two months ago, I wrote about an episode of the TV show “Emergency” that centered around the 1975 USC-Stanford game. I finally watched the 1976 episode, “The Game” closely and it’s a great informercial for USC football. Fight On and Conquest are played several times. There are multiple scenes of Richard Saukko getting aboard Traveler and riding him through the Coliseum, although it’s definitely not … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Saturday Column Supplement

RIP, BLVD!

BLVD, the USC-run NIL collective, is no longer in existence. And frankly, good riddance. The partnership with the media agency Stay Doubted always seemed questionable and what did it really accomplish? Caleb Williams got his deals himself and Jordan Addison was the Biletnikoff Award winner when he transferred. The rank-and-file players didn’t see a lot. The donors who funded BLVD will continue to have an … Continue reading RIP, BLVD!

If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

The USC baseball team opens the Andy Stankiewicz Era tonight vs. Marist at 6:30 p.m. at Dedeaux Field. Tickets are only $5 for the opener. “This baseball program, it’s always been in my mind one of the best in the nation,” Stankiewicz said. RESTAURANTS OF THE WEEK Steaks, spaghetti and literally across the street from the campus! Although in 1949, USC’s campus did not extend … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column