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

Was there anything going on Thursday night? Oh, yes. Say it with us: Thanks, Enfield!

  • Quite a showing in Las Vegas in back-to-back weeks by Lindsay Gottlieb and Andy Enfield.
  • USC looks like an 11-seed in the NCAA Tournament after that loss to Arizona State last night.
  • Divya Jakatdar was elected student-body president at USC last week. She might have made history as perhaps the first president identifying as a part of the LGBTQ+ community.
  • And now for some history:

This picture packs a punch for USC fans. It’s a gathering of tailbacks. From left: Anthony Davis, O.J. Simpson, Marcus Allen, Clarence Davis, Ricky Bell and Mike Garrett.

And with the exception of Simpson, they are all from Southern California. Can you name the high schools they attended? Answer below.

  • Someone should present this photo of Anthony Munoz to Lincoln Riley and show him what an offensive lineman looks like.
  • Here’s a classic scene from a classic movie: King Kong (1933).

In the film, Kong is supposed to be at The Hippodrome Theatre in New York City, where he is about to make his escape. But it is actually the Shrine Auditorium. The stage and then the crowd shots were filmed at the Shrine, which opened in 1926, six years before King Kong was shot.

  • Last week, I ran a couple photos of former USC defensive back Lindon Crow. Here’s another as Crow, playing for the Chicago Cardinals, intercepts a pass ahead of the Eagles’ Bobby Watson at Comiskey Park on Oct 23, 1955.

But here is why I’m still talking about Crow: In 1962, he was a safety for the Los Angeles Rams and the Rams’ defensive backs coach. Imagine all the responsibility Crow had as a player-coach.

Here’s some video of a Rams-49ers game in 1962. The video includes former USC/current Rams players Crow (who intercepts John Brodie and goes 65 yards for a pick six); Jon Arnett and Marlin McKeever. If you were a USC fan in those days, it was hard not be a Rams fan.

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  • Do you remember USC pitcher Eric Raich? He was the No. 1 pick in the 1972 Major League Baseball Draft. Raich was drafted by the Cleveland Indians after going 7-3 with a 2.21 ERA.

Raich went 7-8 with the Indians in 1975, his only season with any major league wins or losses.

  • Here is the presidential motorcade in 1958 outside the Coliseum as Dwight Eisenhower heads to a rally at USC. Eisenhower arrived via helicopter.
  • I wonder how many people that work in the USC libraries know they have the personal papers of actress Virginia Mayo?

USC asked Mayo for the papers back in the 1970’s. Materials include personal and business correspondence, telegrams, fan letters, theater and motion picture programs, scrapbooks, and clippings, stills, photographs, fan magazines, publicity, pressbooks, awards and trophies. This was back before fundraising was the only concern of some of these schools on campus.

  • Look at all the horror movies you could watch in 1975 in New York City on commercial TV? “Night of the Living Dead.” “The Colossus of New York.” “Sound of Horror.” “Horror Island.” “A Reflection of Fear.” Endless possibilities.

VIDEOS OF THE WEEK

You might be shocked to see who died during this tribute from the SAG Awards.

  • Time for a little “Lowdown” from Boz Scaggs.

TRIVIA ANSWER: Here are the high schools the USC running backs attended. A. Davis (San Fernando); Simpson (Galileo); Allen (Lincoln); C. Davis (Washington Prep); Bell (Fremont) and Garrett (Roosevelt).

68 thoughts on “If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column”

    1. HEY. THANX TO EVERYONE FOR THE COMMENTS. THE JOKES. THE VIDEOS
      I READ THEM ALL THATS REALLY GOOD MEDICINE GUYS
      SINCERE THANX TO ALL AGAIN!!!!
      THE DOG IS FEELING BETTER TODAY TOO

      ENOUGH BETTER TO SAY
      SCREW ENFIELD TWICE !!!

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    3. NOW WE ALL KNOW THE EXACT SIZE OF VIRGINIA MAYOS BOOBS AND NIPPLES

      SHE WAS A REAL CUTIE
      THANX SCOTT
      CHEESECAKE IS GOOD MEDICINE TOO !!

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      2. I suppose that’s where we get the expression, “hold the Mayo?” And George you’re not old until you convert your age to “dog years” you might need a calculator.

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    4. OLD TIMERS WILL REMEMBER THAT AT USC LINDON CROW WAS NOT ONLY A DEFENSIVE BACK BUT PLAYED WINGBACK IN JESS HILLS SINGLE WING FORMATION

      CROW WAS A GREAT OPEN FIELD RUNNER AND CARRIED THE BALL ON WINGBACK REVERSES.

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      1. George —Don’t you think it’s time for Scott to run a Jon Arnett TD video? Lots to choose from during his days with the Rams.
        [btw, wouldn’t ya know that battler Clarence Davis would be the guy with the foot cast in the photo of great USC backs]….

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    5. LOOKS LIKE EVERYONE IS SLEEPING LATE TODAT AFTER THAT DUMB GAME

      ONLY SO CAL. MICHAEL AND THE DOG 🐶 ARE UP SO FAR

      I STILL THINK WE HAVE A GOOD CHANCE TO MAKE THE NCAA TOURNAMENT

      THIRD PLAY FINISH IN THE CONFERENCE IN THE REGULAR SEASON SHOULD BE ENOUGH

      WONDER HOW FAR WE CAN GO THO
      I ADMIT I DONT HAVE MUCH IF ANY CONFIDENCE

      THANK GOD FOR FOOTBALL !!

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    6. The Ladies of Troy stunk it up last night vs the Sun Devils in an embarrassing loss getting ousted of the tournament.

      I don’t know which look was worse, the lack of hustle by the Ladies of Troy or Andy Enfield smiling during the postgame interview, as if losing is something to be proud of.

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      2. You would know all about spaceships, you space cadet. Discover any fake moon landings recently, dimwit?

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      7. tteebow knows an awful lot about sodomy..Hmm.

        What a low-grade moron. His comments perfectly illustrate his subzero IQ. Even plankton rank higher than him on the IQ ladder.

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      9. Tebow,
        A little “All over the World’ never hurt anybody…
        Fuck-a-doodle —you offer some fun music and somebody shits on you? Wtf?
        I’m gonna go watch Xanadu again!

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      10. Some people never grew up, MG. You-know-who is a perfect example. Rarely a day passes without him proving it and no matter how many people point it out, he’ll try to deny it.

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  2. Scott is really getting the Friday Formula down: Memories, Sex and Past Football Stars. Unbeatable.
    And thanks Scott — I’d almost forgotten that Gottlieb screwed the pooch too. [Maybe we should consider voluntarily wrapping up USC basketball after the regular season —- it would save embarrassment]…

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    1. HI MICHAEL OLD PAL
      YEAH I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A JON ARNETT VIDEO

      I REMEMBER IN 1955 AGAINST UCLA ARNETT RAN THE OPENING KICKOFF BACK FOR A TOUCHDOWN

      VERY SAD TO SAY THAT IT WAS CALLED BACK BECAUSE THE OFFICIALS SAID WE HAD LINED UP OFFSIDE

      OBVIOUSLY THE RUINS HAD GOTTEN TO THE REFS BEFORE THE GAME
      THE DIRTY FILTHY STINKIN RATS !!!

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    1. AGREE FULLY
      I WOULD VOTE FOR OJ FOR PRESIDENT IN 2024

      HE IS FAR BETTER THAN ANY OF THE PRESIDENTIAL
      CANDIDATES SO FAR !!
      MAYBE HALEY FOR VEEP TO BALANCE THE TICKET!!!!😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇

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  4. Now now, Scott Wolf, don’t go-be piling on your pal Enfield when he’s down, I knew the ‘Devils would be a tough out after playing them only a few nights before. Hard to win back to back games against the same team. And the old basketball bugaboo of “My shot is off Coach” makes even great players look as if they are not trying

    Right, Scott, as if the Anthony Munoz prototype grows on trees

    That shot of the SC Heisman winners and “Shoulda-Won Heismans
    exhibits them in their fine life’s prime–dapper and looking good

    King Kong where art thou– I am 5-years old packed in a Ford with my parents and brothers at the Drive-In scared by Kong’s presence and yet crying at his death at the end

    “Whose afraid of Virginia”– Mayo anyone?– She must be Wolfie’s kind of dish

    “I like Ike, I like Ike,” I can hear the chants. But he probably would be turned away from the SC campus today

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      1. You reminded me of another joke, Buddha.

        How do you keep a Mexican from stealing?
        Put everything on the top shelf.

        Yup, big farm fed white boys are definitely a minority in CA these days.

        A few others…

        Why did the Mexican family have 20 people in their car?
        Because they needed to leave room for groceries.

        Why does nobody play Uno with Mexicans?
        They always steal the green cards.

        How do you know when Asians are moving into the neighborhood?
        When the Mexicans start buying car insurance.

        Why didn’t the Mexican archer fire his bow?
        He didn’t habanero.

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    2. Used to think that but this is the skill set -p lack of preparation – that Enfield is good at. A good regular season coach but like the dueling NY MLB mgrs. Aaron Boone and Buck Showalter or Gene Mauch – lousy when it counts

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      1. “Define woke!” Waaaaahhh!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭

        LOL!

        We all know the real reason the Oscars will not have a red carpet for the first time since 1961. They are going with a neutral champagne color.

        At least they didn’t go with blue.

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    2. A profound question to be sure. I’m old enough to remember when “gay” meant happy. Try teaching middle school chorus and singing “I feel happy” from West Side Story. Bi and trans are prefixes again teaching chorus and singing “What’s this?” from nightmare before Christmas. The line “how queer” needs a dictionary explanation.

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      1. Ghost —I’m pretty sure the word “Gay” hasn’t primarily been associated with “Happy” during either one of our lifetimes…
        #WhenSomeoneSez”I’mGay”99%OfListenersDon’tThink”Happy”

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      2. Michael, think Flintstones theme song When you’re with the Flintstones
        Have a yabba-dabba-doo time
        A dabba-doo time
        We’ll have a gay old time

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      4. Well, the original 1957 stage version didn’t say “gay”. It was:

        I feel pretty and witty and bright,
        And I pity
        Any girl who isn’t me tonight.

        Not sure why they changed it for the 1961 film. But now it’s back, to be sure no one is offended.

        We’ve seen “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” more than once and sometimes they remove the song “Why We Like Spelling” because of one line: “It makes us feel normal”. The implication that spelling bee champs aren’t normal makes Libtards cry.

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    3. Sure hope Scott tells us! Before the day is out! [The thirst for knowledge is a powerful force]!
      #[InTheMeantime,I’mGonnaGuess”B”]

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  6. “I wonder how many people that work in the USC libraries know they have the personal papers of actress Virginia Mayo?” Hmm. No wonder Scott was spending so much at the library.

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  7. Forget the picture of a yesteryear lineman, the shoulder pads alone make players look bigger back then. Maybe go with King Kong. Tell Riley to start there and then recruit up. Perhaps the Virginia Mayo picture? She obviously has great pectoral muscles.
    Always fun to read the Friday column. Makes me wonder what ever happened to those huge shoulder pads? These days they have taken the knee pads out of the pants and taped them to their shoulders. No wonder the linemen look so small, when they stand shoulder to shoulder they are literally standing shoulder to shoulder.

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  8. Don’t know anything about this guy, but Texas D improved last year after they hired Gary Patterson as an analyst.

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      1. “real men don’t meet up!”

        Waaaaahhh!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭

        LOL!

        (only the ones with no balls.)

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    1. Inner Gabby: Forgive outer, he likes to talk tough in these anonymous blog settings. Truth is that my outer self is a scared little puppy. I have tried to put some real backbone into this guy, but it keeps sliding to the ground. So Cal drives him to uncontrollable sobbing–I am talking major cry-me-river tears. You should see him monthly bill for kleenox–wow!

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  11. MAYBE MY LAST MEXICAN JOKE

    JOSE FUENTES A RETIRED ENGINEER LIVING IN MEXICO CITY ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE THE DODGERS PLAY

    SO HE MADE THE TRIP UP TO CHAVEZ RAVINE AND WATCHED A GAME
    THEN HE RETURNED HOME

    ALL HIS FRIENDS ASKED HIM ABOUT HIS TRIP
    HOW DID THEGRINGOES TREAT YOU EVERYONE WANTED TO KNOW

    HE REPLIED OH THEY WERE SO NICE AND POLITE
    BFFORE THE GAME EVEN STARTED ALL OF THEM IN THE CROWD STOOD UP AND ASKED ME
    JOSE. CAN YOU SEE ????

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    2. Say what, Riley doesn’t deserve the #7 rating. His playoff record is just flatly abysmal. Hell, he couldn’t even order his injured QB to sit in favor of a healthy QB to maybe rejuvenate the stagnate bozo offense in the 2022, P-12, FB playoff.

      Cue: “Money for Nothing”

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  13. Memo to: Salami/Baloney

    bozo men’s BB, the Joke that Chokes.

    Can’t wait for your next horse’s ass, bozo prognostication

    Andyain’twinning: Voted the road apple, BB, Coach of the Year

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  14. “…if USC wins one game at the Pac-12 Tournament, it is good to go for the NCAA Tournament and the bubble questions disappear. However, if USC doesn’t win its Pac-12 quarterfinal on Thursday, the Trojans might need at least a few of their bubble competitors to stumble, just to make sure the Men of Troy don’t fall all the way out of the field.”

    ~TrojanwireUSAToday.com

    Cue: “Tiny Bubbles”

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  15. HERES A FEW LINES FROM A GREAT SONG FROM THR MOVIE
    THE COTTON CLUB

    AM I BLUE
    AM I BLUE
    AINT THESE TEARS IN MY EYES TELLING YOU

    AM I GAY
    AM I GAY
    NOT TODAY NOT TODAY

    I THINK THE VOCALIST WAS DIANE LANE

    ITS A GREAT FLICK TO WATCH

    ANYONE SEE IT

    IT CAME OUT MAYBE AROUND 1980 OR SO

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    1. I hear there were a few problems during production, George — a little organized crime, some cocaine dealings, maybe a murder or two…
      #FredGwinnDidANiceJob,Though

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“I THINK I JUST MADE THE TEAM!” I DID. I WAS THE ONLY UPCOMING FREAHMAN TO MAKE THE VARSITY OUT OF 15 LINEBACKERS. THEY TOOK ONLY ONE OF THE 15, WE HAD 3 UPPER CLASSMEN LB’S WHO WERE ALREADY ON THE VARSITY. ADRIAN YOUNG, JIM SNOW, STEVE SWANSON. ADRIAN BECAME A FIRST TEAM ALL AMERICAN IN THE FALL OF 1967. HE INTERCEPTED 4 (FOUR) PASSES IN OUR WIN AT SOUTH BEND IN 1967. HE WAS A FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICK BY THE EAGLES ALONG WITH TIM ROSSOVICH.
    I WAS THE TEAM CO CAPTAIN IN 1969 ALONG WITH THE GREAT JIMMY GUNN. CLARENCE WAS OUR HORSE. HE WAS A BIG TIME RUNNER AND PLAYED FOR THE RAIDERS. OUR WILD BUNCH DEFENSE WAS NO 1 IN THE NATION AND ALWAY KEPT THE SCORE LOW. OUT OFFENCE “THE CARDIAC KIDS” ALWAYS SEEMED TO PULL IT OUT IN THE 4TH QUARTER.
    WE HAD A FANASTIC TEAM 10-0-1 WINNER THE 1970 ROSE BOWL 10-3 OVER MICHIGAN ENDING UP A DISPUTABLE #3 IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS.
    BOB JENSENLB #51 CO CAPTAIN 1969

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