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USC Morning Buzz: Who Stood Out In Week 1

I asked a USC coach who stood out last week during the first three spring practices, where were closed to the media and public.

The immediate answer was wide receiver Dorian Singer, the transfer from Arizona.

“He’s got a chance to be the top receiver on the team,” the coach said. “He’s got a relentless drive and he won’t just be happy with one-or-two touchdowns a game. I think he’ll have a bigger year than (Jordan) Addison last season. People have no idea.”

The other player who flashed in Week 1 was linebacker Mason Cobb.

“He gives the defense a strong, physical linebacker, which it sort of lacked last year,” the coach said. “He can push people backward. I think he’s got a unique set of skills he can offer the defense right now.”

116 thoughts on “USC Morning Buzz: Who Stood Out In Week 1”

    1. USC is paying the idiot Donte Williams to teach Trojan players how to color coordinate their tights and paint their nails.

      Howard Jones is rolling over in his grave!

      #DonteWilliamsFashionistaColorCoordinator

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      2. The guy also has sensitivity issues when he referred to an “unhappy angry old man” as “name-calling. But “dumbass and village idiot” is not a childish form of name-calling. He thinks the phrase “let’s meet up” is bullying.

        He’ll deny anything you write about him, yet you can repost what he said to prove it. According to so cal, Biden is the only one with cognitive lapses…. tooooo funnnnny!

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      4. “Mallory is smart”….
        …cuz she doesn’t like the kind of name calling we all do here?
        #YouGotMeOnThatOne,Tebow

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    2. Chip has no excuse, Ed. There’s a very fine breast reduction surgeon within walking distance of campus [he’s been there since Coach Toledo’s days…when he was on retainer]….

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    3. As I and another friend suspected, we thought Dorian singer would be the number one receiver. Also, it sounds like Mason Cobb could be the run stuffer we’ve been hoping for.

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      1. It will truly be nice to see Shane Lee relegated to a backup role. Alabama found out he was a turtle, someone at USC misevaluated this guy. He was arguably the worst ILB in the PAC12 last season.

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      2. Gabby, thing about Lee is that he was one of the few linebackers. Take what you can get. Not a whole lot of players were beating the door down to help clean up Heltons mess.

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      3. Steve, my comment was based purely on a performance standpoint. I understand the pickings were slim. But I am just voicing my opinion on his football ability. The dude was a reliability that kept the defense on the field at times due to his total lack of speed.

        He might be a leader, but you also lead by results.

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      1. It’s comical how a fool on this blog voted twice for this pathetic excuse of a President and will vote a third time just to keep a competent person from reelection.

        It’s called stupidity!

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    3. Joe Biden: I am going to sign an executive order on Tuesday aiming to increase the number of background checks to buy guns, promote better and more secure firearms storage and ensure U.S. law enforcement agencies are getting the most out of a bipartisan gun control law enacted last summer….O’ WAIT!…..some MAGat on InsideUSC wants to attack the messenger instead of the message. He cries about all the so-called pain and suffering I have caused Americans but mocks me when I am doing something positive to address the “pain and suffering” gun violence has caused. I pity this MAGat.

      (eat sleep shit Biden….rinse and repeat 24/7)

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      1. He also said that “No one who has had 220K die on his watch should be President.”

        The number on his watch has surpassed 700K! You don’t hear the MSM mentioning that number.

        Idiots make excuses such as the unvaccinated. Well, when you campaign almost entirely on having a plan to defeat it, convincing people to do what it takes should be part of the plan. Not to mention the fact that many on the left said throughout 2020 that they would hesitate to take a vaccine developed while Trump was in office. So now everyone should listen to them?

        Bottom line is, by the standard Dementia Joe set himself, he should not be President. I wonder when he’ll be an honorable man and step down.

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      2. So cal……Why would Biden be responsible for the stupidity of others that listened to all the reasons not to get vaccinated and when on their death bed expressed regret. You sound extremely uneducated on the subject, as usual. So why would he step down due to the stupidity of your party and all the far-right rhetoric about how deadly the vaccine(s) was. It’s called misinformation, do you comprehend?

        ON

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      3. It’s amazing how you continue to degrade people with your name-calling. The little kid in the room needs to feel relevant to help feed his narcissism. Must suck to be an unhappy angry old man….I pity you.

        PS….Speaking of stepping down due to covid. Under your king trump’s watch, he told Americans, 15 cases will soon be down to zero in no time, when in fact he had intel that said this was far more serious. He tried to claim victory by cutting off air travel from China yet allowed Europe to travel to the states and turn this country into a super spreader while at the same time kissing China’s ass because he needed to work out a trade deal to salvage another failed campaign pledge.

        On 37 occasions he told our country China was transparent and doing a great job handling covid which turned out to be another covid related lie of his. Trump as president is responsible for the safety of this country. With that said, America represents 4% of the world’s total population, and trump had over 25% of the total worldwide deaths from covid on his watch. Given your attitude related to Biden, trump should have been indicted for negligent homicide. The guy was incompetent from day one in his handling of covid.

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      6. LOL! Pretending to be a grown up today. How special.

        Dementia Joe is a fact, not name calling. Just because you’re in denial about it doesn’t make it untrue.

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      7. So how you’re a doctor who has evaluated Biden and determined he has dementia. toooooo funnnnny. Dude, you can’t get any traction…..it’s pathetic!

        For the sake of the conversation, I’ll refer to you as Donny. So if your friends(doubt you have any) and family(only members who don’t hide from you) all started calling you “dementia Donny” would that be an acceptable way to address you?

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      8. The lame friends and family insult AGAIN. Oh yeah, that’s not childish.

        Just like Dementia Joe, always contradicting himself. Guilty of what he accuses others.

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  3. I would like to know which “coach” Scott is talking to who has an opinion about the offense and defense. Is this ‘coach’ paying attention to his own assigned group or is he merely like us, interested bystanders

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    2. I read that the standouts so far were the new OL and LB from high school, Paige and Tackett.

      I doubt there is a coach on the current USC staff that even knows who Wolf is.

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      2. If you want truly solid info, karma, you need to go to Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino —they said they got to “watch a significant portion of the stretching exercises at practice 3” !!!
        #”OnThisBasisWe’rePredictingOvertimeWinVersusUtah!…..
        #…”ButAnotherLossInPac12Championship”….

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  4. Scooter,

    That biden dude is coming to LAX where I work today. Another horrible day on the freeway going home because of him. I wish these politicians could only show up on the weekend so they don’t slow down traffic.

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    1. Exactly. My post had to do with what he’s doing TODAY. But Tebow had to pull something out of his butt from 4 years ago.

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      1. so cal: I remember when candidate Biden said that only a dictator governs via executive order

        …..and you pulled something out of your butt from over two years ago that has zero relevance. You just had to find a way to get your daily dig in on Biden. Gun reform is a positive and much needed not more of your political BS.

        Why does everything with you need a political angle? You’re just an angry unhappy old man who struggles with reality. Go find a hobby that might bring some joy to your life.

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      2. Yes, something he said two years ago that he’s contradicting TODAY.

        People, I give you the Village Idiot. LMAO

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      3. so cal: People, I give you the Village Idiot. LMAO

        I thought the difference between you and me was you don’t use “name-calling” to make your points…….I am sure it was just another mental lapse on your part, right

        it’s truly amazing how you fail to process the context within the comment Biden made about “executive orders”……there is nothing wrong with educating yourself on what he meant….. I won’t think any less of you. Tell the wifey I said HI!

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      1. Because it’s Biden he’s more sensitive to the issue. Another troll around could also use the “wahhhmbulance”

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    3. Here’s a concept, take a sick day and save yourself the stress. It’s an easy way to self medicate……just saying

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  5. SO WE ARE TALKING POLITICS TODAY
    GOOD
    WE NEED A THIRD PARTY NOW
    THRU 2012 WE HAD REASONABLY FAIR OR GOOD CANDIDATES
    BUT STARTING IN 2016 WE HAVE BEEN SCREWED
    WE KNOW WHERE GABBY AND SO CAL STAND
    I WOULD TAKE EITHER OF THEM OVER TRUMP OR BIDEN
    IT LOOKS LIKE THOSE TWO AGAIN
    NOT GOOD
    WHAT CAN WE DO ??? AND SO MANY AMERICANS ARE DISENFRANCHISED
    WE KNOW CALIF GOES DEMOCRATIC AND OKLAHOMA GOES REPUBLICAN
    ABOLISH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE ??
    LET EVERY PERSONS VOTE COUNT ??

    I REALLY FAVOR TERM LIMITS TOO

    NOBODY IS MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ANYMORE
    WHO COMES CLOSEST
    DUNNO
    MAYBE GABBARD
    THE DOG IS OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS
    I CANT VOTE FOR TRUMP OR BIDEN OR HARRIS OR DESANTIS OR EVEN ANY NAME IVE HEARD MENTIONED SO FAR AS A CANDIDATE
    HELP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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      2. Yeah, yeah. I know it’s not going to happen.

        I’ve said before I’ll settle for DeSantis-Haley. That is possible.

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      3. HALEY-GABBARD

        Two irrelevant clowns. Trump isn’t even worried enough about Haley to attack her and Gabbard, well that crater faced tin foil hat wearing has been will never be taken seriously…so there’s that

        LOL!

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      4. I’m reasonably sure Mallory McMorrow wouldn’t approve of that “crater faced tin foil hat wearing” comment, tebow….

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    2. The dumbass can’t read. He still claims I want Trump next year. Not the first time he’s shown everyone how dumb he is.

      Anything would be better than what we have today, but I’m hoping it’s not Trump.

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      1. so cal: The dumbass can’t read.

        I thought you were the adult in the room and name-calling was a childish act. Yet you have proven over and over today to actually be the child in the room….feel special.

        My point is, if trump is on the ballot you will vote for the worst prez a third time….. Please try to focus and comprehend the context and not put words in my mouth… Tell the wifey I said to hang in there.

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      2. Give me a break. Saying above that I’m a grumpy old man who’s not in touch with reality is name calling, you fucking idiot. You are always the one who starts crying when Biden’s lies, failures gaffes and stumbles are mentioned.

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      3. Dude……YOU, give me a break!!!!!……calling you angry is not name-calling… Once again, twisting my words to fit your narrative. So you’re not angry with the political landscape of the country or all the pain and suffering he’s caused, yet you mock the guy in the WH daily. If I mischaracterized you, please correct me.

        So cal wants to somehow convince me, and others if they’re interested, that calling anyone “unhappy, angry, and old” is a form of name-calling. I never realized just how soft he was from an emotional standpoint……toooooo funnnnny!

        But somehow I am the “village idiot”…….even more tooooo funnnny!

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      4. You wrote this also: “It’s called stupidity!”

        What’s really funny is in the same post, you tried to claim Biden is competent!! LMAO

        Talk about stupidity!

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      5. Compared to trump, Biden runs a circle around trump when it comes to competence.

        Please focus before you come across as misinformed.

        Tell the wifey things will get better.

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      6. Need Biden & Trump to make up and then finish up with a Thelma & Louise, Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid, Johnny Ola & Hyman Roth…you get the picture.

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    3. GT…..If you remove the electoral college it would all but guarantee a Republican would never win the Presidency…..Here’s what the Republicans face in the near future, Texas is already at 51% Hispanic population, and once that massive population of Hispanic youth reaches legal voting age they are fuck’d.

      The state will turn blue and lose 38 electoral votes. You tell me where the Republicans will make up that number…..My guess is nowhere.

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      1. AOC said the same thing about Texas about a year ago. It is why Dems embrace identity politics. They assume virtually all black and brown people will vote in lock step with the Dem party and if they do not they are called out as when Biden infamously said that “if you vote for Trump, you’re not really Black.” Justice Thomas pointed out in his confirmation hearing that this thinking is racist at its core because it implicitly suggests that black people are incapable of independent thought. Nobody assumes that white people will vote in lock step with the Republican party. The pursuit of the Democrat “voter replacement theory” is why Biden has opened up the southern border and allowed 4.5 million illegals to come in followed by Schumer’s request for amnesty.

        The problem is that Hispanics have not necessarily embraced the dems agenda. They believe in father God, heterosexual marriage, and that children are a blessing. Dems believe in mother earth, drag queen story hour, puberty blockers without parental consent, and abortion. Hispanics believe in hard work, and serve in law enforcement and the military. Dems believe in multiple stimulus checks, extended unemployment checks, shipping manufacturing jobs to China, prohibitions on evictions, remote work, defunding the police, no bail, no prosecution of theft and other crimes, open borders, transgender surgeries in the military, and job promotions based on sex and skin color, not merit. And the list goes on and on. The differences between Hispanic values and the values of the elite whites that control the dem party may result in Texas and Florida turning from purple to bright red. Be careful what you wish for.

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      2. Based on your boring and misinformed rant, this is the wrong country for you. Plus, I have debunked you more times than I care to member. You must enjoy humiliation!

        Abbott has done absolutely nothing to advance the causes of the Hispanic culture in Texas. Look how he handled Uvaldy, a classic example. The gerrymandering in and around Houston was done to weaken the Hispanic vote. Using your own words, California would then be a solid “red” state. The point is, you’re talking in a circle which makes little sense.

        Please do your homework before you come across as a know it all.

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      3. Plow Horse,

        I had no idea what all Hispanics stood for. Thank you for letting us all know. I had no idea it was this generalized.
        You make it sound like those open borders are going to provide us with some much needed votes.
        While you’re at it can you give us a rundown on what black people believe.

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      4. Plow lives on an Amish farm in Pa. yet knows all about Hispanic culture and their fight for equality on a daily bases in this country. Plow knows the only way for the white man’s future ability to continue to rule the kingdom is to suppress the vote by all means possible including stopping all legal immigration. I laugh at his rhetoric.

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      5. White male land owner: What is the basis for AOC’s statement that an increase in the Hispanic population in Texas will result in Texas becoming a blue state? I believe it is based on historical voting patterns among Hispanics when democrats were perceived as the party of labor unions and other middle class people. That perception has changed. They have embraced a social and economic agenda that are now at odds with the majority of God fearing Americans. It follows that voting patterns will change. Generally speaking, your party will continue to have support among sexual perverts, criminals, welfare recipients, pacifists, college students, some government workers such as the teachers’ union and DEI crowd, college professors and the entertainment industry but not those who go to work Monday through Friday and church on Sunday.

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      6. Plow, where did you get your ability to be an expert on the voting future and ideology of this country, concerning 18 to 30-year-old Hispanics. With Desantis merging as a potential new face for the GOP, I don’t know a single Hispanic that would embrace his racist rhetoric. Did you put any thought into the BS before you posted it? It just isn’t reality.

        If you want us to take you seriously, then stop with the lame-ass stereotyping of people who don’t support the Republican party. YOU call me out for childish comments, go look in the mirror hypocrite!

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      7. Georgia has two democrat senators, Arizona, New Mexico kicked Trump to the curb and religion in this country is on life support.

        Pervert child molesters and closet homosexual grifters is what the Catholic church and Christian evangelicals have to offer.

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      8. Plow seems to turn a blind eye to corruption within religious clergy. Yet it’s a pillar of values Republicans represent. You can’t have one without the other.

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      11. Plow,
        You’ve made your case on Hispanics. Can you now tell us all about black people in a paragraph or two? I really need to know.

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      12. He’s working on it……his far-right kool-aid is in processing mode. We can’t forget the LGBT community.

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  6. “A coach who stood out…side the field handing out water bottles, said “Dorian Singer looked like he’d catch on and Mason Cobb looked like a strong linebacker.”
    Hype of the first kind basically writing to have something to say. The is an equal probability that we may never hear of either of these two players again after spring ball. It’s like what’s his name and whozit from last spring. The hypest just reads clippings about a few players nobody has seen yet and prophecies the output

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  7. Finally got this to post, but the copied and pasted version left a few things out. “There is an equal probability” not The is
    Hype of the second kind is when Riley likes what he sees in a player and there are multiple sources. Hype of the third kind is when the Ghost family buys season tickets, abducted by the hype machine.
    In politics I said I believe Trump is the Antichrist, but that’s just an opinion.

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  9. The team has only had 3 practices and only one of of those were with full pads. Until you have first team against first team scrimmages you have very limited means of evaluating who will be a difference maker. Let[s see what the coaches say at the end of spring ball.

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      1. Until you observe full pad scrimmages there is no basis to measure progress or who will make a difference. The above evaluation appears to be based on what Singer and Cobb did last year, and how they are projected to fit in with this year’s team, and not on who stands out in spring scrimmages.

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      2. I respectfuly disagree. Any news is news, whether it’s good, bad or limited. Perhaps you would be better served after the spring game.

        You miss the irony in when I tell So Cal “lets meet up”.

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    2. The are supposedly beating each other up in drills daily, so they may get an opinion developed by the bruises the players are wearing.

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    1. Speaking of Bernie……Go watch the recent Bill Maher show with Bernie and Russell Brand. Personally, one of his best shows ever. Also, go to youtube and watch the added “overtime” interviews…….good stuff and very funny. Brand is a very witty dude.

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      3. You nailed it…..You should have heard the speech trump gave at CPAC. Just a bunch of political posturing to feed his base. It was all BS that any reasonably competent person would laugh at. The fools devoured it like red meat…..

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      4. He’s confusing Trump’s CPAC speech with Biden’s State of the Union. But great description of it. And yeah, the fools ate it up!

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      5. Regarding Joe’s speech, I think the biggest slap in the face for the GOP was Sander’s rebuttal. If she’s the future of the party be embarrassed

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      6. Inquisitive –What Bernie does [i. e., fold in the 4th quarter & endorse Hillary or Biden] isn’t fair to his donors or volunteers.
        #MaybeHeShouldStateAtOutset”I’mNotInItToWinIt”

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      7. The bottom line, Bernie was too “woke” for left-leaning moderates. With a new generation of voters, I see the country getting there. Whether that’s good or bad, it’s the way our new generation is heading

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      8. I think we’re in agreement here. I think he is smart and does run on what he truly believes which I don’t think you can say about any other major political figure. When he is eliminated he endorses whichever candidate is left that most closely represents his agenda.
        Do you think when he dropped out he should have told his supporters to not vote? Or vote for Trump?

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      9. I think it woulda been kinda nice if he told his voters he was gonna fight the corrupt, big money interests that were lining up behind Biden [the same ones presently getting rich off the never ending wars in the middle east and along the Russia/Ukraine border] all the way to the Convention floor…
        #ButThereWasNoChanceOfThat….
        #..CuzHe’sABigPussy

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      10. With that logic, after Trump said his wife was ugly and his father was involved in the JFK assassination, Ted Cruz should have told him to go fuck himself. But he didn’t.
        How big of a pussy is Ted Cruz?

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      11. There’s a blog member on here who has a scale to measure a pussy. Balls are beyond his skillset

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  11. agree that Singer is going to be amazing. started out as a 3 star recruit and is a relentless worker.

    the receiver corp this year might be even a huge step up from last year. if rice can repeat his caliber from the bowl game, singer is the top dog, branch becomes uncoverable, taj is dependable all year long and the other receivers are all fighting to get playing time with quality play. addison was inconsistent, so not a major loss.

    and if the o-line can be a little more consistent to give Caleb more time in the pocket. this offense could add one more touchdown per game and be the #1 offense in the country.

    i want to see them score a touchdown on 4 of 5 possessions in the first half on average through the season.

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  13. We must be getting closer to football season. Scott can write whatever gets people excited. The proof is in the play. I still believe this team should not lose a game next year.

    Tulsi Gabbard? Ron DeSantis? The same guy who said that Silicon Valley Bank folded because of “woke” investing? He couldn’t even answer a basic answer from a friendly reporter who asked him what he would do with the situation in Ukraine.

    Oh, update: Navy Seal (lawyer) Ron said we should not be involved in Ukraine because it’s a territory dispute. Thank you for playing Mr. DeSantis, please enjoy the parting gifts as you exit stage left.

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    1. We have a blog member who thinks Joe is responsible for all the pain and suffering in Ukraine yet cries about the aid and money given to them on behalf of Biden’s generosity, at the very least giving Ukraine a fighting chance. This blog member is talking out of both sides of his mouth or just lost….comical!

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      1. We need to increase the weapons to Ukraine to finish this thing off, instead of continuing to drag it out. But Biden’s big error was his lack of leadership before Russia actually invaded. He let Putin think that the West would stand on the sidelines while he invaded. And they didnt escalate support for Ukraine fast enough, when it was possible to rout the Russian army.

        I have heard that some people in political circles wanted Putin to invade so he could then be weakened by an endless war. Not sure if these are the type of people who advised Biden early on, but that is just a horrible strategy.

        China has been watching and learning alot and will be much smarter about how they try to take over Taiwan.

        I would give Biden a D for his effectiveness as commander in chief.

        I get so tired of these half-assed military interventions. Either in or out, not halfway.

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      2. Biden is bound to the NATO agreement regarding the rules of engagement. They are in place to prevent WWIII. Had Ukraine joined NATO when it was debating its possible membership this conflict would never have happened.

        Biden actually showed resolve and patience which has led to him kicking Putin’s ass without a single American boot on the ground.

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    2. I wonder if Ron also considers the Israel – Palestine thing a territorial dispute and is suggesting we don’t take sides.

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    3. DeSantis will be the Republican nominee. Count on it. If you look at polling, the only thing holding Trump up is lack of familiarity with the alternatives. Once it is a two-man race, all the support of other candidates will consolidate to DeSantis, not Trump.

      His biggest mistake is trying to parrot the Republican party line and focusing too much on “woke” and culture issues. He needs to set his own agenda and make it more bi-partisan. Running against the excesses of the Democratic Party toward the center should be a cake-walk. I assume he will pivot after he wins the nomination.

      If you really want 80 year old Biden versus a really smart DeSantis as President, then you are actually voting for the people who surround Biden, because he isnt really capable of making intelligent, complex decisions at his age.

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  14. They’ll definitely be better than last year but their schedule will definitely be a lot harder especially in the last half of the season. Sort of an unstoppable vehicle headed for an immovable wall. We’ll have to see how that works out.

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    1. Riley’s objective: Best offense NCAA football has ever seen. That’s the plan. The whole plan.
      #IFOffenseStaysHealthyIt’llWork…..
      #IfItDoesn’tWe’reFucked…
      #..[CuzGrinchIsn’tGonnaComeToTheRescue]

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      1. It’s too bad. There were a lot of good defensive co-ordinators available(Charlie Strong, the guy from Wisconsin, Gary Patterson and more). Instead, LR chose to stick with Grinch. We’ll just have to see how that works out. But LR is bringing in a lot of really good players(better than last year). If their defense is not good this year Grinch will be gone. There is too much talent on that defense to finish below 50 in defense nationally. I still support what LR has done so far and how he is doing it. Build a great offense first and then work on your defense. In the old days defense used to win football games. It’s still important but not as important as offense.

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      2. LIKED!……There is too much talent on that defense to finish below 50 in defense nationally.

        I always enjoy reading your comments!

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  15. The way LR is building this team is the right way. The rules have changed to favor the offense…..so build the offense first. We lost to Utah the first time because of 2 roughing the passer calls. None of those penalties would have been called back in the 60’s or earlier. You can’t touch the QB anymore. They might as well put a yellow jersey on him.
    On one of those roughing the passer calls our D-Lineman just pushed him with one hand and then the Utah QB did an academy award worthy flop and roll over. That cost us an interception which ended up a Utah TD on the next play and we only lost by one point.
    Build a great offense first then take the steps to build a great defense. One thing at a time. USC’s whole reputation as a great football school was in shambles when LR took over. You must start at ground zero and rebuild the whole culture. That’s takes time.
    It took Jim Harbaugh 4 years at Stanford. In his 4th year he was 12-1 with a bowl victory and they were ready to rock and roll. If he was still at Stanford today, they would be a powerhouse.
    Even after he left, that rebuilt culture lasted a number of years. Unfortunately, David Shaw was much like his friend Clay Helton…..a nice guy but not a great coach.

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      1. He had a lot of talent. There were a ton of great O-Lineman who we were going after(some of them right here in our back yard) who went to Stanford(and who are now going to Oregon). Once LR rebuilds this team, they will start coming to SC.

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      2. There was a run when Shaw was getting one 5* O-lineman after another. It was humiliating when Helton’s best effort was 3* guys who were really undersized for a power 5 conference. And you have Sam, a gem who fell into his lap and advanced his underachieving coaching career.

        It still bugs me to think how long USC took to make coaching changes. USC should never ever have a recruiting class ranked as low as #30. That number was a direct reflection of Helton’s incompetence

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      3. SC was thinking of the money they would have to pay to get rid of CH early. This is the “left coast”. A lot of the faculty at SC want to vomit when the university is willing to spend so much money on football. That doesn’t happen at Texas or most places down south or in the midwest. The people like their football. If the faculty doesn’t like it, they go along with it. It’s better to go along with it than to find yourself teaching at Po Dunk Corner U or even working as a carpenter.

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      4. You are so correct about how football culture is perceived in different geographic locations across the country. It easy to judge the interest by the size of the stadium and the consecutive sellouts

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