I identified the offensive line as an area of inconsistency during training camp.
Here’s another one: The secondary.
“They have good days and not-so-good days,” a source said.
The safeties are basically the same trio from last season: Caleb Bullock, Bryson Shaw and Max Williams. So we know what we have there.
It’s the cornerback position that has been a bigger point of contention. The new go-to corner is Ceyair Wright. The other spot is being contested by Domani Jackson and Jacobe Covington. The nickel back is Christian Roland-Wallace.
This is a downgrade from a year ago when Mekhi Blackmon was the top corner. Frankly, Wright is inconsistent while Jackson is completely unproven and has yet to play a full season. Covington might start but he has three career starts so he’s also a little bit of a question mark.
Roland-Wallace is reluctantly playing nickel. He has more experience than all the other corners combined. But I said from Day 1 he was not a savior and we are seeing that with the move to nickel. If he were blowing the coaches away, he would be at corner.
Ask yourself this: USC’s high-end aspirations are to be make the College Football Playoff. Does this sound like a College Football Playoff secondary?
InsideUSC with Scott Wolf 
As the front seven goes, so goes the secondary. I believe (my opinion) the secondary won’t have to cover as long (DL pressure) and quarterbacks won’t have the luxury of time, as they did last year.
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Where does Wolf get his information. How would he know how consistent Ceyair Wright has been. Even the “Fan Boys” don’t get to see enough practice to make those judgements. As the secondary has been described at all the other sites, they are a playoff quality backfield, although nobody but CALEN Bullock is locked in to a position. Everybody has rough days at practice, even the Heisman winner. Should we say he is not playoff QB? San Jose St will finally give us a picture of what we have and what we are.
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Scott has a direct line to towel boy who speaks with ground crew guy who fixed a sprinkler during practice. Notice besides Caleb, Scott has called out all position groups so later when one falters he can say I told you so.
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If Wolf could, he’d criticize Caleb by being snarky. It’s not like he’s hasn’t tried.
As for the secondary? No mention of Zion Branch lets me know it’s “I hate Donte Williams and I will expose him” since Wolf has nothing else to offer. The source (sic) claims they have good days. Sounds like the same thing Georgia went through last year.
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The SC offense is what will carry this team; how far is to be determined (TBD)
Defenses across the country are surrendering 30 to 50 points per game,
so it doesn’t have to be perfect as long as it keeps the opposition closer to 30 than 50
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Scott omitted Zion Branch, the redshirt freshman. Reilly and several players have singled him out as one of the break-out players in fall camp. Reilly has also stated that contrary to Scott’s assertion, Wright has become much more consistent in his play and has made several big plays in both spring and fall practice. He is the most improved player in the secondary. And in response to “does this sound like a College Football Playoff secondary?”, Yes. Wright, Jackson, and Covington, all have the speed and length to play big time college football and if they develop over the next two years will be NFL draft choices. No reason to write these guys off at this point.
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You ever get the feeling with Scott that if he critiqued a Miss America he would write that “She smiles too much”
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John — close but Scott’s criticism would be more along the lines of, “she doesn’t smile enough..”
#I’mMastering”Scottese”…
#…AndIt’sAlwaysBuiltAround”NotEnough”….
#…Not”TooMuch”….
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What would be some other Scott Wolf takes on life–
The U.S.. lucked out getting The Bomb before Germany
Yeah, SC won 55-24 but they fumbled twice
Politics?– “I don’t need no stinkin’ politics” Let my clan pontificate
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Scottie on the development of the bomb … “The US had Einstein and Oppenheimer and Fermi and Von Neumann – why didn’t they have it a lot sooner?”
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…because they weren’t letting “Einstein be Einstein”….
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There must have been a John Baxter-type involved somewhere in the Manhattan Project…
#NoHomelessGuysBackThen
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There is not a secondary in college football that wouldn’t have some “not-so-good days” going up against the best QB in college football and perhaps the second best group of WRs in college football.
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Scott is all butt-hurt that USC is shaping up to be a CFP contender. It shatters all his condescending narratives
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You know condescension, Cowardly Gabby aka TebowObama.
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Condescension is an insulting way of talking to fake gabby, as if he were stupid or ignorant.
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No that would be accuracy.
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Scott: I identified the offensive line as an area of inconsistency during training camp while sitting on the couch eating a box of stale donuts and wearing my favorite soiled soccer jersey. I am a mess!
Scott has “the coach” voice in his head writing for him, pathetic. I can’t recall the last time Scott posted anything positive about the football team. Mr. Razzie award winner!
PS…. Branch has been mentioned as a standout on defense, but Scott conveniently omits him to fit his negative agenda. We are not worthy to have access to such top-notch reporting
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The better question would be, “Does he look like a national title defensive coordinator ?”
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A little bit of good news this morning…
“A large number of people who had been reported missing were found hunkered down in a home that had been sheltering 60 people, Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen said.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/08/14/maui-wildfires-hawaii-death-toll-lahaina/
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I’d say that is a LOT of good news. Though it is hard to believe that all we can come up with is $700 per person, particularly when state and local government failed them so badly in not clearing the grasslands and having the sirens operative.
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Senile Joe is so compassionate! A fire victim can stay for one night at the Paia Inn with that $700!
https://www.priceline.com/relax/at/17213504/from/20230815/to/20230816/rooms/1?pclnId=AB3E3390472FB37A63ED726E62F16D72DFBDF84FC3212F9FAB2147699E3F851556F9E9437E67A88E848D0ECBA12B538835E4158509AA8ED083520BE009A2ECB2B31598ADBAAEF677&gid=2556&cityId=3000094734&cur=USD&backlink-id=efrgwmb8bd&qdp=699
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I will vote for Mr Biden again. That hunk really moves my needle.
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It may be worse than you think and your anger may grow, if I have these numbers right. $12M/164K residents is only $70/person!
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Solomon Byrd claims the defense will be more sophisticated and not so easy to figure out. I hope he’s right. Another thing, Roland-Wallace is being moved around. That tells me they want him on the field at all times to avoid mismatches that can occur with small DB on tall receivers. Why stick him on one side of the field when faster players can handle that?
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Certainly not the way you tell it but you are full of it.
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Caleb Williams threw for 415 yards against Arizona with Roland-Williams as the top cover corner at home against the Trojans. Two receivers went for over 1110+ yards even though Jordan Addison wasn’t available. Yes, defense is eleven players but if he’s in the program and he’s not showing the ability to stay with guys like his former teammate at Arizona, why not put him inside with support as opposed to keeping him on an island where there is less support? He timed at 4.5 seconds in the 40 yard dash coming out of Palmdale before attending Arizona. It makes sense to limit his exposure. He’s probably a safety but they have plenty of safeties this year.
I hope that helps.
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Did Scott tryout for the role of Oscar Maddison in the Odd Couple? I swear he’s never met a squad he liked. One of the biggest reasons he’s not writing for publications is his over the top hatred for his job. People just don’t relate to his style.
“Americans love a winner, and will not tolerate a loser. Americans play to win all the time. I wouldn’t give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed.” – George C. Scott
In Wolf’s old paper there is an article about Ceyair Wright putting more into his game this summer partly because of the SAG strike, if Scott had written it, it would have been about Wright being as bad an actor as he is a ball player.
Come to think of it, Oscar Maddison might be too nice, J. Jonah Jameson is more his style if USC ever recruits Peter Parker Scott will have a field day.
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Careful!!!!!…. MG will not tolerate comments like this about his boi Scott.
The truth needs to be told, Scott’s calling was the National Enquirer
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Oooh! You make me so mad…..
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But your skin is so tough!…… a far cry from the now 4x indicted former prez…..ouch!
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Cowardly Gabby aka TebowObama loves hr Dictator Senile Joe who persecutes his Regime’s enemies like all good despots…
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I am such a stupid freak, a Grand Jury votes on indictments, not Joe….how fucking DUMB could I be…..someone blow my head off!
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Cowardly Gabby aka TebowObama is such a stupid freak, she doesn’t listen to her Dictator when he tells us what he is going to do:
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I can’t get it through my blockhead that a Grand Jury takes a vote based on the facts presented to them…..
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Cowardly Gabby aka TebowObama can’t get it through her head that the charges were posted 7 hours before the Grand Jury voted!
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Yes the charges were posted 7 hours prior but the vote is all that counts….what the fuck was I bitching about again….charges become indictments by vote only
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No, the vote was an afterthought. They had already desided and the Grand Jury rubberstamped the racist black Democrat’s election interference. The indictment unsealed Monday night was identical to the leaked charging docs posted to the Fulton County clerk’s website. So you can stop you lies.
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Scooter,
There is nothing you can do about it unless you become the dcordinator or db coach. We now know that SC needs a better db coach. The question is, will SC need a better decordinator. After the season, that question will be answered.
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It will be answered on October 21st —when Utah goes for 2 in the last second….
#Grinch:”Wow.FuckMe.IDidn’tSeeThatComing[Again]!”
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Gabby, you are the bane of this blog.
Leave.
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says the orphan trolling a rival blog……LEAVE!
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We enjoy having Cal here. He ribs us sometimes and when we rib Cal’s programs, he takes it all in stride. He doesn’t stoop to the level you do.
You bring out the worst in people.
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Once AGAIN arguing with someone. For the 5th time go get my lube
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You have no clue where I went to grad school, you derelict. You didn’t go to a PAC school.
Just 65¢ per post. Have fun.
You are the bane of this blog.
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orphan = no conference for Cal to play in
#Focus
PS….better than the 50 cents MG gets….ouch!
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Cowardly Gabby admits she gets paid top spam here. Now tell us which leftist site pays you. I say Media Matters.
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I have no fucking idea what spam is and continue to use the word in the wrong context…can someone blow my head off
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Cowardly Gabby aka TebowObama aka Frank Young hates being called a spammer.
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Don’t say that, Cal75.
#GabbyIsAVeryBright&ArticulateSociopath
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A sociopath on a clown show blog….says the ringmaster!
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Well put.
There is only one solution….
#IBelieveCal75OfferedItAbove
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Cal75,
Enjoy your comments. Keep them coming.
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I like Cal also…. he’s one of my favorite punching bags….the old man likes to dish it out but cries when it’s handed back…..
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You mean like this?
Gabby
JUNE 19, 2023 AT 7:00 PM
GO SUCK COCK AND GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE BEFORE I HAVE TO HURT A LITTLE OLD MAN WHO CRAWLS AROUND IN A SOILED DIAPER
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I would love to get my cock sucked….someone is lucky!
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Cowardly Gabby aka TebowObama aka Frank Young proves her sociopath bona fides once again.
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USC RB coach Kiel McDonald interview:
“Pass blocking by the RBs is so much better”
“We will have more explosiveness in the running game this year”
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Thank you, MarShawn Lloyd….. My pick for 1st team all-league
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1st team HB PAC will be a true soph by the name of Jadyn Ott. Take it to the bank. 270 yds against AZ as a true freshman. With a beat up OL. YouTube is your friend. He eats up yds like Chuck Muncie.
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“Gabby is the bane of this blog.” – Yes. 100% agreement.
“Ott will eat up yards like Chuck Muncie.” Well . . . let’s hold off on that one. He was playing against Arizona’s defense when he had the big game.
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Love “Bane” …..He’s my favorite DC villain…..Any luck on getting your head around the net importer vs net exporter concept. Still, laugh at your uneducated rants about commodities!
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When will you fight Plow Horse, Cowardly Gabby aka TebowObama?
Plow Horse
JUNE 23, 2023 AT 2:50 AM
Hey chickensh*t Gabby: You called me out when you brought my wife and mother into it. You would never do that face to face and you know it. You are the one who knows nothing about street etiquette. So stop acting like I need to canvass the homeless encampments trying to find you. Be a man. Pasadena boxing gym – give me a date pussy boy. Have the balls to tell me about my wife and mother to my face.
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I am just a worthless pile of shit…i constantly promote violence between gabby and plow, but claim gabby is the blog cancer…i know nothing about sports and fake it through google….i need to have my head blown off
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You promote violence with posters you disagree with, Cowardly Gabby aka TebowObama aka Frank Young, but when your challenges to fight are accepted you run away like the little girl you are.
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Cal…..tell Doctor “Feelgood” you need an adjustment with the meds. It’s obvious you’re delusional again
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Says the poster who projects perfect descriptions of herself onto others: “one of my favorite punching bags….the old man likes to dish it out but cries when it’s handed back”.
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You’re the biggest pussy I know. Always instigating shit than whining like a bitch when you get your crotch caved in by Gabby…….Go get me some lube…..this bad boy is calling my name!
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No one is a bigger one than you, Cowardly Gabby aka Tebowobama:
Fake Gabby is a Coward.
Plow Horse
JUNE 23, 2023 AT 2:50 AM
Hey chickensh*t Gabby: You called me out when you brought my wife and mother into it. You would never do that face to face and you know it. You are the one who knows nothing about street etiquette. So stop acting like I need to canvass the homeless encampments trying to find you. Be a man. Pasadena boxing gym – give me a date pussy boy. Have the balls to tell me about my wife and mother to my face.
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what the fuck am I doing I keep using the same stale playbook…it’s obvious Plow wanted no part of Gabby…he was offered a meet-up in Barstow and failed to agree….I know nothing about football so I troll gabby 24/7……please blow my head off
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You are as big a preachy libtard and as cowardly as Mark Zuckerberg.
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Let me say this Mr. Wolfe, you have to watch Morrisett daily sounds n sights to get inside information. Do they kick you out of practice warm ups when the team is stretching n doing nothing? It seems to me that’s the case from what players n coaches say is different what u r reporting? I know what I hear from others. The defense is coming along we have time to resolve both sides. Rome wasn’t built in a day.
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Wolf is actually Mr. Outside-USC. He piggybacks off of second and third-party sources while never leaving his apartment. He cherry-picks facts and twists them to fit his negative posture.
keep up the good work, you’re a voice I enjoy reading
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Likewise Gabby u speak the truth enjoy reading Gabby.
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You heard here three (3) or eight (8) times; UCLA will win the final Pac-12 Championship.
#I’m loving it!
Cue: Excuses, excuses, excuses.
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the secondary is up against the deepest receiver group in the nation. you didnt even mention zion branch, who will probably take over a safety position, or Christian Pierce, who is making a big impression.
USC has the first 6 games to just keep competing internally before they play a real opponent. by that time, Max Williams might really not be playing much and Wright might not be on the field either. Covington and Domani and CRW as nickel and Bullock and Branch as safety.
The d-line is going to be extremely effective, the linebackers are going to be very good. This D will be good, not perfect, but very good.
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LIKED!……Covington and Domani and CRW as nickel and Bullock and Branch as s
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No mention of Zion Branch in this article while discussing the secondary is crazy. Lincoln Riley stated that Zion is having a breakout performance in camp, but he is omitted from this article without a single mention. How do you forget to talk about Zion and what is is bringing to the table in camp?
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