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USC Morning Buzz: Open Season At Arizona

I’ve never been a fan of Jedd Fisch and the guy revealed himself this weekend.

A college coach told me Sunday night he heard Fisch already asked at least five Arizona starters to come to Washington and the number is supposed to get much bigger. He also had a 3-minute meeting with his Arizona team to tell them he was leaving. He coached there three years and it took 3 minutes to say goodbye.

There’s nothing wrong with going to a bigger school but in coaching circles it’s been known the past couple months Fisch was eager to leave Arizona. His name was being strongly linked to UCLA when it looked like Chip Kelly might be fired.

What was his hurry to leave Tucson with so many Arizona players slated to return next season? Fisch has had 11 jobs since 2008. Everyone in college football knew he wanted the Florida job (his alma mater) if it opens after next season.

The guy will probably be at Washington at maximum of three seasons, win or lose.

  • Fisch kind of lucked into the Washington job. Sources tell me that both Chris Klieman (Kansas State) and Lance Leipold (Kansas) turned it down.

64 thoughts on “USC Morning Buzz: Open Season At Arizona”

    1. If you were truly sincere I might agree with you. All the racist comments you have made over time leave me with doubt.

      Hope you have a better day.

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  2. Some random college coach is going out of his way on a Sunday evening to divulge inside intel related to the Arizona football team. ……FUCKING BULLSHIT!

    Hey, fanboys, it’s pathetic that your hero finds it necessary to fabricate content.

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  3. As Jedd Fisch was boarding the plane in Tuscon, he was overheard saying” Free at Last. Free at Last. Thank God Almighty I’m Free at Last.” Guess he wanted out of the Big 12.

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      1. People’s views on public figures are often complex, and historical figures like Martin Luther King Jr. are remembered for both their achievements and their transgressions. Bill Clinton and John Kennedy also come to mind.

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      3. MLK in his “I have a dream” speech said he wanted people to be judged “not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” That kind of talk is no longer acceptable at college campuses. A person who speaks this way will failed the litmus test for a democratic nomination to the Federal courts. Can’t square this language with DEI, where you are judged by the color of your skin and not by the content of your character.

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      4. You’re full of shit. Just because you say it doesn’t make it true. No one on this site embellishes more than you. WHY?

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      5. I’d rather be accused of embellishing than flat out lying and NO ONE does that more than you. No one even comes close.

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      7. I liked MLK. I always thought that he was a force for good who sincerely wanted to change things in a peaceful way, unlike BLM. He was a very brave person. He must have known that he was going to be assassinated and yet he continued. But I guess he must have missed that part in the bible about adultery. The FBI have tapes of him during his adulterous occassions and Ralph Abernathy(his best friend and closest confidant) later wrote a book about MLK where he comes right out and says that all of it is true. As a fan of MLK, the only thing I can say is nobody is perfect. You can say what you want about MLK but you have to admit, he had a lot of good qualities. I guess a weakness for women was his dark side.

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  8. “Money is at the root of all evil” is only a slight exaggeration
    But see how it changed footballers’ dealings with school officials

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  9. The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms – greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge – has marked the upward surge of mankind. And greed, you mark my words, will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning entity called USC.”

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  13. – Now that it is finally official final thoughts about Celeb-
    He did bring a lot of thrills especially in 2022
    But in 2023 he seemed different, not a complete team player
    although even Tom Brady could not have won with that Trojan defense

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    3. Great coach. They have a defensive coaching staff that is 2nd to none. And they have a lot of good players on that side of the ball.

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  15. Every year there’s a coaching carousel. It’s no different this year. In the NCAA, it’s only a matter of time before the schools can directly compensate players. That’s already been proposed by one of the NCAA directors. The gulf between the haves and the have nots is already wide, but it’s going to be a lot wider. Schools like Texas that have a lot of money from revenue and boosters will simply make better offers to recruits. The landscape is changing quickly. In some ways it’s sad that tradition, spirit and loyalty are not the main factors. But the players are risking serious injury on every play, and the academic opportunities just don’t matter. Guys like Cormack Carney and Byron Wizzer White who excelled as academic scholars are far too rare.

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    1. Another problem with college football players is that their sport is so physically demanding that after practice they’re too tired to even think

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  17. College “tradition, spirit, loyalty,” is what Michael Douglas’ character in “Wall Street” might have said, “What does all of that have to do with making money?”

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  18. Great article on speechwriter for MLK – https://www.thefp.com/p/mlk-speechwriter-trying-to-save-soul-of-americaf

    Quote at end…

    “Commit yourself irredeemably to the pursuit of personal excellence,” he says emphatically. “Be the very best that you can be. If you do that. . . our color becomes more relevant, because we demonstrate ‘black is beautiful’ not as some slogan, but black is beautiful because of its commitment to personal excellence, which has no color.”

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    1. Nice sentiment but it may be a bit too abstract to have much effect or lead to personal change. ‘Be the very best that you can be” is too lofty of a goal and shouldn’t even be required to acquire equal treatment

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      1. I’ll aim for this, John. Unless someone gives me reason to do otherwise.

        “I shall pass through this world but once. Any good, therefore, that I can do or any kindness I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer it or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.” – Stephen Grellet

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  19. “Never Been a Fan” is putting it lightly. Heaven help poor Jedd if he ever has to cross the street in front of you at a stop light. You skipped past the most important question – is he a good coach?

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    1. Yeah….and he’ll love all the garbage and the smell of urine as you walk down the street. VOTE DEMOCRAT!!!!! Seattle….the progressive city.

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  21. Eric Henderson has been announced as co-DC, run game coordinator and d-line. Anyone who says Riley is not serious about defense it not paying attention.

    I do think this defensive staff is about as good as it gets in college football. In the next transfer portal opening, they are going to be aiming to pull in even a couple more great players.

    Now they just need to get the donations to compete on NIL.

    USC lost 20 players to the portal and only 2-3 of them would have ever played at USC going forward. They have finished removing the players that cant contribute.

    I still want them to bring on Taylor Mays. He is a coach that could really develop and stick around for a long time as a true Trojan.

    Anyone who thinks USC’s defense is limited by the performance from last year just isnt paying attention.

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    1. Everyone wants Mays but is there an opening for an on-field coach? You can only have a certain amount of on-field coaches.

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  22. Young D’Anton Lynn was the first year defensive coordinator at UCLA and hired to be the D coordinator at USC. Then long time d coordinator and head coach of North Dakota State Matt Entz is hired as linebackers coach. Now Eric Henderson, the Rams successful defensive line coach is hired to become the USC co-defensive coordinator. That is a lot of defensive coordinators. Perhaps too many cooks spoil the broth. Who makes the ultimate decision on who starts and what alignments to use.

    Hey Chickenshit Gabby! Did I embellish? If so, what statement above constitutes an embellishment? And how did I embellish by quoting from an MLK speech. By definition, quotes are not embellishments. Why don’t you do something productive today like watch a video of an elephant taking a shit. Or, you could make fun of fire victims or people suffering from terminal illnesses who are in hospice care. You know, the kinds of things that give your mentally ill mind enjoyment in life.

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    1. You continue to push your opinions and beliefs as facts. I called you out for it, which obviously triggered you. You have been debunked on this site more times than I care to remember and still no lesson learned!

      People resort to name-calling( when they feel like they are losing the argument and want to regain a sense of control or dominance.

      Be reminded, that you were the one who refused to meet in Barstow.

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      1. Chickenshit Gabby: Have you ever resorted to name calling? When you call me road apple and plow shit is that name calling? Did you do that because you were losing the argument? Is quoting MLK an argument? If so, how did I lose the MLK argument?

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    1. Simple Sparrow: He attacked my wife and mother. I don’t forget that. I want to fight him, gave him a location and asked for a time but predictably he was a chickenshit and backed out and now lies about it.
      The guy has no code. He is the ultimate pussy. And he again attacked me on today’s blog when he said I was full of shit and embellish my comments. I did not attack him today or in any way did I provoke him but rather responded to him. Here is his post:

      Gabby
      JANUARY 15, 2024 AT 9:29 PM
      You’re full of shit. Just because you say it doesn’t make it true. No one on this site embellishes more than you. WHY?

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      1. If you truly wanted to fight me then you would have shown up in Barstow, a neutral site. Only an idiot would fight an opponent in that person’s own backyard. Wake up!.

        As far as your old lady and mom go, I was returning it in like-kind. You mocked my daughter and wife numerous times so stop sounding like some butt-hurt little bitch.

        Truth be told, you’re close to 80 and don’t want any part of me, it’s for your benefit. Stop causing drama on this blog. I agreed to a truce, respect it.

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      2. I never attacked your family. That is a lie. Please post the comment where I attacked your family. And you won’t show up at the Pasadena boxing gym at the date of your choice because you are a pussy. You know that an illegal street fight in Barstow at a McDonald’s parking lot is an impossibility and that is why you proposed it months after you said that you would not fight me because “nobody fights over words said in a blog.” I don’t have a truce with you. Go fuck yourself.

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      3. Sounds like you’re triggered and I am sure the BP is spiking, relax.

        All this hostility can not be good for your advanced age. Hope you have a better day!

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    2. Ignore him!. He’s trying to punch way above his weight class. The guy likes to dish it out but can’t take it. He gets hostile with everyone who has debunked him or called out his lies!

      The typical narcissist who gets spun out when proven wrong then reverts to name-calling to deflect from his incompetence.

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