Lincoln Riley’s done a great job of robbing the joy from USC fans this season. Is anyone talking about the Nebraska game? The last time USC played the Cornhuskers at the Coliseum in 2007, there was a crush outside and inside from all the fans and GameDay was there. Now we have Homecoming with Throwback jerseys and a new QB but little juice because Riley … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: This Was Supposed To Be Week With Joy

Four-star defensive end Hayden Lowe of Oaks Christian High School flipped his commitment today from USC to Miami. Here is the good part: Lincoln Riley went to the Oaks Christian game on Friday night. Guess he made a great impression. I’m old enough to remember when USC fans were thrilled about the defensive line class and ready to coordinate assistant Eric Henderson. USC is now … Continue reading Lincoln Riley Loses Another Recruit

Some Big Ten teams are more equal than others. For example, Ohio State and Michigan will only play night games the final three weeks of the season, if they agree, according to the New York Post. In a peculiar arrangement, both Ohio State and Michigan have stipulations in their TV deals with Fox, CBS and NBC that they cannot be assigned to play at night … Continue reading USC Doesn’t Wield Power Of Michigan/Ohio State

Who wouldn’t love to see Lincoln Riley’s contract to see what kind of clause exists if NCAA rules are broken? Not that USC would do anything about it. The way Riley rationalized the NCAA’s findings Tuesday was the same way he rationalizes his play-calling or decision-making in games. “You see the level of penalties that were levied,” Riley said. “If it’s something serious, they’re going … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Is Lincoln Riley Too Big To Fail?

Quarterback Julian Lewis is expected to visit Georgia on Saturday, according to On3. So he is committed to USC but predicted to go to Colorado and going to visit Georgia. Got it? Now I’m all for recruits getting free trips to schools all over the country but Lewis has been dragging this on for too long. He had supposedly eliminated Georgia. So I guess he … Continue reading It’s Time For USC To Cut Julian Lewis Loose

USC will wear uniforms similar to those worn for several decades beginning in the 1970’s when it plays Nebraska on Saturday. The famous three-stripe jerseys haven’t been worn since the 2001 season. Now I’ve heard from some alumni today that the jerseys aren’t quite the same because the stripes are higher up the sleeve in the throwbacks. But that’s a concession to the modern look, … Continue reading USC To Wear Throwback Uniforms Vs. Nebraska