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USC Morning Buzz: Lincoln Riley Has Odd View Of Progress

Why do people still take what Lincoln Riley says seriously?

Remember when he said in 2023 after USC nearly choked away a big lead against Colorado that things were not the same as the previous year, “not to the trained eye, not to a coach.”

Yesterday, he said the new staff/coaching hires proved trained people see USC’s progress as a program.

“They see things that, honestly, sometimes the average fan is maybe not going to quite recognize, because it’s their profession,” Riley said.

Note the disdain (again) for the public.

  • Let’s be real: Chad Bowden was hired by Jen Cohen, not Riley. He was given a $700,000 a year raise. He came because Cohen did not see the program “progress.” And Bowden is bringing in his own team because of shortcomings — not progress — within the program.

Rob Ryan and his size XXXXXL quarter zip were brought in by D’Anton Lynn, not Riley.

Look at the offensive hires. Riley promoted Zach Hanson to offensive line coach and Luke Huard to offensive coordinator (who will not call plays). Is that “progress” in any way? They are Riley loyalists. Yes men.

The progress is that Riley is being stripped of power by Cohen/Bowden.

Even those of us with untrained eyes can see that.

  • I’ve heard positive comments from people on campus about the appointment of USC general counsel Beong-Soo Kim as interim president. They say he treats people better than typical administrators.
  • Mamie Van Doren turns 94 today!

Here she is with USC running backs Al Carmichael (37) and Jim Sears (21), along with actor Tony Curtis (32) from the movie “All-American.” They are wearing actual USC uniforms too.

36 thoughts on “USC Morning Buzz: Lincoln Riley Has Odd View Of Progress”

  1. Democrats like Cowardly Gabby  aka Charlie Bucket the UCLA Fan aka TebowObama aka The Guy who posts as So Cal’s Wife & Michael Guarino & LawyerJohn & Pudly & Plow Horse & steveg49 & DOJ & Scott Wolf & Kathy & Foreskin Thoughts & Frank Young have an odd view of progress: There is a US agency, the USAID, with a $50B budget, that was redundant to our US State Dept, but with next to zero oversight or transparency, funding all sorts of ridiculous and partisan projects and allies. Democrats are defending this up to and including the threat of violence.

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    1. USAID is dead, they might as well lease out the building because it’s not going to be used for pissing away our tax dollars anymore.

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  3. USC General Manager Chad Bowden Reveals Why He Left Notre Dame, Marcus Freeman: “Notre Dame did everything they could to keep me there,” Bowden said. “USC, for me, it meant more to me. When I was a kid, I watched Matt Leinart, Reggie Bush. That was my team. LenDale White. [Dwayne] Jarrett. All of those guys. USC kind of held something in my heart. I think it’s the greatest city in the United States of America, Los Angeles. I think it’s the city of opportunity. I think USC and the type of degree that young people can get as far as the connections, the network, can truly set them up for the rest of their lives. And I thought coming here, I could have the type of success that I want to have and I can be able to sustain it, and it’s a big reason why I chose USC.”

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    1. Gabby,

      I think Bowden is what SC needs. I am hoping that he can get Jen Taco Lita Cohen on board. She has been way too soft on the status of the program. If she start talking about the program, that will put pressure on riley to get it right. We will see

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  4. $10 million for a guy who has ZERO connections, hasn’t a clue about defense or clock management or game management or recruiting in one of the hot beds of talent or schmoozing with some of the most influential and wealthiest people in America who will donate tons of money to you if you just make an effort.

    THANKS BOHN !

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  5. Watch the news the last two weeks and here’s what Democrats want to continue to do.

    Piss away your hard earned tax dollars

    Keep illegals in the country, even the violent criminals

    Keep the border open so illegal drugs can get into our society easier

    Keep allowing men/boys to play with women/girls

    Keep up with the fantasy that there are more than two sexes

    Keep the DOJ, FBI and CIA weaponized against conservatives

    Feel free to add your own

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  6. The first half of Wiley’s life was growing up in a small, slow Texas town where people are not as pushy, like on the road, as Los Angeles folk. Most Angelenos are not his type

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    2. You mean the city in which other drivers interpret your turn signal being on as an indication they need to speed up & close the gap between them and the car in front of them, so you can’t get in? 🤬

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  7. This ‘Bow-down’ GM guy or whatever sounds like the real deal. Smart, success-motivated, and loved the Pete Carrot days. What’s not to like– and I would think with his obvious charming personality, he and Wiley will work well together. As is said, ‘You can never have enough smart friends

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      1. It is ‘yesterday,’ ’67, when viewing an old tape of Reggie Bush’s greatest SC runs or the 2005 ND and Texas games

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  8. Riley says “coaches see things that, honestly, sometimes the average fan is maybe not going to quite recognize, because it’s their profession.” 

    I don’t think Riley is going after the average fan. He is taking a swipe at Scott, other sportswriters and perhaps some of the members of this blog. So what don’t we recognize? That the head coach is clueless about game management? That he can’t seem to win a close game. That tackling and coverage on defense is still a problem? Offensive line play is inconsistent? That two of your five star receivers left the program along with the starting running back and all conference left guard? That the program can’t seem to land a big recruit from Southern California? And that most of our four and five star recruits flipped to other programs.

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  9. So come summer and it is bye-bye time for ‘Without-a-Folt, in steps in for a while as the SC President is SC’s primary lawyer, one ‘Being Sue-Kim who might be an upgrade to the Ms. Folt, but however he helped her in last spring’s Palestinian crisis

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    1. U.S. Border Patrol Chief says there’s a 90% decrease in illegal entries since January 21 and criminal prosecutions are up almost 52%. We know how to secure the border. All we needed was a President that was gonna empower us.

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    1. Benjamin Netanyahu gave Donald Trump a golden pager in a symbolic reference to the covert operation   that turned Hezbollah devices into lethal explosives in an attack last year.

      Text on the pager, placed in the middle of a dissected tree trunk, reads: “Press with both hands.”

      A small placard on the bottom of the trophy-like gift, says: “To President Donald J. Trump, our greatest friend and greatest ally. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.”

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  11. For example, Nick Saban’s last call of his career came in the 2023 Season’s semi-final game in which he had his quarterback run up the middle for a 2-pointer to tie the game, but he was stuffed. Saban said he would stand by the call but one of his linemen missed his block

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    1. The American people endured a century-long psychological operation meant to turn them into leftist cattle, and broke through an election system rigged from top to bottom against them to elect the most right wing leader in Modern history. The impossible is what Americans do best.

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      1. Millions were stupid enough to get conned by MSM in 2020. As I have stated, forget what happened with the ballots. The Big Lie that MSM sold to the most gullible among us that Joe was fit for office was election interference/fraud all on its own.

        They pretty much admitted Joe couldn’t beat Trump in an honest election, in which voters had the facts, when they forced him out after their Big Lie got exposed on June 27.

        Thank God this second attempt by MSM to sell a candidate who didn’t really exist failed. Many were not going to be conned again.

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  14. Rob Ryan’s press conference was a classic. Lots of energy. He can’t help but drop names of the players he has coached and stories. I think the kids he recruits and their parents will eat it up.

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  15. -SC seems to be getting a ‘face lift’ with ‘Bow-don’ full of SC history fire and saying he is after high school footballers, and Trojan defensive coach Ryan bringing in a ‘Marv Goux fire

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    1. PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and player director Adam Scott met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday in an effort to speed up the federal government’s approval of the tour’s deal with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which would be a significant step in reunifying men’s professional golf.

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  16. -But alas, this is a football rebuild project SC has undergone, and there might not be remarkable results for 2-years or more

    Strange that SC fans would be so impatient. Since Pete Carrot left a generation ago in 2010 the Trojans have only had 2016 and 2022 to brag about. so this SC mediocrity is nothing new

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