Several people reached out to me about the John Robinson memorial and who attended.
You know who none of them saw at the memorial? Lincoln Riley.
Robinson and Riley might never have met each other but it’s kind of a good idea for the current USC coach to go to a memorial service for one of the greatest coaches in the history of USC.
I heard the athletic director attended. Maybe she could have told her general manager to tell the football coach to also attend.
- Jen Cohen is a lot more interesting behind-the-scenes than in the bland interviews she gives on an infrequent basis.
Cohen spoke to the Athletic on Thursday and gave another disappointing answer regarding the Notre Dame series. USC is going to invite disaster with its fans if it discontinues the series. Here is her response:
“It’s such an important series to our fans and both universities. I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: In an ideal world, we’re going to keep playing each other. With that being said, the landscape has changed dramatically.
“We’re now playing in a conference where we fly back and forth across the country every other week, and CFP expansion and how you get access to the CFP and how things are seeded and selected.
“Those, to me, are important, unanswered questions. So we remain in conversations with Notre Dame about the series. I think we’re clear to each other (that) we’re going to continue to evaluate what’s best, and it’s my job to evaluate what’s best for our student-athletes and our program. As we keep doing that, we’re excited to go back to South Bend next year.”
Why can’t Cohen just tell Riley he is playing Notre Dame and can leave if he doesn’t like it?
Seven of the teams that made the expanded College Football Playoff had at least two losses. So why is the Notre Dame game considered a make-or-break game?
I’m tired of the mealy mouthed responses regarding the USC-Notre Dame series.
- And now for some history:
I almost shudder to think what a USC football player would say if asked about the importance of Homecoming and Traveler in the Riley era. But here is what USC star Joey Browner said in 1981.
“Traveler is a unique mascot in itself that goes with the school. When you see the horse run up and down the track it does something to you. Homecoming is set aside for the school and we play for the school. It makes us aware that we are all here together even though we are serving different purposes.”
Then there was the answer given by USC pole vaulter Dave Kenworthy: “Homecoming is one big party offering beautiful women and a good chance to meet the alumni. Everyone gets into the spirit.”
CRAZY THREE WEEKS FOR USC FOOTBALL
- USC had an eventful stretch of three games in 1951. After a 20-13 victory over Washington, Professor Dick Everest, who was the Huskies’ NCAA representative, released a statement that accused USC of “foul play.”
A crowd of 1,000 greeted USC at Los Angeles International Airport when it returned from Seattle and Coach Jess Hill was carried from the plane by several USC students.
But two days later, Everest said there was little doubt injuries to Washington quarterback Sam Mitchell and halfback Dick Sprague were part of a USC pre-conceived plan to injure the players.
“We are very much surprised that an official representative of a Pacific Coast Conference university could make such a statement,” said USC faculty representative Hugh Willett. “Last Saturday’s game was a hard-hitting game but a clean one. This is amply confirmed by the motion pictures of the game.”
- The following week, the 14th-ranked Trojans defeated 18th-ranked Oregon State, 16-14. The Beavers claimed afterward that USC’s Frank Gifford crossed the line of scrimmage before throwing a key touchdown pass to Bob Buckley. The Beavers were especially upset after reviewing game films. USC reportedly felt the films were inconclusive.
- The next week, USC upset No. 1-ranked Cal in Berkeley, 21-14, which snapped the Bears’ 38-game winning streak. USC trailed at halftime, 14-0.
USC linebacker/All-American Pat Cannamela knocked Cal star tailback Johnny Olszewski out of the game with a twisted knee. His USC teammates congratulated Cannamela after Olszewski left the game and Olszewski hinted he was hurt on purpose. Cannamela also had three “roughness penalties” according to Life magazine.
- Around 11:30 p.m. that night, about 3,000 USC fans gathered at Union Square in downtown San Francisco where a send-off rally was planned for the Trojan football team.
The police descended on the rally at midnight following reports that people tried to tip over cable cars, jumped on the backs of cars and jostled law enforcement officers.
About 1,000 fans then staged an impromptu parade down Powell Street, stopping at each intersection to perform a So Cal spellout. They burst into a theater on Market Street and led the crowd in songs and yells.
The crowd then invaded a night club on Mason Street and the band performing that evening spontaneously played “Fight On.” The revelers eventually ended up at the Fairmont Hotel where they led cheers in the lobby before calling it a night.
There was no word on whether the football team ever made it to the rally.
UCLA All-American Donn Moomaw died this week at age 93. Here is his name in the opening credits of the 1953 movie, “All American,” which starred Tony Curtis.
The film featured USC All-Americans Frank Gifford, Jim Sears and Elmer Willhoite. It was produced by USC 1933 All-American Aaron Rosenberg and directed by USC 1927 All-American Jesse Hibbs.
USC’s Don Clark, Harry Welch and Al Carmichael are also featured.
PICTURE OF THE DAY
It’s English actress Alexandra Bastedo, who dated David Frost and Omar Sharif but said she turned down the advances of Steve McQueen after he propositioned her with the line, “My wife doesn’t understand me.”
VIDEO OF THE DAY
Since I mentioned “All American,” you can watch it here. It features USC game films and uniforms and an early scene on campus, when Curtis punches Gifford, who falls into the fountain in front of Doheny Library.
InsideUSC with Scott Wolf 
ol’ Jen sayings–
“How do you get access to the College Football Playoffs?”– “Just Win!”
Our boys “fly back and forth across the country every other week”– Well, SC sold its soul for about $50-million a year to the “Big-10” so you get what you get
“In an ideal world, we’re going to keep playing each other”– Up until some billionaire offers me $100-million to axe it
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Remember those who supported leaving the Pac 12 telling us jet lag wasn’t a big deal? Now it’s a reason for the same educrats to abandon the great Notre Dame tradition.
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–SC loses 2 out of 3 games in Notre Dame stadium, it’s a heartless place to come out with a victory.– So maintain the series but every year they play in the Coliseum
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Yeah, ND’s going to agree to that, moron.
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Selling out for 30 pieces of silver is leading to the destruction of the rich tradition and pageantry of college football- minor league NFL here we come.
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The model above is like the ‘girl next door’ type, just a regular girl
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What neighborhood do you live in? Hottie Hills?
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This is the Inside USC blog but not one word about the women beating #1 ucla last night, but we have another obscure British actress to ponder.
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I thought the actress was a young Faye Dunaway. Faye had a similar look and expression in the Bonnie & Clyde movie.
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Memo to myself: Find more obscure British actresses to ponder every week.
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Scott: Most of us enjoy pictures of beautiful women. Keep them coming. The exception is Cowardly Gabby aka blog perv. He enjoys films of animals defecating.
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Cowardly Gabby needs to be institutionalized at Atascadero State Mental Hospital.
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–SC football accused of “foul play”– Back in the day the Trojans and Irish were the leaders in foul play. It helped them win
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KAM: Governor Mimbo has changed course, aligning with you by vetoing a bill that would have restricted ICE’s access to California’s state prisons.
DON: This comes after my new AG Pam Bondi threatened to take legal action against sanctuary cities.
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Yes, that was a sterling finish to last night’s game, just when it looked as if SC might lose, they sprinted to the end to finish off YUCLA
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The crowd was really into it and it was an exciting, competitive game. Now if only the boys team can catch up
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I saw Donn Moomaw many times at his Bel Aire church, he was a firey, convincing ‘preacher-man’ But a tad over-bearing for my tastes. And then he gets into some trouble and is villified by some, but Donn got his revenge by out-lasting them all
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In 1993, Moomaw was forced to resign as a result of “sexual contact” with five women.
That’s some trouble to you ? You never attended his church, you liar.
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Yes Donn Moomaw brought disgrace on his once-thriving church that at one time included President Ronald Reagan as a parishioner.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-04-16-we-55212-story.html
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How to stage a picture featuring actor Tony Curtis and some actress– Have the girl posed ‘cute&alluring,’ with Tony leaning in on her confidently with a smile– And the result is ‘I gotta see that movie’
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I suppose the Notre Dame series will go from every year to every other year to every so often. Jen Cohen’s words were not reassuring. A shame. I already miss the PAC 12. The quarterback play was better than in the BIG 18 and the games and venues were more fun. But we had 70 million reasons to leave and you just can’t walk away from that kind of money so they say.
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The QB play is better but the game atmosphere is MUCH better in the Big 10, not even close. Games at Cal & Stanford that used to be sellouts that became half empty stadiums with about half as many USC fans, Cal same thing, ASU is no longer a tough place to play same with UA. Aside from Oregon, Utah and UDUB, not much excitement in the stands
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You are right Buddha. When I reminisce I think of those Aaron Rodgers Cal teams or the Harbaugh Stanford teams or the AZ schools during the Carrol era with fairly good sized crowds. Those days are over. Stanford and Cal have seemingly given up.
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We must drop the ND series to make room for Northern Illinois and Weber State.
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Friday’s Edition and Wolf go well together, loads of information.
But I am becoming a Wiley apologist, I feel sorry for the guy even though he doesn’t feel sorry for me.– He did make a nice tribute to the SC tradition-and-Robinson upon John’s death last November. Most of the attendees personally knew ‘Big John’ and Wiles might have felt he’d be an ‘outsider
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— JuJu went nuts last night, busting out of her shooting slump, and just in the nick of time because that 6-foot-6 ucla gal is tough to beat
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DON: What do you call people who call other people names?
KAM: Ignorant
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Sparrow ” What do you call people with multiple board names?”
Yoda aka Lawyer John aka Sparrow many others ” Nuts ! “
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The Vice President who could not explain the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is going to call someone ignorant. That is rich.
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— Non Sequitur
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The description of the rowdy celebration reminds me of college. Loud, drunken behavior – tipping over cable cars, walking into movies, singing in hotel lobbies. You only have a few years where you can do this type of thing and stay out of jail. In fact those days are probably over even for college kids. Can’t imagine somebody today trying to tip over a cable car and not ending up in jail.
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In LA ? You don’t go to jail.
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There is a new sheriff in town Buddha. The Soros backed DA is out. We may actually see people go to jail for looting and arson and other offenses. We will see.
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The International criminal court just issued an arrest warrant for trump !¡!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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How many do you have out for you ?
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Bad news For 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 and Frank Young and Kathy and Foreskin Thoughts: Senile Joe Biden Awarded $50 Million to Obscure Nonprofit on Tribal Land in Last-Minute Heist – But Trump Admin Launched Probe and Stopped Disbursement!
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Would the SC ‘experience’ be different if its mascot was the ‘Gophers’ instead of a Trojan on a pretty white horse?
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So 1951 SC football is brought to life with a fun sequence of games. But apparently tipping over cable cars and causing commotion in celebration is not just a 21st century thing
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KAM: Liberal Women like Cowardly Gabby are the ‘least happy and loneliest’ in America, according to a new survey.
DON: We know.
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Afraid YUCLA will get revenge against SC’s ladies next month in Pauley Pavilion where JuJu will probably not have another ‘Out of this World’ game
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Regular season games mean little- all that matters is SC winning the NC .
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Generally speaking, women have deeper feelings than men and this carries over into sports where it appears they are having more fun
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KAM: 500 LA leaders, Michael Douglas, David Schwimmer, Debra Messing, Julianna Margulies, Mayim Bialik, and Noa Tisby call for action after UC Regent’s home vandalized, surrounded.
DON: Where were these Democrat posers hiding last April when Hamas took over USC and UCLA?
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It does seem Midwest football is more exciting because of the rabid crowds. They poured out of the stands when SC lost to the 3 M’s at Michigan, Minnesota and Maryland. Of course some of that excitement was based on SC’s past reputation more than its present
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KAM: The Army under my partner Senile Joe’s administration has seemingly been pocketing money it taxes out of soldier’s paychecks meant for food, and can’t account for over $151 million meant to take care of troops.
DON: Yet Senile Joe , Hunter and the rest of the Biden Crime Family live in luxury eating filet mignon every night
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KAM: I bet you get a lot of people obsessed with you
DON: Yeah, they won’t admit it but to me it is concealed respect
KAM: By the way, it’s Valentine’s Day, but I don’t want you sending me any flowers
DON: I’ll see to it that I don’t, but I got to tell you, by having you around I haven’t laughed so much in years
KAM: Me too. Happy Valentine’s, Don– I never call you by name
DON: OK, Kam
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KAM:Rachel Maddow spews FAKE NEWS and whines about “corruption” saying President Trump gave Elon Musk a $400 million contract to buy armored Teslas. But oops!! It was actually my partner Senile Joe Biden. How embarrassing!
DON; The NBC House L e s b i a n is a laughingstock.
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I think I prefer Cowardly Gabby’s animal poop videos to LJ’s Kam and Don colloquy.
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No, Plow Horse.
It’s a little better now that we only see a link and not a still frame of what the video is going to show us. But still. No.
We’ll have to agree to disagree on that one.
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Tongue in cheek So Cal.
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KAM: DOGE will FIRE Thousands of IRS Agents next week, reversing my partner Senile Joe Biden’s plan to expand by 87,000 Agents. DOGE is now in charge!
DON: When can we abolish the IRS?
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Zelensky slapped Trump around like a p i n a t a today
Still laughing my a s s off
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Cowardly Gabby hates the idea of Trump solving all the international disasters Senile Joe left behind. Since the bungling corrupt Senile Joe Regime left 3 weeks ago, the United States has initiated a change that puts the whole Western world’s system of arguments, value system, and way of thinking on a new track.
This process is progressing much faster than Cowardly Gabby thought. We call this the ‘Trump tornado’.
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The world is laughing at Trump…..dumb-a s s
WW3 will be his ultimate demise
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Cowardly Gabby, the world is laughing at you…..dumb-a s s
Everyone despises you.
ODing on fentanyl in your dumpster on 6th and Grand Avenue will be your demise.
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Exactly! The alternate reality in which she lives is an interesting place. She just makes shxt up and pretends it’s real.
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All B1G programs should drop ND from their schedules and force them into the conference. ND wants all of the perks from playing B1G teams but none of the responsibilities.
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KAM: Got any lines from songs you like– I’ve liked the one showing a teenage girl’s heart being broken for the first time: “Don’t they know, it’s the end of the world, it ended when you said, goodbye”
DON: I’m rather partial to “Tutti Fruti over Rudy, Tutti Fruti over Rudy, bom ba ba boo ba, a bom bom-a-bam
KAM: -You’re such a romantic
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Testing
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