A former USC player who spent time around the program at various times last season tells me he was shocked at how little mention of the importance of the Crosstown Rivalry was made during the week of the UCLA game. “You wouldn’t know we were playing a huge rival,” the player said. “It wasn’t treated with importance.” Is it a surprise given how little Lincoln … Continue reading USC-UCLA Rivalry: A Forgotten Tradition?
It’s a big week at the Galen Center with No. 7-ranked USC playing No. 1 UCLA in women’s basketball on Thursday night. It’s a sellout. Now the kicker: The game will be on Peacock. Unbelievable. Biggest game of the season. On Peacock. A streaming service. How does that promote the sport? By the way, I get Peacock. But I also see the big picture. Most … Continue reading A Peacock Alert For USC Fans
Despite how Lincoln Riley portrayed things last week, people inside the athletic dept. are less convinced that he likes his new arrangement at USC. Athletic director Jen Cohen, who is unconvinced with Riley, now has football czar Chad Bowden running important parts of the program. What happens if Bowden likes a player from California and Riley likes a player from Georgia? Who wins? What happens … Continue reading Morning Buzz: An Uneasy And Unproven Alliance At USC
Because the Super Bowl is today, I’m creating a post where you can make a prediction or comment on the game. Will the Chiefs win their third straight? Can Saquon Barkley win it for the Eagles? Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid wanted to go to USC and enrolled at Glendale College on the recommendation of Trojans coaches. Reid didn’t get any Division I offers when he … Continue reading It’s Super Sunday!
In Friday’s column, I wrote about some of the starters for USC in its game against Minnesota in 1953. Here’s a couple stars who were not listed in that starting lineup but key players. If that wasn’t enough, he won a bronze medal in the discus at the 1956 Olympics and was NCAA champion in the discus in 1955. He was also a member of … Continue reading USC Notes: The Friday Column Supplement
Look at the difference between Lincoln Riley and Kenny Dillingham. Riley has talked a lot about the importance of NIL and how USC needed to increase its budget to compete. Dillingham, on the other hand, shows how to survive/thrive without a huge NIL budget. “Nobody comes here cause they get paid more money. So, if you’re a recruit, I’m sorry. You come here because you … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: Lincoln Riley Vs. Kenny Dillingham
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