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USC Morning Buzz: Football Focus Is On Everything But Championships

You know what the main talking point was with USC in the 1970’s? Winning.

When Pete Carroll was riding high, there were entertaining things going on around the program but the main talking point? Winning.

And now? People brag about the No. 1-ranked recruiting class. We talk about the general manager, who talks about toilet paper. A new strength coach or assistant coaches. A new football facility. NIL. Last year, it was the 1,400 pounds of muscle the team added.

When do we get to talk about winning?

  • Happy 81st birthday to George Lucas, who always looked stylish in a USC letterman’s jacket while he directed American Graffiti.

29 thoughts on “USC Morning Buzz: Football Focus Is On Everything But Championships”

    1. Yes, win and then we can talk about winning. But until then, we need to talk about how the program improves – better coaches, better recruiting, better facilities, better support staff, ect.

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  2. KAM: Such a sad day for Board Pest Board Cancer Cowardly Gabby aka TebowObama aka Charlie Bucket the UCLA Fan aka The Guy who posts as Buddhakarma & So Cal’s Wife & Michael Guarino & Trojan RJJ & LawyerJohn & Pudly & Plow Horse and TrojanFan 1-3 & steveg49 & DOJ & Scott Wolf and Frank Young and KATHY and Foreskin Thoughts and SCOTTLOVESTHEROOOOOTTÞ and Manureman- even loyal lib NBC Meet The Press Host Chucky Toady called out Cowardly Gabby’s hero Senate Democrat leader Schmucky Schumer by name, eviscerating him for playing dumb about Senile Joe Biden’s “unfitness for office”:

    “And yet why is the Democratic Party in worse shape? Because of this distrust. Because of this, frankly, what the public feels as if the party leadership let them down and let this happen. He’s as responsible as anybody else. He was a leader in the party. He could have said something sooner.

    He is among the people that are responsible for this, the leaders of the Democratic Party, the staff of the White House. I have to say, I find everybody now I’m talking to these authors, get out of here. Go home. You’re part of the problem. Now you tell us.

    And I find the reason why the Democratic Party has less credibility today. Here’s an unpopular President. The Democratic Party has a worse rating than the Republican Party with this catastrophic governance that we’ve seen over the last 120 days.”

    DON: BWWWWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!

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    1. ..of course you realize cross-eyed, comb-over Chuck was as big a problem in his arena as Biden or Schumer were in theirs, right?

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      2. Jake is a disgrace — even Gabriella looks down on him…..and wishes he were not part of the universe….

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    2. KAM: Axios saw Biden’s mental decline on full display at the debate and reported he had a cold. All because one White House source “confirmed” it. Meanwhile, Tapper adamently insisted Biden’s decline was actually just sudden onset stutter.

      DON: These two are absolute scum.

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      1. …the lowest scum at the bottom of the deepest scum pond….

        #….Okay,IThinkWe’veExhaustedTheTapperTopicForNow….

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  3. Did you hear that, Board Pest Board Cancer Cowardly Gabby aka TebowObama aka Charlie Bucket the UCLA Fan aka The Guy who posts as Buddhakarma & So Cal’s Wife & Michael Guarino & Trojan RJJ & LawyerJohn & Pudly & Plow Horse and TrojanFan 1-3 & steveg49 & DOJ & Scott Wolf and Frank Young and KATHY and Foreskin Thoughts and SCOTTLOVESTHEROOOOOTTÞ and Manureman? Go home!

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  4. KAM: Cranky old news editor from the ’50s to cub reporter: “If your mother says she loves you, check it out.”

    Seasoned DC pro, circa 2025: “They lied to me but I didn’t want to check it out until the election was over and I could cash in on a book deal.”

    DON: Jake Tapper on Senile Joe Biden’s cognitive decline: “The White House was LYING not only to the press, not only to the public, but they were lying to their own cabinet. They were lying to White House staffers, they were lying to Democrats in Congress about how bad things had gotten.”

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    1. The mental decline was observable. Biden couldn’t read from a teleprompter, answer questions, walk off a stage or into an airplane. Nobody had to rely on the White House to tell them anything. Reminds me of the sayings – “Are you going to believe me or your lying eyes.” All of the members of the press who failed to report on the declining mental condition including Tapper and Todd were complicit in the cover-up and should never work in the industry again.

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    2. Chuck, Jake, Clooney — know they’ll be remembered as weak-willed liars. Rachel, on the other hand, hasn’t seen the light yet……

      #But……

      #….OneDay…

      #…She’llLookInTheMirror….

      #….&Scream….

      #[SameWithGabriella]

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  5. Two things to work on before getting to more WINS

    Maiva had difficulty throwing mid field and seemed to have perception problem. Opposition knew this and positioned themselves for interceptions and it worked!

    The opposition knew what plays Riley was going to call especially around the goal line.

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    1. ” The opposition knew what plays Riley was going to call especially around the goal line. “

      That’s because the offense he runs is useless near the goal line.

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      1. And you can tell whether it is a run or pass based on where the running back lines up as pointed out on television by Joel Klatt.

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      3. Agreed! By my calculations Reggie has his whole senior year left…

        #TimeToRedeemYourself,Reggie!

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    2. Did Notre Dame know our receiver was going to slip and fall on that first pick six?

      Jayden is a gunslinger —nothing is gonna change that… but I bet we’re gonna see a way smarter QB this season than the out- of- sync mess we saw in the bowl game [when he was given a “to do” and a “to don’t” list that was too much to master in a few bowl practices]…

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  7. KAM:Trump tariffs have little impact on prices so far, defying grim forecasts. Prices climbed at an unexpectedly slow pace last month, offering a boost to President Donald Trump, whose aggressive trade policies have sparked fears of a resurgence in inflation. The Labor Department on Tuesday reported that prices rose at an annual rate of 2.3 percent, the smallest increase since early 2021. While price growth in so-called core sectors of the economy — which exclude volatile food and energy costs — remained elevated at 2.8 percent, April’s Consumer Price Index contained only scant evidence that Trump’s tariffs have meaningfully driven up the cost of living. Kudos to Politico for framing the story this way.

    DON: Now then — what will they do with all those experts like Cowardly Gabby who provided the grim forecasts?

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    1. …give them oodles & oodles of respect… for blind, uninformed loyalty to a braindead leader and his cronies….?

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  8. KAM: Hollywood A-listers unrecognizable as they transform into famous NFLers for new movie. Amazon MGM Studios has started production on its “Madden” film — and a shocking first-look photo of the film’s lead stars was released on Tuesday. In the image, Nicolas Cage looks unrecognizable with shaggy hair as Oakland Raiders coach-turned-legendary NFL broadcaster John Madden.

    DON: The same goes for Christian Bale as Raiders owner Al Davis.

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