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If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

Ohio State has it written into its Big Ten TV deal that it can refuse to play night games after Daylight Savings Time ends. Now why doesn’t USC worry about getting things into its TV deal instead of not playing Notre Dame?

Like less Friday games.

  • For another example, a lot of people who work at USC felt blindsided when it was recently announced the game with Northwestern was moved to a Friday night. The university had already designated that game as part of Trojan Family Weekend, when parents from students are supposed to spend the weekend on campus and it always revolves around campus events on Friday night and a football game on Saturday.
  • Five-star Class of 2026 women’s basketball player McKenna Woliczko from Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose has announced her four finalists: Iowa, South Carolina, USC and Ohio State.
  • Sad news to report: Jason Pommier, who worked 12 years as an assistant sports information director at USC, passed away Monday in Visalia. He was 55. He also worked for the Los Angeles Kings, Cal State Fullerton and the University of Texas. Six teams he handled won NCAA championships.

At USC, he was a fixture with the baseball program and well known to every player during his tenure. He was also a popular figure with the women’s volleyball program.

He was equally known for his outgoing personality and famous impersonations of coaches like Lane Kiffin and Mike Gillespie and was a rarity because he wasn’t afraid to speak up when a coach made an unreasonable request.

  • And now for some history:
Ross Browner (89) helps make a tackle in the 1973 USC-Notre Dame game.
  • When future All-American defensive linemen Ross Browner and Gary Jeter were in high school in 1972 , they were the top two linemen in Ohio and considered attending the same school.

They planned to visit USC together but Browner visited Pitt instead with the intention of visiting USC later. But the following Monday, USC informed Browner it offered its final scholarship to Jeter.

Browner asked USC assistant coach John Jackson which teams appeared on the upcoming Trojan schedule. After Jackson said USC would be playing all Pac 8 schools along with Notre Dame, Browner said, “Then look for me on Notre Dame’s team. I’ll be playing against you.”

Jeter was Ohio’s high school lineman of the year and a national All-American. He ranked No. 2 on The Cleveland Plain Dealer’s Top 50 High School Football Players from 1963-2013.

USC All-American Gary Jeter in 1975 against Stanford
  • The Browner brothers might be unmatched when it comes to the USC-Notre Dame rivalry. Ross, Jimmy and Willard played for Notre Dame while Joey and Keith played for USC.
USC vs. Oklahoma, 1964
Craig Fertig after USC returned home following 40-14 rout of No. 2-ranked Oklahoma.
  • USC QB Craig Fertig, a hero of the Trojans’ 20-17 comeback victory over Notre Dame in 1964, said he went to the Friday night rally in 1965 the night before the game as a civilian at the old Notre Dame Fieldhouse.

“I wore my blue blazer that said SC on it with my cardinal and gold tie. I walked in and there was a bonfire in the middle of the floor. There was a mass of people. It looked like German storm troopers were protecting the band.

“The football players were up in the balcony, and each of them came down to the microphone and said what they were going to do the next day. They had dummies of the Trojan players and they were throwing them on the fire. At that point, I folded up my Trojan jacket, took off my tie, and put on a green derby. That night, I learned their fight song.”

  • In 1971, Fertig was at the game in South Bend as a USC assistant when a confrontation took place between the teams.

“I was trying to pull two guys apart when I felt someone kick me right in the butt,” Fertig said. “I turned around and it was the Notre Dame leprechaun. He ran up in the stands, and I sure wasn’t going to chase him into that crowd.” 

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Can anyone imagine Lincoln Riley saying this?

“I always hope my players are as keyed up as I am. I tell them that if you don’t get up for Notre Dame you must be dead.”

— John McKay

  • When Notre Dame beat USC, 51-0, in 1966, Irish running back Nick Eddy said, “Truthfully, the only remorse I feel is that it (the margin) wasn’t worse.”

Eddy was more charitable toward John McKay regarding the game.

“I really respect John McKay. He never complained, never accused us of running up the score, and I saw him do one of the darndest things of my career. We had an injured center, George Goeddeke, who wanted to get into the game in the worst way. Well, on the last play, Ara Parseghian sent him in. McKay saw what was happening, so he sent in a player with strict orders to stand over Goeddeke and not touch him. That was about the classiest thing I’ve ever seen in football.”

  •  “We almost did it. Congratulations, Knute.” – USC coach Howard Jones after the teams’ first meeting in 1926, a 13-12 Irish win at the Coliseum.

“Thanks. It was the greatest game I ever saw.” – Rockne replied.

  • It’s the annual time of the year to reminisce about USC in the College World Series since the Trojans haven’t been to Omaha since 2001.

So let’s remember this classic game against Minnesota in 1973. USC trailed 7-0 entering the ninth inning and scored eight runs to win, 8-7, in a semifinal game.

The amazing part is that baseball great Dave Winfield had pitched eight shutout innings for Minnesota before tiring in the ninth. Winfield struck out 15 and threw 165 pitches entering the ninth inning on three days’ rest. Can you imagine that happening today?

USC then beat Arizona State in the championship game to win another national title.

PICTURE OF THE DAY

Model-actress Hedy Scott

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

Of course this week’s video features Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys.

70 thoughts on “If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column”

  2. That leprechaun sounds like the protesters who get their courage from the mob.

    Not unlike our favorite poster, who gets her courage from being behind a keyboard and suggesting someone drive over 100 miles, so she can back it up! She knows no one is going to do that, only for her not to show up.

    Nice article as always, Wolfman!! Great way to kick off Donald’s birthday weekend!!!

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    1. more whining and crying….laughing my a s s—–off…….you got slapped around so you deflect with more lies.

      If not barstow, then name the place…….man—–up…….freak

      you suffer from Gabby Derangement Syndrome- “GDS”…..SEEK HELP

      LET’S RUMBLE!

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      1. Remember when Cowardly Gabby chickened out of this fight?

        Chicken&^% Gabby is a Bu&*hurt Narcissist
        JULY 4, 2023 AT 10:07 PM
        Meet me in Miami at 4pm ET tomorrow, Chickens(*& Gabby! If you aren’t there, you are only proving your name. I don’t want to hear any excuses! None! No f&*^ing excuses! Tomorrow at 4pm ET! Be there or everyone will know for a fact that you are a true chicken

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  4. USC is complaining about a conflict of interest when the Television Gods single-handedly placed one of the Trojan games on a Friday night. Trojans, this is wha happens when you ‘sell your soul’ to the devils of the world

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    1. Have to disagree, John. If you study karma’s portfolio for, say, one or 2 hours, it becomes apparent Hedy is an immensely spiritual person with a first rate intellect, committed to social justice and helping the disenfranchised escape the chains of slavery …..

      #I’mAuditioningAsAnMSNBCAnchor

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  7. Speaking of time, it was 100-years ago when SC first played Notre Dame, a game in which the Irish coach said was the greatest game he ever saw. But if he had lost, the narrative might have been different

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  8. Riley told me the wolfman needs a good ass——whipping……I 100% agree…..I offered to do it for him…..

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    1. Plow Horse

      AUGUST 31, 2024 AT 9:42PM

      I thought Gabby said a few days back that he was going to the USC marching band pep rally today at the Palms at 2:00 and wanted to “meet up” with Scott. Instead, he spent the day trolling the blog. Once again a threat followed by a no show. That’s our Cowardly Gabby. All talk, no walk.

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    2. So Cal —Charlie woke up, spent 30-90 minutes fantasizing about being breast fed by Hillary….and, then, came to visit us & share his thoughts of the day….

      #It’sActuallyKindaSweet

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      1. She’s Randy from South Park, who enjoyed starting fights at his son’s Little League games, no matter how badly he got whooped! She keeps coming back for more.

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      2. GABBY DERANGEMENT SYNDROME…..GDS!

        YOU TAKE THE BAIT EVERY TIME LIKE A DUMB—-ASS!!!!!

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      5. The data shows that ideology, race and gender are all statistically significant predictors of self-reported mental health, with liberals like Cowardly Gabby having the worst self-reported mental health compared to moderates and conservatives, and women like Cowardly Gabby having worse self-reported mental health than men. What’s more, the interaction between race, ideology, and gender is statistically significant — with liberal white and non-white women like Cowardly Gabby having the worst self-reported mental health.

        This trend has also been reported by Zach Goldberg and Haidt using Pew Research’s data, as well as findings from Gimbrone et al. Using FIRE’s 2024 Campus Free Speech Rankings data, we’ve seen that 36% of students reported feelings of poor mental health more than half the time.

        Out of these 15,000 students, 67% were liberal, compared to just 16% moderate and 17.3% conservative.

        To put it simply, the more students were likely to believe in “social justice fundamentalism”, the more miserable they tended to be.

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    1. 100%, 67! Score, quotes, vintage photos [and don’t forget Hedy]. Where else do you get anything close to this kind of sports journalism?

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      1. That’s why Cowardly Gabby had to do all she could to deface it. She contributes zero to society, a true waster of food,

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      2. Gabriella reviews Inside USC in much the same way as a pigeon reviews a statue……

        #…ExceptPigeonsHaveAnExcuse…

        #..ForNotForNotAppreciatingRodin’s”TheThinker” ….

        #What’sGabriella’sExcuse?

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    1. LAUGHING MY ASS—-OFF AT COWARDLY GABBY’S PREDICTIONS:

      Gabby

      November 6, 2024 at 12:04 am

      HARRIS WILL BE ELECTED PRESIDENT TONIGHT

      HOORAY FOR KAMALA

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    1. SOOOOOOO TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!

      Plow Horse

      MARCH 18, 2025 AT 7:24 PM

      Cowardly Gabby embarrasses himself with every post. But why does she do it. Here is an excerpt from a recent abstract on why narcissistic personalities engage in antisocial behavior. It could be one of two reasons or both.

      “Narcissists seem to disregard social-etiquette norms. For example, narcissists are more likely to brag (Buss & Chiodo, 1991), behave aggressively toward others (Barry et al., 2006, Bushman and Baumeister, 1998, Stucke and Sporer, 2002, Twenge and Campbell, 2003), and use offensive language (DeWall et al., 2011, Holtzman et al., 2010). Although it is well-known that narcissists are prone to break social-etiquette norms, the underlying causes for this tendency remain largely unclear. One possibility is that narcissists break social-etiquette norms as a means of grabbing people’s attention (the “attention-seeking” hypothesis; Buss and Chiodo, 1991, DeWall et al., 2011). An additional possibility is that narcissists, for various reasons, simply perceive such norm violations as less offensive than non-narcissists (the “insensitivity” hypothesis; Collins & Stukas, 2008)

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    2. Body dysmorphic disorder is a mental health condition in which you can’t stop thinking about one or more perceived defects or flaws in your appearance — a flaw that appears minor or can’t be seen by others. But you may feel so embarrassed, ashamed and anxious that you may avoid many social situations.

      Cowardly Gabby aka Kathy steps out of the shower, looks himself in the mirror and becomes so embarrassed that he wants to have a doctor cut it off! Must be hung like a pimple.

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      1. Body dysmorphic disorder is a mental health condition in which you can’t stop thinking about one or more perceived defects or flaws in your appearance — a flaw that appears minor or can’t be seen by others. But you may feel so embarrassed, ashamed and anxious that you may avoid many social situations.

        Cowardly plow horse, aka manureman, steps out of the shower with the black monster parked between his a s s cheeks. looks himself in the mirror and becomes so embarrassed that he wants to have a doctor cut it off! Must be hung like a pimple.

        The guy lost in the first round of the p e n i s sword fight, definitely hung like a pimple

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      2. Plow Horse

        JANUARY 21, 2025 AT 5:25 PM

        Why the constant lying, vulgarity, and attention seeking. Oh yeah, you suffer from a narcissist personality disorder, a mental illness. It is a very difficult condition to treat. Too bad.

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    3. Plow– I ran into Coach Fertig in the hall after the ‘payback’ 24-7 victory in South Bend. He was entering some conference room to sub for McKay and discuss the game with students. I said something like “great game, coach”…and he smiled and said “we kicked the hell outta ’em.”

      [Sidebar: About a week or so later Fertig saw me standing alone in the hall of Von Kleinschmidt during class time & said “what’s up?” —I told him Professor Clothier asked me to do 10 minutes in the hall for being a wiseass —- Fertig said “Wow. I’ve never heard of that at USC before”].

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      3. Yes. It had nothing to with classwork. Professor Clothier read one of his own poems to the class and asked me what I thought of it.

        #IThoughtHeWasLookingForHonesty

        #[ILovedThatGuy,BTW,WeSharedManyDrinksTogether]

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  14. trump stumbles as he walks up the stairs to board the airplaane…….he claims his diaper was full and it threw-off his balance……

    Joe is laughing his ass——off!

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      2. 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 lied to us about Senile Joe the last 5 years and she dares show her face around here now??????????????

        BWWAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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      3. you suffer from a bad case of GABBY DERANGEMENT SYNDROME…… YOU AND SLOW CAL NEED TO SEEK HELP

        PS……QUIT BEING A PEST……WHERE IS ALL THE INSIDE INFO?

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      4. you suffer from a bad case of GABBY DERANGEMENT SYNDROME…… YOU AND SLOW CAL NEED TO SEEK HELP

        PS……QUIT BEING A PEST……WHERE IS ALL THE INSIDE INFO?

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      5. She actually thinks we’re going to click on her links, when there’s a good chance it’s either animal feces or kiddy po rn, both of which she enjoys immensely.

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      6. stop the lying…… you clicked on the link……you have zero self control and a bad case of GDS!!!!!!

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      7. Yes –that’s right, Gabriella — we ALL clicked on your links…. No one could resist them….and everybody woke up this morning and fantasized about getting a good solid 3 hour Hillary Clinton breastfeeding, followed by fantasies of rolling around in dog poop — it’s what we ALL do… there’s nothing wrong with it…you’re totally normal….

        #….NewStrategy:Placation

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      9. You’re just saying that cuz every time we try to be nice he replies with “FREAKS!” and “STFU!!”

        #TotallyNormalReply

        #AllNormalPeopleRespondThatWay

        #[I’mGivingHim60SecondsToProveYouRight…Again]…

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      10. Who knew you are a self-loathing psychotic, 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? We all did.

        GABBY

        JUNE 22, 2024 AT 2:24 AM

        3 plus years later, he still cries voter fraud…… a loss seals his death in prison…..fingers crossed

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  15. KAM: Bill Clinton Looks Frail, Stumbles in New York at Book Signing Event. Bill and Hillary Clinton were recently spotted in New York at a book signing event for the launch of their book, “The First Gentleman.”

    Former President Bill Clinton, 78, looked frail as he arrived for the book signing.

    Bystanders called out to Bill Clinton as he shuffled over to the entrance of the event where Hillary Clinton was signing autographs.

    At one point Bill Clinton grabbed onto a pole to stabilize himself.

    DON: Cowardly Gabby hardest hit!

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    1. GEORGE TIREBITER IS NEARLY 100 & HE NEVER EVEN THINKS OF FALLING…..CUZ……HE’S A REAL M-A-N…….

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    1. Video is showing up of Padilla wetting himself….. hopefully it’s the kind of thing Gabriella will post for us…

      #”BeCarefulOfficers…It’sALittleWetDownThere”

      #[YouGotWhatYouWantedCaliforniaVoters]….

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  17. KAM: Trump Drops an All-Time Troll on Iran, As What Happened Behind the Scenes Comes Into View

    DON: Cowardly Gabby hardest hit!

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      1. You are the joke, ard 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

        Plow Horse

        November 8, 2024 at 1:28 am

        In the West Hollywood and Palm Springs circles, Cowardly Gabby is known as a fistee, not a fister. He has taken a lot of abuse. Hasn’t been able to f a r t since a summer he spent in San Francisco in the mid eighties

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  18. KAM: Mainstream Moderate Democrats are organizing a boycott of Independence Day.

    DON: Because apparently celebrating freedom is now offensive.

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  19. KAM: US Assists in Defending Israel from Iran’s Missile Barrage

    DON: This post by Cowardly Gabby aged like my high school gym gear:

    Gabby

    June 13 2025 at 12:35am

    Israel just gave trump the middle finger…. taking a line off slo cal: “trump has blood on his hands”

    LAUGHING MY A S S OFF

    COWARDLY GABBY PROVEN A FOOL ONCE AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LAUGHING MY A S S OFF

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    1. Seriously…her stupidity knows no bounds!! She has to be trying to look retarded. Because no one is really THAT much of a moron.

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      1. Seriously…her stupidity knows no bounds!! SLOW —CAL has to be trying to look retarded. Because no one is really THAT much of a moron.

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      4. 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 spews her DNC Talking Points and when she is proven wrong over and over she doesn’t apologize or learn anything and doubles down on stupid.

        KATHY

        November 8, 2024 at 12:43 am

        WHAT HAPPENS IF THE DONALD CROAKS BEFORE INAUGURATION??

        ASKING FOR A FRIEND

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