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Morning Buzz: An Outrageous Attack On USC’s Storied Accomplishments

If the media do anything well, it’s fawning over their subject matter.

Still, I never expected that Sunday would see a ridiculous claim from multiple writers in Omaha, Neb., that LSU was “college baseball’s greatest-ever program” after the Tigers won their eighth NCAA title. Did they forget that USC has won 12 NCAA titles?

It started with Scott Rabalais, a sports columnist for the Baton Rouge Advocate, who tweeted. “USC (12) still has more, but LSU is the best program in college baseball. Eight wins in a much more competitive era.”

I dismissed this as an overheated reaction by the hometown columnist. But then Ryan McGee, a senior writer with ESPN, wrote an entire column about it!

“The title (LSU) really won was that of Greatest Ever College Baseball Program,” McGee wrote.

Say what?

“USC made its first appearance in 1948, and Texas made its debut one year later, participants in the last two Series played before the event was moved to Omaha,” McGee continued. “They have compiled their prodigious numbers over the span of 75-plus summers. LSU didn’t crash the party until 1986. It won its first title five years later.”

Isn’t that even more reason to say USC is No. 1? A long, storied tradition of success. Apparently not, according to McGee.

Look, if you want to say USC has been a shell of itself the past couple decades and LSU has been light years ahead of the Trojans since 1986, no problem. But to say LSU is the greatest ever and dismiss USC’s 12 national titles is ridiculous.

This is not a subjective thing. The numbers are the numbers. USC 12. LSU 8.

I could say this is just industrial scale sucking up to an SEC school, which the media do daily because the SEC schools are so powerful and omnipresent. And I say this as someone who has routinely defended SEC schools to USC fans who like to complain about their non-conference football schedules.

  • Here is what also gets me about this: If you want to write about how LSU is much more dominant than USC in baseball the past 40 years, at least mention how the NCAA’s scholarship limitations affected the sport.

You want to compare the cost of a half-scholarship at USC vs. LSU? If a baseball player got a half-scholarship at USC, tuition alone would still cost $34,000 and that doesn’t include room and board. A half-scholarship at LSU means a baseball player has to come up with about $13,700 for the tuition balance.

Is that an advantage?

We live in a world where facts are increasingly ignored, so let me repeat myself: USC, 12 national titles in baseball. LSU, 8.

The end.

P.S. — Here is a better rivalry to write about: USC just won its 33rd NCAA title in track and field. LSU has won 32 titles.

P.S.S. — At least this attack is coming from the outside and not from inside the athletic dept., like when Lincoln Riley tries to end the Notre Dame rivalry.

81 thoughts on “Morning Buzz: An Outrageous Attack On USC’s Storied Accomplishments”

  1. KAM: Trump saves world, Cowardly Gabby and her fellow antisemite Democrats complain.Once again, President Trump has succeeded where his predecessors half-heartedly tried. Iran now is out of the nuclear bomb-making business.

    That should be something to cheer. The gratitude should be universal. One of the worst regimes in the world will be unable to terrorize its Afghanistan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and assorted other Muslim neighbors. Also, Israel is now safer.

    DON: Instead we get the dead wood in America jabbering about things they do not understand—or at least pretend they do not know.

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    1. We both WISH Iran was out of the nuclear business. But they aren’t. Russia’s Medvedev has stated that he wants to give Iran nukes: “now the truth can be told— Iran needs nuclear weapons, not civilian nuclear power.” What a damning statement. It means Iran was ALWAYS lying about their intentions…and they ALWAYS had one goal in mind: destruction of Israel. [I was dumb enough to half believe that wasn’t the goal of their nuclear program —because I believe in enlightened self interest —but the crazies that run Iran are running on hate, not enlightened self interest].

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  2. KAM: The LAC USC emergency room is empty. If any of you are out of the loop, this place is FULL of illegals 24/7. Trump just took your hospital wait from 4 hours to 10 minutes.

    😎

    MAHA

    👈🏻

    DON: Cowardly Gabby and the Fake News think our emergency rooms should be filled with freeloading illegal aliens.

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  3. KAM: Los Angeles County Sheriffs Receive Major Backlash Over RIDICULOUS Statement on US Bombing of Iranian Nuclear Sites: “Our hearts go out to the victims and families impacted by the recent bombings in Iran. While this tragic event occurred overseas, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is closely monitoring the situation alongside our local, state, and federal partners…”

    DON: The LA Sheriff takes the Iranian regime’s side in the destruction of its nuclear weapons program. You can’t make this up. Cowardly Gabby’s Democrat Party antisemitism is everywhere!

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    1. I’m not crazy about the USA getting involved in something that will now go on forever [thanks to Russia & China] ….but early reports indicate we didn’t kill any Iranians in our attacks due to evacuations of the areas long before we bombed [although there are reports several people were injured].

      You can be sure the Iranian response will target innocent civilians. Will Los Angeles officials issue condolences to their families too?

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      1. BLOOMBERG: Iran Stands Alone Against Trump and Israel, Stripped of Allies. Iran’s leaders are discovering they’re on their own against the US and Israel, without the network of proxies and allies that allowed them to project power in the Middle East and beyond. As the Islamic Republic confronts its most perilous moment in decades following the bombing of its nuclear facilities ordered by US President Donald Trump, Russia and China are sitting on the sidelines and offering only rhetorical support. Militia groups Iran has armed and funded for years are refusing or unable to enter the fight in support of their patron.

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  4. This is similar to ucla claiming it is the greatest in basketball when the reality is they have won one championship in the past 50-years

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    1. …and… if they had played better baseball last week —we wouldn’t be having this LSU conversation to begin with….

      #UCLAFailsTheNationOnceAgain

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    2. Or USC claiming to be the greatest in college football when the reality is we haven’t won anything in since 2005.

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  5. This was one of the smartest, most heartfelt, ahead of the curve pieces Scott ever typed…..UNTIL…. the P.S.S. –P. S. means postscript —and it’s followed by P. P. S [post postscript].

    I point this out (1) out of love…and (2) out of respect for Cal75 who would have pointed it out before me if he were still living in this veil of tears.

    #Still,GreatFrickingColumn

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  6. KAM: Los Angeles County Sheriffs Receive Major Backlash Over RIDICULOUS Statement on US Bombing of Iranian Nuclear Sites: “Our hearts go out to the victims and families impacted by the recent bombings in Iran. While this tragic event occurred overseas, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is closely monitoring the situation alongside our local, state, and federal partners.”

    DON: I see something and want to say something. You are traitors!!! Whoever posted this needs to resign.

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      2. Forgot to add. I will continue to be a keyboard warrior and proud of it. The thought of a meet-up in Barstow gives me major anxiety.

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      3. Plow Horse

        February 3, 2025 at 2:47 am

        If there is one thing we can be certain of regarding Cowardly Gabby’s threats, he will never back them up. All talk, no walk – the blog pu**y

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      4. That’s a fake comment. I get extreme anxiety just thinking about a meet-up with real Gabby in Barstow. I’m the coward

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      5. Plow Horse

        January 21, 2025 at 5:25pm

        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.  “Our hearts go out to the victims and families impacted by the recent bombings in Iran.” This is worthy of a recall. Villanueva was a patriot and would have never made such a traitorous statement so the council got rid of him and replaced him with a socialist puppet.

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  7. Mayor Bass says all the arrests of illegals ” Has put a huge crimp in our economy here. ” Um, have they deported millions out of LA ?

    And congrats to the idiots in Colorado who helped a convicted child rapist flee by warning him before ICE could get him, well done !

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      1. Gee– I didn’t realize this was actual footage of an actual event — I thought it was just some fake crap put out by latent critics [like our poster]…who wear lots of perfume when they go shopping for halter tops….

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      2. Whenever a video came out showing how far gone Joe was, they cried, “Deep fake!”

        Why? Because that is what THEY do. They are always accusing the other side of things they are guilty…just like our buddy.

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      3. … and you constantly accuse the other side of the same things you have been guilty of. I guess two wrongs make a right.

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      4. Ha! Trump putting on cheeto powder: The True Story…

        Biden saying “America is all about one word: frqztilugith”…and, then, walking into a tree is a deep fake…..

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      5. KAM: Democrats Got Caught in Another Huge Lie, This time About Trump’s Iran Strike!Their claim? The White House recklessly bypassed congressional leadership — specifically Democrats — before the operation, supposedly violating the Constitution. It’s a laughable accusation, especially considering that they had no such concerns when Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, or Joe Biden launched military strikes without congressional approval or proper notification.

        DON: The White House, contrary to the manufactured narrative, conducted its due diligence and reached out to leaders on both sides of the aisle. The administration’s outreach efforts were comprehensive, but in a detail that speaks volumes, the top Democrat in the House was apparently unavailable to take a call of such national security importance. 

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    2. KAM: ‘Where’s Jackie?”: Why the Public Needs Answers on Biden’s Alleged Incapacity. When then-President Joe Biden asked in September 2022 if House Rep. Jackie Walorski, an Indiana Republican who had died weeks earlier in a car accident, was in a meeting, observers were shocked. Biden had not only issued a statement of condolence; he had attended the congresswoman’s memorial service to lower the flags at the White House in her honor. As Washington Post media critic Erik Wemple noted last week, that moment should have been a wake-up call. In Washington parlance, it left no room for “plausible deniability” about whether Biden was still fit to hold the office of president.

      DON: And it wasn’t just Democratic politicians who were willfully blind to Biden’s obvious deterioration; it was the media, too. That’s why the country should fully support President Donald Trump’s June 4 order for his administration to investigate Biden’s competence and answer some of these questions, including the possible abuse of an autopen to sign legislation, pardons and other documents while he was president, instead of looking for political motivations.

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      2. Vile antisemitic and racist 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 and eric  and Smacky spams this site for 2 decades and tells others to get help!

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  9. KAM: Being famous means those who hate you will assign words to you that you never uttered, and draw unflattering caricatures of you.

    DON– I can take it, and besides, it beats being anonymous

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    1. …and… Trump really doesn’t mind the self-congratulatory, canned laugh track that accompanies the caricatures on Colbert….

      #”HaHAHeeHoHoHAHa!!”

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      1. KAM: “Sorry About That”: ESPN Announcer Covering WNBA Game Apologizes to Colleague For Saying On Air, “That’s What Makes America Great”.ESPN announcer Rebecca Lobo apologized on air for saying, “That’s what makes America great,” during ESPN coverage of Sunday’s game between the Indiana Fever and Las Vegas Aces.

        Lobo’s comment was met with an icy silence by WNBA play-by-play announcer Pam Ward who was apparently triggered by the mention of “make America great.”

        DON: Cowardly Gabby loves fellow preachy lib Pam Ward.

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      2. Do you know what happened to posting about things related to USC? Your constant political rhetoric ran many, many people off. Take credit for it, you earned it

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      3. Don’t be so modest, vile antisemitic and racist, 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 and eric  and Smacky. Your 2 decades of spamming gets all the credit.

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      1. …a certain somebody obviously wants to taste Trump’s cheeto makeup….he’s written many essays on it…[the ultimate act of devotion]….who knew?

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  10. KAM: You ever think about how the U.S. and Russia came close in 1962 and 1983, and God knows how many other times to blowing up each others country?

    DON: All the time. But you know what, even if that occurred humankind is resilient and will carry on although there’d be fewer people to carry on

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  11. DON: So what do you believe about extraterrestrials?

    KAM: The universe is a big place, and if we are the only intelligent beings it seems like a vast waste of space

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    1. …unless, as Bishop Berkeley wrote, “space doesn’t exist except in our imagination”…
      #GiveBerkeleyA2ndLook,John….

      #HisPhilosophyIsConsistentWithLatestTheoreticalPhysics….

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      2. Ha! The classic comeback [Locke said “It’s okay not to believe in the existence of an external world …until… you stub your toe on a rock”]. The “truth” is beyond our understanding — but the scientists at CERN are saying they’ve identifies subatomic particles which have no weight or “locatability” [i.e., exist in a particular space at a particular time]…..they also seem to have a kind of consciousness….leading The Loyola Institute of Energy to comment: “Materialism is almost certainly false…”

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  12. DON: I once had a layperson scientist give a sermon, and he claimed that a mathematical formula concluded that there are 10-million possibilities of a sun-earth type situation

    KAM: That must be quite a mathematical formula

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    1. I just checked out that formula this morning… it’s wrong. Check out “A Fortunate Universe.” Great book by a pair of Australian physicists.

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  13. KAM: There are some who believe that the ‘out-of-spacers’ live among us, but for them to reach us they must be pretty smart and probably benevolent, so there won’t be any ‘War of the Worlds’

    DON: Good, because I got my hands full with the Russians and Iranians

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    1. I guess we won’t be having any “Independence Day” coming together of all the world’s armies & air forces—- btw, the only reason America blew up the alien ship above us was Jeff Goldblum and Will Smith flew an alien craft inside it and planted a virus….. how did Russia and China blow up the ones hovering over them?

      I need an answer to this question. [I may have a lawsuit against the producers for “disinformation”]….

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    1. Plow Horse

      March 18, 2025 at 7:24pm

      Cowardly Gabby embarrasses himself with every post. But why does he 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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    1. Plow Horse

      May 22, 2025 at 1:21 am

      Cowardly Gabby: Thought you might find this article by the Austrailan Federation For the Family useful. Hoping one day you might repent before experiencing an anal prolapse.

      THE AWFUL CONSEQUENCES OF GAY S E X

      Anal s e x is always painful the first few times; as the passive partner, you are inevitably tense, nervous, and anxious.  Yet, in the gay male community, this becomes all a part of the initiation ceremony; a rite into manhood usually performed by an older and more experienced male.

      Blood typically accompanies this practice; heightening the pseudo-occultist experience of blood-brotherhood; also, hence the extremely high rates of continuing HIV infections among gay males.  As one physician explained: “Physiologically, the anus is not designed for penetration by any hard object.  As a protective reflex action, the anal sphincter tightens ordinarily if stimulated.  Any attempt at penile insertion can be distressing, even if done slowly and gradually.

      The lining [mucus membrane] of the rectum is very thin, tears easily, does not heal fast and therefore is vulnerable to infections.  Also, the tears can enlarge to a fissure or a crack.  These are painful and slow to heal.  There is also a possibility that a fistula could open up, allowing feces to re-route into the abdominal cavity.  This can cause serious surgical complications.

      One may lose control over the anal sphincter causing continuous involuntary leakage of fecal matter.  There is also the increased risk of hemorrhoids, which are quite uncomfortable.  Rectal prolapse—wherein the walls of the rectum protrude through the anus and hence become visible outside the body—is another surgical emergency that is seen resulting out of anal intercourse.”

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      1. If you’re gay, just come out and say it. We will not think any less of you. Just saying!

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      2. No one is more LBGTQ than vile antisemitic and racists posts, 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 and eric  and Smacky 

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    2. Very funny stuff…. and…. it, simultaneously, raises the level of the conversation….

      #KeepUpTheGoodWork

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      3. Go f u c k yourself and quit being a pest. Laughter is good for your mental health.

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      5. …..does that make scott a pxssy for hijacking gabby’s username? you look like a hypocrite.

        Why is there a $hitter on your porch?

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      6. KAM: ‘Where’s Jackie, Cowardly Gabby?”: Why the Public Needs Answers on Biden’s Alleged Incapacity. When then-President Joe Biden asked in September 2022 if House Rep. Jackie Walorski, an Indiana Republican who had died weeks earlier in a car accident, was in a meeting, observers were shocked. Biden had not only issued a statement of condolence; he had attended the congresswoman’s memorial service to lower the flags at the White House in her honor. As Washington Post media critic Erik Wemple noted last week, that moment should have been a wake-up call. In Washington parlance, it left no room for “plausible deniability” about whether Biden was still fit to hold the office of president.

        DON: Cowardly Gabby is still pretending Biden isn’t senile!

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  16. The blooming jacaranda trees in the background of the baseball field photo Scott posted is a nice touch. The blooms were particularly striking this year (and very late, some trees are still flowering in late June).

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      1. How vile antisemitic and racist of you, 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 and eric  and Smacky.

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    2. I love those jacaranda flowers — I guess it’s cuz they’re so lavender in color —actually I just adore anything that’s colored lavender — hats, shirts, pants….

      #TryToMakeSomethingGayOuttaThat,WiseGuy

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      1. Just this morning my wife & I had that conversation, MG, (as we have many times). I love them. They’re beautiful.

        But she hates the mess they create, as does our neighbor across the street (an elderly gay man…since you brought it up).

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  17. Imagine the smack talk coming out of LSU if they had won the season opener in Las Vegas last year. For USC, it is an afterthought most have already forgotten about.

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  19. Last verse of Goodnight Irene, modified slightly for the singer, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei:

    I love Iran, Allah knows I do, I love her ‘til the sea runs dry,

    If Iran turns her back on me, I’m gonna take morphine and die.

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