USC Morning Buzz: These Stats Might Surprise You

Unsurprisingly, USC defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn said Wednesday he had not been contacted by UCLA.

It’s too early for coaches to be contacted.

“We’ve got a lot of stuff on defense that we’ve got to clean up and improve on,” Lynn said. “So that’s where all my focus is.”

Lynn is right. His defense ranks 14th in total defense in the Big Ten (319 yards) and 17th (next-to-last) in pass defense at 233 yards per game.

And that’s against the mighty gauntlet of Missouri State, Georgia Southern and Purdue. Imagine what the stats would be against a real schedule?

But you wouldn’t know those were the team rankings the way some USC fans talk about Lynn and the defense.

  • Former Fresno State defensive coordinator Kevin Coyle is a candidate to join the UCLA coaching staff, which is short a coach following the departure of Ikaika Malloe.

But that won’t help the offense. Offensive coordinator Tino Sunseri was an odd hire from Indiana, where he did not call plays. I’m told he also has a drill-sergeant persona.

  • USC baseball assistant coach Andy Jenkins abruptly departed the program Wednesday.

37 thoughts on “USC Morning Buzz: These Stats Might Surprise You

  1. Lynn needs to be working overtime with the defensive backs.

    Michigan State gave up 40 points to Boston College and 24 points to Western Michigan. USC should put up 35 points or more against a weak defense, but I wouldn’t bet on it.

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    1. Riley didn’t seem to be concerned with the defense. Said they played well and actually praised Marcelles Williams. I don’t get it. The pass rush was working and the Purdue quarterback only had 2 seconds to throw. Why not play the receivers tight and let DL get to the quarterback. We were giving them a 10 yard cushion.

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      1. I think he cares about the defense. He replaced the defensive coaching staff and a big chunk of the NIL money went to defensive players. I think he may have the philosophy that if the defensive creates turnovers it has done its job and we created three against Purdue including a pick six. That was the philosophy behind the Grinch defense.

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      2. Uh, Riley didn’t have anything to do with hiring the defensive coaches, it was done for him because he knows no one, he’s a skinnier version of Helton

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  2. “And that’s against the mighty gauntlet of Missouri State, Georgia Southern and Purdue. “

    I don’t think the teams we played were as bad as Scott does. All three could beat UCLA and maybe Northwestern.

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      1. KAM: Democrat Senator Mazie Hirono is BIG MAD that the FBI is requiring certain applicants to pass a fitness test, including pull-ups “which a lot of women cannot because of physiological differences?”

        DON: So men and women ARE different, Senator? Democrats have no core values besides eliminating 77.3 million Americans.

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      1. I don’t know if there is a one to one correspondence [but if Sparrow doesn’t disassociate soon from the seriously deranged stuff ….well, let’s just say that won’t be a good sign]…..

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  3. Acting like a “drill sergeant” was pretty much the way of football coaches, although that technique might not work on today’s generation

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    1. KAM: Well, well, well what do we have we here…. Chuck Schumer calling for Tucker Carlson to be pulled off the air for “perverting and sliming” the truth just two years ago, because of democracy, of course. And Jimmy Kimmel celebrated it!https://x.com/devorydarkins/status/1968678551533797562

      DON: Schmucky Schumer and Kimmel show what poser hypocrites the Mainstream Moderate Democrats like Cowardly Gabby and Cowardly Sparrow Gabby are.

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  4. For USC to succeed Lynn can’t keep failing….. we’re on the verge of another Grinch era —- one in which we’ll only beat good teams by scoring every time we get the ball…. and even Caleb couldn’t pull that off: he’d score with one minute left in the 4th quarter and the opposing team would march downfield and pull the game outta the fire with no time left….

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    1. Like these:

      USC 48 – UCLA 45

      USC 41 – Cal 35

      USC 45 – Arizona 37

      Utah 43 – USC 42

      Tulane 46- USC 45

      USC 48 – Colorado 41

      USC 50 – Cal 49

      UDub 52- USC 42

      Maryland 29 – USC 28

      Domers 49 – USC 35

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  5. KAM: The conversion of college campuses into the least socially and intellectually free places in the country is complete.

    DON: You’ll get more diversity of thought at a rural Wyoming bar.

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    1. KAM: Who is 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 & Kathy & Foreskin Thoughts & Frank Young? A UCLA Fan who hates USC:

      Gabby


      March 14, 2024 at 8:01 PM

      16 points….PATHETIC!!!!! Your basketball team f u c k i n g sucks… USC was getting slapped around like a pinata…. Same way I slap your a s s around….

      DON: She is so stupid she gave herself away. She’s Charlie Bucket the UCLA honk who had a nervous breakdown.

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  6. Major layoffs taking place all over the country. This wasn’t happening when Biden was prez. Trump said tariffs would build American wealth…… still laughing my a s s-off

    his approval rating continues to sink like an anchor

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    1. KAM:  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 & Kathy & Foreskin Thoughts & Frank Young misses the days of Senile Joe. She is still in denial he was senile the whole time!

      Gabby

      June 18, 2025 at 11:33 pm

      Joe having dementia is your opinion …….dumb—-ass

      Since you can’t comprehend what an opinion is…let me help you

      opinion: a view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.

      go service your outhouse and quit being a pest

      et me help you.

      DON: We have so much to learn from 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 & Kathy & Foreskin Thoughts & Frank Young!

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  7. Before he departed for the United Kingdom for an official state visit, Trump doubled down on his remarks, saying, “Most of the violence is on the left.”

    However, the president’s claims are not supported by data produced by the libertarian think tank the Cato institute

    The institute’s research found that since 2020, right-wing terrorists account for 54 percent of the 81 people who have been killed as a result of political violence. That compares against the 21 percent who were killed by Islamist fundamentalists and 22 percent who were killed by left-wing activists

    fake Gabby hardest hit….OUCH!!!!

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    1. If they said it, it MUST be true! LMAO

      Same as “Joe doesn’t have dementia” and “Antifa is an ideology, not a group”.

      Their base will believe whatever they are told. They follow like sheep and echo their lies like parrots.

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      1. KAM: 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 & Kathy & Foreskin Thoughts & Frank Young misses the days of Senile Joe is upset that her Democrat Brownshirts were just named a terrorist organization!

        DON: They are as peaceful and nonviolent as 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 & Kathy & Foreskin Thoughts & Frank Young:

        Gabby

        June 9, 2025 at 4:54 am

        I can’t wait to see Newsom give trump a good a s s —-whipping

        LONG OVERDUE!

        F U C K trump!

        too bad the guy was a bad shot.

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      1. Who trashed the Capitol?

        BAAAAAAMMMM….MAJOR CROTCH KICK…….

        manureman puts his foot in his mouth quite often…..80 year old hunchback

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      2. KAM: Yes, 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 & Kathy & Foreskin Thoughts & Frank Young, who rioted at DChttps://x.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1479248522058813441

        DON :BAAAAAAMMMM….MAJOR CROTCH KICK…….

        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 & Kathy & Foreskin Thoughts & Frank Young puts her foot in her mouth quite often…..65 year old bag lady.

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  8. Scott Wolf, USC has faced 202 plays on defense. Only Michigan at 203 and Maryland at 219 have faced more plays. Context should be provided as opposed to gratuitous whining. Give the players a chance. They are slowly improving, believe it or not. Look at the Irish defense to see how bad things can get.

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