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USC Sunday Buzz: It’s Not An Easy Job

So UCLA interim coach Tim Skipper beat a top 10 team yesterday at the Rose Bowl in his second game as coach.

Our hero, Lincoln Riley, is 0-3 against top 10 teams at USC.

Now before someone says, “Yeah, but Skipper only beat James Franklin” let’s remember that one of Riley’s three losses to top 10 teams was last season at the Coliseum to . . . No. 4-ranked Penn State.

Should USC fans start worrying about the UCLA game now?

  • If you are following the Mark Sanchez situation, this is the prosecutor’s probable cause report:
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67 thoughts on “USC Sunday Buzz: It’s Not An Easy Job”

  1. I’ve read the report. P. T. called Mark’s mother several bad names and made fun of USC’s defensive backs…and even our defensive coordinator. Mark had to defend everybody’s honor. The guy gave him no choice…

    #FreeOurQuarterback

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      1. hey mg if foster would have made Jerry offensive coordinator when he took over last year he would probably still have a job and a lot more wins ?

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    2. KAM: OLD AND BUSTED: “All We Are Saying, is Give Peace a Chance.”

      DON: The New Hotness?  “Trump on the Verge of Ending the Israel-Hamas War, and the Left Is Furious About It.”

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      2. ANOTHER REALLY LAME POST…..I SEE WHY THE RELATIVES HIDE FROM…

        find a hobby…….ghosting the blog 24/7 is pathetic…..

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      3. KAM:Jordan Peterson describes Cowardly Gabby perfectly! Peterson mentions that his tested IQ from years ago is about 150. That fits with my hunch based on knowing some really bright people. He has a level of intelligence we rarely meet, which is why hostile interviewers come to grief.

        That same experienced-based hunch tells me that Cowardly Gabby’s IQ cannot be higher than the mid-80s. Telling the difference between 90 and 110 isn’t that easy. Social skills, education and what is being discussed cloud the differences. Only when someone has to learn something new does that show up. Someone with an IQ of 110 will learn easily. Someone with an IQ of 90 will struggle but eventually learn.

        DON: But once someone’s IQ drops into the 80s, that becomes obvious. They’re simply incapable of seeing what is obvious to most people. Cowardly Gabby copes with situations that are beyond her ability by quoting liberal shibboleths.

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      4. I think you’re unfairly undervaluing the mental acuity demonstrated in such responses as ‘Triggered!’ and ‘Freak!”…….

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      5. Exactly, MG! They love to deny all the blood on their hands.

        But oh, when there’s a mass shooting, they suddenly care about lives. The sum of all mass shooting victims is a small fraction of the number of lives loss, as a result of their decision to go with dementia, incompetence & weakness in 2020. They like to pretend that the timing of those conflicts were merely coincidences. LOL

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      6. There was a time when we all could merely disagree with Sybil’s posts —she actually put some time into composing her marxist views. Now it’s all ‘bursting heads’ and ‘triggered’ and ‘freak!’ and ‘drive to Barstow so we can have a street fight!’ She reflects what’s wrong with the left — the lack of desire to persuade, the distaste for dialog.

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      8. So Cal — are you waiting for our special someone to post how great a prez Tim Walz woulda made…?

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      1. [I hope that doesn’t put too much pressure on Ed. —- a critic said the same thing bout Richard Burton right before he made “Hammersmith is Out”…..]

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      4. 67 –When that happens I think it might be a case of “automated moderator breakdown”….. there is no other explanation I can conceive of…..

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      5. …cuz…. IF we had a properly operating ‘censor’ a certain someone would never be allowed to call for bursting heads, fist fights and relationships with our friends in the animal kingdom…

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    1. According to the latest Steele Power Ratings Michigan has the best defense in the Big Ten…and USC has the third best offense. It’s make it or break it time on October 11th.

      Michigan is Ranked #15 in the country with well over 600 votes —a USC win will look real good.

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      2. Michigan’s offense is mediocre. If – and this is a big if – one could make them play catch-up football, they will have some trouble.

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      4. I would bet our favorite poster’s mother’s good reputation on it NOT happening…

        If she had one.

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      1. …replying to egquandrio…

        btw, Larry Smith did better at Arizona, USC and Missouri than Lincoln is doing at USC….

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      1. Any way we can swap our DC for ucla’s interim HC?

        He is the kind of coach that a kid will run through fire for.

        LR has the coordinator mentality, X’s and O’s. Not the HC mentality you need at the top of the org chart.

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      2. Coach Riley actually works well with his QB’s — we all recall him calming Caleb down in the Oregon State game…. and getting him focused for the final drive…and he did the same for Jayden twice this year. He knows that position. He knows what it takes. All of which makes his lack of connection to everything else on the field the more infuriating.

        A statement Lincoln made last Monday demonstrates his biggest failing: “We don’t need to get pumped up for games, we need to practice hard and execute on the field.” He’s mostly right, of course. But the GREAT coaches know how to get their teams prepared …AND…. jacked up.

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      3. They will have had the bye week to recover and to think about getting embarrassed by an Illinois team that is borderline top 20. I hope they respond the way Illinois responded to USC.

        I’m assuming we should be able to put up 24. Hope that is enough. It should be, particularly if the D can spook Michigan’s true frosh QB.

        No pass rush last week and Lynn didn’t make adjustments to fix that in the second half. Seems paramount to pressure the QB this week. Michigan’s coaches are allowing him only to make what seem to be sure throws. Let’s see what happens when the pocket breaks down and he is sacked/hit.

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      5. 67 –Michigan thinks they can rattle Jayden — if Jayden can hold up under the pressure….[and if our o-line can slow down their rush just a little bit] USC should do well on offense….

        #TheDefenseIsWhatItIs….

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      6. P. S.

        This is a good time to reverse what Monte Kiffin said before Lane beat Oregon: “We just need to slow down their offense enough so that we can outscore them.” In next Saturday’s case, “we just need to slow down their rush enough so we can get passes off & score.”

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      7. KAM:
        Search Assist

        USC’s offensive line is currently dealing with significant injuries, particularly with starting center Kilian O’Connor, who will miss at least the next two games due to a left knee injury. Backup center J’Onre Reed is set to fill in for O’Connor during this time, while other players like offensive tackle Elijah Paige are also managing injuries.

        DON: Jayden will be running for his life.

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      8. Point of Order: Reed is a way, way higher rated player than O’Connor — this could be a blessing.

        #TheO-LineShouldBeFine

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    1. The wolverines are not an interesting team to watch. Are they playing OSU this year? I suspect they would lose by at least 2 TD and have trouble scoring more than 14.

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      1. Ed. G,

        Time to sue for copyright infringement…..

        #….ThisHurtsTheBrand…..

        #…..[$17,000,000InPunitiveDamagesShouldFixThings]

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    2. KAM: The Democratic Party is in total moral collapse.

      Racist black Virginia Democrat Attorney General candidate Jay Jones was exposed fantasizing about murdering his opponent’s CHILDREN, and Democrats still endorsed him.

      They are giving a freaking PASS to someone who wants to kill his rivals’ children…

      They are The Party of Cowardly Gabby now.:

      Gabby

      October 5, 2025 at 12:23 am

      Kirk was lucky his head wasn’t blown off.

      DON: Beyond horrifying.

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      1. You say “beyond horrifying.” Plato, Jerimiah, Jesus, Thomas More, Lincoln and Gandhi would say the same. But that doesn’t mean a “certain person’s” morality might not be superior. Let’s let history decide who is the real moral genius.

        #Hint:It’sProbablyNotGonnaBeSybil

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      1. MG: “just another guy with an opinion”……

        INSTEAD OF BEING A D I C K 24/7, TRY LIVING BY YOUR WORDS.

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    2. KAM: Search Assist

      Vatican City has strict immigration laws and does not allow unauthorized entry, with significant penalties for violations. The city-state is surrounded by high walls and has limited access points, ensuring tight control over who can enter.

      And yet he is telling us to have open borders!

      DON: Oops! It appears Pope Leo is just another Mainstream Moderate Chicago Democrat hypocrite… like Cowardly Gabby.

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  10. DON: Some people are now saying, ‘Mark Sanchez went to USC, figures.’

    KAM: Well, the alma mater has taken a publicity beating lately

    DON: But watch out Michigan and Notre Dame, the real Trojans are coming at you at long last. I think

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  11. DON: The ‘head writer’ here suggested that Wiley is not the man to inspire pre-game emotions

    KAM: But how important is that, how would you quantify the effect?

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  13. DON: It reminds me of a Coach McKay quip- “My wife Corky is very emotional, but she is a lousy football player”

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  14. KAM: You know how when a player makes a bad play, a teammate will say “You gotta block it out.” So what do you say to a lineman who just got pancaked and blocked to the turf– “Block out the block?”

    DON: As Johnny Carson would say, “Not all these are gems”

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