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Saturday Buzz: My Analysis Of What Happened At USC-Northwestern

Before I discuss the game, did you catch what Lincoln Riley said about the recent speculation over his future?

“You guys know what I sacrificed to be here,” he said. “I’m where I need to be.”

Sacrificed? He makes $11.5 million a year. What did he sacrifice?

Apparently, we are supposed to recognize all that he gave up at Oklahoma to come to USC. But Riley left the Sooners because he didn’t want to go to the SEC. That’s not a sacrifice. That’s Riley not wanting to compete, a trait that has continued at USC.

Are the homers so gullible to believe this rubbish from Riley? Don’t answer that.

  • Now to the game: USC won comfortably but it would have been a little more interesting if that defensive lineman didn’t fumble at the goal line. I still think USC would have won, obviously, but the suspense would have lasted slightly longer.

Jayden Maiava returned from his one-game bender and King Miller (131 yards) had another good game. Normal service was resumed.

I have to say I thought the offensive line was awful at times. Not all the time but more than it should have been.

On the other hand, I thought the defense was wanting. Again. They gave up two 75-yard touchown drives just like against Nebraska. And the defensive line was getting pushed off the line of scrimmage by Northwestern’s offensive line.

The saving grace was Northwestern’s vanilla offense. The Wildcats were just the latest USC opponent who have not discovered the forward pass. It’s a joke, to be honest in this day and age.

  • Let’s address the whole quarterback is wearing No. 80 issue. Whether it is right or wrong, here is my take: If you really think it’s such a great thing, why burn the play in a game you are heavily favored to win?

OK, you showed other teams you can do it. But wouldn’t you rather save it for Oregon or UCLA? I would.

Riley said after the game that Sam Huard has worn No. 80 for the past three weeks.

Like everything with Riley, however, that is not the full story. The game notes produced by USC with the official roster this week listed Huard as No. 7. So for three weeks he wore No. 80 but USC didn’t notice? Or intentionally did not tell anyone?

Is Northwestern supposed to know the No. 3 QB is wearing the same number as the punter if it’s not listed on the roster?

When Lane Kiffin did something similar with Cody Kessler against Colorado in 2012, he got criticized.

82 thoughts on “Saturday Buzz: My Analysis Of What Happened At USC-Northwestern”

      1. Riley’s sacrifice = knowing he would get chewed about by Scott on a daily basis.

        Pete told him about the “Caesar” schtick…

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      2. KAM: MG, have we lowered our expectations so much that beating perennial crummy NW makes us happy?

        DON: This team really struggled the first half.

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  2. Wolfe should seek employment with another team. He has absolutely zero understanding or knowledge about the game of football. He made similar commentary about Pete Carroll when he was here. Following the likes of Marriott and Bayless, his goal is to get a coach fired and claim victory over it. I’m not a Riley fan, so who are you going to get to replace him. Serious question!

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    1. scott has the football IQ of a slug……. very similar to slo cal and that Pasadena Limpdic, aka Mr. 60s football

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      1. KAM: KAM: Cowardly Gabby wished that USC lost!

        Gabby

        June 27, 2025 at 3:58 pm

        what the f u c k did I post above….. no one wants to be a condom.

        got to go, the short bus is arriving any minute…..

        trump has a sweet mushroom

        DON: Cowardly Gabby is a Bruin loser who has wasted 25 years spamming here.

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      2. KAM: Remember when Cowardly Gabby admitted she is a compulsive liar ?

        Gabby 8 hours ago

        you’re the only limp-d i c k who gives a s h i t what I said 8 months back … ….. I F U C K I N G LIED…..I F UC K I N G LIED…….AND NO ONE GIVES A F U C K BUT A FREAK LIKE YOU…..

        GO F U C K YOURSELF WHILE A DECIDE WHAT HORSE S H I T VIDEO TO POST

        DON: What a mental meltdown by brain dead vile antisemitic and racist Board Pest Board Cancer Cowardly Gabby aka Sparrow Calypso 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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    1. Speaking of Helton —Pete Carroll just pulled ” a helton” by firing his defensive coordinator —when it was Pete who decided to go with Geno instead of Sam [which is the real source of all his problems on offense —none of which are helped by firing his d-coordinator]….

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      3. KAM:

        Plow Horse

        March 18, 2025 at 7: 24

        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)

        DON: She really is a sick individual. Who would waste 25 years of their life spamming a USC sports site? Are Bruins really that demented?

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      4. 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…now she is pure evil.

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      5. Not sure it was Pete, based on something I read. Reported that it was Brady’s call to go with Geno.

        Either way, kind of glad they messed up. Sam’s doing well in Seattle.

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  4. Iowa has among the very best lines in the Big Ten —they also have the most experienced coach, Kirk Ferentz, in the country— a man who crushed USC & Helton in the Holiday Bowl— if we beat them, Lincoln deserves credit for doing the job we hired him for — rescuing us from Helton’s mess…..

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    1. 4 in the morning and you’re already trolling the blog with stupidity. Go find a new hobby and give us all a break.

      Start a garden

      service sola

      help out at the Salvation Army

      Join the YMCA

      ……DO SOMETHING……THE TROLLING IS GETTING RIDICULOUS

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      3. KAM:

        Plow Horse

        November 8, 20204 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.

        DON: BWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAHAHAHAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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      4. …and… he/she knows exactly …and I mean EXACTLY—-why I keep asking about why he/she never heard of the term brother-in-law…..

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      5. I’m not so sure, MG. Just like Joe, she has trouble remembering things from one day to the next.

        As we’ve all seen, she always accuses others of what her flaws are and she has, on more than one occasion, accused people here of being senile. So…

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      6. Senility …or any serious mental problem or frailty… really is a bit*h….

        #GladYou’rePrayingForHer

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  6. Maiava on chasing down the player who intercepted: “Yeah, I seen him running with the ball and…”

    Great to have football players who are so well spoken.

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  7. Great win! I’ll take a bow for nearly nailing the score! We got lucky King Miller came to USC, rather than take a full scholly offer at another program!

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  8. “KAM: You know what I sacrificed to be here. I’m where I need to be,” says Wiley/ He sacrificed the security of Oklahoma football where he was a god to the locals. But he wanted something bigger than Oklahoma and that was the SC challenge

    DON: Challenge?– The Trojan player ‘stock was average and there was a 2-year late start on getting SC’s NIL package going

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    1. KAM: Getting paid $110 million and living in a $17 million mansion in Palos Verdes Estates would only be considered a sacrifice by brainless rah rahs.

      DON: He sacrificed so much they built him the $200 million Bloom Football Performance Center. Only $200 million? What a sacrifice!

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  9. KAM: -ILast night I thought Wiley showed us ‘he knows offensive football’

    DON: But the play of the game was Maiava chasing down a lumbering Northwestern lineman who was not accustomed to handling a football, and then Maiava hits him with a vicious tackle on the ball, fumble, now it’s SC’s ball. At 21-14 Northwestern it could have been a much different ballgame

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  10. I don’t think Riley left OK for the money. The compensation for Venebles and Kelly were comparable to the Riley package. OK would have paid him 100 million to stay. I think he looked at what Carrol accomplished and thought that he could do the same. USC has unique recruiting advantages that should attract top 5 classes every year and Riley recognized that it was easier to recruit at USC than Oklahoma. Unfortunately, he took Grinch with him and that has set the program back at least two years. I really think he has righted the ship on recruiting the last two years and we should be very good in 2027/28 and if we are not it is solely on the coaching staff and Riley must go.

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      1. KAM: Playing at the level SC did in the first half against NW will result in a blowout loss at Eugene.

        DON: SC must play their best game of the year to beat the Ducks. That was not last night’s performance.

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  11. If it came known that Wiley has secretly been helping families financially, 100 of them. Then Scott’s critique would be “How Cheap. Riley coud afford to feed a 1000

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    2. KAM: I missed Scott’s criticism of this: In a bold and heartwarming move, Lincoln Riley, head coach of the University of Southern California’s football team, has invested $3.3 million to convert a property in Durham, North Carolina, into a shelter for homeless youth. The decision comes in response to the growing homelessness crisis facing young people across the United States, particularly in urban areas like Durham.

      DON:. You owe Scott an apology. But with you, sorry seems to be the hardest word.

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  12. DON: For the SC players it might be mandatory viewing today of Oregon at Iowa, the Trojans’ next 2 opponents

    KAM: The adverse Iowa weather will keep down the score which gives the Hawkeyes a chance

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    1. KAM: 100% Democrat Obamacare sucks, it has destroyed the healthcare industry, and it loses so much money it now needs a trillion dollars to bail it out. We warned you. This is what the shutdown is all about …

      DON: Democrats desperately need a trillion dollars so their precious Obamacare doesn’t get exposed for the abject failures that it is, thus proving what a failure Obama and the Democrat Party has always been.

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  13. You are right on point Scott. Riley is a glorified offensive coordinator masquerading as a head coach. At Oklahoma he feasted on a weak Big 12. He can’t beat Notre Dame and Oregon will once again expose him for the fraud that he is. My fondest wish would be for him to go to the SEC but that will never happen because unlike Pete, he is afraid to compete. How pathetic that so called SC fans are ecstatic over beating a perennial bottom feeder like Northwestern.

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  14. KAM:: You ever wonder what effect a home crowd has on the opponent when it is screaming and trying to jam the visiting team’s signals?

    DON: Probably could never quantify it in mathematical terms, but the bookies give it about 3-points worth

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    1. KAM: Wrap your head around this… The Deep State and Democrats wanted to impeach President Trump for firing FBI Chief James Comey who we now know was trying to frame President Trump for treason.

      DON Unreal.

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  15. KAM: Got any clever wisdom today?

    DON: We all get our money and are”fed” by something bigger than we are, so I say we should be grateful when reciting a German proverb, “Whose bread I eat, his song I sing”

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  16. It’s so sad to watch the Big Ten refs do their corrupt thing every week —now they’re intentionally phucking up Penn State with imaginary holding calls….

    #”WeSaveIndiana —ItOurJob!”

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  19. SC dominates bad teams.

    Looks pretty good vs average teams (but it’s closer than it should be). A few crucial mistakes that keep the other team in the game.

    Gets dominated by good teams.

    Good O skill players. Average at best O line. Weak D.

    This is all SC will be under Riley.

    He’ll win just enough so we can’t fire him. ‘You can’t fire a guy who wins 8 or 9 games!’

    Maybe, every so often, things break our way and we get in the playoffs and then get blown out in the first round.

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  22. DON:: Quite a game yesterday with Cal at Louisville as the Bears went for the win in overtime and got the winning touchdown. Miller Moss, who Trojans wish well, did bring Louisville down a touchdown to get to overtime

    KAM: But those poor Louisville fans. This was the best team they’d had in many years and now their hearts are broken

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    1. KAM: Trump, Biden, Obama Peacemaking Compared – Spoiler Alert: There Is No Comparison.

      When comparing their records, there truly is no comparison. Barack Obama initiated talks but produced no lasting peace agreements and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for aspirations rather than results. Senile Joe Biden failed to end any wars, allowed wars to start and saw his only negotiated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas collapse within days.

      By contrast, Donald Trump successfully brokered or ended eight conflicts acknowledged by 15 of 16 heads of state involved, neutered Iran to bring peace to the Middle East, expanded the Abraham Accords to include new nations, and reduced global hostilities more than any U.S. president in modern history.

      DON: Nobody does it better…

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      1. The Nobel committee gave trump multiple middle fingers.

        STILL LAUGHING MY ASS^^^OFF

        GO PHUCK YOURSELF FREAK!

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      2. KAM: Brain dead vile antisemitic and racist Board Pest Board Cancer Cowardly Gabby aka Sparrow Calypso 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 is sad this morning because her beloved Bruins lost to crummy NEB with their backup QB !

        DON: BWWWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!

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  23. DON: And ‘big-shots Oregon and Indiana showed their mettle by pulling the game out at the very end

    KAM: It is such a tease for the fans to smell ‘blood in the water,’ and then have it snatched from you at the end

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    1. KAM: The federal government is investigating California for allegedly overbilling Medicaid by $500 million for services provided to undocumented immigrants!

      DON: Cowardly Gabby caught lying once again!

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  24. KAM: Anyhow, that’s it for sports, but it is another Sunday morning, Sunday just has a spiritual feel to it

    DON: The ‘spirit,’ or whatever you want to call it. As I watch my health declining with age, I am saying ‘hello’ to it more often these days

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    1. KAM: Senile Joe Biden’s Handler Caught on Hot Mic Treating Him Like a Toddler After Unhinged Speech

      DON:After attacking Trump, Biden tried to wander off stage but his handler stopped him.

      A hot mic caught Biden’s handler talking to him like a toddler.

      “You’re going to stay on stage,” Biden’s handler said as she grabbed him.

      “I am? Oh,” Biden said.

      “You’re going out by the side,” the handler said.

      “Oh, alright,” Biden said.https://rumble.com/v71fkny-bidens-handler-caught-on-hot-mic-treating-him-like-a-toddler.htmllol

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  25. DON: So all the Trojan football scouts were busy breaking down the two teams, Iowa and Oregon. Hard to judge the “offenses,” such as they were, in such a low scoring game. Maybe it was just an off day for the Ducks, they still ‘quack’ well when at home

    KAM: -Or was it a matter of the defenses beiing so good? Oregon is another matter, but Iowa is a winnable game if SC can score– or should I say ‘score more?

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    1. How did Iowa come out of that game without any significant injuries? They must be one tough group of kids.

      #GetReadyFor”Physical”Football,USC

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      1. Can’t do that in only 5 days.

        As I said yesterday, get ready for 2 losses in a row. I hope we show up for SUCLA. They aren’t great, but good enough to bite us on the butt!

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  26. KAM: The ‘shutdown problem boils down to the government wanting to save money with cuts, but by doing so the cuts in food and medical assistance will affect over 40-million

    DON: We have to make cuts somewhere. If America were a corporation we would have filed for bankruptcy years ago

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    1. Not really a cut. Obamacare is broken. People can’t afford it. 27,000 a year for a family of four for health insurance. Government subsidies were provided during Covid and then extended but those expire in December. Republicans are threatening not to extend it but rather let the system collapse and come up with a better health care plan.

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      1. you need to get educated regarding the ACA. Once again, talking out of your azz, clueless!

        I see why the law firms fired your azz

        BARSTOW?

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      2. Obama said “like your doctor, keep your doctor. Like your plan, keep your plan.” He also said that the average family of four would save about $2,400 a year under the ACA versus their current plan. None of this is true. Should rename it as “The Unaffordable Care Act.” This was Obama’s signature piece of legislation during 8 years of his Presidency and it has been a total disaster. But for Biden, he would go down as the worst President in my lifetime with some competition from Jimmy Carter.

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      3. So, going on 5 years in the WH, trump has yet to replace it with something better. Looks like trump is the one to blame for not fixing a problem he promised to fix.

        Instead it was four years of “two more weeks”

        PEOPLE ARE STILL WAITING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

        once again, plow looks like a dumbass with more lies and lack of knowledge.

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      4. KAM: Brain dead vile antisemitic and racist Board Pest Board Cancer Cowardly Gabby aka Sparrow Calypso 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 is The Coward of the County!

        Plow Horse

        February 3, 2025 at 2:27 pm

        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

        DON: BWWWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA!!!

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      6. Joe IS a good person…. who [although he denied it] shared inside energy information with his son …who, in turn, served on the board of a totally corrupt energy company named Burisma…and funneled money through 52 shell companies to disguise the illegality of its source…. who allowed Chinese spy balloons to traverse the entire continental U.S…… who raped an intern…. and showered with his teenage daughter causing her to flip out and seek refuge in drugs and alcohol for the rest of her life… who, btw, abused the secret court system created by the “Patriot Act” to pursue and ruin his political enemies….. while destroying the American economy with give-away programs to illegal aliens for the purpose of getting them DMV registration and eventual voting rights….

        #…JoeIsTheBestestEver

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  27. The [Total JOKE] Big Ten has condemned USC’s fake kick strategy —Hope we now use it in every Big Ten game we ever play in Perpetuity…..

    #PhuckBigTen

    #PhuckCarolFoltForStickingUsWithIt

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