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Jen Cohen Addresses Notre Dame Series And Private Equity Deal

USC athletic director Jen Cohen addressed her positions on the Big Ten private equity deal and the future of the Notre Dame series.

It’s interesting this was released on a Friday while most fans our focused on tomorrow’s game with Iowa.

Here is her tortured response on Notre Dame, where she tries to have it both ways and obviously doesn’t want to become the focal point of a backlash if/when the series is ended. The whining tone about playing a non-conference road game after Week 4 reeks of Lincoln Riley.

And here is the response on the private equity deal:

81 thoughts on “Jen Cohen Addresses Notre Dame Series And Private Equity Deal”

  1. The statement by Cohen on the ND series, whining about scheduling non conference games beyond the first 3 weeks, comes directly from the Riley playbook. Then schedule ND in the first 3 weeks and do it now. USC has all the leverage on ND. Freeman already said they would agree to an early game.

    Better yet, reinstitute the old PAC 10 or go independent and play many of the PAC 10 teams. Screw the BIG. They are giving you an out with this 2.4 outside investment deal. Take it.

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    1. I keep hearing that we can’t get out of the Crybaby, Corrupt Big Ten until 2036….even if we reject the current television revenue distribution formula this year—- I sure hope that’s wrong—love to see Cal, Stanford, Washington, Washington State, Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA and USC re-formulate the old Pac 8 next year……

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  3. I don’t get it: why she, Jen Cohen, listens to that idiot Lincoln Riley

    and not to the fan base and the alums. This is a big mistake.

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  5. Just got home from a nice dinner out. The counter says 19 comments, but there are only 7. Poor Short Bus must have posted lots of her insanity.

    Short Bus…

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    1. SLO PA-TROLL THINKS A NICE DINNER IS A TRIP TO THE LOCAL SOUP KITCHEN…….CHEAP/////ASS LIES ABOUT EVERYTHING…….NO ONE GIVES A PHUCK THAT HE HAD DINNER……NEXT HE’LL BE LYING ABOUT HIS SO-CALLED TOP-SHELF LIQUOR

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    2. YOUR BOI MOSS HAS LEAD IN HIS FEET……IT’S OBVIOUS WHY RILEY BENCHED HIS AZZ…….MAIAVA SHOULD HAVE STARTED FROM GAME ONE…….A LOT BETTER PLAYER

      MG HARDEST HIT……..OUCH!

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  6. first off, that was virtually written by Riley. There is not a single stake holder who wants that series to terminate, other than Riley and he is holding her hostage. Keep ND and he will leave on his own w/o have to buy him out. Second, she and he just squatted on all the great players and coaches from the past 110 years of SC football rhat delt with giving a piece of them selves playing ND and hard to brutal schedules. Just shat on all of them. These schedules and rivalries are what made this school what it is and is the only reason his paycheck is what it is, hers too. They talk about this place being a special place cause it doesn’t take the easy way out like orher schools yet wants to take the easy way out. They haven’t earned that right to own the reputation built on the backs of guys who gave it all for the university. Why do they continue to whine about other schools schedules. Like a kid in elementary school tattle tailing on others. Grow a set and play someone. Hell, you have faced zero of the top 3 teams in the big 10 the last 2 years (blessed schedule) and still couldn’t make it happen. Shut the hell up and go away both of you. If y’all can’t beat ND home or away then you don’t deserve to be in the playoffs anyway. They are usually overrated and you still can’t beat them. BTW did anyone read the ESPN artical on “the next Kurt cignettie” today. Read it all the sources say about him and how he operates hands on everything, no GM, oks all recruits, oks all hires, meets with the student body every week as well as alums, has not just won but turned programs around quickly on every level. I read it, every attribute was the polar opposite of Lincoln Riley. Read and and tell me I’m wrong. I’m not. I was happy for him cause that’s how it’s done. Made me sick cause I’ve known from the beginning of this tenure this is not the guy. He was lucky to have Williams come with him or he’d be under 500% through year 4 for 11.5 mil a year. And all because usc was his life boat not to have to go to the SEC. Spineless narcissist. The worst kind.

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      1. When is the last time you looked in the mirror?

        #YouWon’tSeeTrump….

        #You’llSeeAScaredLittleGirl…

        #OnlyYouCanSave

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    2. So what do you really think Vault. What if we applied the Riley philosophy to academics at USC. Don’t major in the hard sciences. It is too demanding and academically competitive. Trade out that physics course for one in ethnic or gender studies. And 4 finals in one week during finals week is too much to ask. Let’s just eliminate that from the schedule or schedule finals over 3 weeks. Lower the bar – its what made America a welfare state.

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      1. damn straight Plow. The pussification of everything. We claim to be special on the backs of giants and live off that then complain that we need to to be like everyone else. Makes me sick. I wasnt always the guy that said you needed to stay within the family if you were being lead by bright minds. But when they arnt bright and they know not of the family and what came before. The the F out and get me someone bright who understands. I’m not saying to get Nick or Urban, I’m not stupid that theyd come. But those guys understand what USC was about and should be even though they weren’t in the program. The clowns on top haven’t a clue

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  8. DON: The little ‘Orphan Annie’ SC basketball team has won big by 20 and 30 points over teams. What is Coach Muscleman stirring up over there in Galen?

    KAM: He definitely wants to fill Galen with 10,000 Trojans rooting like heck for their team. He figures even if he doesn’t have championship players he at least will give the fans an offensive show

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    1. KAM: Anthony Dell’Orso scores 20 off the bench as No. 5 Arizona beats No. 15 UCLA 69-65 in Hall of Fame Series. Cowardly Gabby is despondent!

      DON: The early season neutral-court matchup reunited the longtime Pac-12 Conference rivals, who went their separate ways last season. The Bruins and USC stupidly joined the Big Ten, while the Wildcats reacted to the abandonment by going to the Big 12.

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  9. DON: So SC Coach McKay said that if Notre Dame did not take the field first, “there wouldn’t be a game”

    KAM: Right, until the subpoenas appear

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    1. KAM: More Bad news for Cowardly Gabby: UCLA QB Iamaleava (concussion) out vs. Ohio State-He began experiencing concussion symptoms after the game, according to On3, which first reported that Iamaleava would not play.

      DON: The Good news is Cowardly Gabby’s Bruins should lose by about 50-100 points today for total humiliation of the UCLA program after stupidly leaving the Pac 12 for the Big Ten.

      The bad news is Iamaleava may be available against USC.

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      1. UCLA is obviously saving Nico for USC…..

        #SameStoryEveryYear….

        #”WeAreTheBruins —WeOnlyCareAboutONEGame”

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  10. DON: I wasn’t aware that SC had not won at Notre Dame in nearly 30-years until the 1967 “O.J game.” No wonder the win-loss record between the two is so Irish lopsided

    KAM: But the 1980s and 1990s were brutal decades as ND went on like a 13-game unbeaten streak against Troy, however Carrot put a stop to that for a while. And after Carrot left for 15-years those Irish win more than they lose against us. It just makes it that much more exciting when SC finally wins one

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    1. KAM: ESPN: USC and Michigan are the two Big Ten schools that have pushed back on the private equity deal, which has otherwise been supported by a majority of the programs in the conference including UCLA, as well as Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti.

      DON: In a call last month between USC and Michigan trustees, sources told ESPN’s Dan Wetzel that both programs were skeptical of the deal and talked about how it does not address the root issue — soaring costs — that has made cash so imperative for athletic departments.

      Who would have guessed USC’s travel costs for all their athletic teams would soar now that they have to travel 3000 miles just to play teams like Rutgers and Penn State in men’s and women’s sports?

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      1. Think about this, my friends: USC is releasing videos poking fun of The Big Ten’s “fake punt” rules …USC is opposing The Big Ten’s distribution formula —and today our football team will be getting officiated by Big Tens refs on the Big Ten Channel —think we’re gonna get a fair deal?

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      2. maybe so Mike and that’s not right. But why does our social media and SPIN department want to poke the Bear over and over. We broke a rule and didt get caught. We look stupid. Where is LR to tell the to knock it off?

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  11. DON: So SC is complaining about being the only Big-10 team to play a non-conference road game, Notre Dame, after game-4

    KAM: Well SC, that is the price you have to pay for having a national treasure game, the SC-Notre Dame one

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    1. KAM: Sad how Jen thinks we are like mediocre UW.

      DON: She seems oblivious that USC doesn’t follow what the other schools do, USC is the leader in college football.

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  12. DON: Saw the pictures yesterday in a blog show-offing 2 pretty women in tantalizing poses

    KAM: The ladies have the tougher job in courtship. They have to be alluring, whereas men only have to show up

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  13. DON: Dropping Notre Dame from SC’s schedule would have placed the 2025 Trojans at a probable 8-1 record and not their present 7-2

    KAM: Which would have reduced the importance of the upcoming Oregon game. Lose that game and Troy is still a probable 10-2 and Playoff bound. Instead, they will be a probable 9-3 and Playoff ‘out’

    DON: –Which means SC has little chance of making the Playoffs in odd years when they play at Notre Dame where they seldom win

    KAM: But if they cancel SC-Notre Dame it will take a lot of the ‘romance out of the season

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    2. CBS is saying USC will meet Notre Dame in the 1st round of the playoffs….

      [But I’m sure CBS will pick Oregon over us next week — so it’s a little hard to see how they visualize a USC/Notre Dame playoff game]…

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    3. “Dropping Notre Dame from SC’s schedule would have placed the 2025 Trojans at a probable 8-1 record and not their present 7-2.”

      Alpha males don’t think that way. The champ always says “I will take on all challengers.” And if he doesn’t he a phony and the fans will quickly come to realize it.

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  14. KAM: I’m no expert but football seems to be a game where huge ultra-physical men try to keep other huge ultra-physical men from getting to their quarterback

    DON: You got the basics

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    1. KAM: Kids at university level require remediation because they didn’t learn basic skills in high school, middle school, and elementary school.

      DON: The UCSD study documenting drastic declines in student preparedness are an indictment of the entire K-12 educational system.

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      1. The schools hardly teach basic skills. The kids are not required to memorize their multiplication tables. They can’t perform long division. Phonics is not emphasized. No weekly spelling tests. Insufficient reading and writing assignments. But they are taught about masturbation in the 5th grade.

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      3. Appointed a labor secretary that wants to eliminate the Dept. of education, return decision making to local school districts, and institute free choice/vouchers. It’s a start.

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      4. YOU’RE THE TYPICAL MAGAT WHO WILL CRY WHEN THEIR TAXES GO UP TO FUND PUBLIC EDUCATION……YOU’RE TALKING OUT OF BOTH SIDES OF YOUR MOUTH……DIP////$HIT

        I HAVE NO IDEA HOW YOU PASSED A BAR EXAM

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      5. I was able to memorize all of the most popular drinks which went a long way in helping me pass the bar exam.

        California spends more per pupil on education than virtually every other state and yet has one of the worst performance rates. It is not about the money. Mississippi went back to the basics a few years ago and went from the worst in the country to one of the best. Kids in 2nd to 4th grades get tested three times a year. If they finish below the reading standard an action plan is implemented with extra tutoring. The parents are immediately notified and are given an in home study plan for their child. Teachers follow up with the parents on a weekly basis. Kids are transferred if necessary to special reading and English skills classes. Nobody is just passed through to the next grade. It works but the teacher’s unions oppose it.

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  15. DON: 3 losses and a college team is out of Playoff consideration. But that is better than the old days when undefeated but one-tie SC teams in 1969 and 1979 were left out of a chance at the Title

    KAM: Still, under the old ‘system’ the top 12 teams at the end of the season would have faced off in bowl games with 6 winning teams being happy, and now we have a system where only 1 team will end up happy

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      1. As I stated earlier in the week, the sloppy conditions favor Iowa.

        I’d lean towards a USC win in good weather.

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      4. Guys calling the Wisconsin game at Indiana were just commenting on the contrast in weather, their game versus Iowa-USC. It’s clear and about 10 degrees warmer there, situations the opposite of what both would normally be experiencing.

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      5. What is going on?!

        #MaybeIt’llClearUpForTheFirstHalf…

        #InWhichCaseWeShouldTryPouringItOnBeforeItPoursOn

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  17. DON: I would say that a rainy day normally would favor a running team more than a passing team. Runners just have to put their heads down and tear into the line. Passers are limited in their lateral movement and split ends can drop wet balls

    KAM: This Iowa game is certainly no “gimme” for SC. The Hawkeyes love to run and keep the ball to themselves while preventing the opposing team from even getting the ball

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    1. Main problems today: (1) Ferentz is one bad-ass coach, (2) his team is an extension of Ferentz.

      #WeHaveToKeepKnockingThemAround–TheyWon’tQuit

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    1. I agree with the Notre Dame argument. USC (and Stanford) has bent over backwards in the past to give ND a late November recruiting trip to California every year. It also wasn’t long ago that some USC Season Tickets holders were relocated for the ND game to allow their fans to have those seats. (I was one of them). I follow two conferences, USC in the Big 10 and North Dakota in the FCS Missouri Valley. Both conferences schedule the same way. September is for 4. non-conference games. October 7 November is conference play. I think the TV networks would love to have a USC-ND game every year on Labor Day weekend.

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  19. The USC-ND is huge every other Thanksgiving yes because it is USC-ND, but also because typically at least one of those schools makes it nationally relevant and a cant-miss game. Games like that help build USC’s brand.

    Definitely do not give that up.

    Now the South Bend trip can be in September or Labor Day weekend – better for us with the Indiana weather- but the reasoning by USC to avoid that is BS. The way it is now we start conference play a week early so if we played ND in September, instead of ND in October it would be a Big 10 game. That game is likely going to be a bit easier but it’s really the same difference.

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    1. Plus, if as Cohen says, we are going to play at least one Power 4 conference team outside of Big 10, we really are just setting up the same schedule minus the ND game in October/November, which currently gives us a national buzz and is hugely important to alumni ajd former players. Many have said this already but it just looks more and more like USC wants the easy way out.

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