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Morning Buzz: USC-Iowa Report Card

Before I start the report card, did you Lincoln Riley’s comments last night that the media who are hyping the Oregon game also thought USC was “going to suck” this season but he never paid attention to them.

If Riley never paid attention to them, how did he know they said USC would suck? F-r-a-u-d.

QUARTERBACK

Jayden Maiava bounced back from his dreadful performance against Nebraska and threw 10 passes to Makai Lemon, who was nearly invisible against the Cornhuskers. Now comes his biggest challenge of the season.

Grade: B

RUNNING BACK

Iowa did a pretty good job tackling and containing the running game. King Miller will be vital against Oregon because USC’s defense will be under intense pressure.

Grade: C

WIDE RECEIVER

Makai Lemon and Ja’Kobi Lane caught 17 of the 23 completions. Good to get ball in your best players’ hands. Also shows why other receivers needed to transfer out after last season.

Grade: B+

OFFENSIVE LINE

They are extremely suspect in the first half, unable to protect Maiava or get a yard on fourth-and-1. Not that anyone in the media will not it.

Grade: D+

DEFENSIVE LINE

Iowa lost three offensive linemen during the game but still managed 183 yards rushing. Highly touted freshman Jahkeem “Thanos” Stewart caught the big ricochet interception. He also did not register a tackle in the game.

Grade: C-

LINEBACKER

They made 16 tackles, which in some part was because the defensive line wasn’t making many players. USC never sacked the quarterback, which shows D’Anton Lynn had a conservative game plan. Will he repeat that vs. Oregon?

Grade: C

DEFENSIVE BACKS

Iowa’s not known for the passing attack and it was apparent on some plays as the ball never got to open receivers.

Grade: C+

SPECIAL TEAMS

Sam Johnson wore No. 0, which was fitting on his 19-yard punt. At least Ryon Sayeri was Mr. Reliable, making both field goals.

Grade: C-

COACHING

The slow start in the first half was a coaching issue but Lincoln Riley deserves credit for convincing fans that beating two teams (Nebraska, Iowa) who are 0-42 against ranked teams is a signature achievement.

Grade: D+

63 thoughts on “Morning Buzz: USC-Iowa Report Card”

    2. Wow, imagine if USC lost, lol.

      The Wolf sctick is getting a bit old, outdated and plain ‘ol journalistic malfeasance.

      I wonder how Wolf would grade the Dodgers back to back Championships. Probably a C at best.

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      1. Wolf is a phuck-ing idiot, just look at this blog. He’s turned it into ‘Political Rants With Scott Wolf”, aka ghost town blog

        maui fraud continues to suck on wolf’s mushr0om, no matter what garbage he posts, perhaps it’s the same person

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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 and Susan : has wasted 25 years of her life trying to destroy this blog.

        DON: She is a waster of food.

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      4. Scott on Ohtani: “.265 batting average. Is this what $700 million buys you? He is supposed to be Superman, and yet the team needed the luck of the Irish to pull out the series. C”

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      5. KAM: I love how Plow Horse always exposes 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:

        Plow Horse

        June 22, 2024 at 1:28 am

        Gabby says “you lost my attention after the first senstance.”

        Maybe that is why he didn’t do very well in school.

        DON: BWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!

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      1. John —If you think these grades are bad just wait & see how much worse they get if we beat Oregon…

        #NationalChampionshipGradesWouldFallOffChart

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      2. KAM: Riley Coyote has been such a success the last 4 years at his $110 price tag.

        DON: How mean of Scott Wolf to be critical of such underachievement with this cream puff schedule, with Riley Coyote losing his only two big games, Illinois and ND.

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      4. KAM: WOW. President Trump’s would-be a s s a s s i n, Thomas Matthew Crooks was entertaining a furry fetish, just like Tyler Robinson and Cowardly Gabby . They also used they/them pronouns on social media profiles.

        DON:This is beyond correlation, this is a five alarm fire.

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      6. KAM:

        Gabby

        July 13, 2024 at 11:44PM

        POETIC JUSTICE WAS SERVED!

        NEXT TIME HE MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY

        DON: You need involuntary hospitalization at Atascadero. You are a danger to the community you Mainstream Moderate Democrat stalker.

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  3. I probably woulda suffered one of those “Psycho” shower scene moments if Scott had typed “FREAK!” instead of “F-R-A-U-D!”

    #[IStillGotALittleScared]

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  4. LAUGHING MY AZZ/OFF WHEN WOLF CALLS SOMEONE A FRAUD……..HYPOCRITE

    IT’S OBVIOUS WOLF HAS THE FOOTBALL IQ OF A SLUG…….AGENDA DRIVEN…….NOTHING IS EVER OBJECTIVE. WHY COACHES AVOID HIM

    Where is the grammar policewoman, slo-cal, wolf made numerous mistakes

    Let’s all be thankful wolf lost his AP vote!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    1. 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 and Susan has the sads- her Bruins are in free fall, her Democrats surrendered last week…

      DON: … and now her role models  Bill and Hillary Clinton are reportedly refusing to appear before the House Oversight Committee for their scheduled depositions regarding their association with Jeffrey Epstein!

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  5. KAM: To harken back to SC’s original nickname, I see the game Saturday with Oregon as the Methodists vs the Pagans

    DON: You think the Ducks are feeling the pressure? SC has got nothing to lose and will come in loosey-goosey

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    1. When asked if she was gonna play aggressively or patiently against Monica Seles, Steffi Graff said, “I’m going to be patiently aggressive.”

      #That’sTheTicket

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      1. Since can’t like (thanks Wolfie – 10years and you can’t get that fixed?) – incredibly insightful point and example MG. The key to so much of life!

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  6. LAUGHING MY AZZ===OFF WHEN WOLF CALLS SOMEONE A FRAUD……..HYPOCRITE

    IT’S OBVIOUS WOLF HAS THE FOOTBALL IQ OF A $LUG…….AGENDA DRIVEN…….NOTHING IS EVER OBJECTIVE. WHY COACHES AVOID HIM

    Where is the grammar policewoman, slo/cal, wolf made numerous mistakes

    Let’s all be thankful wolf lost his AP vote

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    1. KAM: Here’s a concept,  Cowardly Gabby aka Charlie Bucket the UCLA Fan aka TebowObama aka The Guy who posts as So Cal’s Wife & Michael Guarino & Buddhakarma &LawyerJohn & Pudly & Plow Horse & steveg49 & DOJ & Scott Wolf & Kathy & Foreskin Thoughts & Frank Young & Psycho & Susan, before you call anyone else a fraud, why don’t you stop hijacking every other poster’s username for the last 20 years……you look like a dumb—-ass

      ……and apologize for being a d i c k

      DON: Senile Joe Biden is your man-crush

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      1. KAM: Here’s a concept,  Cowardly Gabby aka Charlie Bucket the UCLA Fan aka TebowObama aka The Guy who posts as So Cal’s Wife & Michael Guarino & Buddhakarma &LawyerJohn & Pudly & Plow Horse & steveg49 & DOJ & Scott Wolf & Kathy & Foreskin Thoughts & Frank Young & Psycho & Susan, before you call anyone else a fraud, why don’t you stop hijacking every other poster’s username for the last 20 years……you look like a dumb—-ass

        ……and apologize for being a d i c k

        DON: Senile Joe Biden is your man-crush.

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      3. KAM: Remember when Cowardly Gabby chickened out of fighting Scott Wolf when Scott Wolf was in Las Vegas?

        Plow Horse

        August 31, 2024 at 9:42 pm

        I thought Gabby said a few days back that he was going to the USC marching band pep rally today at the Palms at 2:00 and wanted to “meet up” with Scott. Instead, he spent the day trolling the blog. Once again a threat followed by a no show. That’s our Cowardly Gabby. All talk, no walk.

        DON: That’s how we know Cowardly Gabby is The Coward of the County. If she really lived in Las Vegas like she pretended to, she would be a total coward for not showing up to confront Scott that day after wasting 25 years stalking him on this site.

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  7. Wolfe being a miserable dweeb again. A D+ for the OLine. Let’s see gave up 1 sack and averaged over 3.5 yards a carry. In case, Wolfe, you suck at math. 3.5 YPC gets you a first down with 3 carries. It’s called “move the chains” This was against a good Iowa defense that held Oregon to 18 points. The only one who should be getting D’s and F’s Wolfe is you for your immature posts.

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    1. wolf’s agenda gets in the way of any objective grading.

      We have been laughing at him for years… he’s a joke no one takes seriously.

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      1. Oh I know. I used to read his drivel back when Pete Carroll was the coach. I want to point out how little he knows and he’s basically a clown.

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      3. KAM: “We” =,  Cowardly Gabby aka Charlie Bucket the UCLA Fan aka TebowObama aka The Guy who posts as So Cal’s Wife & Michael Guarino & Buddhakarma &LawyerJohn & Pudly & Plow Horse & steveg49 & DOJ & Scott Wolf & Kathy & Foreskin Thoughts & Frank Young & Psycho & Susan.

        DON” Aka The Cadre of voices in her noggin.

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  8. Makai Lemon and Ja’kobi Lane a B+? Scottie is a hard ass with a capital H. This may have been Makai’s best game of the season. Plus he is held on virtually every route he runs. A or A+ for these guys.

    D+ for the O-line? Agree, but for the first half only. Give them a B+/A- for an excellent second half against a top 10 defensive team.

    C- for special teams? What gives? Ryan Saeri still hasn’t missed, there were no f-ups, no big returns, and the punter, well, it was pouring rain, not an easy task to punt a wet football, that puppy is going to slide off your foot.

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      1. The REAL head scratcher is why a certain someone keeps posting under other people’s names —even when he has something worth saying….

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      5. KAM: The real head scratcher is why Cowardly Gabby the UCLA Fan has wasted 25 years of her life to impersonating, stalking and doxxing posters at a USC sports site. This antisocial behavior began right when Boob Tubalardo destroyed Terry Donahue’s UCLA football program and a few years after the incompetent AD Pete Dalis fired Jim Harrick, destroying the basketball program. And her role model B J Clinton had just been impeached for Monica and Al Bore lost in FL by a hanging chad. Instead of concentrating her ire on those four miscreants she has taken it out on us ever since.

        DON: She leads an empty life.

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      6. She accuses US of being Scott, yet she is the only person who is able to insert comments out of order. Hmmm.

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      7. ..for some self-hating reason Sybil is now using the word “queen” as a pejorative….

        #LookInward,LittleOne….

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  9. Kirk Ferenz on USC:

    “They have a lot of good players everywhere, in every position,” Ferentz said. “So that’s probably the reason they’re ranked, and probably the reason they’ve had one [Big Ten] loss. They’re a good football team. They look good, they play well. I mentioned number six [WR Makai Lemon], number eight [WR Ja’Kobi Lane], you know, still feel very like he’s an outstanding player too for them. He did a great job.” 

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      1. I think he regrets what he said 3 years ago…

        Iowa was only giving up 12 points per game before USC, and Iowa was averaging 30 per game before USC.

        Well-done coaching staff, even though hard ass Scottie gave them a gratuitous D+

        Iowa lost to Oregon and Indiana by a combined 7 points. They beat Penn State, and beat MN and Wisc by a combined score of 78-3. They are a very good team.

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      3. KAM: Remember this example of Cowardly Gabby’s football vaunted knowledge?

        Gabby

        AUGUST 30, 2023 AT 3:07 AM

        you stupid senile troll…..a kick returner returns kickoffs, and a punt returner returns punts…..Conway never returned a kickoff in his entire USC career.

        DON: Cowardly Gabby has ZERO Football IQ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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      5. Sybil [sitting alone at laundry mat]:

        #”Pardon?………Oh, now I hear you loud & clear, Magical Spirit!”

        #”Yes… I will bear witness on Scott’s Blog!”

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  10. I disagree with your card this week Scott.

    “He also did not register a tackle in the game.”

    #4 did his job by occupying the OL and maintaining his gap so the LBs could make the tackles. That is the job of a DT and he did that very well.

    The guy is a true Freshman freak, he should still be in HS, he is their best DT, and he hustles every game. Give credit where it is due!

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  11. A FEDERAL JUDGE, TRUMP APPOINTEE, BLOCKS THE TEXAS-MAGAT’S GERRYMANDERING MAP…….IT WAS OBVIOUSLY RACIALLY/POLITICALLY MOTIVATED

    NEWSOM JUST GAVE THE WHEELCHAIR GUY THE MIDDLE FINGER AND LAUGHING HIS AZZ%%%OFF

    FAKE GABBY AND TRUMP HARDEST HIT…..OUCH!

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      1. says the impostor who gets all the trump rulings wrong….JUDGE AFTER JUDGE AFTER JUDGE CONTINUES TO GIVE HIM THE MIDDLE FINGER, GOING BACK TO THE DAYS HE WAS CRYING VOTER FRAUD

        The entire Congress gave trump a missive crocth kick regarding a vote on the files

        maui fraud hardest hit!

        you phuck yourself…..

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