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USC Morning Buzz: Excuses Already Before The Game?

It takes no insight to gather that USC-Oregon is a huge game.

But a segment of USC followers seem to be laying the groundwork for saying if the Trojans lose, the season is still a success. I’m not sure I’ve come across this defeatist mentality before.

USC fans always believed they could win every game, whether they should or not. They didn’t enter a game with excuses in hand. Thankfully, I’m sure the players do not share this mindset.

Here’s the problem: Do not settle if you are a true USC fan. Don’t try to twist arms by praising the season in November after allowing 500 yards to . . . Illinois! Or 303-plus yards rushing to Notre Dame.

At least wait until the end of the season to judge it. Don’t write off the Oregon game and say this is the best you could hope for.

These people remind me of the great Steve Sarkisian, who went 9-4 in 2014 and labeled the season a “total success.”

  • Oregon will wear all-black uniforms with green helmets on Saturday. Nebraska also wore all-black uniforms.

61 thoughts on “USC Morning Buzz: Excuses Already Before The Game?”

      2. Zach Hanson is a really good O line coach PT. He has endured injuries to Paige, his best player, Noa, the second best player, the walk on center, the left guard, ect. and still managed to protect Maiava and produce a decent run game. Think about it – an undersized walk on has started multiple games at left guard and done a fairly good job at it. And the starting guard, Raymond, has played 3 different positions. Give Hanson props. I really think that in the next few years, with the young guys we have now and a great recruiting class, we will have one of the best O lines in college football and that is the key to winning championships.

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      3. KAM: If he’s that good, he will be coaching elsewhere next year like Matt Entz.

        DON: Yes he is now head coach at Fresno State.

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  2. If the USC D-line can just continue what they were doing in the 2nd half against Iowa, we will be in good shape. And in a larger sense, this game will be won by the Trojan defense, or it won’t be won at all.

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    1. Agree. The interior defensive line is the key. Devon Tompkins and Keyshawn Silver have been pushed around in some of the games, particularly in the first half. We need those two to show up or go to the Freshman and see what they can do.

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      1. Plow,

        I have seen some improvement with the oline this year. I am just used to seeing olinemen staying on their blocks. To me that is domination. SC’s blocking is more like just scrape and then move no to the next guy. I don’t care for that.

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      2. It’s obvious that blocking schemes are far too advanced for your 1960s football mentality

        Any new RAClST jokes, Slo Cal was asking

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      3. KAM: No one is more racist than you, Cowardly Gabby, aka everyone’s imposter. You are a paranoid schizophrenic so ashamed of your pathetic miserable existence that he/she/it has to pretend to be other people in order to keep from committing suicide, a true low life with nothing better to do.

        DON: Imagine how pathetic it’s life must be spending all day on a blog switching between screen names of other people, I mean …that’s beyond pathetic.

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      4. You like to dish it out, hijacking real Gabby’s username, and when it’s handed back, you cry about it.

        There’s a simple solution: stop hijacking Gabby’s username. Until then, it’s game on.

        …….and calling out the color of a dild0 is not racist…..we know yours is pink

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      5. KAM : Cowardly Gabby can dish it out but she can’t take it. She is a blatant racist as we can see from her many racist posts like this:

        Gabby

        March 18, 2025 at 4:54 pm

        size matters when you have to supplement your old lady with a massive black d i l d o.

        “Once you go black you never go back”

        DON: Sic semper tyrannis.

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      4. KAM:

        Plow Horse

        March 18, 2025 at 7:24 pm

        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 needs incarceration.

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  4. hi john,iz we gunna shair cowchiz width the uthur teem tihs weak,end iff we dos iz u cunsirnd taht he gunna tel his self the plaie taht he cawl fir the uthur teem,thanx alot

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  6. Leinart wrote today he met with Riley earlier this week, and indicates that this team has turned a big corner, and that Riley seems like a different coach. I was worried about USC getting blown out, but perhaps there is hope…

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  7. Oregon will try to run it between the tackles. Same game plan as Illinois and ND. We can’t let them rip off 15-20 yard runs like ND. Make them beat us with the pass. It can be done. Both Indiana and Iowa were able to contain Oregon’s offense. But, it won’t be easy.

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  8. Scott has obviously not read my comments, because I do not go into every game thinking we’re going to win. I’ll be shocked if we win this Saturday.

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      1. KAM: Jordan Peterson describes Cowardly Gabby perfectly! Jordan 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 Q 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. You see that in Cowardly Gabby’s inability to think clearly . And she copes with situations that are beyond her ability by quoting liberal shibboleths and cliches. 

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      2. As always, too stupid to know her post shows HER to be exactly what she’s accusing me of being. But none of us are shocked. It’s just who she is.

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  9. word on the street is Care-Bear Alexander is super fired up for this game…insiders reveal he has the same look on his face that Forrest Whiteaker had in Fast Time at Ridgemenot High.

    #MyPrediction:PAAAAAAAIN!

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    1. Heard the Bear is so fired up that he is actually attending practice and working out in the gym. That’s unprecedented for the Bear. He usually takes off Spring ball, and gives a halfass effort. Just the kind of guy a coach wants on his team. Over the past 7 years spanning high school and college, the Bear has played for 8 different teams.

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      2. KAM:

        BREAKING: In a jaw-dropping win, 2.57 MILLION native-born Americans gained jobs since President Trump assumed office… …and over 1 million migrants LOST employment. In total, 1.23 million foreigners left the labor force. Nature is healing, folks. Big time.

        DON: Cowardly Gabby hardest hit!

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      3. In other words, when the price of labor goes up, it’s passed on to the consumer. Just what voters asked for when families are already having affordability issues

        Millions regret voting to trump!

        fake gabby hardest hit……tooooooo easyyyyyyyy!

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      4.  Reported new jobs are not always just replacements for employees who quit; they can also be entirely new positions created through business expansion. However, a significant portion of reported vacancies are for “replacement hiring” to fill roles vacated by departing employees, which can sometimes lead to a chain reaction of new openings as people move to new jobs within a company.

        With that said, according to the US Labor Department, trump added just over 500k new or replacement jobs.

        You’re about 2 million off…….nice try!

        When will the lying end?

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      5. KAM: Poor Cowardly Gabby hates it that her lies about Trump have all been exposed!

        DON: She has zero to live for now that the Bruins football program is in the gutter along with her Democrat Party!

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  10. DON: Oregon’s Brer Bear wants to impress NFL scouts so he will be motivated for SC.

    KAM: If the Trojans cannot run effectively it may come down to Maiava’s nearly 300 yards per game versus Oregon giving up less than 130 passing yards

    DON: Of course SC’s defense has to somewhat control the Ducks to give the Trojan offense a chance to pull it out

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    1. A good showing from the offense [and they’re ready to come through with exactly that] …and…a few Big plays from the defense….oughta do it….

      #ButItWon’tBeEasy….

      #It’llComeDownto a 59YardFieldGoalForTheWin

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  11. Scooter,

    the key to winning the game is to have SC’s nose tackle push the center back a yard on each and every play. He has to disrupt the blocking schemes and push whoreogon’s oline back. If SC can do that, then they will have a 65% chance of winning.

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      2. Micheal,

        Cant we get him brought up on charges such as having tampons as brains or him loving the West L.A. Choir Boy’s Choir, or just being plain stupid? Maybe we can get him into the Camarillo State hospital better known as channel Island college

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      3. Pasadena — As a public service, I’d be happy to personally drop her off at the moldy lockup facility inside Catalina’s Justice Court …….except I get seasick….

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  12. DON: It has been 3-years since November games have meant anything to SC

    KAM: But even if SC ends up at 10-2 it is not certain that they will be invited to the Playoff party

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    1. 99% of Trojans would say, ‘give us 10-2 and we don’t give a crap about the playoffs” ….

      #InAnyEvent,Let’sJustWorryAboutOregonForNow…

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      1. WE WILL NOT THINK ANY LESS OF YOU IF YOU TURN OFF THE STUPIDITY SWITCH.

        …….AND DID SOLA GET HER LUBE…….AMAZON HAD A BOGO. I KNOW YOU PREFER BLUEBERRY

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      2. KAM:Charlie Bucket aka Cowardly Gabby knows so much about football she predicted success for Josh Rosen and Jim Mora!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

        DON: BWWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  14. My old prosecutor buddies have “Tuesday Poker Nite” in L. A. I asked them what they’d do if one of the group showed up every Tuesday and insulted everybody, accused everybody of lying, misremembered the news and spouted it off lie a babbling crack baby, never stopped with the racist slurs, etc, etc…

    Their Answer? “Nobody we know is like that.”

    #HowDidWeGetSoLucky?

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    1. P. S.

      Never knew anybody like Sybil in high school. Or college. Or Law School. Or the L. A. Mayor’s Office. Or The L. A. City Attorney’s Office. Or the San Francisco D. A.’s Office. Or The U. S.’s Attorney’s Office.

      #IVentureToSay,NeitherHasAnyOneOfTheOtherPosters…

      #FeelSpecial,Sybil…

      #You’reOneInAMillion

      #[JustNotInAGoodWay]

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      1. They broke the mold, one of a kind…….what’s your excuse…….dumbass

        FIND A NEW HOBBY INSTEAD OF OBSESSING OVER GABBY DAY AFTER DAY AFTER DAY AFTER DAY.

        YOU TAKE THE BAIT EVERY PHUCKING TIME……WHY?

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      6. “many more”?…….you senile dumb/ass, there’s only three people who post on this shlt/show blog.

        Another cognitive issue……exactly how old are you

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      7. Guys,

        Our prayer should be “Please help Sybil to do Sybil …and to stop blaming Trump and Charlie and Scott and etcetera and etcetera …for his unhappiness.”

        #SybilGottaDoSybil

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      1. KAM: You are the problem, Cowardly Gabby. . Why won’t you go fight Plow Horse, you Coward?

        He’s calling you out, Cowardly Gabby.

        Plow Horse
        JUNE 22, 2023 AT 8:33 PM
        Gabby: I didn’t use the term “white guy.” The CEO of Ocean Gate used the term white guy. I suppose that reading comprehension isn’t one of your strengths. But since you brought my wife into it, something that you would never do if we met face to face, let’s meet up Mr. keyboard tough guy or are you going to chicken#$@t out like you normally do. I work out at a boxing gym in Pasadena, CA. Name a date and time and I will make a reservation.

        DON: Cowardly Gabby is The Coward of the County!

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