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USC Morning Buzz: Is QB Facing Changing Of The Guard?

I will discuss the play of Jayden Maiava this season later in the week but it appears some USC fans want Maiava to turn pro because of speculation Husan Longstreet will transfer if he doesn’t start next season.

This is the world we live in apparently. Maiava’s been inconsistent in some key games but I don’t know if I toss aside someone with 27 career starts for someone who has yet to play one quarter in a college game.

The fans always want the shiny new objects, of course. Where would Longstreet go? Arizona State needs a QB.

  • When Steve Sarkisian called his first season at USC a “total success” after winning nine games overall, I was highly critical. Lincoln Riley called winning nine regular-season games “a really good season.”

What’s awful is Riley is saying that in Year 4, not Year 1.

I got an email from a reader Sunday saying 10 victories is a great accomplishement because USC has not had many 10-win seasons in its history. You know why? The season used to be 10 games or less until the 1970’s. Doh!

  • Why was Lincoln Riley going for 2 points with a 27-10 lead over UCLA? So Gage Roy could throw a pass? It wasn’t a great look.
  • A USC alum told me Saturday he wants Carson Palmer to be hired as the Trojans’ head coach.

If Palmer got hired, he wouldn’t try to weasel out of the Notre Dame game or have flat performances against UCLA.

44 thoughts on “USC Morning Buzz: Is QB Facing Changing Of The Guard?”

  1. Wolf, once again, you’re suffering from confirmation bias. USC has played in 11 or more games a season 71 times since 1925, for an overall average of 11.83 games per season.

    With an overall winning percentage of 68.4%. This season, they are at 75%…….It’s amazing how you continue to call a strike a ball.

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    1. KAM: Are you really that stupid, 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 Psycho and Manureman and eric  and Smacky and Susan?

      Search Assist

      USC first played 11 regular season games in 1970.

      DON: Please go away you pest!

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      1. SO THE SEASONS DATING PRE-1970 DON’T COUNT

        WHAT A PHUCK1NG DUMBASS……YOU LOOK PATHETIC TRYING TO MOVE THE GOALPOST TO FIT YOUR NARRATIVE

        BARST0W?…………….MAN////UP////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 Psycho and Manureman and eric  and Smacky and Susan has zero football IQ and makes threats she can’t deliver:Plow Horse

        Gabby

        February 3, 2025 at 2:47am

        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 p u * * y

        DON: BWWWWWWWWWAAAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!! It’s so fun teasing you like a bug you brainless Bruin loser.

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      2. Question: What does it mean when NO one —literally NO one —takes a person seriously [and, in fact, beg for the person to go away….and never return]?

        #Sybil’sAnswer:”DoesItMeanTheyConsiderMeA”TrustedSource”?

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      3. No one laughs harder than we laugh at her, yet she never lets that stop her from posting her stupidity. Always accusing others of what SHE is guilty.

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      4. Sybil’s sources, family and best friends rolled into one: “People on the internet”…..

        #KindaSezItAll,Don’tIt?

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      5. GABBY THANKS YOU FOR THE FREE RENT BETWEEN THE EARS.

        YOUR HEAD STILL LOOKS DEFORMED……SUCKS TO BE YOU!

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    2. Hey, 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 Psycho and Manureman and eric  and Smacky and Susan, was it illegal when Obama ordered extrajudicial drone strikes on American citizens, including children?

      DON: Should the my Justice Department investigate these Democrat killings? Murders?

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      1. EVERY TIME GABBY FARTS YOU’RE QUICK TO JUDGE THE AROMA…..

        GABBY DERANGEMENT SYNDROME!

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      2. KAM: Everytime 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 Psycho and Manureman and eric  and Smacky and Susan speaks, it’s a lie!

        DON: She is a typical Mainstream Moderate Democrat like Timmy:

        MINNESOTA SCANDAL EXPLODES: Over 480 DHS Employees Accuse Gov. Tim Walz of Orchestrating Massive Cover-Up — Retaliated Against Whistleblowers to Shield Somali Illegal Fraud Ring That Stole Over $1 Billion

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  3. Yes, a 75% winning percentage means Riley will be around another year. But his overall winning percentage is only 1.6% higher than Clay’s and 2.2% higher than Lane’s.

    You can cry about Wolf’s assessment, but he’s not far off. Let’s hope the incoming recruiting class remains where it is. Commitments are good reason to be optimistic, but nothing to celebrate.

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  4. wolfman, the Classy Cadre is counting on you to reveal what rules were broken by Lemon and Lane what caused them to sit for a quarter?? Riley won’t say, but he doesn’t know you have more contacts than any beaat writer in US. We Gots to know!

    #WaterCovers2/3OfTheEarthWolfCoversTheRest

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  5. KAM: For me when SC’s season is finished football is over. So now we can concentrate on political matters, and I note that the polls claim that your popularity is rather low

    DON: Nearly half the country did not vote for me, so even Abraham Lincoln would not do well today

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    1. Dear John — NO one person could fix the immigration, energy, corruption and foreign war problems caused by Joe’s “stuttering”……

      #Joe’s”Stuttering”TurnedOutToBeVeryDangerousToOurNation

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  6. Husan Longstreet is leaving after one year? You really need to check your sources on this one. The kid is receiving NIL money and is being developed in practice by one of the top quarterback coaches. He is not going anywhere.

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  7. Maiava’s QB rating was second in the country this year, but no one is talking about him being one of the first QBs picked if he were to enter the draft.

    Given how fast contract money drops from a higher pick to a lower pick, I assume he will stay another year.

    But USC will lose Makai Lemon and Ja’Kobi Lane to the draft.

    Those guys are so good that they substantially boosted Jaden’s numbers this year.

    So who will start in those WR positions next year?

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      3. Great clip! Thanks for sharing.

        That Cliff is almost as dumb as a certain someone we all know. And he’s got the exact same attitude she does, of wanting to always pretend she knows so much more than everyone else!

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  8. Seasons with 10 Regular Season Games Before 1970

    Several college football programs, including USC, played 10 regular season games before the official expansion in 1970 due to scheduling arrangements, historical context, and some schools’ unique situations. Historical Context

    • Pre-1970 Structures: Prior to 1970, many schools played a variety of game lengths, driven largely by regional scheduling and conference decisions. Some conferences allowed a higher number of games, while others had fewer.
    • Independent Teams: Schools that were not part of major conferences often arranged for additional games, leading to unique cases where certain teams played up to 10 games in a season.

    Specific Cases of Early 10-Game Seasons

    • USC’s Unique Schedule: USC, particularly, adapted its schedule based on different opponents and bowl game arrangements, sometimes reaching 10 games in certain seasons before 1970. The number of games could fluctuate due to external factors such as rivalries, invitations to postseason bowls, and postseason playoffs that built momentum in earlier years.

    Changes Leading to Standardization

    • NCAA Regulations: The NCAA began to standardize game limits, leading to clarity in the game schedules and encouraging the trend of 10-game seasons across more programs as time went on.

    As a result, while the norm standardized with the 1970 introduction, certain teams already started embracing longer seasons due to various factors in their scheduling.

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      1. USC HAS PLAYED 11 OR MORE GAMES IN A SEASON 71 TIMES SINCE 1922……YOUR FUNNY MATH IS PATHETIC……WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR 1070 BS…….MORE COMPREHENSION ISSUES….REAL SIMPLE STUFF….

        FAKE GABBY HARDEST HIT AGAIN……

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      2. KAM: Earth to Bonehead 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 Psycho and Manureman and eric  and Smacky and Susan… I said 11 regular season games.

        DON: Bowl games don’t count as regular season games, get it Einstein?

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  9. Longstreet will likely stay. Maiva is likely waiting for an NFL eval, but could be 50/50… and I wouldn’t be as down on his NFL prospects, given our O-line lack of protection and yet the still admirably low sack rate he suffered. Hines will be a solid receiver next year, and I am not so sure Jakobi Lane will go pro, although Lemon no doubt will.

    But those are not the moves we should be most interested in. Not sure whether it was the hype around the incoming NIL talent or not, but this team should have done more with what it had. The ucla first half was ample proof of that. This points directly to the coaching, and the most clearly lacking piece needed for USC is a predatory defense. LR is just a soft coach, as evidenced by the need to have towel wavers and the team jumping up and down on the sideline to generate some energy. Not sure where that will lead us…

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  10. Scott you call out the fans for wanting a “shiny new object” but then offer support for a coach who just finished his FIRST year of coaching HIGH SCHOOL? It’s one and the same under your description. Come on now.

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    1. I don’t think Scott was offering his support. I think what he was trying to say is, “Yeah, that might sound crazy. But at least Carson wouldn’t try to weasel out of the ND game.”

      Not a ringing endorsement, just stating the fact that most coaches who came to USC would know that the ND rivalry is part of the deal. Whoever our A.D. is should always tell a prospective coach, “To offset the strength of Notre Dame, you get to play UCLA every year!”

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      3. 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 Psycho and Manureman and eric  and Smacky and Susan thinks we care what she has to say!

        DON: BWWWWWWWWWAAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!

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    1. 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. Please keep your dumb fingers from typing dumb stuff …that makes people laugh at you…

        #ISayThisOuttaLove

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      2. DITTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

        YOU’RE THE QUEEN OF LAME COMMENTS…….SAD AND LONELY MUST SUCK……JUST SAYING

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