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USC Morning Buzz: Lincoln Riley’s Latest Excuse

Lincoln Riley is creating false narratives, which of course, gullible people (like the fanboy media) believe with no pushback.

Riley told On3 that USC has now entered its championship window.

“Taking this over, you knew you had to go fight like hell just to try to get this window opened,” he said.

Does Riley think everyone forgot that in his first season, USC only needed to win the Pac-12 championship game to make the College Football Playoff?

Does he think people forget that Washington made the College Football Playoff in Year 2 of Kalen DeBoer and Arizona State made it in Year 2 of Kenny Dillingham?

Did those schools require less of a rebuild than USC?

Riley is a big-time excuse maker. Now he has to pretend like USC is Washington State in order to make himself look better for failing to meet expectations.

  • One little-known detail about Rod Martin is that after he retired he returned to USC and worked as a manager at the Information Scienes Institute.

10 thoughts on “USC Morning Buzz: Lincoln Riley’s Latest Excuse”

  1. RIP – ROD MARTIN.

    A great example that hard work pays off. Rod, was not high recruited out of high school, but never gave up his dream to play at USC, and the NFL. I remember he and former USC tailback Ricky Bell were very close both coming to USC from LA City High Schools- Bell (Fremont), Martin (Hamilton). I believe Rod played at Hamilton with former UW/NFL QB Warren Moon.

    I don’t think I can every remember a player who improved so dramatically every year he played the game even in the NFL with the Raiders.

    The very best to Rod and his family. He was a great Trojan, and Raider

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    1. KAM: Search Assist

      Rod Martin attended Hamilton High School in Los Angeles, California, two years ahead of Warren Moon.

      DON: They both played football at the same high school, but not at the same time.

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      1. Moon became the starter his junior year, but probably saw some snaps the year before. AI doesn’t get it right all the time.

        In fact, it’s wrong a LOT.

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      2. KAM: Warren Moon’s High School Football Career

        Early Playing Time

        • Warren Moon did not play varsity football during his sophomore year.
        • He had limited playing time until his junior year.

        Junior and Senior Years

        • In his junior year, Moon became the starting quarterback for the varsity team.
        • By his senior year, he led his team to the city playoffs and was named to the all-city team.

        DON: Warren Moon’s journey in high school football began slowly, but he eventually made a significant impact in his later years… mayfieldsportsmarketing.com…. 

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      3. You only proved what I wrote.

        “Probably saw some snaps the year before” = “Limited playing time until his junior year”. LMAO

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      4. BTW, “did not play varsity his sophomore year”.

        Once again…just because a source makes that claim, doesn’t necessarily mean I believe it. WOuld depend on the source.

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  2. Wiley said “you knew you had to fight…to try to get this window open.” I presume he is talking about the NIL situation and how SC was behind the big boys when Wiles got here.

    It is basically a ‘pay for play’ climate now and the Trojans are finally catching up

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