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If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

Will USC play Notre Dame if the College Football Playoff gets expanded to 24 teams? I’m not 100 percent certain because Lincoln Riley didn’t even want to play Brian Kelly-LSU in 2024 even though that game really wasn’t going to make-or-break USC’s playoff hopes.

  • At least one USC staffer has spoken to freshmen players about posting pictures from their luxury downtown apartments. The days of all freshmen living in dorms or university apartments no longere exist in the NIL era.
  • USC got off to a 4-0 lead over Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament before a rain delay in the fourth inning.
  • And now for some history:
  • Sam Cunningham rips a run during the 1970 USC-Cal game. When will USC ever play Cal again?
  • Richard Saukko brought Traveler to Dedeaux Field to participate in a walk-jogathan in 1978. Would that happen today?
  • Now this is the USC band. From 1978. I wonder how many current USC band members even know about these classic uniforms?
  • The USC brain trust in 1970: Marv Goux, Dave Levy and John McKay. Levy told me Goux used to call McKay “Jack” to get under his skin.
  • No one will ever confuse USC students with Duke students but 3,000 Trojan students did camp out in Alumni Park in 1978 waiting for tickets to the 1979 Rose Bowl.

  • The Sports Arena looks sparkling in this game between the Lakers and Celtics. This looks like it was taken during the 1965 NBA Finals, when the Sports Arena was only six years old.

Downtown Los Angeles in the 1950’s.

PICTURES OF THE WEEK

Giovanna Ralli

Angela Molina

Junko Igarashi

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

Is there any song that doesn’t sound better with strings? Here is Neil Finn performing a unique version of “Don’t Dream It’s Over” in Auckland, New Zealand.

15 thoughts on “If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column”

  1. When is USC going to get their act together and construct a statute for probably one of the greatest USC football players. He belongs in front of Heritage Hall, or even the new football facility.His name is Sam “Bam” Cunningham. Great man, great leader, and Great Football player, This guy could play any position on the field with speed, strength, and was really physical.

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  3. Another great column Scott. Really enjoyed “Don’t Say Its Over” with strings. If you look at the musicians it is clear they enjoyed it too.

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  5. I am thinking that is Elgin Baylor driving the lane against Bill Russell. Both of them could elevate. I bet Baylor scored on the play. He could always hang and come up with a shot to avoid the block. Driving the lane was his forte. Sad how his career ended. When Wilt became a Laker, he took away the lane and that hurt Elgin’s game. He retired and the Lakers finally won a Championship after taking the Celtics to seven games multiple times in the sixties.

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  7. –So Marv Goux would get under John McKay’s skin by calling him “Jack.” That shows how confident Goux was in not getting fired

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    2. Oh, sorry. You meant the one above.

      Then the second statement is wrong. 2019 is not “today”.

      It’s gotten even worse than it was in 2019.

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      1. I didn’t see it was 2019 – so more “back in the day” to “recently”.

        I agree it has become worse since 2019

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    3. Wife used to love shopping in the fashion district a couple of times a year before COVID. But because of what it has become down there, we haven’t been there since 2019.

      A shame Caruso didn’t win a few years ago. I think he would have done a much better job with the homeless problem than Basura has.

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      1. Read an article a few years ago about how they handle homeless encampments in Houston. The homeless person is cited or arrested for any crimes such as drug possession, loitering, trespassing, public intoxication, lewd conduct, petty theft, ect. Their drugs and paraphernalia are seized and they are taken into custody. A psych evaluation is performed and they are referred to treatment. They are also referred for drug treatment. If they refuse, they will remain in custody until their court date and will face prosecution and potential jail for their crimes. In short, there are consequences for their criminal behavior and this results in less criminal behavior. This does not occur in LA where the policy is to decriminalize the conduct and offer them free housing without the need to seek treatment for their drug addiction.

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  10. Scott, didn’t ND have a home and home series with both Ohio State and Michigan? Who cancelled those series….hmmm it must mean that one of those teams or maybe two are afraid of competition or just maybe there is another motive. I wonder if NBC would have liked ND to play USC in September rather than BYU?

    How is USC baseball doing in the Big Ten tournament?

    Fight on, Dan, Class of 1962

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