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A Less-Than-Stellar Manning Camp Report

When I wrote this morning about Jayden Maiava’s inconsistency, which USC-media types seem to ignore, I didn’t even know there was a critical report of his performance at the recent Manning Passing Academy.

From CBS Sports: “(Maiava) left something to be desired from a pure arm-strength standpoint.

“Somewhat of a mechanical thrower, the ball doesn’t jump out of his hand — especially when surrounded by peers — and he can struggle to generate consistent velocity into the intermediate and deep parts of the field.”

73 thoughts on “A Less-Than-Stellar Manning Camp Report”

    1. Mitch woulda been a Big Hero if that receiver didn’t drop a sure TD in the rain against Notre Dame…. the winning pass went right though his hands….

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      2. …add: rain & USC receivers usually don’t mix well…..

        #ButThereWasThat38-28VictoryOverNotreDameInTheRain..

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  2. There’s our favorite poster showing us her armpit again.

    No doubt that’s a religious medal of some sort hanging from her neck, since she’s a “Follower of Jesus” and ends her messages with “you stupid idiot”.

    After all, isn’t that WJWD?

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  3. Weren’t they saying the same thing about Arch Manning and now he is projected as the best college QB this year. Wait until you see him in a game. If he can’t show quality skills, we can always try the five star backup. Fight on, Dan, Class of 1962

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    1. Both of the guys before Jayden suffered injuries —but I’m not blaming Riley or the O-line. Caleb came up lame cuz he was trying to outrun corners & safeties to the end zone in the Utah game, Miller was holding on to the ball 2 seconds too long in every game after that great Bowl Game he played for us …

      Personally, I’m hoping Jayden only runs when he has to — we need his leadership.

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      1. You should use your own name when you’re whining about something…

        ….As Javier Bardem said in No Country for Old Men, “You should admit your situation…. it would be more dignified…”

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      3. My 100 year old next door neighbor, a survivor of Hitler’s Germany, told me: “Even though I lived in Hell, I never lost my dignity.”

        #WeAllNeedToThinkAboutWhatThatMeans

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    1. HAWR HAWR!! good one! why is everyone else sp touchy about that report?? it tracks with what the wolfman thinks and his word on SC football is gospel in NFL conference rooms.

      #SoLetItBeWrittenSoLetItBeDone!

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      1. I liked it when Yul Brynner said that to Anne Baxter in The Ten Commandments….

        #[SheKnewWhatHeMeantToo]…

        #CueTheElmerBernsteinScore

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      3. Does Moses break that guy’s neck a little later?

        [Also—you gotta love Edward G. Robinson calling Debra Paget his “little mud flower”]……

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      4. Since they show the original the day before Easter, I got in the habit of telling playing brats at family gatherings: “dance mud turtles!”

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      5. No –Charlie. That’s NOT the line you wanna identify with…

        ….Here’s the Right One: “I’ll not let a man die in the mud.”

        —-Moses

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      7. …but we got Charlie to sympathize with the guy dying in Moses’ arms, saying “I dreamed I would get to see the Deliverer…”

        #…ICountThatAsABigVictory

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      8. rather, i EMPATHIZE with the old mud turtle dying in Moses’ arms! “I’ll finally get to see St John Wooden”

        #SoLetItBeWrittenSoLetItBeDone

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  6. KAM: Well that settles it then, with those test results Maiava is out

    DON: SC got any who are better?

    KAM: So you’re saying, “Take the girl home that you brought

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    1. KAM: They had better but he left… remember?

      DON: Husan Longstreet ring a bell? Hello, McFly?

      After one season at USC, Longstreet transferred to LSU, where he is now a redshirt freshman.

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      1. Fun Things: I like the notion of a guy who never worked a day in his life telling me to go back to work…..

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  7. KAM: Now the Iranians are rubbing it in–‘We’re off to a big funeral so we’ll get back to you U.S. in a week or so’

    DON: Yeah, the old ‘bullying tactics

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    2. Hey Scott. Why does Sparrow’s post about the Iranians getting the best of “Don” remain but any response that I provide that mentions Don immediately removed. Your like Meta, Google, and Twitter during Joe’s administration, the party that hates free speech.

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      1. I request to review The “Rule Book”! Nay! I demand it!!

        […that paragraph kinda got away from me. I actually think the moderation is based on words, not viewpoints. Certain words are no-no’s —I wish I could tell which ones —but they appear to always be changing]…..

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      2. Your Honor: F*ck your stinking code of evidence. This ain’t no court room. “Rules in a knife fight. There ain’t no rules in a knife fight.”

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      3. The censorship is not based just on “certain words” MG. It is based on the overall content of the blog and the identity of the blogger. How do I know this is the case? Because most of my posts are removed one hour after posting, or two hours, or a half an hour or even six hours. If there was a software program that removed them based on triggering words, it would immediately prevent the post from appearing. Or there would be consistency that matches a cycle – every 20 minutes or 30 minutes posts are reviewed by the program for triggering words and offensive posts removed accordingly. That is not the case. And the most recent removals are clearly content based. After I criticized Scott for removing my post but allowing Gabby’s to remain, he went back 20 minutes later and removed Gabby’s post. This means that Scott, not a software program based on triggering words, made the decision to remove Gabby’s post. I don’t like it. Why should I contribute content to a blog that censors my posts. At this point, I am going to team up with Real Gabby and wreak havoc on Scott and his stinkin blog. Or just ignore the blog and stop contributing posts.

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  8. KAM: –And in another report it says that Maiava has a “genuine” arm. You can always find an ‘expert who will support your point-of-view

    DON: Experts huh– I prefer the company of men who think like I do

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  9. Scooter,

    With the NIL and with the transfer portal, there have been so many players that have come and gone. There is no continuity and with that no loyality to the program from the players and the fans do not know who the players are or who the players are that have left.

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  10. KAM: Speaking of ‘Maiava, I wonder what he’ll look like this season

    DON: The hope is that he’ll look like Joe Montana out there, but we’d settle for Maiava’s best

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    1. KAM: I wonder how USC 5 star recruit Husan Longstreet will look for LSU this season?

      DON: We were told by the rah rahs that he was the second coming of Matt Leinart.

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      1. I have a bad feeling Husan is gonna be pretty damn good once he learns the Kiffin offense—but our Jonas Williams looks pretty damn good too…

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      2. 25 years of calling people names —while hiding behind other people’s names….

        #GenderChangingSurgeryDoesSomeMeanSh*tToTheBrainpan

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      4. Longstreet is incredibly fast and likes to run. He also has tremendous arm strength. But, he is a bit small for the position. Don’t get the comparison to Leinart who was tall but lacked athleticism and arm strength.

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  11. Who cares how Maiava looked at a football camp. He has been the starter for a year and a half and we have had the opportunity to observe him. His decision making has been questionable at times and his performance inconsistent. But, I like his arm strength and I think he improved from the first year to the second. I think he is a top tier college quarterback. He holds a pre-season ranking from Joel Klatt of No. 7 in the nation. But according to Scott and some others he is not very good. C’mon. He is much better prepared to lead the team than Husan Longstreet.

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  12. KAM: With an improved SC defense maybe Maiava doesn’t have to score 40-points every game

    DON: That in itself will take some pressure off the kid

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      1. Hopefully, it’ll just take till September 26th —but the linebackers and DB’s have a very limited ceiling….

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      3. George Santayana: Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it.”

        Lincoln Riley: “Phuuucckkk!”

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  13. KAM: All this talk about how 2026 is a season for Wiley of ‘Make the Playoffs or You’re Out.’

    DON: Realistically, with the necessary integration of so many freshmen into the Trojan system we might be waiting until 2027. Oh, and there still is that little matter of Wiles’ 10s-of-millions buyout

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    1. KAM: I’m so old I can recall when Riley Coyote showed up and told us he would be “playing for championships.”

      DON: We had no idea that meant 5 years from then.

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  14. Scott, you always seem to want to always be in a win win situation. If you disparage Maiava’s ability and he loses games, you can claim that you have superior football knowledge and you were right, and if he wins games, you can say that you really like USC. How about not making judgements about Maiava until after he has played against Oregon, Ohio State and Indiana? Until that time, how about rooting for your alma mater, win or lose. Fight on, Dan, Class of 1962

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    1. Because it wouldn’t produce clicks Dan. I think Scott only believes about 75% of what he says on the blog. He is probably a true USC football fan, a real rah rah like most of us, but you wouldn’t know it by reading his stuff.

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      1. Thanks Plow. I do respect Scott’s overall football knowledge and insights, as well as, his institutional knowledge that he usually shares on Fridays. Even though college players now seem like professionals, we still need to keep in mind that they are 18-22 year old college students. Critique the overall play of the team because that is on the coaches, but lets not critiize individual players regarding their abilities. Fight on, Dan, Class of 1962

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      2. KAM: Or Scott has seen USC coaches come and go and promise the world and not deliver, like Tollner, Smith Hackett, Kiffin, Sark, Hugs and now Riley Coyote?

        DON: Rah rahs think we should be loyal to the hired help.

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      3. Real Gabby: During the glory days of USC football under Pete Carrol, Scott was as critical of the head coach as any other coach that followed him. Who can forget the references to “Hail Cesar.” The personal attacks on Pete’s alleged relationships with coeds. The attacks on his assistant coach hiring decisions and allegations of favoritism and nepotism some legitimate and some not. He even mocked Pete’s decision to return to USC and teach a class in leadership. I can’t recall any stories that extolled Pete as a great defensive minded coach, a great identifier of young talent and tremendous recruiter, a great motivator of young men, ect., but there were countless stories that criticized him. If you can’t identify any positive stories about a coach that went 39-0 and won two national championships, and was a foot away from a third, a question arises as to the objectivity of the reporting. I like Scott and appreciate his blog but believe that his primary motivation is to be a provocateur and generate clicks. And I don’t criticize him for it. But I do not apologize for saying that I believe that Scott only believes about 75% of the stuff that he posts on his own blog. At heart, he is just as much a homer for USC football as Vin Scully was for the Dodgers.

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      4. Plow nailed it — Scott is ‘crazy like a fox’ when it comes to stirring up blog fistfights…. and keeping the replies flowing….

        #He’sTheUndisputedMasterOfThisFormat

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    2. you don’t get it…the reason wolfman is the most respected SC beat writer in the business, is that he is not a rah-rah hack!! go to any SC nerd podcast, blog etc. a real fan does not rely on jibber-jabber that suits his fantasy view of his team!

      wolfman is tough as nails, he ran Kiff outta town after Kiff tried to take him on, and that was AFTER making a public apology! Lil’ Lord Riley if ascared of the wolfman. like i have often said the best thing an SC coach could do is buy a soft serve machine, put a sign on it that says “for wolf only” and hold weekly meetings with him. to paraphrase Proximo from Gladiator: “win over wolf, and you’ll win the crowd!”

      #Wolf=Maximus

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      2. I have to view Wolfman as a Bartelby (the Scrivener) type, when asked to write “Homer” rah rah pieces, Wolfman says”I prefer not too”

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