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Morning Buzz: Lincoln Riley Measures The Standard For USC

Here was a quote from Lincoln Riley yesterday that wasn’t earth-shattering but still telling.

“The standard is championships every year… it’s USC,” Riley said.

What Riley said it’s true. It’s also similar to what he said at his introductory press conference in 2021.

But maybe Riley should spend more time explaining why he hasn’t upheld the standard? What’s he done wrong the past four years? How much is his fault? Does he take any accountability? In the past four years, it’s not really his style to take blame for his wrongdoings.

By the way, what’s his signature accomplishment so far at USC? Destroying the nation’s greatest intersectional rivalry. Congrats to Mr. Muleshoe!

  • Remember last weekend, when I said USC officials refused to confirm when training camp opened? They finally said it will open Friday (July 31). Not July 30 as some around here erroneously insisted.

56 thoughts on “Morning Buzz: Lincoln Riley Measures The Standard For USC”

    1. “Gladiator 2”

      #StarringLincolnRiley

      [Luckily a head football coach needn’t resemble Russell Crowe —Lou Holtz went way out of his way to prove that one]….

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  2. HAWR HAWR!! Lil’ Lord Riley can’t get away with the evasive shenanigans other coachers get away with!! not with the wolfman on the beat!! if the Big Peedo had this level of accountability, we wouldn’t be losing a war, paying all-time high gas prices and watching the economy explode with inflation!!

    #WolfmanForSenate

    #Again,BucketAsChiefOfStaff

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    1. Too many Chiefs of Staff are indicted (Dana Williamson). Go for chief legislative aide. That would involve a new bill reinstating the USC-domer rivalry.

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      1. Yes…. and, if you think about it, this Royal Mess in the Gulf was gonna take place sooner or later —-Charlie just would have liked it to happen when Iran was in the driver’s seat…

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    2. KAM: Only in Cowardly Gabby’s tortured pea brain is wiping out the air force, navy and nuke program considered losing.

      DON: She also supports a Peedo named Senile Joe who showered with his teeny daughter and gave us 9.1% inflation and all time high gas prices….

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      1. I forgot the war was won months ago but Iran is still killing our kids and have destroyed all 16 of our bases in the region!! Plus they now have unveiled new, better missiles! They now own the Strait permanently, STILL have all nuke material and a more radical regime!!! War is lost, not even close! They will not even talk till after Nov. Whatta a complete sucker the Big Peedo is!!

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  4. Scott, it is so sad that your only joy in life is finding faults with the USC athletic program or school administration. I’m sure that the thousands of fans who want to see our Trojans start fall practice were concerned that the first day was delayed one day probably due to Big Ten Media Days this week. And, when is the ND media day and start of their fall practice so that you can report on it. Aren’t you part of the rah rah boys who hype ND and their vaunted tradition. By the way in your estimation, who has the tougher schedule this year, USC or the princess school? We traded ND for Ohio State, Michigan, Indiana, Penn State, Oregon and Washington because LR doesn’t like tough competition while ND plays BYU and other lower ranked FBS schools that will lower themselves to play them for the money which ND doesn’t share within a conference. Fight on, Dan, Class of 1962

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      1. I believe that I was correct until they changed it. Don’t they have the prerogative to make changes in their announced schedule? You didn’t even note the July 30 published date when you erroneously stated that there was no starting date. If your fragile ego needs positive reinforcement, YES Scott you are always right and USC is always wrong. So, sad. fight on, Dan, Class of 1962

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  5. KAM: After SC’s basketball coach Dandy Andy left town Wolf had to pick on somebody new and that turned out to be Wiley

    DON If you are associated with SC in any way don’t make an enemy of Wolf

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    2. KAM: Promising to compete for championships every years and then doing a pratfall against Utah and Tulane will do that to you.

      DON: $110 million down the drain.

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      1. Hopefully we’ll NEVER see a pratfall like the one against Tulane again in our lifetimes….

        #I’dNeverSeenThatKindOfGiveAwayBefore…

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      3. Yeah…okay…maybe I’ve seen it one other time…. well maybe also in the game against Maryland…. um, I guess we could throw in that 1st game against Michigan…. or perhaps that loss to Penn State….

        #But…OtherThanThose…..

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      4. Riley bet inside the spread but pushed it too far with Mario Williams fielding a kickoff after never having done that the entire season.

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      5. I don’t like to knock Mario —he always seemed like a good kid & he came through for us plenty of times —but anyone could see from his interviews that he wasn’t a a Reggie Bush brimming -with- confidence type player. He was whatever the EXACT opposite of that is. Putting him in the game at that point was plain stupid.

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  6. Imaginary Wiley: I am used to playing championship football. At Oklahoma I took my team to 3 straight semi-final games from 2017-2019 and in 2022 I may have come within a Celeb groin tear of pulling off one for SC

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    1. Monday Morning Quarterbacking is awful easy….but…. it might have been a good idea to tell Caleb not to audition for the Heisman by trying to outrun corners to the end zone …

      #”Hit the turf after you’re beyond the marker…”

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    2. KAM:

      Imaginary Riley Coyote: “I can’t believe those suckers gave me $110 million!”

      DON: Like Professor Harold Hill in The Music Man.

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      6. S T F U ……….GO SERVICE YOUR SHlTTER…….THERE’S A CLOUD HOVERING ABOVE IT!!!!!!!

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    1. AGREED, JOHN. [I’D LEAVE A MESSAGE ON HIS MACHINE FOR SOMEONE IN HIS FAMILY TO PLEASE TELL US HOW GEORGE IS DOING….. BUT…. I DON’T FEEL IT’S MY PLACE TO DO SO]….

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      1. KAM: Sadly it appears he’s gone the Toner route.

        DON: If hou are too weak to post here the end is near.

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      5. Nope. Bion was as real as you get. I talked to him several times. My wife & I sent him Maui Chocolate and he called to thank us. He was a hell of a great guy!

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      6. KAM: Cowardly Gabby’s latest:

        Gabby

        July 29, 2026 at 8:51 pm

        George was a sock-puppet dumb-azzzzz

        get your head screwed on right. Mr. Endurance Tr0ll

        DON: Shocker post of the Year!

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  11. wolfman, wouldn’t believe it if I didn’t see it!! A bunch of congressman were trying to grill the great Dr Fauchi over them having to wear masks SIX YEARS ago!!! The were stacking bodies in semis in NY like firewood!! But these fragile conspiracy gulping nut jobs are STILL cryin’!!!

    #OhMercyNurse!!

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    1. Maybe it’s time for a certain someone to check up on the loss of immunity for gross & wanton negligence ….the kind that kills millions of people….

      #WhyProtectAGuyWhoCausedSuchHarm?

      #IHopeItDoesn’tHaveToDoW/CreatingExcuseForMail-InBallots

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