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The Same People Who Overhyped Freshmen Now Say To Relax

USC had the No. 1-ranked recruiting class, no questions asked.

The problem is there is a cottage industry of media/fans who overhype everything at USC, especially the recruiting class. They have done this for months . . . and months.

So is it a surprise that some of the fans that naively listen to these people are then frustrated when the freshmen struggled in the fourth quarter?

It’s like a slap in the face because they never hear anything but how perfect everything is and they cannot comprehend growing pains.

And then the fanboys have to come back by saying, hey relax, they are freshmen. Yes. We know. But you overhyped them for at least a year!

59 thoughts on “The Same People Who Overhyped Freshmen Now Say To Relax”

  3. Some of the frosh delivered big time, particularly Mosley and Wafle. Bowman, Riddeaux, Alston, Baker, and Dixon-Wyatt look like they will be excellent.

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      1. KAM: OJ is bringing more joy to people with the new docuseries on the Investigative Discovery Channel!

        DON: The docuseries will air on back-to-back nights on Tuesday, September 8, and Wednesday, September 9, at 9/8c on ID. It will also be available to stream on HBO Max

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  5. 10 pts, wolfman!! no other beat writer has the guts to call out the homers, fanboys and Company Men who populate their fan base and welll DOGGY, the trOJies are loaded with all three!! conversely, Bruin fans are world-renowned for being circumspect and objective. that comes from having dominated the college sports world for decades. when you have Wooden, Kareem, Arthur, Rafer, Jackie, Bill, Anne Meyers, Lisa Fernandez etc etc, you don’t have to gin up the program with such juvenile hype!!

    #BeLikeBucket

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    1. Congratulations on possibly having one of the absolute worst ADs in the history of UGLY sports.

      DEI hires like Foster and Jarmond set them back years. Rumor is this is Cronin’s last year as well.

      It sucks to be a bRuin.

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      1. i won’t be insulted by a pernicious computer. Moderator, please disconnect this scoundrel.

        #Don’tCareForFictionalCharacterHandles

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    2. you’re correct, i missed the legendary Troy Aikman, the only NFL QB to win 3 outta 4 Super Bowls!!! the UCLA Pantheon of Sports Greats is a very crowded one! i could also mention Heisman winner Garry Beban, gunslinger Cade McNown the only QB from either school to run the table 4-0 vs rival!!! finally Jonathan Ogden the greatest O-lineman in history narrowly edging out Munoz (foreign born, so pt. deduction)

      #ThankYouForYourInterestInUCLASports

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      2. i was a bit startled by your (juvenile) remark, because in knew for a fact he was born in T.J.! so i turned to my new buddy (AI) and here’s what happened:
        🧩 “Why people used to say “Tijuana”
        In the 1980s–1990s, several media outlets and football books incorrectly listed Muñoz as being born in Tijuana, Mexico.

        This likely came from confusion about his Mexican heritage — his grandparents were from Chihuahua, Mexico, and he has spoken often about his family’s roots.

        Once the error appeared in early publications, it kept getting repeated because sports bios often copied each other.”

        so now we know my only flaw is having a computer-like mind that pulls up data i scanned 45 yrs ago! pretty sure it was a football card.

        #ReputationInTact

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      3. What about ‘Jonniekins’ whining for ‘Nellie’ when his win at Pauley was ‘….goin’ down…’ 8th March 1969 and then trying to get that dog chocker Sam Gilbert had on him…..

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      6. Chuckster.

        I hate to admit this but I think ugly has the most qb’s that played college ball at ugly who won super bowls. You have Kilmer with the Redskins, dude who played for Da Raiders and went to Servite High, and Aikman.

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      7. trivia factoid: 8 UCLA QB’s played on Super Bowl teams. they made a total of 8 super bowl starts (incl Aikman’s 3) and had 7 total wins.

        #CounterIntuitive

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    1. the crumbling Mausoleum strikes again! tell the kid to transfer to UCLA, we’ll sit his mom in the nice, shady Loge Boxes so she can view the game in comfort and harmony.

      #WeGetIt

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  11. Was it the freshman? Should we relax?

    Or was it Riley? These late game collapses have been happening repeatedly with Riley – with starters. This looked just like all those games. Unable to finish. Unable to put the dagger in. Letting teams back in and allowing them confidence. Tulane anyone? This has been happening since these freshman were in jr high.

    We shouldn’t relax because it’s Riley. Riley has yet to fundamentally turn around ANY of the weaknesses that have plagued his tenure.

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      2. KAM: As I was driving home tonight the national sports radio shows were talking about Riley Coyote’s defense of the embarrassment Saturday in the Coliseum:

        “The reality is,” Riley said, “during my years here attendance has gone up every single year here, as has our play in the Coliseum, including running the table last year in front of a lot of epic atmospheres and I expect that to happen again this year.”

        DON: USC didn’t “run the table” last year, they went 9-4 and USC’s average home attendance actually declined from 71,571 in 2024 to 67,782 in 2025…. Oopsie!

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    1. I THINK HE MEANT WE RAN THE TABLE AT THE COLISEUM….

      I SURE WOULD BE HAPPY IF WE CAN DO THAT THIS YEAR, GEORGE!

      #OREGON WASHINGTON OHIO STATE

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      1. KAM: “during my years here attendance has gone up every single year here,” USC’s average home attendance actually declined from 71,571 in 2024 to 67,782 in 2025

        DON: Explain that one.

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      2. There is an explanation —but it doesn’t reflect well on Lincoln’s veracity…

        #OnTheOtherHandHeShouldBeGettingHuge#’s…

        #…ForWashington,Oregon&OhioState

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  15. DON: Wiley talked about how he ran the table last year at the Coliseum and mentioned “epic atmosphere” at some of the big games

    KAM: When Oregon and Ohio St come to town the Coliseum will be rocking-and-rolling. That is “epic atmosphere”

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    1. Tiger Woods has entered a plea deal in his DUI case, and he won’t be able to have a driver’s license for 5 years .

      DON: This comes after Woods was arrested in Florida after getting into a rollover crash months ago. Thankfully, no one was injured.

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  17. KAM: I see where your wife Melania has started preparing the White House for the Christmas celebration

    DON: Yeah, Christmas came early this year

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  18. Imaginary Wiley: I guess I should have said that attendance has been up since I took over and has been around 70,000 the past 2-years. I didn’t realize there was a slight drop last year

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