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Reasons For Lincoln Riley To Care About Fans

Over on social media, someone asked me why it matters if Lincoln Riley speaks to fans, students, boosters, etc.?

Well, here is one angle: The college football coach is part of the community and the highest-paid employee on campus.

He wants his community (boosters, alumni) to pay for his new football building. He wants them to give money for NIL. There’s a reason USC is still $25-30 million short on its athletic facilities project.

Let’s remember that it was Pete Carroll’s football success (and his willingness to befriend everyone from the janitors to the millionaires) that led to the money for the Galen Center, which didn’t even benefit him.

So even if Riley hates the public, they help pay for his program.

Two seasons ago, he wrote a letter to the students and fans asking them for more support at home games. Did it resonate with anyone? He had no base of support.

Lastly, back in 1996, Mike Garrett wanted to fire John Robinson. There was a lot of support from the alumni and fans for Robinson and it got him one more season. Riley has not cultivated the fan base and lacks any support.

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      2. KAM: Cowardly Gabby is a stickler for good grammar and spelling:

        GABBY

        June 18,2026 at 6:07 pm

        JAYEN FOR HEISMAN

        DON: BWWWWWWWWWWAHAHAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!

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  3. LA Clippers fined $30 million for Kawai Leonard dealings….Leonard gets a $700k fine….Balmer and other executives blocked full 1 year any team mgmt…the death blow next 5 1st round draft picks – gone (2027 – 2031.

    Clippers refusing findings – defiant.

    How is this any different than what the corrupt NCAA imposed on USC in 2011? What was the result of that? Remember ‘the princess’ had a ‘vote’ on that Paul Dee star chamber – same Dee that, posthumously, was found out to be totally corrupt.

    No love for the NBA nor for the Clippers but yeah fight!

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      1. Got that right Gab but never forget ‘the princess’ had their ‘seat’ to ‘vote’….after all they’re the sole independent (save CT) in all of college football – ergo they ‘always’ get their ‘solo voce’ input.

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      2. The s h i t going on at Miami under his watch was ridiculous . There’s a good documentary that exposes all the corruption going on back then.

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      3. KAM Cowardly Gabby aka Charlie Bucket the UCLA Fan applauded the NCAA action against USC at the time.

        DON: She knew it was the only way for UCLA to defeat us.

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      1. KAM: They are cursed.

        DON: Remember in 2014 when they had the super team with Chris Paul and Blake Griffin and then it came out the owner Sterling was a Cowardly Gabby style sleaze bag and the team gave up in Game 5 against Oklahoma City? That is a curse.

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  4. KAM: A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies in collection with an attempted break-in at the home of Eagles  running back Saquon Barkley and two other burglaries.

    DON: The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that Jabir Parker of Philadelphia was arrested Tuesday. He was charged with conspiracy to burglary, criminal trespass, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, criminal use of a communications facility and related crimes.

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  5. This is also important when talking about the playoffs championship. Riley wants to win a NC for Riley, not SC. That’s why he doing everything he can to make it easier on him – no matter tradition or what fans want.

    I mean if SC wins a NC without playing ND, is it really a NC?

    He’s Larry Smith part 2. Smith was the first coach without a connection to SC in 30 years. Same with Riley (something the fans reallly wanted). Neither really got the Trojan family. At least, Kiff, Sark and Ed O got it.

    I would love to have Kiff back at this point. He’s different coach than when he was here before. Yeah, he trolls, but so did McKay. I think KIff is a better offensive mind than Riley too.

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