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USC Morning Buzz: Where’s The Competition?

For all the talk about depth and competition, has USC’s depth chart changed much since the opening game?

The only real changes that occured in the first three depth charts were players returning from injury. Now I’m not saying there needs to be change, just that it’s remarkable how stable the starting lineup is despite claims about players fighting for starting positions throughout the lineup.

The coaches basically knew who was starting before training camp and nothing has really changed.

Some of the media fanboys projected two or three new starters on the offensive line. There has been one, only because of a season-ending injury. I wrote a depth chart in the spring for a preseason football magazine and the offensive line is exactly as it is today, barring the injury. It’s funny how some project what they want to see instead of reality.

  • I’m already tired of people comparing USC tight end Mark Bowman to Brock Bowers. Did any of these people ever see Ozzie Newsome or Keith Jackson play?
  • Tonight’s Rams-49ers game will be interesting because people are taking sides over which team was smarter? The Rams, who swooped into Australia right before the game. Or the 49ers, who arrived last week.

21 thoughts on “USC Morning Buzz: Where’s The Competition?”

  2. Keith Jackson and Ozzie Newsome? Did you ever watch Kellen Winslow. Everybody Else 1 WolfMiser 0.

    PS Woofie: Winslow would also give you the opportunity to glory over USC throwing a national championship away on another miserably hot opening night in LA (1976).

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    2. That was the epitome of the 1970s Missouri teams that no national power with any sense would schedule [beat USC, Notre Dame twice (one being the Joe Montana defending national champions), Michigan, Ohio State , Alabama, Nebraska twice (knocked them out of a national championship matchup with Penn State that benefitted USC in ’78), LSU] … but who would lay down like a dog the very next week against a Big-8 cellar dweller or other sad sack … the ’76 team beat USC, Ohio State, and Nebraska, all on the road – and went 6-5 with no bowl …

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  3. DON: I do recall that first game in 1976 under Coach Robinson and SC being run out of the coliseum.

    KAM: But that ’76 team didn’t lose another game

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    1. One of the somewhat forgotten teams that was just a notch below JRob’s other two all-time great teams in 78-79 (yet each laid an egg so no perfect seasons and only the one split national championship). Ricky Bell, Charles White, Mosi Tatupu, Vince Evans, William Gay, Marvin Powell, Gary Jeter, Rod Martin, Clay Matthews Sr., Dennis Thurman (just the future good NFL players off the top of my head).

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  4. DON: Ever wonder about how many national championships SC would have won if there had been a Playoff system in place. Certainly 1968, 1976, 1979, 2006, 2007 and 2008 the Trojans would have qualified

    DON: But then championships in 1962, 1967, 1978, 2003 and 2004 would have been in jeopardy because SC would have had to beat many Playoff teams for the Title

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    1. LOL! You can claim that all you want to. But The Juice will always be associated with OJ.

      If someone came up with the idea without realizing this, that is on the people who signed off on it. Just another sign of how they’ve turned their backs on tradition.

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  7. KAM: Enjoy a football winning streak while you can. SC is likely to be 4-0 when playing Oregon

    DON: With another loss to the Ducks Troy will come crumbling down and there will be few Trojan supporters left

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  8. KAM: Well, since SC got the No. 1 recruiting class the Trojan bandwagon has gotten a little over-loaded

    DON: A loss or two will thin that out

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