I like to look ahead. When USC plays UCLA, what happens if the Trojans still have two losses and UCLA is undefeated, would Lincoln Riley skip the Thursday night rally for the fifth straight year? Riley definitely would not want to go but would he feel obligated because of the circumstances of the game? Frankly, it might embolden him even more to skip the event … Continue reading USC Notes: Indiana Point Spread Takes Huge Jump
There is a snowballing effect with pundits picking USC to defeat Indiana this weekend. Rick Neuheisel, Brian Kelly and Bruce Feldman have all picked the Trojans. “This to me feels like too explosive of a team,” Neuseisel said. “If they can get a fast start, they’re more athletic than Indiana and I’m gonna take the Trojans.” If the Trojans pull off the upset, these guys … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Pundits Picking Trojans
USC will travel to Indiana on Friday. Now this is funny, or maybe pathetic. But USC reportedly could not find hotel rooms on Thursday night because of a band convention in Indianapolis. When USC goes to Notre Dame, it actually stays around 35 miles away where it’s easy to get rooms and there are no distractions. Couldn’t USC find hotel rooms 35 miles from Bloomington? … Continue reading Is This Any Way To Travel?
Lincoln Riley keeps talking about doing things differently during the second bye week than the first one. Was that the reason USC lost to Wisconsin? Did the bye week cause the defense to line up with two players against four on a TD pass? Did the bye week cause Jayden Maiava to throw two interceptions? Indiana has won 29 straight games when it is favorite. … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Who Cares What Happened In Bye Weeks?
When USC upset No. 1-ranked Washington in 1984 at the Coliseum, did the crowd storm the field? Nope. Why not? I was at that game of many years ago and it never occurred to me the fans would try to rush the field. If I had to offer a reason, USC was still close enough to the glory years that it had standards. It wouldn’t … Continue reading Here’s An Example Of Slipping Standards
With the college football playoff expanding to 24 teams, there is a new regular-season scheduling requirement that goes against what USC and Lincoln Riley have been doing. Teams will be expected to play nonconference games against Power 4 teams or Notre Dame. USC has games against Nevada and UNLV next year. It also plays Fresno State in 2028. USC will be calling Cal and Stanford … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: College Football Playoff Adds Schedule Requirements
