There is a brilliance on the part of Lincoln Riley taking the USC job. His star was fading a bit at Oklahoma this season and he knows the Sooners are eventually moving to a Super 16-team SEC. The Sooners job is getting harder. Instead, he can grab the low-hanging fruit of the USC job, where winning a mediocre Pac-12 title will be heartily cheered by … Continue reading Why Lincoln Riley To USC Makes Perfect Sense

USC in finalizing a deal to hire Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley in the next 24 hours according to multiple reports. It was first reported by Pete Thamel of Yahoo. This would be a blockbuster hire. Riley makes $7.6 million at Oklahoma and would probably make at least $9 million at USC. It’s the kind of hire that will shake up the Pac-12 and Riley has … Continue reading Lincoln Riley Coming To USC Per Reports

Did Carol Folt forget USC plays Cal next weekend? Here is what she tweeted — and deleted — last night. If that wasn’t enough, the announced attendance at the Coliseum was 55,926. I repeat, the announced attendance was 55,926. Just look at this photo for a laugh: BYU wins the toss and defers. USC will start on offense. Crowd during the coin flip is sparse … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: Late-Night Follies

What to say? The fanboy media is treating it like a victory. And tonight’s performance was better than vs. UCLA. But how frustrating on fourth down is it to see Graham Harrell call a pass play that doesn’t even get past the first-down marker? And why did it take until Game 11 to see some younger faces? USC is mercifully not bowl eligible. The season … Continue reading Discuss The USC-BYU Game

I’m expecting a pretty poor crowd tonight at the Coliseum. Let’s see if there is any booing if things start going south. Continue reading USC-BYU Live Blog

With all the coaching talk, I briefly forgot USC has a game tonight. OK, BYU is motivated. USC is unmotivated. BYU appears to be well-coached. USC is poorly coached. I was told BYU has questionable cornerbacks. USC has a poor defense. I’m taking BYU, 45-31. Continue reading Pick The USC-BYU Score