Funeral services for former USC linebacker Matt Gee will be held Jan. 10 at 11 a.m. at Ascension Lutheran Church in Thousand Oaks (www.alcto.org). The reception will held immediately after (he is being laid to rest in Kansas per his wishes) at the North Ranch Center (1400 North Westlake Boulevard, Westlake Village). If anyone would like help with providing meals for the family so they … Continue reading Matt Gee Funeral Services Information
USC guard Kevin Porter Jr. is expected to miss games vs. Cal and Stanford beginning tonight with his bruised thigh injury, which is approaching six weeks. Now college basketball reporter Jeff Goodman says there is speculation Porter Jr. has been advised by an agent to shut it down for the season to protect his draft stock. Sports Illustrated has a mock draft today that has … Continue reading More Doubts On Kevin Porter
The NFL theory on Kliff Kingsbury seems to be that it is OK to hire someone who went 35-40 at Texas Tech because you just need to pair him with a veteran blue-chip defensive coordinator, sort of like the Rams. So if that is pro teams think, why doesn’t USC adopt this theory? They already have Kingsbury. So why not go out and hire the … Continue reading Morning Buzz: Why Doesn’t USC Adapt NFL Formula?
Bob Einstein, best known to many as Super Dave Osborne, died today. He was 76. He was also Marty Funkhouser on HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” The USC connection was Super Dave’s sidekick, Mike Walden, who was USC’s play-by-play announcer from 1966-72 but did USC games for various networks for several decades and is in the USC Hall of Fame. He was also UCLA’s play-by-play announcer, … Continue reading There’s Always A USC Connection
Bubba Bolden may want to return to USC because he loves the university. But the way USC’s statement below is worded doesn’t sound all that embracing: “he will be permitted to return to classes for the spring semester if he so chooses.” Continue reading A Word On Bubba Bolden And USC
When Pat Haden hired Steve Sarkisian over Ed Orgeron, he told me this in 2013. “I could be absolutely wrong. We’ll find out.” We sure did find out. Orgeron just led LSU to a 10-3 record with wins over Georgia and Central Florida. And he just stole the nation’s top cornerback for 2020 (Elias Ricks of Mater Dei) from USC. Sometimes I think it is … Continue reading Pat Haden Quote To Remember
