Thanksgiving was often a great day to be at Howard Jones Field. Because it was usually considered the last real practice of the regular season, the seniors would wear their high school jerseys. The rest of the team formed a tunnel at the end of practice for the seniors to walk through as they left the field. The seniors would then speak to the media … Continue reading Remembering Thanksgiving Tradition

QUARTERBACK It was not a great day for Jayden Maiava but how much of that was the coach’s horrible playcalling? Grade: D+ RUNNING BACKS Woody Marks averaged only 4.2 yards per carry but he was still the best part of the offense (as usual). Grade: C WIDE RECEIVER Makai Lemon caught a 64-yard pass and the offense still didn’t score a TD on the series. … Continue reading USC-UCLA Report Card

Jen Cohen released the “State of Troy” newsletter for November today. No mention of the “state” of the USC-Notre Dame football series. She did say USC has to raise $68 million to reach its goal of $225 million for the athletics projects, including Dedeaux Field and the football building. Oh wait, there was a reference to USC-Notre Dame. She said the women’s basketball game last … Continue reading USC Notes: How Is The State Of Troy?

Lincoln Riley sounded like a football historian Tuesday night when talking about the USC-Notre Dame game. “When you come here, the history behind this game is so epic,” Riley said. “It just is. So I just think, No. 1, I think it would be disrespectful to not be as ready as you possibly can be.” Of course the natural follow-up question is, “If the history … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Lincoln Riley Becomes Historian

Former USC QB Sean Salisbury was on the Dan Patrick Show today and this quote was relevant to me. “Weekly I meet with Bruce Matthews . . . I talk to a lot of former players . . . They want to dominate the line of scrimmage. Until we do that at (USC) on both sides of the ball, we will not consistently beat good … Continue reading Interview Of The Night

The USC song girls are a brand. Unique among spirit groups. One of their traditions is they do not play to the cameras like normal cheerleaders. At the end of the USC-UCLA game, they were mugging for the NBC camera. That’s a big no-no. And then after the game, there was behavior (video below), which is definitely against their image. And since when does the … Continue reading USC Notes: Traditions Under Attack