I said this morning the fact TCU had two star players play in the Alamo Bowl while a host of USC players opted out showed a difference in the culture of the programs. Today, former USC player Marvin Powell III made this comment. “As a culture, as a team, we are much further behind than I thought we were.” Powell is the son of former … Continue reading USC Needs A Culture Reset

Have you recovered from the Alamo Bowl yet? I can still hear “the game is not over” in my head. So USC finished with a 9-4 record. Same as Michigan, Iowa and Illinois. None of those schools are paying a scarecrow $11 million to stand on the sideline, however. How does anyone accept 9-4 as a significant step forward? I don’t think most of the … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Fallout From The Epic Failure

Lincoln Riley finds new ways to lose and embarrass USC. How does he blow a 10-point lead to TCU and its backup QB in the final five minutes? How does USC let a third-and-20 in overtime turn into a 35-yard game-winning touchdown pass?Do you still think this season showed progress? Do you trust Riley to lead USC to success? What amazes me is people are … Continue reading Analysis: Another Epic Failure For Lincoln Riley

Lincoln Riley has lost 15 games in the past 3 years at USC but he’s making progress Where does this rank among Lincoln Riley choke jobs? On third-and-20! USC should really have put this game away given TCU’s QB situation. Jaden Richardson with the highlight reel one-handed catch and it’s USC, 21-14. It’s a good thing Jayden Maiava re-signed BEFORE the bowl game. Jayden Maiava … Continue reading USC-TCU Live Blog

Oh yes, the game tonight. Who will win? Who will play? Is D’Anton Lynn fired up? OK, time to pick the score between the team’s and their missing star players. Continue reading Pick The USC-TCU Score

An interesting situation has developed with D’Anton Lynn departing to Penn State. All of the other defensive assistants would like to succeed him. Rob Ryan was at one time a top NFL defensive coordinator. Doug Belk was defensive coordinator at Houston and Eric “Dawg Work” Henderson has a case because he recruited a lot of players. Now I’m not recommending any of them get it, … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Who Doesn’t Want To Be Defensive Coordinator?