You need to wonder right now how motivated the USC coaching staff is, especially on defense, with changes looming. It’s going to be a crazy December with the transfer portal and early signing day. So a new defensive coordinator will need to quickly fill out his staff. There is going to be joyous reaction to almost any hire. But I really think it needs to … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Who Are Some Defensive Coordinator Names?
This was one of the flattest USC performances I’ve seen in the Crosstown Rivalry and I suspected Lincoln Riley probably doesn’t really understand the history. So here’s an observation: Does Riley really care if USC only sent freshmen players to the rally on Thursday night? Oh, and no coaches at the rally. Riley, of course, would never speak at the rally. He doesn’t interact with … Continue reading Does Lincoln Riley Understand The Crosstown Rivalry?
It’s not the expectations that weighed USC down, but the excuses. But Lincoln Riley made this comment on his weekly “Trojans Live” comedy club appearance. “Did the expectations weigh us down at times this year? Yes,” Riley said. “But I’m never going to compromise the expectations. We’ve just got to learn how to handle them better.” USC, which was one game away from the College … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Expectations A Problem? More Like Excuses
One thing that benefits Lincoln Riley is no one remembers what he says. For example, he said last week “Everything should be a little cleaner this week” for the defense in Week 2 with the co-interim defensive coordinators. Does this look cleaner? Chip Kelly dialing up Jet Power Read + TE Leak pic.twitter.com/iPeh9z0xoN — Coach Dan Casey (@CoachDanCasey) November 18, 2023 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js It’s kind of … Continue reading It Pays To Remember What Lincoln Riley Says
Paul Finebaum of ESPN tore into Lincoln Riley this weekend. He used the same word I did: Fraud. Continue reading National Media Starting To Attack Lincoln Riley
QUARTERBACK Caleb Williams passed for 384 yards but I thought this was one of his poorer games. Somewhere along this season, Williams decided throwing a lot of sidearm passes was a good idea. And of course, Lincoln Riley can’t control him enough to deter the star QB. Grade: C- RUNNING BACK USC had 3 yards rushing in 22 carries. But you try running with that … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC-UCLA Report Card
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