WINNERS Jaxson Dart In an awful season, he emerged pretty much unscathed. Miller Moss He finally got a chance and made the most of it. The McKay Center There’s a real chance to clean house the right way and rid the football program of some of the characters that helped Clay Helton create this mess. USC recruiting Elias Ricks, Domani Jackson and Malachi Nelson were … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Winners And Losers Of The Week
The NCAA men’s water polo championship was today and USC narrowly lost to Cal, 13-12 in Westwood. USC led 12-11 with 2:29 left but Cal tied it and then scored the winning goal with 28 seconds remaining. Linebacker David Bailey of Mater Dei committed to Stanford over USC late Saturday night. Linebacker is one of those positions USC needs help, like offensive and defensive line. … Continue reading Sunday Notes: USC Narrowly Loses To Cal
Well, the season is over and it went out with a whimper. USC’s offense was pretty awful, at least when it came to scoring points. I’m not sure Graham Harrell did much to enhance his reputation in his final USC game. What an awful ride for Donte Williams. USC had a depleted roster as Drake Jackson, Chris Steele or Hunter Echols were among those who … Continue reading Discuss The USC-Cal Game
It’s just one thing after another tonight, which is typical for a 4-7 team. Miller Moss! Pretty awful time management at end of the first half for USC. Does anyone think Todd Orlando will get the defense in order in the final game of the year? How many fans will be on Tightwad Hill tonight? How many will be in stands? About 20,000? Continue reading USC-Cal Live Blog
I always think of Sam Barry when USC plays at Cal, so it’s worth retelling this story. If you ever attended at USC-Cal game at Berkeley, you experienced walking up the hill to Memorial Stadium. On Sept. 23, 1950, Barry died of a heart attack while he walked up a hill west of Memorial Stadium. Barry was scouting the Santa Clara-California game for USC. He … Continue reading A USC-Cal History Lesson
Talk about an anti-climatic game. It feels even less necessary today than when the game was rescheduled. Some USC fans suggested the Trojans should have pulled a UCLA and taken a forfeit like the Bruins did with Washington this weekend in basketball. But remember, USC was desperate to be bowl eligible and forfeits do not count as a victory for bowl purposes. So USC needed … Continue reading Did USC Really Have To Play Cal Tonight?
