In a different decade, USC-Alabama would be a game that dominated the college football landscape. But ESPN did not even bother to list it among its “games of interest” this season. Even Oregon-North Dakota State made the cut. But who can blame ESPN? I’ve yet to come across a USC fan who thinks the Trojans have a chance to beat the Crimson Tide. I met … Continue reading USC-Alabama Doesn’t Create Much Buzz
ESPN bracket guru Joe Lunardi has USC as one of his last four teams to make the NCAA Tournament. But he has some good news for the Trojans: Lunardi said USC won’t fall out of the NCAA Tournament if it loses to Utah today in Salt Lake City. Lunardi currently has UCLA as one of his first four teams out of the tournament. Today’s USC-UCLA … Continue reading Morning Buzz: Does Today’s USC-Utah Game Matter?
Who do you like in the Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder fight? And are you paying to watch it? The conventional wisdom is Fury wins if it goes into the late rounds but that didn’t happen the last time; Former USC football player Gerald Washington is on the undercard. Continue reading Who Wins The Fury-Wilder Fight?
UCLA just upset No. 18-ranked Colorado, 70-63. USC is now 1.5 games behind the Bruins in the Pac-12 standings. I’m sure Mike Bohn is not surprised about Mick Cronin being a good coach since they worked together at Cincinnati. And I’m sure Bohn was unhappy to lose him. USC now probably needs to beat Arizona on Thursday or beat Utah, Arizona State and UCLA to … Continue reading Afternoon Notes: Pressure Increases On USC Basketball
Former UCLA coach Karl Dorrell has emerged as the favorite for the Colorado job, according to Pete Thamel of Yahoo. This feels like a USC search. Imagine the Pac-12 South with Clay Helton and Karl Dorrell? The SEC must be laughing . . . again. Continue reading Colorado Closing In On Karl Dorrell?
USC is getting creative in its attempts to spur ticket sales. The 18 tickets for $300 sounds pretty good. Oops, 10 are for basketball! The fact no games are excluded shows there simply is no longer any game on the schedule considered a must-see for the fans. This what happens when people lose interest. But at least it’s a different idea. USC has offered a … Continue reading Saturday Buzz: USC Gets Creative To Sell Tickets
