New defensive coordinator Todd Orlando was out recruiting today and among his stops was Orange Lutheran High School. I said yesterday the only time I saw someone jump in the swimming pool at Julie’s restaurant was when USC basketball coach Stan Morrison promised to do it if the Trojans made the NCAA Tournament. Below are photos of the plunge. Sarah Chester and her daughter, Payton, … Continue reading USC Night Notes
If you are one of those people who worries Clay Helton will find a way to start JT Daniels next season, I asked two USC coaches who would start at QB next season? They both said, “Kedon Slovis.” So if USC keeps Helton completely out of the process, there should be no problems. Cal and Notre Dame have agreed to play in South Bend on … Continue reading USC Afternoon Notes: Is Kedon Slovis The Man?
You know how schools often get accused of negative recruiting against a rival. USC seems to take the opposite tactic: High school coaches tell me several recruits have been told not to worry about current players on the roster because they aren’t good enough. So USC is recruiting against itself. Maybe when you have the worst class in the Pac-12, you will try anything. I … Continue reading USC’s New Recruiting Tactic
New USC defensive coordinator Todd Orlando didn’t waste any time trying to change the culture upon his arrival. During a defensive meeting last week, Orlando said he wasn’t going to tolerate the current system where players get demerits for rules infractions. “This is (expletive) over,” Orlando reportedly said. “This will never happen on my watch.” We will see if Orlando’s hard-nosed approach works in the … Continue reading Todd Orlando Lays Down Law
Corona Centennial defensive end Korey Foreman, ranked the No. 1 player for 2021 by 247Sports, committed to Clemson on Sunday night. Guess he wasn’t impressed by the Todd Orlando hire. The USC fanboys assured me Foreman wanted to be a Trojan because he was a teammate of Drake Jackson. More important, will the Clay Helton apologists, like Mike Bohn, come to terms with the fact … Continue reading Nation’s No. 1 Recruit Spurns USC
A long-time USC fan told me that in the 1950’s and early 1960’s, if you headed over to Julie’s Restaurant after a game, the crowd would become more and more boisterous. Eventually, there would always be some fully-clothed fans who would jump into the swimming pool in the back patio. “People were cheering and celebrating,” the fan said. “Sooner or later, they would jump into … Continue reading Who Jumped Into The Julie’s Pool?
