After USC beat Notre Dame in 1970, John McKay said, “Fifty years from now our seniors can sit around the fireplace and say they never lost to Notre Dame.” That’s a foreign concept to Lincoln Riley and Chad “Charmin” Bowden, who would rather say, “Fifty years from now our seniors can sit around the fireplace and say the Big Ten got four automatic berths in … Continue reading USC Notes: What We Be Remembered In 50 Years?

So yesterday, a twitter account that has 946,000 followers showed video of Drake London trying to dribble a football and said he was “showing off his ball handling skills from his college hoops days at USC.” I retweeted it and noted London “played a total of six minutes at USC.” This naturally triggered a few people. They didn’t care that London played way more basketball … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Don’t Upset The Propaganda Machine

Does the fact Colin Cowherd moved his show to Chicago mean he isn’t sucking up to USC as much? I don’t know because I don’t listen but Urban Meyer sure put things in perspective with “Go 8-5 at Ohio State and see what happens.” What about 7-6? That’s the difference. You can mess with the fans at USC but at Ohio State there would be … Continue reading USC Notes: Would Ohio State Accept 7-6?

Here’s how a two-deep of the USC offensive line looks today. Note the line is a mix of two returning starters (Paige, Noa), two transfers (Wingfield, Reed) and an untested sophomore (Raymond). And if anyone gets hurt, you are really looking at some untested replacements. LT/Elijah Paige/So./Justin Tauanuu, Fr. LG/DJ Wingfield/Sr./Makai Saina, Fr. C/J’Onre Reed/Sr./Killian O’Connor, Jr. RG/Alani Noa/Jr./Micah Banuelos, So. RT/Tobias Raymond/So./ Elijah Vaikona, … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Let’s Look At The Line

It’s interesting that USC general manager Chad “Charmin” Bowden is non-committal about the Notre Dame series even though some of his former co-workers in South Bend want him to make a public statement. The guy has plenty to say about everything but he is a politician when it comes to the greatest intersectional rivalry in college football. If Notre Dame employees thought he would say … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Who Will Speak Truthfully First?