Joe Barry will stay with the Rams, according to the Los Angeles Times. I heard the Rams worked hard last night to get Barry to stay and offered some financial incentives. Where does this leave USC? Ryan Nielsen was denied permission. Barry was the only candidate Clay Helton interviewed. Oh, the dead period for recruiting ended today. And USC seems to be back to square … Continue reading Joe Barry Turns Down USC
Since the Holiday Bowl, I’ve seen comments about USC having a tough schedule in 2020. Now that I see it laid out, here are some thoughts: There are a lot of “if” questions? If Stanford isn’t awful again, Arizona State lives up to hype, Utah doesn’t collapse and Cal keeps Chase Garbers healthy, that could be an interesting three-game stretch. Remember too, that Pac-12 teams … Continue reading Quick Thoughts On USC Schedule
The Pac-12 has finally released the schedule for next season. Here is USC’s schedule: Sept. 5 — vs. Alabama Sept. 12 — New Mexico Sept. 19 — at Stanford Sept. 26 — Arizona State Oct. 2 — at Utah (Friday) Oct. 10 — Cal Oct. 17 — at Arizona Oct. 31 — Colorado Nov. 7 — at Oregon Nov. 14 — Washington Nov. 21 — … Continue reading USC 2020 Schedule Is Set
Remember when KABC forgot to do a two-hour pre-game show before the Colorado game? Well, check out this tweet today from KABC: USC plays Cal tonight. Not Nevada. Not Stanford. Not tomorrow. And USC plays Stanford on Jan. 18, not Jan. 28. And I don’t know what starts at 6 p.m. because tonight’s game is at 7:30. Great move going to KABC! Speaking of radio, … Continue reading USC Radio Highlights And Lowlights
Some veteran members of the athletic dept. are nervous following this week’s purge and worried they might face the sack next. I even ran into one last night who told me they were unsure of their future. There’s nothing wrong with having long-time members inside an athletic dept. The problem is when you become dismissive of others or think your way is the only way … Continue reading High Nerves In Heritage Hall
This is not related to the firing of Steve Lopes but one of his duties was scheduling football games and he was behind the 2021 game vs. UC Davis, that will break USC’s record of only playing FBS schools. This would be a correctable error for Mike Bohn to fix. But let’s face it, does Bohn strike you as someone who do something bold like … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Here’s Something To Fix Following Purge
