Did Lincoln Riley deliver the pre-game speech he gave before the USC-UCLA football game? USC laid an egg against UCLA tonight before an announced crowd of 10,300 (Galen Center capacity is 10,258). A huge USC student section showed up for nothing as UCLA outrebounded the Trojans, 43-29. UCLA outscored USC, 22-4, to end the first half. USC is in sole possession of last place in … Continue reading Thanks, Enfield!
There was a big student line at the Galen Center today for USC-UCLA. I hear the L.A. Times is working on a story on the male Trojan Dance Force member. What does it take for USC to fill those seats behind the basket? They have to be athletic dept. comp seats? Mark Sanchez sat next to Scottie Pippen. Continue reading Some Sights From Galen Center
This week, the National Labor Relations Board trial continued on the issue of whether USC football and basketball players should be considered employees. I enjoy the unintended things that get said in these trials. Like on Tuesday, when USC executive senior associate AD Paul Perrier testified. Perrier said the USC men’s basketball team has team “expectations” but not team rules, per Front Office Sports. He … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Rules? What Rules?
USC played Arizona State today. That game would normally be buried on the Pac-12 Network or a Fox secondary channel but today’s game was on the big Fox Network (Channel 11). Naturally, the Trojans laid an egg, losing 82-67. But the bigger point is Bronny James gave USC what might be unprecedented TV coverage this season. USC played Arizona on Wednesday on ESPN. Last weekend’s … Continue reading USC Squanders Maximum TV Exposure
There was some really dumb commentary from USC fans following the Holiday Bowl about Caleb Williams being overrated because Miller Moss had a good game against mighty Louisville. I’m not a huge fan of PFF stats but quarterback ratings are pretty clear. Here’s something worth remembering with Williams, courtesy of PFF. Not that clear-headed observers needed confirmation that Williams was a generational talent. Arizona head … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Putting A Stake Through Dumb Commentary
Washington State just beat No. 8-ranked Arizona, 73-70. The Cougars lost Mohamed Gueye, D.J. Rodman, TJ Bamba and Justin Powell from last year’s team. They are currently 12-5 overall. Kyle Smith is the coach. Coaching matters, apparently. Continue reading USC Notes: Coaching Matters
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