Remember all the hoopla when USC hired the two hype video guys from LSU? I thought it was weird last week when that disastrous hype video’s closing credits did not even mention Jacob Brown, the highly touted director of football video production. Well, two USC sources tell me Brown no longer works at USC. And his name has been deleted from the USC athletic dept. … Continue reading Wednesday Reader Forum: A Shake-up In Hype Video Dept.

USC is going to announce a depth chart and team captains on Friday. The day before a 9 a.m. kickoff? This is not how a normal program runs. You can film a gaudy hype video and release it in four days but cannot produce a depth chart until Friday? Is this Clay Helton not wanting to offend anyone? One thing I am going to keep … Continue reading USC Moving Slowly On Information Front

I’ve generally been encouraged by the idea USC practices would have more tackling, led by the addition of defensive coordinator Todd Orlando. But I recently heard USC’s “Hell Week” was actually fairly comfortable. Then came Saturday’s dress rehearsal for a game instead of an actual scrimmage. So it sounds like Clay Helton still has some pull within the program. Unfortunately. Are SEC coaches quicker at … Continue reading Tuesday Reader Forum: A Physical Charge To ASU Game?

USC has not released a depth chart for the Arizona State game. But Arizona State did today. Here is the Sun Devils’ starting lineup: OFFENSE Offense QB Jayden Daniels RB Rachaad White WR Frank Darby WR Ricky Pearsall WR Johnny Wilson TE Curtis Hodges FB Case Hatch LT Kellen Diesch LG Dohnovan West C Cade Cote RG Henry Hattis RT Ben Scott DEFENSE DE Shannon … Continue reading Arizona State Releases Starting Lineup

Petros Papadakis was on the John Canzano show in Portland today and went off on USC’s disgraced hype video. “It was tone deaf,” Papadakis said. “It was ridiculous. It was nothing like playing at USC.The coach is cooking you the saddest cheeseburger that ever was. it was an embarrassment. “(Mike Bohn) looks like a buffoon as well.” Continue reading Petros Papadakis Unloads On USC Hype Video

As I mentioned yesterday, there’s so much reader engagement here I’ve restarted the site as the season approaches and will be posting content. Here are the winners and losers of the week: WINNERS USC schedule The Trojans are 10.5-point favorites over Arizona State. Did the Pac-12 rig the schedule for USC? The toughest opponent is a double-digit underdog. Jack Sears He was pretty much flawless … Continue reading Monday Reader Forum: Winners And Losers Of The Week