Mike Bohn, the USC retweeter in chief, has a lot to be happy about this weekend. He retweeted men’s basketball, lacrosse, women’s water and men’s tennis victories. Plus baseball won 2 of 3 vs. Western Michigan. Women’s basketball lost to No. 3-ranked Oregon, 93-67. But the crowd of more than 2,000 was respectable. Bohn has not composed a tweet since Dec. 4, when he announced … Continue reading It’s A Great Weekend To Retweet!

I haven’t seen a prominent USC alumnus at the Galen Center this season despite the fact he has had football and basketball season tickets since the 1980’s. So I checked to see if he was OK? “We fired USC,” he said. Unfortunately, this is not exactly unique right now. But I’m coming across some extremely loyal graduates who are not renewing their tickets any more. … Continue reading When You Lose A Loyal Donor . . .

Former USC president Max Nikias came out of hiding and was at the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival today. He was on a panel that included Geoffrey Cowan, the former dean of the Annenberg School for Communication and and moderated by former California Gov. Gray Davis. The topic was “What will higher education look like 10 or 20 years from now?” and one issue was supposed … Continue reading Max Nikias Sighting!

It’s an awful/heartbreaking day with the tragic news of the death of Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna. Former Lakers GM Jerry West said it “was one of the worst days of his life.” Both the @Raptors and the @spurs ran out the 24-second shot clock on their first possession of the game in honour of Kobe Bryant. pic.twitter.com/JhD8XVUGFo — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 26, … Continue reading Kobe Bryant, RIP

When Steve Lopes and Ron Orr were fired last week, they supposedly were each given one month of severance pay. That’s a pretty big statement for two employees that were at USC since the 1980’s. Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: No Golden Parachutes?

I hear some boosters skipped last night’s USC-Cal basketball game as a show of support for Ron Orr, the administrator who was fired this week. And here Mike Bohn just reached out to Brian Kennedy. Well, he can reach out to these people at the next basketball game, if they show up. Continue reading A Galen Center Protest