Remember when looking at the odds for Clay Helton to be fired (11/2) it assumes USC has a normal athletic director. But Lynn Swann is so dysfunctional that anything is possible. He might do nothing. He might do something. He has no experience hiring a football coach. This is the problem with having an athletic director that does not know what he is doing. USC … Continue reading USC Might Fire Clay Helton . . . Or It Might Not

The Rams christened the Coliseum on Saturday with some fan altercations, of course. Continue reading Welcome To Renovated Coliseum!

USC is going to honor its 2018-19 NCAA champion men’s water polo team and women’s track individuals at the Fresno State game on Saturday. But it has not yet committed to honoring the 1969 football team on its 50th anniversary at a football game? USC would argue it honored the 1969 team at the Coliseum scrimmage in front of what, 5,000 fans? Continue reading USC Has Issues Honoring Teams

USC usually doesn’t figure prominently in any of BetOnline’s college football odds. But it found its way to the top on the gambling site’s odds of who will be fired first: Odds below: First College Coach Fired Clay Helton (USC)                                 11/2      Chris Ash (Rutgers)                               6/1        Lovie Smith (Illinois)                               9/1        Gus Malzahn (Auburn)                           10/1      Kalani Sitake (BYU)                               12/1      Ed Orgeron (LSU)                                  14/1      Justin Fuente (Virginia Tech)                  … Continue reading Clay Helton Leads Odds To Be Fired

Get a load of the first sentence in USC’s weekly press release: “USC–with a renewed spirit, a promising roster, a revamped staff, an exciting offensive system, a renovated Coliseum and a chip on its shoulder after last season’s disappointment . . .” My head is spinning. Renewed spirit? Sure, OK. Promising roster? Maybe. Revamped staff? Not enough, unfortunately. Exciting offensive system? We’ll see. Renovated Coliseum? … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC Claims Many Changes In 2019

For the first time in my memory, USC put out a press release for an actual game today and it does not include a depth chart. Clay Helton claims he is doing this for competition purposes and will not release a depth chart until Friday. Will three days really determine if Isaac Taylor-Stuart or Chris Steele starts at cornerback vs. Fresno State? They will both … Continue reading No Depth Chart Sunday