Lincoln Riley Needs To Embrace Competition

Michigan and Notre Dame lost last weekend. Are they out of the College Football Playoff race? Neither looks good enough for the playoff. But they aren’t out of the picture because they lost last weekend. They will be out because they have terrible offenses. Here’s the point: Lincoln Riley is wrong to be against playing Notre Dame because it might knock USC out of the … Continue reading Lincoln Riley Needs To Embrace Competition

Eric Musselman’s Soft Schedule Announced

Eric Musselman’s first non-conferencce schedule is out and it looks a lot like something Andy Enfield would come up with. USC plays a lot of cupcakes including powehouses Idaho State, Texas-Arlington, San Jose State, Grambling, Montana State, Cal State Northridge and Southern. The best games are St. Mary’s, Cal and either Arizona State or New Mexico. Ho-hum. Let’s hope Musselman beefs the schedule up once … Continue reading Eric Musselman’s Soft Schedule Announced

USC Morning Buzz: The Big Ten’s Early Problem

I spoke to a USC coach on Sunday night about the new Big Ten Conference after two weeks. “It’s very, very early,” the coach said. “But there are a lot of teams with early issues on offense. That’s a difference from the Pac (12). You might not play the best or most physical team. (But) those teams always seemed like could score points. Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: The Big Ten’s Early Problem