USC Morning Buzz: Is This Worth $12-13 Million?
I’m not a big stats guy but here’s a couple things for the annoying segment of people who seem to do nothing but defend Lincoln Riley (and D’Anton Lynn). USC defense yards per play: 5.8 yards. UCLA defense yards per play: 5.3 yards. Both teams played Penn State, LSU and Minnesota. UCLA also played Oregon and Indiana, who are undefeated. USC played Michigan and Wisconsin. … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Is This Worth $12-13 Million?
USC Notes: What Have We Learned After Six Games?
I generally try to ignore the USC-produced content but I heard Cody Kessler say a couple weeks ago that we would learn more about the Trojans from the Wisconsin game than the previous three games. Oh really? What did we really learn from Wisconsin? That USC could beat a team it was much better than at the Coliseum? I think we learned more from the … Continue reading USC Notes: What Have We Learned After Six Games?
Something Else For Lincoln Riley To Clean Up
A reader who went to the game Saturday complained that a staff member of the football program (not a coach, analyst, etc.) was coming on to the field during timeouts and yelling at the officials. I’m surprised that Lincoln Riley (and whoever monitors the sideline) allows something like this. It’s pretty bush league. This is not a defense of the officiating, which has been poor … Continue reading Something Else For Lincoln Riley To Clean Up
USC-Penn State Report Card
QUARTERBACK I thought this was Miller Moss’s worst game of the season. His touch was off on some key passes, most notably the third-down pass to Duce Robinson that was intercepted. The game plan minimized his role but he couldn’t come through in the clutch. Grade: D+ RUNNING BACK If you told me Woody Marks and Quinten Joyner would rush for 193 yards, I’d have … Continue reading USC-Penn State Report Card
USC Notes: Some Telling Defensive Facts
USC’s defense ranks 118th nationally in sacks with just six in six games. It did not have a sack yesterday. USC ranks 98th nationally in fourth-down conversions defense. Opponents are 8 for 13 on fourth down. Four-star defensive lineman Tomuhini Topui (2026) of Mater Dei High School committed to Oregon over USC and Oklahoma. I’m not even sure USC coaches care because they spend all … Continue reading USC Notes: Some Telling Defensive Facts
USC Sunday Buzz: How Much Time Does Lincoln Riley Need?
One excuse I’m tired of hearing is that Lincoln Riley needs time to build depth and complete an overhaul of the roster. Let’s look at the teams USC lost to: Washington lost 21 of 22 starters and beat Michigan last week. Does anyone think Minnesota has a better roster than USC? Did Penn State look like the No. 4-ranked team in the nation? Riley is … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: How Much Time Does Lincoln Riley Need?
