A Little Olympic Auditorium Diversion
Today’s USC column supplement focuses on the fact USC had a Shaw in the defensive backfield from 1964-69 and has the back story on the photo above. Do you remember the Shaws without clicking on the link? I got lost in Olympic Auditorium nostalgia last night. Here’s a 1972 photo of the Los Angeles Thunderbirds. Was there a more diverse pro team/sport at the time? … Continue reading A Little Olympic Auditorium Diversion
If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column
It’s time for USC notes and history during Clay Helton Birthday Week. Comments allowed at the bottom. Some Arizona State fans will sweat until July 1, which is the deadline for players to transfer and retain their eligibility for 2021. After July 1, the fans can sweat whether there will be NCAA sanctions. USC is obsessed with recruiting Texas football players. It’s worth noting, however, … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column
Here’s Some Ticket Transparency
I write frequently about how USC used to be transparent with ticket sales under John Morley, who was ticket manager through four decades and even held a weekly press conference. Well, even something like this from USC would be nice. We are up nearly 2,500 new season tickets sold for @UCLAFootball & nearly 2,000 new season tickets sold for @UCLAMBB, HUGE increases YOY. We’ve also … Continue reading Here’s Some Ticket Transparency
USC Locks Replies To Tweet Wishing Clay Helton Happy Birthday
Today is Clay Helton’s birthday so USC wished him a Happy Birthday on twitter. But Helton’s status is so toxic that USC locked the tweet so fans could not respond. That sort of sums of USC at the moment. Here is the “locked” tweet below: Happy Birthday! 🎂@USCCoachHelton #FightOn✌️ pic.twitter.com/hjc1S9HvJ4 — USC Football (@USC_FB) June 24, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Continue reading USC Locks Replies To Tweet Wishing Clay Helton Happy Birthday
USC Morning Buzz: ASU Coaches Respond To Allegations
The USC newsletter this week has items on Pat Haden and Mike Bohn turning down a soft interview. Meanwhile, two former USC coaches who are at Arizona State spoke to Yahoo Sports on Wednesday about the NCAA allegations surrounding the Sun Devils program. “In a phone interview Wednesday, (Chris) Hawkins said he did not deny knowing the recruits were going to be in the area. … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: ASU Coaches Respond To Allegations
USC-UCLA Video Of The Day
Saquon Barkley working out at UCLA. Imagine if some of these guys actually attended the schools they worked out at. First real look at Saquon Barkley running and cutting ACL post-surgery. 🎥 @saquon on IG pic.twitter.com/0VfCdgDbjS — Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) June 22, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Continue reading USC-UCLA Video Of The Day
