USC Picture Of The Day
Continuing the Hollywood theme, here is author William Peter Blatty, who is best known as the author of “The Exorcist.” He also wrote the screenplay for the film version of his book and won an Oscar. But as this picture shows he worked as the chief of the USC News Bureau in the late 1950’s. Continue reading USC Picture Of The Day
Did USC Get Good Return On Big Recruiting Class? Check The Final Polls
USC received four points and finished 36th in both the final AP Top 25 and coaches’ polls. Does that sound like a good return on the vaunted recruiting class, especially when Onyeka Okongwu lived up to expectations and was one of the best players in the nation? The recruiting class was always the excuse fans gave me for keeping Andy Enfield last year. Here’s another … Continue reading Did USC Get Good Return On Big Recruiting Class? Check The Final Polls
Does Lack Of Spring Practice Hurt USC Defense?
How much will the lack of spring practice hurt USC’s defense because it didn’t get to learn Todd Orlando’s new system? It will obviously make things harder but it’s not as big of a problem as if the offense needed to learn a new system. Offenses always take longer to learn. If you go to any college training camp, the defense is ahead of the … Continue reading Does Lack Of Spring Practice Hurt USC Defense?
Morning Buzz: USC Upsets Illinois In NCAA Tournament
ESPN used its analytics to project the NCAA Tournament results, but it reads more like it was done by the USC athletic dept. It has No. 10-seed USC facing No. 7-seed Illinois in a South Region game. “Illinois entered this game as a pretty substantial favorite for a 7-10 contest, with a 63% chance to win. But USC, led by its defense, prevails.” How analytical! … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC Upsets Illinois In NCAA Tournament
USC Picture Of The Night
Michael Crichton signs autographs at USC’s Health Sciences campus circa 1977-78. Crichton had filmed scenes for the movie “Coma” there and returned to speak to medical students. He wrote the screenplay and directed the film. He would later become even more famous for writing the novel and screenplay for “Jurassic Park.” Continue reading USC Picture Of The Night
USC’s Given Class Of 2020 Quite An Experience
Has any class been through more at USC than the Class of 2020? And they probably won’t even have a commencement ceremony. Look at the list below, which doesn’t even include the nine student deaths last semester. USC class of 2020 has gone through: F16: professor killed on campus, doheny false shooting scare S17: keck meth scandal F17: fertitta false shooting scare S18: tyndall scandal, … Continue reading USC’s Given Class Of 2020 Quite An Experience
