It’s refreshing to finally see a big donor say the people at the top need to go at USC. Lloyd Greif, who has donated more than $5 million to USC to start the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at USC’s Marshall School of Business, believes changes must be made to prevent the latest scandal from negating all the gains made the past 25 years. … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Prominent Donor Wants Changes “At The Top”
I’ve written previously USC’s attendance average last season (55,449) was its lowest since 1987. Well, it turns out the Pac-12 attendance was its lowest since 1982 (46,588), according to Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports. USC and UCLA played a big role in that especially when the Crosstown Rivalry drew only 57,116, the smallest crowd for the game since 1950. But Dodd also points to how … Continue reading Attendance Issues Plague USC And Pac-12
Since USC seems to be the poster child for greed these days, the timing is good for L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn to write a column against changing the name of the Coliseum to “United Airlines Memorial Coliseum.” There is some news here: Hahn, who is president of the Coliseum Commission, said she has been working for months to get USC to consider a compromise … Continue reading Coliseum Commission President Wants Stadium To Retain Name
Former USC senior associate athletic director Donna Heinel, former water polo coach Jovan Vavic, ex-women’s soccer coach Ali Khosroshahin and ex-women’s soccer assistant Laura Janke are in a Boston federal court today for the first appearance in the college admissions scandal. Also there is former USC men’s volleyball coach Bill Ferguson, who is the women’s volleyball coach at Wake Forest. Heinel, Vavic, Khosroshahin, Janke and … Continue reading Busy Day In Court For Ex-USC Employees
I will start the week off with football, not scandal. The question this season is how many games Clay Helton needs to win to keep his job? Or force Lynn Swann to do his? Will eight wins in the regular season save Helton? How about seven? Maybe the number of victories might be less important if the fans voice their opinion by staying away from … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: What Is Tipping Point For Clay Helton, Lynn Swann?
The jarring sight of Henry Bibby on Channel 2’s NCAA Tournament post-game show today reminded me this was a big weekend 18 years ago for USC basketball. It was a Round of 32 game in 2001 when USC upset Boston College, 74-71, in Uniondale, N.Y. The hero was reserve point guard Robert Hutchinson, who made five free throws in the final 1:17 to seal the … Continue reading A USC-NCAA Tournament Flashback
