USC Morning Buzz: What Will It Take To Understand Rivalry?

Remember last month I wrote about a former USC player who spent time around the program saying he was shocked at how little mention of the importance of the Crosstown Rivalry was made during the week of the UCLA game? And over the weekend, Eric Musselman ripped his players for not understanding the rivalry. So we have a football coach (Lincoln Riley) who could care … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: What Will It Take To Understand Rivalry?

Sunday Buzz: Eric Musselman Rips USC Fans

USC laid an egg (again) against UCLA on Saturday night and Eric Musselman didn’t hold back after the game. First, he had a go at the players. “I felt like the rivalry, (our players) didn’t understand even in Game 1, and they certainly didn’t understand today what it means to the student body at USC, the boosters and the alumni,” he said. “We played like … Continue reading Sunday Buzz: Eric Musselman Rips USC Fans

Eric Musselman Has a Job For Next Season

Eric Musselman is a good coach. But here is a goal for next season (when not taking pics with celebrities): He needs to get his team to play better against UCLA. The Trojans embarrassed themselves tonight at Pauley Pavilion in a 90-63 loss and played poorly against the Bruins at the Galen Center. Maybe Musselman can get some advice from Mick Cronin, who started off … Continue reading Eric Musselman Has a Job For Next Season

USC Saturday Buzz: Scheduling Quirk Dismays Some

There are some unhappy USC employees because Trojan Family Weekend and Homecoming are on consecutive weekends in November. Why are they unhappy? Because a lot of work takes place on campus for those weekends and having them back-to-back doesn’t give the people who have to organize and set them up a break. They wonder why USC couldn’t have had one of those events earlier in … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: Scheduling Quirk Dismays Some

If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

It’s something to actually be able to watch first-round games of the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament and men’s games next week. I can’t even remember when I last saw Pac-12 Tournament first-round games that were always on the Pac-12 Network. USC plays Indiana at 9 a.m. PT today. A DIFFERENT WORLD If you weren’t at the game, you could listen to Frank Bull, who … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column