USC Morning Buzz: Even Basic Traditions Are Botched

I hear the USC Board of Trustees met Monday. We haven’t gotten any announcements out of it, so it looks like Carol Folt is secure. The tweet below (from the band) says “Tusk” is USC’s “fourth fight song.” What?!?!?!?!?! Tusk is a popular song and synonymous with the USC band. It is not and has never been a fight song. It is a Fleetwood Mac … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Even Basic Traditions Are Botched

USC Notes: Another Voice Against Notre Dame Game

Joel Klatt has apparently weighed in on the USC-Notre Dame series with Colin Cowherd (of course). “It’s not USC’s job to move off of Notre Dame as much as it is college football’s job and some overarching governing body scheduling, in particular for parity, so that the best teams have to play the most difficult schedules and the worse teams have some break, in particular … Continue reading USC Notes: Another Voice Against Notre Dame Game

USC Morning Buzz: Tough Schedule Or Not?

It’s been assumed USC has one of the toughest schedules in the nation. No one told ESPN’s Football Power Index, however, which released its toughest schedules: 1. Florida 2. Mississippi State 3. Georgia 4. Kentucky 5. Auburn 6. Alabama 7. Oklahoma 8. Tennessee 9. Georgia Tech 10. Texas 11. Purdue 12. UCLA 13. Washington 14. Vanderbilt 15. Illinois 16. Ohio State 17. South Carolina 18. … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Tough Schedule Or Not?

USC Moved To Big Ten But Pac-12 Bowls Still Have Say

USC is moving to the Big Ten but it still has the lousy Pac-12 bowl arrangements for the next two seasons, according to Brett McMurphy. That means trips to the Holiday, Alamo, Las Vegas, LA bowls if USC doesn’t make the College Football Playoff. It feels like the worst parts of the Pac-12 (the TV network, the bowls) are taking forever to shake off/eliminate. Continue reading USC Moved To Big Ten But Pac-12 Bowls Still Have Say