What do you think the odds would have been a year ago that a basketball player from Weber State would get picked ahead of Isaiah Collier? Collier was projected as the No. 1 pick in most mock drafts a year ago. But Dillon Jones of Weber State went 26th while Collier went 29th to the Utah Jazz. Thanks, Enfield! Now I think Collier will end … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: This Would Have Shocked People A Year Ago
Did you hear John Calipari say on the Pat McAfee show today that Arkansas had no basketball schedule when he took over for Eric Musselman and he had to do the whole schedule? It’s not too surprising because Musselman wanted out of Arkansas. Musselman and his staff then went to Il Giordano at the USC Village for lunch. Continue reading USC Notes: John Calipari Makes Interesting Comment
The USC ticket office was supposed to notify people yesterday if they won the lottery for away game tickets. They sent out an email saying there would be a 24-hour delay. People are anxious because they want to know if they will get those $200 tickets to the Michigan game. Stay tuned today. Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Michigan Tickets Delay
Here’s a timely comment from Lincoln Riley to On3. “When we took this job a few years ago it was looking ahead to the places you feel like are going to be in great shape no matter how this thing changes because it is unpredictable but this place’s advantages are not going anywhere.” So the alumni network is powerful? Maybe Riley should try meeting them … Continue reading USC Notes: A Timely Comment From Lincoln Riley
When Lincoln Riley got hired, Mike Bohn told several people on campus that Riley would not interact with alumni, etc. And he hasn’t. I’m still wondering if last season would change Riley in this regard. To this point, it has not. He won’t even go to the Trojan Football Alumni Club golf tournament, for example. It matters because at USC the football coach has always … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Can Lincoln Riley Change?
USC social media says the basketball team “is the most experienced Power 5 team in college basketball based on minutes per game last season.” How many of those minutes have been played together? Zero! I think Eric Musselman deserves a break next season putting a team together from scratch but tweets like the one below mean there won’t be any excuses for growing pains or … Continue reading The Most Ridiculous Item Of The Day
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