Back to the defense. USC has allowed 121 points this season. Oregon has allowed 59. Cal has allowed 132. Do you want USC’s defense to be closer to Cal than Oregon? And that’s 121 against mostly weak opposition. Remember how pundits like Yogi Roth talked up San Jose State when USC was allowing them to score 28 points? San Jose State then scored 17 against … Continue reading Can You Really Blame USC Woes On Players?

As bad as USC’s defense was Saturday, there’s a flip side to the criticism. Since Lincoln Riley just wants to outscore teams, the USC offense didn’t do its job in the second half, scoring on just 2 of 7 possessions in the second half. That’s not to the standards of a Caleb Williams-led offense. Now it’s hard to complain when Williams had six TD passes … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: Lincoln Riley’s Side Didn’t Do Its Job Either

I was all set at halftime to write about how USC actually played to its expectations. Then came the second half. How long can this nonsense continue? USC’s defense is going to hamstring it all season. This cannot be sustained by a team that wants to make the College Football Playoff and has the best QB in the nation. After the game, Lincoln Riley was … Continue reading My Reaction And Your Discussion On USC/Colorado

This feels pretty hollow now. USC let Colorado come back. Oregon didn’t. OK, now the USC defense is reverting to form. As usual. This game has gone to plan. Another deep ball for Colorado. This time on Jacobe Covington. But Domani Jackson reverted to form with that 65-yard pass, which led to a TD. Caleb Williams’ Heisman campaign going swimmingly. Has Raesjon Davis or Shane … Continue reading USC-Colorado Blog

With a 9 a.m. kickoff, it’s early score prediction time. For the sake of the nation, it would be great to see a high-scoring back-and-forth game. But . . . I don’t think Colorado can protect the QB. Oregon exposed Colorado’s offensive line. I’m wondering if Deion Sanders went more for speed and less for Big Boys in the transfer portal. I suspect Colorado will … Continue reading Pick The USC-Colorado Score

ESPN did an oral history of Lane Kiffin getting fired and it’s worth reading. Full disclosure: I participated in it. But there’s the quote that stood out to me. It’s from former USC athletic director Mike Garrett. “(Pat) Haden didn’t know what the hell he was doing. So the place got worse, morale got bad. There’s no question in my mind if he gave Lane … Continue reading Mike Garrett Still Packs A Punch