The Coliseum fireworks show in 1952 (above) was an enduring event. Here’s a publicity photo from 1955 that featured Miss Firecracker (Camille Williams) and an American Legion Special Events director. Here is a cheesier publiticy photo taken outside the Coliseum in 1955. If you look closely, you can see the truck driver has lipstick on his forehead. The event was big enough in 1959 to … Continue reading A Fourth Of July Gallery
The Coliseum used to do a fireworks show on the Fourth of July and here’s a picture from 1964, where Mudd Hall and the campus were lit up in a beautiful color photo. Below, a photo from the 1957 fireworks show. Continue reading Happy Fourth Of July!
It seems like more football recruits are committing this summer than normal. And in a way, it makes sense. The culprit is the transfer portal. High school players are worried these days about getting a scholarship because colleges are using the transfer portal so much to build their rosters. So if you want to play it safe, it’s better to commit to a school in … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Early Commitments Symptom Of Modern Game
San Diego State informed the Mountain West Conference right before last week’s deadline it would not give a one-year notice of depature and would remain the conference. In its first letter on June 13, San Diego State said it “intended to resign.” The Mountain West took that as formally leaving the conference. Now there is a $6.6 million distribution share for the 2022-23 academic year … Continue reading Is San Diego State Leaving The Mountain West Or Not?
This is a busy season for high school football and basketball recruits, though not necessarily the best examples of the sport. Club basketball offers little defense, less coaching, questionable effort and often shows how unskilled players are on the perimeter. And 7-on-7 football seems to be following suit in offering a product that bears little resemblance to actual football, especially at the club level. Fundamentals … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Busy Time For Recruits, For Better or Worse
Bob Boyd is a Trojan. He played basketball at USC and then became the Trojans’ basketball coach. He even turned down the Lakers’ job while he was at USC. He wasn’t a paycheck collector like Andy Enfield. Look at the first 10 games he played in the 1966-67 season. Two games against No. 1-ranked UCLA, who went undefeated that season (and USC had to play … Continue reading They Don’t Make Schedules Like They Used To
InsideUSC with Scott Wolf 