Someone at USC thought the Coliseum needed these floor mats on the sideline during games. The problem is any time a player in cleats comes to the sideline, he slips and risks injury. But it looks nice so no one has done anything about it. Continue reading A Coliseum Improvement?

USC is not doing any media today, which is probably a good thing because Alex Grinch won’t have to talk about the defense again. Grinch said it all with his “vomit” quote after the Cal game. But I want to revisit this play because it’s the second busted coverage in two weeks and it demonstrates a problem with the defense. Doesn't get much easier than … Continue reading Less Might Be More For USC Defense

When I wrote Sunday about how foolish it was to compare this season to last season, I should have known the athletic dept. would embrace this argument. And here it is: We’re in November and @uscfb is ranked ahead of Alabama in the College Football Playoff rankings a year after going 4-8. I get having high expectations, but please, I beg you, recognize what this … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC Spinsters Compare Trojans To Alabama

There’s a local controversy tonight with the release of the College Football Playoff as USC is ranked No. 8 and UCLA is No. 12. The argument goes something like this: USC lost to Utah. UCLA beat Utah by 10. I would inject playing at Utah is a totally different situation than at the Rose Bowl but the teams should not be four spots apart. What … Continue reading We Have A USC-UCLA Controversy Tonight

And now a word about USC uniforms. It’s basically the Wild West these days for USC when it takes the field. Raleek Brown in yellow socks. Denis Lynch in white cleats. Some players in gold tights. Some players in black socks. Some players in white socks. Some wearing cardinal long-sleeves shirts. I don’t want to be the uniform police but USC has an iconic look. … Continue reading USC’s Become Wild West With Its Attire

In this week’s session with a Pac-12 (head) coach, I asked him about Lincoln Riley’s assertion that he doesn’t believe in a full-time special teams coach. “I’ve never believed in one coach that’s doing something for two periods of practice a day, then whats he doing the rest of the time?” Riley said. “Let’s have guys that are coaching guys all the time, everywhere” This … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Lincoln Riley Could Have Special Teams Coach If Desired