When some USC fans focus so much on the top-ranked recruiting class, it allows them to deflect from this year’s team. These are the types I like to joke would rather win a recruiting national title than an actual national title. Here is what football reporter Andy Staples got on this during the Dan Patrick Show yesterday. “When you hear Lincoln Riley talk it sounds … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Does This Year Matter?
Around 15 people were laid off this week from the fundraising team at the USC Keck School of Medicine, according to sources. This is part of the brutal fallout from the $200 million budget deficit USC had under former president Carol Folt in the recently concluded fiscal year. Maybe someone can ask Lincoln Riley if a football coach should make $11 million while mass layoffs … Continue reading USC Layoffs Under Way
The oddsmakers might not think much of USC winning games but they love the passing offense. Jayden Maiva is the favorite to lead the Big Ten in passing yards according to BetOnline. Big Ten Passing Yard Leader Jayden Maiava (USC) 2/3 (-150) Dante Moore (Oregon) 13/2 (+650) Julian Sayin (Ohio State) 13/2 (+650) Fernando Mendoza (Indiana) 8/1 Demond Williams Jr (Washington) 12/1 … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC Pleases Oddsmakers In One Respect
USC did something good. Interim president Beong-Soo Kim got rid of the ridiculous security checkpoints which caused delays for students entering campus, especially since there were only a few approved entrances under this system. It was a bright idea of Carol Folt, who didn’t have the courage to remove them before she retired. How many millions did USC waste the past 16 months by staffing … Continue reading USC Returns To Semblance Of Normalcy
USC opens the season in 25 days against Mighty Missouri State. Remember USC was going to play Mississippi in this slot until that series got canceled. One excuse for the cancellation was that both teams would be moving toward a nine-game conference schedule. Well, the SEC still hasn’t done that. Imagine how much more exciting it would have been to welcome Lane Kiffin and Co. … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: A Great Game That Got Away
USC did not make the USA Today coaches’ preseason top 25 poll that was released today. The Trojans finished 29th. Texas is No. 1. Notre Dame is No. 5. Oregon is No. 7. The full poll is here. Does Ludlow have no president and a football coach who refuses to meet alumni/staff/students? Continue reading Notes: USC Lagging In Coaches’ Poll
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