Some great Trojans passed away in 2025 and I’ll be spotlighting them next week. Meanwhile, USC arrived in San Antonio on Friday and the Alamo Bowl is only three days away. Does anyone care? Seriously. A reader who cares deeply about the USC-Notre Dame rivalry suggested this scene from The Godfather is appropriate, with Lincoln Riley’s head superimposed on Johnny Fontaine. I suggested Marv Goux’s … Continue reading Saturday Buzz: Life Imitates Art
Kyle Whittingham signed a five-year contract to become the head coach at Michigan. Time to take the Wolverines off the schedule! Did Sir Lincoln of Riley call Jen Cohen to wipe Michigan off future schedules today? Riley is 0-3 against Whittingham at USC. USC already doesn’t want to go back there in November. They probably will say they don’t want a home game in November … Continue reading Time To Take Michigan Off Schedule
What a wild week it’s been with all the controversy over the USC-Notre Dame rivalry. If there has been a positive, it’s been the way many USC and Notre Dame fans have unified on this issue. They don’t want to hear excuses or engage in the lame trash talk. They just want a great rivalry back. As an ex-USC player tol me this week: “The … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column
In my annual Christmas tradition, here is my all-time favorite USC picture.Hollywood screen legend Greta Garbo was sent to USC in 1926 to pose for some publicity photos with the track team. On February 15th, 1926, C. E. Carle got a call from MGM Studios. They wanted to Garbo pose with the USC track team. Carle was the director of sports publicity at the University of Southern California. He … Continue reading Merry Christmas! (With A New Picture)
Matt Leinart finally broke his silence on USC-Notre Dame and we all would have been better off if he hadn’t. “Call me lame but I’m going to trust a school that’s produced more Heisman winners than anyone else in history and 11 National Championships to do what’s right for the program,” Leinart tweeted. Excuse me? How many of those 11 titles were won by Lincoln … Continue reading Christmas Buzz: Maybe It Would Be Better For Some To Remain Silent On USC-Notre Dame
If you want to track Santa Claus tonight, you can follow him on the NORAD Santa tracker website. Hopefully, he will deliver a lump of coal when he goes over Lincoln Riley’s house in Palos Verdes. Continue reading It’s Christmas Eve, So Let’s Follow Santa
