It’s now a week since Mike Bohn kept Clay Helton and I don’t notice much difference in the anger level of the fans. Bohn hasn’t written a tweet since the announcement. He knows better. Bohn hasn’t even done one of his man-on-the-street tweets where he takes a picture with a university employee. He is beleaguered and angry. I hear before the Helton announcement, Bohn decided … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Mike Bohn Needs Help

LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda is talking to UNLV abot its vacant job, according to multiple reports. The reasons are supposedly that Aranda wants to be a head coach and would be near his native Redlands. I previously wrote about how Clay Helton ignored Aranda for Clancy Pendergast despite the local connection. More importantly, did Mike Bohn ever reach out to Aranda for the USC … Continue reading Dave Aranda To UNLV?

In this week’s podcast, we talk about how fans remain furious with athletic director Mike Bohn and his decision to retain Clay Helton. We also talk about whether USC will be motivated to play in the Holiday Bowl and how many fans will drive down to San Diego. Continue reading USC Podcast Time!

I’m told the main reason Bob Stoops and Urban Meyer fell short as USC coaching candidates is because Carol Folt wanted a football coach she could control. There was no doubt she would retain complete control if Clay Helton were hired. Maybe a bigger mystery is why Mike Bohn ever took the job if he wasn’t able to hire someone he wanted? Continue reading Carol Folt Wants A Coach She Can Control

There’s been some consternation that Iowa’s already held several bowl practices and USC’s not held an official practice since the UCLA game. There was a player-run 7-on-7 practice Monday at Howard Jones Field. USC is supposed to have its first official bowl practice Friday. It might squeeze in 12-13 practices before the Holiday Bowl on Dec. 27. I’m glad I don’t get the Pac-12 Network … Continue reading When Do USC Bowl Practices Start?

The rumor going around Heritage Hall on Monday was that athletic director Mike Bohn might resign. Say what?!?!? According to sources, Bohn feels betrayed by USC president Carol Folt because he merely followed orders in keeping Clay Helton but was taking the brunt of the criticism from the fans. Bohn went from hero to zero in less than a month. Now it could be that … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Now This Is Quite A Rumor