There is a snowballing effect with pundits picking USC to defeat Indiana this weekend. Rick Neuheisel, Brian Kelly and Bruce Feldman have all picked the Trojans. “This to me feels like too explosive of a team,” Neuseisel said. “If they can get a fast start, they’re more athletic than Indiana and I’m gonna take the Trojans.” If the Trojans pull off the upset, these guys … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Pundits Picking Trojans
USC will travel to Indiana on Friday. Now this is funny, or maybe pathetic. But USC reportedly could not find hotel rooms on Thursday night because of a band convention in Indianapolis. When USC goes to Notre Dame, it actually stays around 35 miles away where it’s easy to get rooms and there are no distractions. Couldn’t USC find hotel rooms 35 miles from Bloomington? … Continue reading Is This Any Way To Travel?
When USC upset No. 1-ranked Washington in 1984 at the Coliseum, did the crowd storm the field? Nope. Why not? I was at that game of many years ago and it never occurred to me the fans would try to rush the field. If I had to offer a reason, USC was still close enough to the glory years that it had standards. It wouldn’t … Continue reading Here’s An Example Of Slipping Standards
With the college football playoff expanding to 24 teams, there is a new regular-season scheduling requirement that goes against what USC and Lincoln Riley have been doing. Teams will be expected to play nonconference games against Power 4 teams or Notre Dame. USC has games against Nevada and UNLV next year. It also plays Fresno State in 2028. USC will be calling Cal and Stanford … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: College Football Playoff Adds Schedule Requirements
A couple other things to add to my list of the pitfalls of attending a college football game. The wireless is extremely spotty when there is a large crowd like last weekend. You can pay USC to reserve a spot to tailback on campus before games. But the university sends people around the campus to make sure you are using the spot. If you don’t … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: A Few More Game Day Experiences To Recount
There was a nice moment last weekend before the USC-Ohio State game. I went to a friend’s tailgate and by complete coincidence, former Trojan quarterback John Fox stopped by. I had not seen him since 1999, when he started the final four games of the season. But even though 27 years passed, we immediately started swapping stories from his era and it was like we … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column
