Remember back in May, USC barely had anything to say about the Notre Dame series and Jen Cohen wasn’t talking? But in late August, Cohen was talking about wanting a multi-year extension with the Irish. What changed? Maybe Netflix’s millions were being dangled over the summer and that caused USC to become more cooperative with Notre Dame so it could try and get that 2026 … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Suspicious Timing

Does everyone appreciate how amazing a move it was by USC to try and move the Notre Dame game out of the country to skirt its TV contracts? It was essentially telling Fox, NBC, etc., that it could pay USC at least $80 million a year and then get to televise awful non-conference games like Missouri State, Georgia Southern and Fresno State. But Notre Dame? … Continue reading What Was USC Thinking With Netflix Deal?

Puck News reports that Netflix was interested in picking up the rights to a USC-Notre Dame. The major problem — obviously — with this idea is USC and Notre Dame’s TV rights are not available. The Big Ten was reportedly unhappy with the approach from Netflix. Now USC tried to circumvent its TV deals by moving the game out of the country — but the … Continue reading Netflix Wanted USC-Notre Dame Game

USC is ranked No. 127 nationally in penalty yards per game. UCLA is the worst team nationally. This list doesn’t back up Lincoln Riley’s theory that bad teams often commit the fewest penalties. That doesn’t back up Riley’s theory either. Riley said Monday night USC opponents are telling the refs about hands-to-face penalties in pre-game meetings. So then don’t commit them, right? Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Penalty Problems

Lincoln Riley liked the atmosphere at the Coliseum on Saturday night but wants it to get even better. “That’s what the damn Coliseum’s got to be like,” he said. “And it’s got to be even frickin’ better when we get back here in a couple weeks.” It’s interesting he now has been the chief lecturer on how fan enthusiasm for home football games. Do you … Continue reading USC Notes: Lincoln Riley Demands More From Fans

Between national media clamoring for him to be a serious candidate for the UCLA job and USC fans glazing him as a defensive coordinator, D’Anton Lynn‘s stock has never been higher. So naturally I wonder why? That’s not necessarily a criticism. But the mere question comes across as negativity compared to the gushing media/fans. I wonder how those people seriously believe USC’s defense is performing … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: What’s Up With Defensive Coaching?