It’s something to actually be able to watch first-round games of the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament and men’s games next week. I can’t even remember when I last saw Pac-12 Tournament first-round games that were always on the Pac-12 Network. USC plays Indiana at 9 a.m. PT today. A DIFFERENT WORLD If you weren’t at the game, you could listen to Frank Bull, who … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column
USC has designated the Nov. 8 game with Northwestern as Trojan Family Weekend. This is significant because the university will not have family weekend when the football game is on a Friday night. So that means the Northwestern game should not be a candidate to move to a Friday night. The assumption within the athletic dept. is that the Michigan State or Iowa games could … Continue reading A Brief Update On USC’s Schedule
Dan Lanning has signed an amended six-year contract that increases his pay to nearly $11 million per year according to Yahoo. Lanning has gone 35-6 at Oregon. During that same time, Lincoln Riley has gone 26-14 and he makes roughly the same amount of money. Here’s one difference: People immediately wanted to know what Lanning would pay if he left? $20 million. USC fans want … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Completely Different Views On Coach Contracts
Have you noticed something missing in media reports about Chad Bowden leaving Notre Dame for USC? “I knew I was coming to USC,” Bowden said Monday. “When in an hour time span I talked to Jen (Cohen) and Lincoln (Riley) and had voiced my aspirations and what I believe college football is going to be in the new era and how aggressive I’d like to … Continue reading There Is A Reason People Come To USC
USC has a must-win basketball game against last-place Washington tonight at the Galen Center. If USC loses, it would have to beat UCLA at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday to make the Big Ten Tournament. The bottom three teams in the Big Ten do not qualify for the tournament. Two of the bottom teams playing each other on a rainy night. Should get a great crowd. Continue reading Big Basketball Game Tonight
If you want a taste of the reality, or lack thereof, that can exist at USC, here is an example. A survey of USC students showed that 75 percent opposed the security gates/checkpoints that have been up for nearly a year. A survey of 345 faculty members found 75 percent wanted the checkpoints removed and found them unwelcoming. “I haven’t had many students come up … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Time For Another Reality Check
InsideUSC with Scott Wolf 