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Just to follow-up on this morning’s post where I noted how coaches do not want to compete. One reason Lincoln Riley took the USC job was because he did not want to go to the SEC with Oklahoma. And he took the USC job before the Trojans moved to the Big Ten. So he gets no credit for playing a Big Ten schedule. He also … Continue reading USC Notes: Basketball Adds Another Scorer, For Better Or Worse
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Do football coaches want to compete anymore? Lincoln Riley vs. Notre Dame is a prime example they do not. Now the American Football Coaches Assn. (AFCA) is recommending the College Football Playoff be expanded to as many as 24 teams. Why? Because the coaches only care about their job security. The more teams in the playoff, the more coaches who can keep their jobs. Do … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Competing Is A Lost Art
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Wouldn’t it be nice if Lincoln Riley adapted this attitude at USC? Here’s an Athletic excerpt that reveals Curt Cignetti’s attitude against Alabama in the Rose Bowl. You know what wins college football games? Defense and running the ball. Does Riley prioritize those? I bet Cignetti does. Vince Lombardi used to say football is two things: blocking and tackling. All these things were hallmarks of … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Football Is Simple For Elite Coaches
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I hear new UCLA football coach Bob Chesney has purchased a home that makes him neighbors with a member of the USC Board of Trustees. After USC played Notre Dame in the early 1970’s, Hubbard flew back to Los Angeles on the team plane. But then he disappeared for two weeks. “They couldn’t find him,” Levy said. “They eventually found him in Germany on a … Continue reading The Crosstown Rivalry Has Neighborly Edge
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Did you catch that USC expects to sign only 16 recruits for the Class of 2027 because it determined the class lack the quality to sign more players per On3? No doubt this comes via general manager Charmin Bowden. On its face, I don’t have a problem with signing fewer players if the class isn’t good enough. But here is my concern: USC is bringing … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: A Smaller Recruiting Class On Horizon
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USC and UCLA have split the dual track meet. The Bruin men won, 87-76 while the Trojan women won, 93-69. I said before the meet that the men’s portion was a toss up but it’s still a tough loss for USC coach Quincy Watts, who has lost the men’s meet to the Bruins two straight years to his former USC assistant, Joanna Hayes. It also … Continue reading USC-UCLA Split Dual Track Meet
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