QUARTERBACK Jayden Maiava built up some gaudy stats this season but Lincoln Riley didn’t trust him in the biggest game, a popular theme with Riley. Grade: C+ RUNNING BACKS It’s not ideal to get your first career start at Notre Dame so King Miller deserves some grace for that. More importantly, there was plenty of plays with lousy run blocking that allowed him to get … Continue reading Morning Buzz: USC-Notre Dame Report Card
Remember before the Purdue game how Lincoln Riley talked about the new travel plans for road trips? USC would fly bigger, more comfortable planes on those taxing road trips and had researched sleep patterns or something, something. “We’ve made a couple changes in that, a couple changes in the schedule, kind of timing of eating, timing of what time we put them in the bed,” … Continue reading USC Notes: Remember Those Groundbreaking Travel Changes?
Remember last week USC defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn said general manager Chad “Charmin” Bowden was a “big help” sharing information on Notre Dame’s personnel? Well, 442 yards later, how much help was Bowden? Maybe this is why he is a general manager and not a coach. Talking seems to be his specialty. TRIVIA TIME There have been 512 games played in the storied history of … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: The Secret Weapon Fizzled
I asked how gullible are the nation’s pundits? Here’s some examples: On3's @jdpickell is taking USC to beat Notre Dame in South Bend on @BetMGM this Saturdayđź‘€ 34-31 Trojans✌️ pic.twitter.com/EQ8UwnXPl7 — On3 (@On3sports) October 16, 2025 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js ✌️ @uscfb has @Jbooty88 and @AdamBreneman81's full attention 🤯 Will they beat Notre Dame this weekend? Full episode of Butt & Breneman on YouTube đź’» pic.twitter.com/tKZCw85wgp — Big … Continue reading Check Out These Bad Takes On USC
Why are there still people who believe the nonsense surrounding USC? They believed USC was some sort of juggernaut after beating bang average Michigan (which I pointed out last week) and completely forgot about the Illinois game. “We’re as tough as anybody. We can play against anybody,” said Chad “Charmin” Bowden said earlier in the week. “Doesn’t matter what logo, where you’re from, Midwest, blue … Continue reading What Just Happened In South Bend? Lincoln Riley Blows Another One
Two plays. 166 yards. Two TD’s. Still cannot defend over the middle. See the TD. USC has let Notre Dame rush for 226 yards and it’s only the first possession of the secon half. Again. Where is the run defense? Where is the run defense? USC marched down field quickly for opening TD. No more wind or rain. Just a mass of humanity entering the … Continue reading USC-Notre Dame Live Blog
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