Trojan Blogs
[ Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:38:13 -0800 | Scott Wolf Inside USC ]
Steve Sarkisian got the Washington offer but won't formally accept until after the UCLA game. ...
[ Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:33:56 -0800 | Scott Wolf Inside USC ]
New Mexico State called USC assistant coach Ken Norton but he said no before an interview could take place. ...
What to watch in the Pac-10, Week 15
[ Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:35:01 -0800 | ESPN Blog ]
Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller Five things to consider, underline or anticipate heading into the weekend. Jahvid goes for the rushing title : There are a couple of reasons California shouldn't be yawning before facing Washington. For one, the Bears were humiliated by the Huskies last year, 37-23, in Seattle, surrendering an eye-popping 334...
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:36:31 -0800 | Scott Wolf Inside USC ]
We hear Fresno State's Pat Hill and Texas Tech coach Mike Leach were never offered the Washington job. Not surprising, with Leach's personality considered an interview killer. ...
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:21:18 -0800 | Scott Wolf Inside USC ]
Assistant coach John Morton said he would definitely be interested in the offensive coordinator's job at USC. But he could also be a candidate at Washington because Steve Sarkisian brought him to USC. At this point, former assistant coach Carl Smith remains the frontrunner and of course, officially, nothing's happened. ...
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:13:16 -0800 | Scott Wolf Inside USC ]
What a night for Steve Sarkisian to be speaking at the bonfire rally! He offered to introduce me at the rally if I stayed to hear him speak but the readers awaited. He denied he accepted the Washington job today or that it was offered. ``I have interviewed with Washington. Nothing's been finalized in any way shape or form,'' he said. ``There's b...
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:56:42 -0800 | Adam Rose All Things Trojan ]
Rey Maualuga is what my friends like to call a manimal. (If you've got time to kill, enjoy this cheesy 80's TV flashback .) Back in 2006, Maualuga helped put himself on the college football map with this bone crunching hit on UCLA quarterback Patrick Cowan. It became an internet sensation, with a few versions of the clip combining for ove...
Pete Carroll's coaching tree may keep branching
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:31:09 -0800 | Adam Rose All Things Trojan ]
It comes as no surprise that Steve Sarkisian would take over as a head coach somewhere , and after almost eight seasons at USC it seems the Pete Carroll "coaching tree" is branching out and will continue to grow. Steve Sarkisian : (Pictured, left) Reportedly leaving USC's offensive coordinator job to become the head coach of Washing...
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:03:22 -0800 | Scott Wolf Inside USC ]
We hear Petros is about to give his version of last night's fireworks exchange right now. ...
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:49:12 -0800 | Adam Rose All Things Trojan ]
Steve Sarkisian will reportedly be named the next head coach of the Washington Huskies . The story broke on ESPN while a group of reporters were in a USC workroom doing post practice reports, sending everybody scrambling for the door, Blackberries in hand. Funny sight. The USC offensive coordinator played it cool, repeatedly saying that ...
Norton, Walker Up for NMSU Job
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:48:35 -0800 | PE.com ]
According to a story in Friday's Las Cruces, N.M., Sun-News, both USC linebackers coach Ken Norton Jr. and UCLA defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker have been interviewed for the New Mexico State head coaching job by the school's AD, McKinley Boston. Hal Mummie was fired in his fourth season this year creating the opening at a program that has g...
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:26:33 -0800 | Scott Wolf Inside USC ]
The rosters for the Under Armour All-America game are here and here. ...
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:11:14 -0800 | Scott Wolf Inside USC ]
That is our new nickname for Lane Kiffin, for who else could get an NFL and plum SEC job by 33? ...
Offensive Coordinator Speculation
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:09:19 -0800 | Scott Wolf Inside USC ]
Steve Sarkisian interviewed with Washington on Thanksgiving. Carl Smith's been hovering around USC since Saturday. Does this mean John Morton will not be the next offensive coordinator? ...
Pete Carroll and Britney Spears, united at last
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:55:46 -0800 | Adam Rose All Things Trojan ]
L.A. Live, the new mega-complex in downtown, held their first ever Christmas tree lighting on Thursday night. Pete Carroll helped do the honors, joined by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Councilwoman Jan Perry, comedian Adam Carolla, and human trainwreck alleged celebrity Britney Spears. Carroll missed a pep rally being held on campus, but...
Sark attack? Sarkisian next Washington coach
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:32:33 -0800 | ESPN Blog ]
Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller ESPN.com's Joe Schad is reporting that USC offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian is the next Washington coach . Here's one story out of Seattle on the apparent hire. And another . A third. Interesting move. Not a big-ticket, big-splash hire. Sarkisian has no head-coaching experience. Some USC fans ha...
USC 'Who' on This All-Pac-10 Team
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:14:06 -0800 | PE.com ]
Yikes. Even though football guru and magazine publisher Phil Steele is in Cleveland, he usually has a clue. But in releasing his All-Pac-10 squad, the preseason pundit may have exposed his, well, let's call it a geographic problem of focus. He's just too far away. For example, if you were under the impression that USC had a pretty good defensi...
Report: USC's Sarkisian To Be UW Head Coach
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:56:23 -0800 | PE.com ]
ESPN, in an unsourced report Thursday, said that USC assistant head coach and offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian would be the new Washington head football coach. After the report, Sarkisian admitted for the first time that he had interviewed with Washington, that there had been additional contacts with the UW search group and Sarkiisian and h...
USC football: Sarkisian isn’t Washington coach … yet
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:38:01 -0800 | OC Register USC Blog ]
USC offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian will be the next football coach at Washington, ESPN reported. Sarkisian said Thursday night that the report is “not true” and that he has not been offered the job. “Not as I know,” Sarkisian said. “Nothing has been finalized in any way, shape or form. Nothing’s been put in writing.” Sarkis...
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:27:36 -0800 | Scott Wolf Inside USC ]
Fresno State coach Pat Hill and Texas Tech coach Mike Leach withdrew themselves from consideration for the Washington job. That leaves you know who. ...
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:14:08 -0800 | Scott Wolf Inside USC ]
If USC lost to UCLA on Saturday, could the Trojans still be selected for a BCS bowl? ...
USC football: Thursday’s injury updates
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:00:59 -0800 | OC Register USC Blog ]
** Safety Kevin Ellison (knee) again was a partial participant in practice but said his right knee is responding much better than it did a week ago. Ellison, who has missed the past four games, said he will play Saturday. “Definitely. I feel good and ready to go,” he said. “Last week after working it was [...]...
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:12:48 -0800 | Scott Wolf Inside USC ]
There's no rule saying you have to throw deep to win games. USC is 10-1 after all. But when a couple people with close connections to the football program blamed it on opposing defenses (those nasty Pac-10 defense at that), it made me wonder why opponents don't seem to share a similar philosophy with Oklahoma. Sooners quarterback Sam Bradford ave...
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:07:09 -0800 | Scott Wolf Inside USC ]
With all the attention focused on Pete Carroll and Norm Chow and Steve Sarkisian this week, it's worth also noting that UCLA assistant coach Wayne Moses also coached at USC in 2001. And he was basically fired because he and then-wide receivers coach Lane Kiffin did not get along with each other. If you're keeping score, that meant Kiffin clashed ...
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:05:10 -0800 | Scott Wolf Inside USC ]
One question per person please. ...
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:02:40 -0800 | Scott Wolf Inside USC ]
Time to ask all those questions that were not asked last week. ...
USC football: Sarkisian reportedly headed to Washington
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:40:14 -0800 | OC Register USC Blog ]
UPDATE: SARKISIAN ISN’T WASHINGTON’S COACH … YET USC offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian will be the next football coach at Washington, ESPN reported. Sarkisian said Thursday night that the report is not true and that he has not been offered the job. He also said he would not accept the position before Saturday, if it were offer...
Hill and Leach out ... so what now for Washington?
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:19:14 -0800 | ESPN Blog ]
Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller Talked to a pretty good Washington source today, shortly after reports surfaced that Texas Tech coach Mike Leach had ended his candidacy . Know what he told me was going on with the Washington coaching search? "Honestly, I'm not sure what's up," he said. Will you think less of me if I type the same? This ...
USC Waives Two Timeouts to Wear Home Unis Against UCLA at Rose Bowl
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:22:00 -0800 | Bleacher Report ]
Those crazy California kids out in the Pac-10 are conducting another anti-football love fest, and this time it’s all about fashion. Can you imagine Coach K and Ol’ Roy agreeing to give up a timeout so both schools could wear their home unis in a UNC-Duke game? Well, that’s exactly what USC head coach Pete Carroll and UCLA he...
Maualuga, Levitre earn All-American honors
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:00:00 -0800 | ESPN Blog ]
Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller USC linebacker Rey Maualuga and Oregon State offensive tackle Andy Levitre were named All-Americans by the American Football Coaches Association. Here's the complete list: Offense Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School) WR Michael Crabt...
Pac-10 lunch links: Auburn vs. Washington for Leach?
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:30:00 -0800 | ESPN Blog ]
Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller Two sources confirmed to the Pac-10 blog that these are links. It appears that Fresno State coach Pat Hill is out of the running for the Washington job. So does this mean Texas Tech's Mike Leach is the frontrunner ? Arizona quarterback Willie Tuitama doesn't want to go 0-4 vs. ASU . Some boosters ha...
2 New Rose Bowl HOF Inductees from USC
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:35:08 -0800 | PE.com ]
Two of this year's Rose Bowl Hall of Fame inductees are from USC. Here's the announcement of the committee. ROSE BOWL GAME® PRESENTED BY CITI® ANNOUNCES 2008 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES PASADENA, CA - Keyshawn Johnson, Virgil "Virg" Lubberden and Chuck Ortmann will be inducted into the Rose Bowl® Hall of Fame on December 31, 2008, during a c...
USC's Maualuga Lone Trojan Coaches All-American
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:25:49 -0800 | PE.com ]
Here's this year's American Football Coaches All-America team. USC's Rey Maualuga is the lone Trojan. 2008 AFCA Coaches' All-America Team Offense Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School) WR Michael Crabtree* 6-3 208 So. Texas Tech Mike Leach Dallas, Texas (Carter) WR Dez Bryant 6-2 215 So. Oklahoma St. Mike Gundy Lufk...
USC football poll: Is Norm Chow overrated?
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:00:35 -0800 | OC Register USC Blog ]
Trojans fans still revere Norm Chow, and with good reason: He coached two Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks at USC, and the team won two national titles while he was there. Before coming to USC, Chow coached BYU to top-10 finishes in total offense in 12 of 18 years as offensive coordinator. In 2000 at North Carolina State, [...]...
Keyshawn Johnson to enter Rose Bowl Hall of Fame
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:15:20 -0800 | ESPN Blog ]
Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller Former USC receiver Keyshawn Johnson, Virgil "Virg" Lubberden and Chuck Ortmann will be inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame on Dec. 31 during a ceremony at the Rose Bowl Game Kickoff Luncheon. Johnson, a two-time All-American, was the MVP of the 1996 Rose Bowl. In USC's 41-32 win over Northwestern, he ca...
USC football: 5 reasons why UCLA will beat USC
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:31:00 -0800 | OC Register USC Blog ]
1. Chow do you want it? It’s personal. I don’t care what anyone says, this one goes well beyond USC vs. UCLA, particularly for some of the coaches. Just ask UCLA offensive coordinator Norm Chow. Or better, listen to him. Here’s what he said about USC’s play-calling duo at the time, Lane Kiffin and Steve Sarkisian, [...]...
USC football: 5 reasons why USC will beat UCLA
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:30:54 -0800 | OC Register USC Blog ]
1. Kevin Craft is walking through that door. Unfortunately for UCLA, its defense doesn’t get to face its offense. Even if DeWayne Walker and Co. stymie the USC offense, they cannot stop their offense from handing over the ball (and points) to the Trojans. Remember in the 2008 NBA Finals, when the Lakers reserves labored to [...]...
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:28:57 -0800 | PE.com ]
LA's two Pac-10 teams have tough TV challenges tonight against a pair of higher-ranked Big 12 teams in the Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series starting with the unranked USC's (5-1) visit to No. 6 Oklahoma (6-0) in Norman (4 p.m., ESPN2) and the nation's top player, 6-foot-10 Blake Griffin, averaging 25.7 ppg and a stratospheric 19.2 rebounds. At 6:05...
Who's going to win? Week 15 Pac-10 picks
[ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:16:44 -0800 | ESPN Blog ]
Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller Technically, I went 4-0 last week, but as our more astute readers know one pick ended up being right due to the karmic dissonance that was created when too much attention was called to the fairy dust of magical wrongness. I should have just taken my lumps from the Beaver Nation without explanation. Perhaps I nee...
The good thing about the BCS? Computers.
[ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:00:00 -0800 | Adam Rose All Things Trojan ]
Irony, thy name is BCS. For years, humans and computers have been at odds over the best college football teams. We all know how in 2003, the No. 1 team in both human polls was deep-sixed from the title game by Deep Blue (or one of his ilk). Currently, Florida is the No. 2 team according to both media polls. One of those (Harris) accounts f...
[ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:00:00 -0800 | Adam Rose All Things Trojan ]
Football John Walters explains why the Rose Bowl winner could have a legit claim as the best team in the nation . [NBC] Darren Everson says USC is the best team, though not the most deserving . [Wall Street Journal] Mark Sanchez is one of 10 finalists for the Manning Award . Matt Leinart won the inaugural award in 2004. [Sugar Bowl] ...
[ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:08:03 -0800 | Adam Rose All Things Trojan ]
Fans are encouraged to arrive early for Saturday's football game at the Rose Bowl. The general parking lots at the Rose Bowl will open at 7 a.m. The UCLA Football shuttle bus operation will continue at the Parsons Company parking lot, located at the corner of Walnut and Fair Oaks avenues in downtown Pasadena. This week, the shuttle will begin...
USC football: Sarkisian, Chow and UW
[ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:28:46 -0800 | OC Register USC Blog ]
USC offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian isn’t just preparing for UCLA this week - he’s also trying his best to block out potential distractions. The Bruins’ coaching staff features Norm Chow, Sarkisian’s one-time coach and colleague who has declined to respond to questions about their frayed relationship. Additionally, Sar...
USC football: What separates the Trojans from the Bruins
[ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:18:44 -0800 | OC Register USC Blog ]
So what’s the biggest difference between USC and UCLA this season? Is it quarterback play? Injuries? Superior athletes? Coaching? Karma? Check out this story to find out. More from the USC blog: USC football: Sarkisian, Chow and UW USC football: Injury updates from Wednesday’s practice USC football: Honoring Keyshawn Johnson, heartbreaker USC...
[ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:33:15 -0800 | PE.com ]
Big unexpected return-to-practice day for the Trojans. Two fullbacks, who were no cinch to make it back, starter Stanley Havili (sprained ankle) and backup Adam Goodman (torn meniscus), both were cleared to practice Wednesday and worked in the 11-on-11 portions of the workout. So did tailback Stafon Johnson (thigh contusion) and safety Kevin E...
[ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:29:48 -0800 | PE.com ]
1) The fourth-quarter scuffle with Notre Dame's Robert Hughes and resulting ejection from the Saturday's game will cost USC freshman defensive end Malik Jackson the first half of the UCLA game when he must sit out 2) USC Coach Pete Carroll said as good as the USC defense has performed, it hasn't turned the ball over enough with 25 takeaways and...
USC football: Injury updates from Wednesday’s practice
[ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:31:17 -0800 | OC Register USC Blog ]
** Safety Kevin Ellison (knee) participated in service-team and pass-defense drills, doing work similar to last Tuesday. His knee didn’t feel right the next day, so the key day for him this week is Thursday to see how his surgically repaired knee responds. ** Tailback Stafon Johnson returned to practice after missing the past two days [...]...
[ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:49:07 -0800 | Adam Rose All Things Trojan ]
Pete Carroll talking about the significance of the USC-UCLA rivalry: Carroll reflecting on the 2006 UCLA upset in the Rose Bowl and the challenges presented by DeWayne Walker's defense: Carroll looking at Kevin Craft and the UCLA offense: -- Adam Rose ...
USC football: Honoring Keyshawn Johnson, heartbreaker
[ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:41:58 -0800 | OC Register USC Blog ]
On Jan. 1, 1996, Keyshawn Johnson broke my heart. Northwestern, my alma mater, was playing in its first Rose Bowl game in forever (literally). The Wildcats had enjoyed a dream season under Gary Barnett — until Johnson turned the stage coach into a pumpkin. In honor of Johnson’s performance that day — 12 catches for 216 yards [...]...
USC Incurs Major Penalty Before the USC-UCLA Game Even Starts
[ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:34:56 -0800 | Bleacher Report ]
When the game's first kickoff around 1:30 PST occurs in the Rose Bowl, the USC Trojans will immediately use one of their time-outs. No, they aren't going to huddle quickly on the sideline and talk about how they're going to stop the tremendous on-slaught of power running by the Bruins. In fact, they will continue on with play as if the magic score...
[ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:22:00 -0800 | PE.com ]
UCLA just sent this out, so I figured I would post it, as a reminder.... Fans are encouraged to arrive early for Saturday's football game at the Rose Bowl. The general parking lots at the Rose Bowl will open at 7:00 am. The UCLA Football shuttle bus operation will continue at the Parsons Company parking lot, located at the corner of Walnut an...
[ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:30:00 -0800 | Bleacher Report ]
It's that time of year again! Time to start stumping for your favorite team to make it into the BCS Championship. This year it seems the decision has already been made. The reservations are booked. The BCS will select Oklahoma (provided it takes care of the Tigers this weekend in cold KC) to play the winner of the SEC Championship Game to battle ...
USC To Wear Homes Jerseys Against UCLA
[ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:38:00 -0800 | Bleacher Report ]
By Chris Le USC Coach Pete Carroll, the coolest coach in college football, just got a little bit cooler. Carroll announced on Monday that the Trojans will wear their home, cardinal red jerseys against UCLA this Saturday at the Rose Bowl. This is in violation of the NCAA rule which mandates visiting teams must wear white jerseys. As a r...
It’s Troy Week—USC Band Alternate Lyrics for UCLA Fight Song!
[ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:52:48 -0800 | Bleacher Report ]
Trojan faithful learn the lyrics to this spoof on the UCLA fight song practically before we learn FIGHT ON! Westwood High lyrics by the USC Marching Band High up in the hills of Westwood Sprawled offensive to the eye Lies a Cal extension campus Known as Westwood High (high, high, high). Home of all the Bruin bearcubs UGLY is its name, Th...
[ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:53:03 -0800 | PE.com ]
Junior wide receiver Vidal Hazelton is transferring. USC Coach Pete Carroll signed the transfer papers today after Hazelton informed him of his desire to move on. Plagued by injuries and passed up by other receivers, Hazelton, the nation's No. 2-ranked wide receiver three years ago out of Staten Island (Hargrave Military Academy), will have just...
Goodbye Weis, Goodbye Competition: Win Over Notre Dame Gives USC Mixed Feelings
[ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:55:18 -0800 | Bleacher Report ]
When Patrick Turner and Rey Maualuga directed the Spirit of Troy (USC Marching Band) after a 38-3 blowout of Notre Dame, fellow USC seniors responded with their own display of emotion. Although the Coliseum seemed joyful at the days events -- Oregon State had lost, and USC beat their longtime rival -- the excitement was tempered. Yet again, th...
It's settled ... USC and UCLA will only lose one timeout
[ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:58:47 -0800 | Adam Rose All Things Trojan ]
A decision to restore the tradition of USC and UCLA both wearing home jerseys in their rivalry game almost came at a hefty price ... but now it looks like cooperation between the coaches will ensure a return to the practice after more than a quarter-century layoff. The NCAA Football Rules Committee decided Tuesday that as a penalty for not wear...
UCLA Football: The Ten Greatest Wins Over Rival USC
[ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:00:11 -0800 | Bleacher Report ]
Despite the long, woeful season that the UCLA Bruins have had in football this year, this is still a big week for myself and all the other members of Bruin Nation. This Saturday at the Rose Bowl, our Bruins will play the No. 5 ranked, crosstown rival USC Trojans, with their No. 1-rated defense and their litany of All-Americans. This week Los A...
[ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:06:28 -0800 | Adam Rose All Things Trojan ]
It's USC-UCLA week here in Lalaland, but let's take a quick detour through not-so-Happy-Valley. A number of Penn State fans were outraged that I dubbed them a "lesser opponent" than a number of Big 12 schools. Some who read just that one post felt there was no justification. Not wanting to get too far ahead of ourselves, here's the quickie logi...
[ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:39:45 -0800 | Adam Rose All Things Trojan ]
No shocker here ... USC is a better football team this year than UCLA. As one of the only media guys who focuses primarily on these two programs (the Orange County Register's Adam Maya is the other, though our own David Wharton has been on both beats this season), here's my take on how L.A.'s crosstown rivals match up. When USC has th...
[ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:13:18 -0800 | Adam Rose All Things Trojan ]
The sun will shine a little brighter on Saturday. The birds will sing a little sweeter. When USC and UCLA kickoff at 1:30 p.m. in the Rose Bowl, both will be wearing their home jerseys. The Trojans and Bruins both used the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as their home field until 1982, and as a result would clash in cardinal and powder blu...
Five Inconveniences in College Football (Not Called the BCS)
[ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:07:50 -0800 | Bleacher Report ]
These are a few things one must realize when covering, analyzing, and just plain being a fan of college football in today's world. These are grossly opinionated, and I may be wrong, and it would be a terrible tragedy...but if you agree, show me some love. 5. It takes three years to build a program That's incorrect, and the first yea...
[ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:28:51 -0800 | Bleacher Report ]
USC Trojans quite naturally are of the general opinion that they deserve a shot at the national title, and are being unfairly denied because of bias against western football. Curious that this bias did not prevent USC from splitting the AP title with an LSU team with a better record in 2003, or gaining a unanimous title over an Auburn team with ...
USC's bright spots and blight spots
[ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 | Adam Rose All Things Trojan ]
From the NCAA's weekly football stat report ... Bright spots USC ranks No. 1 nationally in scoring defense (7.82 ppg) USC ranks No. 1 nationally in total defense (210.55 ypg) USC ranks No. 1 nationally in pass defense (124 ypg) USC ranks No. 6 nationally in rush defense (86.55 ypg) USC ranks No. 1 nationally in pass efficiency def...
USC-UCLA: TROY WEEK and UCLA STILL SUCKS
[ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:52:06 -0800 | Bleacher Report ]
In 1979, the Trojan Marching Band played on the Fleetwood Mac recording of Tusk. Football Fiends, thanks to the wonders of YouTube, I bring you the USC Trojan Marching Band after beating Cal. That's some more scrumpdiliciousness U-C-L-A Sucks goodness for you. See, it doesn’t matter whom or where we are playing. The answer to the ...
[ Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:00:00 -0800 | Adam Rose All Things Trojan ]
LenDale White (RB, Tennessee) got back on track and so did the Titans. White rumbled for 106 yards and two touchdowns in 23 carries in a 47-10 pasting of hapless Detroit. Justin Fargas (RB, Oakland) carried 18 times for 82 yards and a touchdown with one fumble. He also made a three-yard reception in a 20-13 loss to Kansas City. Reggi...
[ Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:20:02 -0800 | Adam Rose All Things Trojan ]
After beating Notre Dame 38-3, Pete Carroll put some perspective on whether this could be his greatest defense since he started at USC in 2001: The first question for Mark Sanchez, who had a solid performance in the blowout victory, was about his first pass being intercepted. He handled it in stride, and demonstrated the perso...
[ Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:00:00 -0800 | Adam Rose All Things Trojan ]
At this point, it's pretty simple for USC: Scenario 1: Beat UCLA. Result is USC vs. Penn State in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Jan. 1. Scenario 2: Lose to UCLA. Result is USC vs. the Big 12's third-place team in the Holiday Bowl in San Diego on Dec. 30. In other words, it'll be a local New Year's Eve. The ironic part is that whoever win...
[ Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:56:08 -0800 | Adam Rose All Things Trojan ]
Once you get over just how disgusting it is for a headline like the one you see here (I almost threw up in the back of my mouth while typing it), it's actually a fair question. USC, unless it stumbles into the BCS National Championship game or stumbles against any outmatched UCLA team next week, will be in Pasadena on Jan. 1 playing Penn State....
A picture is worth a thousand words
[ Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:50:00 -0800 | Adam Rose All Things Trojan ]
Yes, this was called back because of an illegal block. Yes, it was a double whammy because Stafon Johnson was tagged for excessive celebration. Regardless, this photo pretty much sums up USC's 38-3 annihilation of Notre Dame. There's nobody anywhere near Johnson as he prances into the end zone. You know a team stinks when opponents pranc...
USC-Notre Dame game-day musings: second half and beyond
[ Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:31:46 -0800 | Adam Rose All Things Trojan ]
It's pretty hard to render me speechless, but I was close to it for the latter half of this beat down. Much of the time was spent watching more intriguing games on Justin.tv. Notre Dame finished with 91 yards of total offense. We see 91-yard plays every week on "SportsCenter." Mark Sanchez was especially elusive tonight. It's been a ...
USC Trojans Dominate Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 38-3
[ Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:46:04 -0800 | Bleacher Report ]
This game may have been all USC, but the headlines are all about Charlie Weiss. Will Notre Dame buyout the remainder of his contract? Before the game, most of the rumors were that Weiss’ tenure at Notre Dame was shaky but probably not dour. The Irish were in no way expected to beat USC. If they did, Coach Weiss would definitely be return...
USC-Notre Dame game-day musings: first half
[ Sat, 29 Nov 2008 10:13:00 -0800 | Adam Rose All Things Trojan ]
There was a time, not so long ago, when USC fans celebrated UCLA's Karl Dorrell getting a contract extension. Charlie Weis got his not long after, but nobody in the land of Troy realized they should be celebrating until this year. That jingling sound you hear? It's not the USC student section shaking their keys to say "game over," it's Notr...
Does USC Want to Win the Pac-10 Again This Year?
[ Sat, 29 Nov 2008 02:27:55 -0800 | Bleacher Report ]
Are USC fans across the country going to be rooting for Oregon or Oregon State this weekend in the Civil War? You have to ask the question, because it is probably the single biggest thing happening in the Pac-10 on Saturday. If Oregon State wins, then they clinch the Pac-10 title outright by way of the "haha-we-beat-you-USC" tiebreaker (assuming...
Notre Dame-Southern Cal: Tale of the Tape
[ Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:50:55 -0800 | Bleacher Report ]
The fifth-ranked USC Trojans and Notre Dame Fighting Irish hook up for the 80th time on the gridiron this weekend, as they clash at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. With a 9-1 overall mark and a lofty ranking, the Trojans are very much alive for the national title race, although they are going to need some help down the stretch. Since losing its o...
