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On 10/3/2023 at 11:53 AM, MrBig said:

Caleb is over it. Look at his reaction when Riley is asked if he still believes Grinch’s D will be better going forward

 

Sounds like 3rd graders are asking questions written on cue cards to LR…not that I expect anything better….

 

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12 hours ago, Constant said:

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Trouble in paradise. These problems seem familiar. 

He needs to replace Wylie, Grinch, and then grow his recruiting staff to mirror what the other elite programs are doing.  I can't see him doing any of that willingly.  

7 minutes ago, camel at sea said:

He needs to replace Wylie, Grinch, and then grow his recruiting staff to mirror what the other elite programs are doing.  I can't see him doing any of that willingly.  

It would require him to admit he made mistakes. Not his strong suit. 

2 minutes ago, Constant said:

It would require him to admit he made mistakes. Not his strong suit. 

 

He is just biding his time until Williams departs. 

1 minute ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

And here we go:

 

 

 

If he wants to retire at 50, he’d better hurry up if he plans on accomplishing anything worth noting. 

On 9/24/2023 at 9:32 AM, Constant said:

I think he just doesn’t want to admit he was wrong. Same reason he holds onto all of his mistakes. 

Nah. Coaches like Riley are cowards. They are afraid to bring in good coaching talent because they are insecure and think that if the other guy does too good of a job, he will become their replacement. Lots of recent examples of this, including our guy Tommy boy.

 

Coaches that are secure in their own abilities go out and hire the best coaches they can, period. They want to win and they want their assistants to succeed with them.

8 minutes ago, Constant said:

If he wants to retire at 50, he’d better hurry up if he plans on accomplishing anything worth noting. 

Does making a shit ton of money count as an accomplishment?

I have them finishing 8-4. Utah, ND, Oregon, and Washington all look like teams that would curbstomp a Lincoln Riley squad. It’s amazing how consistently overrated he is.

I bet they win at least one of these, maybe two
5 minutes ago, Pam Cummings said:

Nah. Coaches like Riley are cowards. They are afraid to bring in good coaching talent because they are insecure and think that if the other guy does too good of a job, he will become their replacement. Lots of recent examples of this, including our guy Tommy boy.

 

Coaches that are secure in their own abilities go out and hire the best coaches they can, period. They want to win and they want their assistants to succeed with them.

I’m just speculating, but I don’t think he really cares. At least not in the same way a Saban or Smart does. Those guys spend 24/7 looking for an edge.

Riley on the other hand loves the trappings of the profession and cooks shit BBQ. I think it was the glitter more than the potential of winning that took him to SC. 

SC offense v UCLA defense should be fun

USC sucks
 

This needs emphasis
18 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:


I bet they win at least one of these, maybe two

Yeah I bet the ones they beat are ND and Utah.  

20 hours ago, Constant said:

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Trouble in paradise. These problems seem familiar. 

I like how they always blame the strength coach. Lol. We used to do that, then the new guy comes in and same ole shit.

2 hours ago, Thatguy said:

I like how they always blame the strength coach. Lol. We used to do that, then the new guy comes in and same ole shit.

We were blaming Bennie Wylie a decade ago. Can’t believe that dude is still around. 

It's fake news that the defense is bad, and a change needs to be made.  Or something like that.

 

 

 

5 hours ago, Sbbruin said:


I bet they win at least one of these, maybe two

I'm good with ND and Oregon. 

LR is really screwing up... Caleb has not improved at all this year.  Won't be surprised to see usc continue to regress this year.   

 

20 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

LR is really screwing up... Caleb has not improved at all this year.  Won't be surprised to see usc continue to regress this year.   

 

They’re going to lose to Oregon and Washington for sure. Possibly Utah and UCLA. They’re definitely regressing.

If you take CW away, that's a bad football team.  Maybe 6 wins depending on the schedule.  Their OL got abused last night and their defense is awful.

1 hour ago, Bullneck said:

 

 

Riley doesn’t believe in investing in a special teams coach, so this is what you’re left with. 

2 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

LR is really screwing up... Caleb has not improved at all this year.  Won't be surprised to see usc continue to regress this year.   

 

Lots of distractions. They have talent, it just isn’t cohesive. Looks like playground football.

On 9/25/2023 at 10:23 AM, Liquor and Poker said:

This is what happens when you marry a woman a decade older.  She thinks of her husband as the toy in her nightstand drawer.

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1 hour ago, Pam Cummings said:

Caleb Williams.....is not a Mahomes clone.

Well, the one fucking time he played against us he looked like it.

3 minutes ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

 

 

 

But he said you wouldn’t understand.  Doesn’t that allow him to always be right?

Just now, Bullneck said:

Well, the one fucking time he played against us he looked like it.

We destroyed Mahomes.  

9 minutes ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

 

 

“Difficult to understand on the outside”? Shit, man, he’s already angling for the aggy job. 

On 9/24/2023 at 12:54 PM, MrBig said:

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Annie Hanson - Executive Director of Recruiting at USC. Zach Hanson - USC TE Coach

She looks like a less jacked up version of Riley’s wife.

 

This woman owns an extensive wardrobe of leather undergarments and an even more extensive collection of accessories. 

 

And dozens, perhaps hundreds, of rechargeable batteries.

8 minutes ago, Liquor and Poker said:

 

We destroyed Mahomes.  

He’s referring to Williams coming in relief of Rattler and beating Texas. 

Just now, hookemATL said:

He’s referring to Williams coming in relief of Rattler and beating Texas. 

I know. I’m referring to Mahomes when he played for Kliff, who now coaches QBs at USC. 

Right now OU fans are on top of the world. They go out and get Venables and in a year he beats Texas, and Riley gets a beat down from Notre Dame. It’s nirvana. 

But something doesn’t quite feel right. Riley is definitely starting to look like he doesn’t know how to put it all together for a title run, but he may just be waiting for a Jerry Jones call, or need another year to get more defensive talent in the door.

And Venables may have just gotten lucky by his team playing perfect and Texas making too many mistakes.

Next few weeks should be interesting.  
 

 

22 minutes ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

 

 

 

Well he's already auditioning to replace Fisher. He literally just said from the inside you can't explain it and from the outside you can't understand it. 

Oof.

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The Trojans aren’t playing well in any facet of the game right now. Just as troubling is the fact that there’s no great recruiting class on the way to build on. USC is ranked 18th nationally in the 247Sports Composite with an average player rating of 91.47. That’s good. It’s not elite — not enough for USC to take the next step as a program.

On Saturday afternoon, top-50 defensive lineman Aydin Breland announced his commitment to Oregon. Breland plays for Mater Dei in Santa Ana, which has long been a USC pipeline school. Mater Dei has five players ranked among the top 150 nationally in the 2024 cycle. Barring an unexpected flip, USC will miss out on all five.

 

I saw this post game last night and was listening to LR blather on but Caleb’s body language was the star of the show.  What the…

 

Caleb is no doubt talented. High QB IQ and all that. I also think he’s a headcase. Both things can be true. Not sure how he’ll translate to the NFL if he can’t handle a defense with a pulse. You get that almost every week in the NFL. His sideline stuff reminds me of OBJ. Not a good look. Jmo.

3 hours ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

 

 

 

Ah yes, the familiar ‘small margins’ speech. Us outsider’s could never possibly dream to understand the margins. 
 

 

59 minutes ago, Nicole44 said:

Caleb is no doubt talented. High QB IQ and all that. I also think he’s a headcase. Both things can be true. Not sure how he’ll translate to the NFL if he can’t handle a defense with a pulse. You get that almost every week in the NFL. His sideline stuff reminds me of OBJ. Not a good look. Jmo.

I'd say the same about LR and the NFL.  There's this narrative that he'll take off for that but what makes anyone think he'll do well there?

What a great last 2 weeks for the land thieves.  I'll bet the meth is flowin' like a mf'er.

4 minutes ago, Aqua Buddha said:

I'd say the same about LR and the NFL.  There's this narrative that he'll take off for that but what makes anyone think he'll do well there?

I think he was setting up for a shot with the Chargers. There are still poorly managed NFL teams that might take him. It’s funny because he left OU in a smarmy way to avoid SEC. Thought he could easily hang in after dark Pac 12. Decimate. Pac 12 gets blown up and he can’t even hang with the remnants of it. He will get his clock cleaned in the Big 10. If he wants to go pro he’d better do it now. Because his stock is falling. And will fall more with USCs remaining schedule. He’s a great OC/QB coach for the most part but as a HC in the NFL he’ll flame out. I think. 

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33 minutes ago, Nicole44 said:

I think he was setting up for a shot with the Chargers. There are still poorly managed NFL teams that might take him. It’s funny because he left OU in a smarmy way to avoid SEC. Thought he could easily hang in after dark Pac 12. Decimate. Pac 12 gets blown up and he can’t even hang with the remnants of it. He will get his clock cleaned in the Big 10. If he wants to go pro he’d better do it now. Because his stock is falling. And will fall more with USCs remaining schedule. He’s a great OC/QB coach for the most part but as a HC in the NFL he’ll flame out. I think. 

No NFL team is taking a chance on a college coach in the immediate future after Kingsbury crashed and burned. 

1 hour ago, Aqua Buddha said:

Remember being told that one of the reasons he left OU for SC was how much better the recruiting would be there.  He’s getting smoked by both OU and Oregon.

That was a funny way of saying that he didn't want to coach in the SEC. 

4 hours ago, Dbeasy said:

Right now OU fans are on top of the world. They go out and get Venables and in a year he beats Texas, and Riley gets a beat down from Notre Dame. It’s nirvana. 

But something doesn’t quite feel right. Riley is definitely starting to look like he doesn’t know how to put it all together for a title run, but he may just be waiting for a Jerry Jones call, or need another year to get more defensive talent in the door.

And Venables may have just gotten lucky by his team playing perfect and Texas making too many mistakes.

Next few weeks should be interesting.  
 

 

This is Riley's 7th year as a head coach, and his defenses have been consistently awful in all seven years. I don't see that magically changing. He is a Leach disciple that believes flag football is the way to go.

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1 hour ago, z009 said:

No NFL team is taking a chance on a college coach in the immediate future after Kingsbury crashed and burned. 

 

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1 hour ago, z009 said:

No NFL team is taking a chance on a college coach in the immediate future after Kingsbury crashed and burned. 

Kingsbury never really had all that much success as a head coach though. A couple of good seasons, but nothing that really made you think 'on the verge' or anything like that. How he got past that interview, no one will ever know. Riley however has actually consistently had double digit wins and grabbed some titles, as well as won a few genuinely big regular season games. I agree he flames out of the NFL eventually after the team(s) get tired of never winning any playoff games. But I can see him regularly bringing those teams to the playoffs and bouncing around a few jobs here and there before the league finally gets tired of his schtick and he ends up spending the rest of his career as an offensive coordinator.

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