For half of the fan base Riley has never been the guy we wanted. He ran a soft program at Oklahoma that played in the worst power 5 conference and had the advantage of a better roster than the rest of the big12 teams each year. He never won anything there even with the best QB talent in the country. At SC in 3 years he’s lost to any team worth beating including Utah 3 times. LSU was a big outlier. This defense people like to tout has folded up, wet the bed and coughed up leads at the end of games in all 4 losses to go along with the bad OLine, bad QB play and awful in game management by the head coach. The strategy of settling for the 3 star lineman and not spending in the transfer portal is a losing one. In year 3 the program is in the WRONG direction and it doesn’t matter who the QB is right now.
@@dannytruform4465 100% agree. When i stated (in Nov 2021) my disappointment on the Riley hire, (I wanted a tough defensive minded physical disciplined coach) which was NOTHING Riley was, I was called a fake fan, casual fan, OU fan etc. 3 years in & truth comes out.
@@sportsking6399 really??? Always a better conference? The last few years the big12 had a losing record against the Pac12. Washington regularly beat the brakes off Texas and teams like Arizona were beating OU. When Riley was in the big12 texas was mediocre at best and zero defense was played by any of the teams. The ACC I’ll put over both Pac12 and Big12 because at least they’ve had multiple champions come out of the conference in the last decade in Clemson twice and Florida St once. The last champions out of the Pac12 or big12 was 2004 and 2005. Both conferences been irrelevant for 20 years.
This is karma for the bs OU lost when the traitor jumped ship . USC fans don’t deserve it but Lincoln does. USC is a bigger brand , more resources including money , players ,support..no excuses to lose there.He won at OU because that’s all we have and care about. We have no major football teams and Oklahoma is not a big basketball town. I don’t think the Big 12 was a weak power conference. Just didn’t compete well with SEC but we did have our glory days..good luck with the rest of your season… OUr season is over as well
These colleges need to stop setting up the contracts with these massive buy outs. Imagine going into a career where you are expected to succeed but if you don’t you still get a massive reward for absolute failure. They need to hold the coaches accountable for their performance. If they can’t deliver fire them with nothing but a kick in the pants as they leave the office. Ridiculous!
THIS (^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^)! Dr. Carol Folt - hired in 2019, got rid of AD, hired Bohn, got rid of Helton, hired LR, got rid of Bohn, who himself got rid of numerous national champion coaches for other programs, hired Cohen, who then changes coaches and assistants, commits to huge construction projects, and then this. Folt, Bohn, Cohen, and many others in senior USC management are not from USC. I know so many people who were long time staff or faculty in various departments at USC who had to leave over the past years. The leadership issue isn't the head coach. It's much deeper than that.
the problem that athletic directors think that if they hire a guy with a proven track record, they cant be blamed. the daboer hire at washington was the the type of hire that makes sense. a proven winner, although not at the highest level, hired at a pretty cheap price. just hiring another bad coach who has a long track record at the highest level is what doesnt work. an AD needs to really understand how good the coach is, not just hire a resume or name recognition.
USC fans are done for the rest of the season. Nobody wants to deal with the LA traffic on a Friday night in LA, USC fans are selling their season tickets to Rutgers fans and every other teams that are coming to LA. It's bad enough USC fans has to deal with the LA traffic but to deal with losing. USC fan base doesn't deserve this BS. 🤬🤬😢
If Riley keeps losing, demote him and let Entz run the team. If that takes place, Riley would voluntarily leave because his ego would not allow him to play 2nd fiddle to another coach. In turn if Riley voluntarily quits, USC would not be on the hook for the rest of that terrible contract.
USC fans (NOT to the causal Helton turned Riley loving apologist), remember Mike Garrett (when he hired Kiffin), Pat Haden, Lynn Swann, and Mike Bohn all screwed USC in hiring absolutely program destroying coaches. Lets have faith in Jennifer Cohen. 🙏
@@harveyryan9395 Riley's teams got worse every year when he was at Oklahoma. His teams at SC have been awful once Caleb Willims stopped being Superman. The man couldn't coach his way out of a paper bag.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ State of the program???? It’s abundantly clear that the program is clearly in a state of crisis. This season is now irrelevant. What is relevant is that recruiting will be adversely impacted if nothing is done. And where’s the AD in the midst of all of this??? That’s right, no where to be found. Fine leadership example on display here.
We never should have left the PAC 12. We destroyed it. We should have cleaned up our financial act, first, by settling the TV contract issue. I wish UCLA had told SC to stuff it but AD Jarmond with ties to the Big 10 probably wanted to join the Big 10.
If Riley was a first time HC, I think SC would cut him some slack. However this dude took multiple Oklahoma teams to the 4-team playoff. So SC was fooled into thinking they were getting an elite coach who could turn around the program instantly. While the defense has gotten better, Riley is still choking games, all started in the Cotton Bowl vs Tulane, and he’s blown multiple leads since. I hope he just resigns, it’d be mutually beneficial
Sounds like you are saying Stoops was the guy at Univ OK who was behind the scenes. Right now, I feel like the donor base and Pete Carroll need to look at the AD admin needs and correct the structure internally. HC isn't the entire picture.
If you look at Riley's first 6 games of his last year at Oklahoma you will see the same problem we have now. It's either a coincidence or it's coaching. You decide
@@paulk.4261 At an $80 Mil buy out, he damn well better not be one foot out the door. The only exception for that would be if the NY Jets needs a new coach and sends $80 mil for the talented HC.
QBs make a huge difference and that’s why they’re the most important players on a team. Jayden may not solve all the issues but he is a better fit for Lincoln’s air raid style. Joe Flacco isn’t a good example of running RPO; also, if Miller was capable of running RPO, he would have. The fact is Miller cannot pick up crucial yards with his feat with USC needs him to; however, we’ve seen opponent QBs do it. It’s ok to love Miller but no player is bigger than USC.
I'LL TELL EVERYONE WHERE WE SHOULD GO FROM HERE: You can take a fraction of what the coaches buyout is and get elite trench players AND a elite Game/Clock Manager & Run Game Guru to mentor your Head Coach. But most people I see in this space aren't grounded enough to compute this concept in their Hard @$$ Heads!
Riley should've started with limiting the responsibility Miller's plate. When a quarterback is struggling, especially in college you don't need him to be Payton Manning out there deciphering defenses defenses. Just make the play call for him using predetermined reads!
As a long time donor and fan of the program, I can attest to the frustration surrounding this team right now. However, I do think the "Big Jump" is primed to happen in the next couple of years under LR. Still bullish on USC Trojans Football, but the pain during this period of struggle and ineptitude is very real.
The issue: it's year three. Trojans are not any better now than they were in year one. OK was a juggernaut under LR, but it hasn't happened here. Something is clearly amiss.
OPEN PLEA TO MS. AD JEN COHEN, please talk to the man, humble him, and explain to him USC gave him a generational wealth contract, he took the money, bought a mansion overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and he has a beautiful life. All of this is in return for developing a football, helping players progress to the next level [ as well as getting an education at a premier institution], and restoring USC FOOTBALL to its natural glory. Why has he not kept his part of the bargain? Please remind him of the objectives of USC FOOTBALL and the need to keep the fan base, donors, and future prospects interested in this program. Thank you AD JEN.
For the fans that were skeptical on him from the beginning, he lost them after the loss to Tulare. I think he's lost the rest, like myself, after the loss to Minnesota.
I know Riley and staff can coach. I blame the USC NIL consortium. In this day and age you are not going to compete without paying for top players like OSU, Oregon, Texas and Georgia. With USCs player losses this season half the team on the field is third string. And yet USC is in every game. I will say that Zachariah Branch needs to be sat down. He is too short, runs crappy routes and does not fight for the ball when contested. Most of Moss’s interceptions are when he throws to Branch. Every game a ball thrown to Branch is intercepted. Every game. So we need to set Branch down until he can earn the job on the practice squad. He is a drive killer.
SC threw this season away over the summer by not signing the portal players we needed. And I recall quite clearly that a bunch of fans were commenting like it was all part of some master plan - Lincoln's playing chess while everyone else is playing checkers, right? Some of the same people who insisted the SC shouldn't "overpay" for desperately needed D-Line and O-line players are now screaming they want Riley and his 80 mil buyout gone. This program is either going to pay elite players what they are worth, or they will be a .500 team with a ton of 3* players. Those who are not on board to pay the going rate should not be crying when SC loses. On the other hand, this team, with the exception of the QB position, is actually a lot better than last year. And Moss actually isn't playing poorly. I'd put the blame far more on the O-line who can't pass protect or the O-line coach. Also, there is zero pass rush. Wasn't UCLA sacking QB's all over the place last year? If SC is running the same scheme, where are the sacks and pressures?
Weirdest thing I've ever seen in the last game was the touchdowns to those GIFTED RECEIVERS were spectacular. Moss made awesome throws. The O-Line seems better, confident & aggressive. Defense held the Terrapins to 0 rush yards in the 1st half. Unfortunately, this Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde complex mirrors their Game Manager. On another note: There are a ton of guys on this team that will be playing on Sunday. NFL Coaches will successfully maximize their potential. Only good thing this weekend was watching a ton of former SC players flourish in the NFL.
Riley could buy himself some time and good will… and probably better results if he brought in a smash mouth OC. Most of the other “hot shots” gave up play calling duties, or at least share them. Time to let someone else handle game management. I don’t know if this will fix the softness of the program but it will at least likely stop Riley from throwing games away in the 4th because he forgets the run game is our best asset and also hopefully not cost us a game because time outs and plays are mismanaged with a lead late in games. He’s lost his edge. He’s never had an offense worse than I believe 6 or 8 in the country and we are currently in the 50s right now. I know it took him 5 damn years to realize Grinch was a bad DC but he’s literally lost control of the one think he’s known for… offense. If he can’t realize this is a cause for change, I don’t have faith he will ever figure it out.
Bring in Pat Hill. "Anybody, anytime, anywhere, and we're never scared" was his slogan. And he would pound teams with the run if he had the players to do so.
Fans this is all on Riley. The way he is running this program is counter to producting a winning culture. Do you believe if Branch was playing for Carroll, or Saban, that he would even be on the field? Do you believe that they would care that he is “pressing”! Branch is a 5 ⭐️ freak of an athlete, but if he can’t produce, because he’s “pressing” his ass would be on the bench. Riley is probably worried that he and his brother will transfer out. And so be it, because here at SC we play championship football and play players who want to be champions. Cignetti at Indiana (whom I might add that USC would probably never offer a scholarship to most of the players on that roster and they would thump USC) said in a press conference after smashing Nebraska and made it clear, that we are out to take their will! Does that sound like pampering excuse making Riley? He is the one who has created this culture of losing. USC used to say “any team, anytime, anywhere” and now Riley says that the rivalry with Notre Dame is in question, because it might keep us out of the playoffs. What a WIMP!! Does that sound like something you would hear Carroll say
Dump Riley and bring in Pat Hill. His motto was "we'll play anybody, any time, anywhere, and we'll never be scared." USC needs a head coach with some spine.
@@dentonyoung4314 Riley doesn’t even seem to be a So Cal fit. I am sure he is a wonderful person, but culturally he’s not a good fit. He’s in LA and he clearly has trouble relating to So Cal kids. He can’t recruit Mater Dei, Bosco etc.. frustrating 😡
Lincoln Riley keeps Getting out coached every week as he continues to learn ,the Hard way ,how to coach in college football. He keeps Digging his Hole 🕳️ Deeper and Deeper as the weeks go on . He’s lost control.
Gabe, I don’t always agree with everything I hear on these channels, but you nailed it 100 on every single topic and I completely agree with everything that you said. I however, do remain optimistic that we will finish strong but then again I have been accused of being delusional at times as well. Fight On!.
Branch is the problem. He is a crappy route runner and only when moss throws to him is when interceptions happen. Plus, maybe Riley knows Maiava isn’t ready.
The talent necessary to have a successful transition season(not playoff) was assembled. Unfortunately poor in game decisions and failure to execute at key times doomed the season. I’m concerned about losing a significant number of top of the line recruits.
I thought about that too. Start playing the younger players to get them experience and reps but, at that point you've conceded that the season is over which it pretty much is.
Will the Trojans LOSE to Rutgers? Lincoln Riley is an excellent Quarterback coach - no question about that. However; Riley appears to be in too deep as a 'head coach'.
Where you go from here: - Start Jayden Maiava or change the play calling to power runs with a fullback. Miller Moss is choking under a stale offense that doesn’t suit his strengths. He is not a spread QB full time. - Recruit 6’5”+ 300lb O-Line & 300lb Interior D-Line. Go JuCo if you have to and develop. This will allow us to convert 1 yd situations like Michigan, Minnesota and Maryland. We don’t have a brotherly shove in our playbook. - Train your team to be killers. “We got this game in the bag” mentality killed us this season. Old USC teams were dogs and were extremely prideful. They felt disrespected when another team challenged them to a game of football. We view it as just another week of football. Not a moment to take another team’s soul, like others have done to us.
Let’s examine the situation. Riley starts off hot the first year. Then has cooled down, new defensive staff, playing younger guys. The fact we’ve lost 4 games by a total of 14 points, shows me we’re there and it’s just a matter of closing it out. What’s surprising is USC is still recruiting well and getting some big time players. You know what this situation reminds me of? Jim Harbaugh at Michigan. Started off good then slowed down for a few years and finally broke through. USC for the longest time hasn’t had the facilities needed to keep the in state talent here as they’ve continued to leave. Stroud and Young both left because USC isn’t what it was under Pete Carroll. Yes I do agree Riley needs to hit SoCal harder and maybe he does after the season ends and makes it a point. Lots of issues have prevented USC from getting back to the top since Pete Carroll left. Gotta remember Miller Miss has only started 8 games in college. Give the kid some time to develop and play. Now maybe you do need to let go of Henson and find a better OL coach but give Riley some time to fix it.
Lincoln has done everything the fan base demanded . Brought in supposed top notch defensive coaches and it’s the same as last year. Lincoln has proven he’s not a good head coach when it comes time to manage a game. What we do from here is just cause more issues. We need a new leader. He’s out there. The powers within have to make the move and bring in the right guy. USC will be back, but not under this head coach.
Thank you for the video. Even though I graduated from both Maryland and Tulane, I want USC to supplant Ohio State and Michigan in the Big Ten. The instant reaction to the loss to my Terrapins was hilarious. In this video I really like the drone shots of Los Angeles. Definitely I hope the Trojans win out for the rest of the season and stomp out UCLA.
After the complete flop of the past 2 seasons, Riley out. We blamed the losses on grinch, but he's not here anymore. It's on Riley. Dude needs to go. And that is coming from someone who has been a DIEHARD believer in Riley from the beginning, but I'm done. On to the next one.
USC fans are never happy, never. This is the best 3-4 team in the history of the NCAA. They are beat down and have major injuries in the defensive side. Losing all four games by a total of 14 points? They have the same problem we all talked about at the start of the season. They are thin at several important spots in the D and that's why we are losing in the 4th quarter. Plus this team is like the old Mets, they can't win for losing. Make a 41 yd totally makable FG, they beat Maryland. How many one play f-ups has cost us games this year. This is what they have to get through. So buck-up and support them instead of tearing them down. It's a phase and I do have a strong belief this is a growing up season for this team.
Sorry Barry. Completely disagree and BTW big time USC fan and supporter. Yes they have injuries, every team deals with them, and we are no different. Adversity is part of football. The losses have been much more than single play mishaps. The close losses have been more about fundamental flaws in coaching, translating into poor decisions and poor play by the athletes when it matters most late in games. From HC, to QB, to questionable schemes by DC, all have contributed to the losing. What has carried us to be competitive this year, is more a reflection of the amazing athletes and level of talent in this team. But athletic talent cannot overcome bad coaching. Unless Riley completely changes (not capable IMO) or we get a new competent HC, nothing will be different moving forward. Program is near an all time low. Not sure what happens from here, pretty sad.
@@tonychung857 Gentry, Lucas, Covington, dinged up Akili Arnold, Alexander. That is a lot of key injuries. I get it, expectations are dashed and fans want someone to blame but it's not the coaching and not the players. The whole team has to learn how to win the close game as they did against LSU. They given every game away in different ways, finding ways to snatch defeat out of a victory. Your "fundamental flaws in coaching" is basically a disgruntled fan based narrative. In fact I would venture that the negative carping discourse arising from so-called fans and internet commentators, constantly undermines the progress this team is trying to make. Am I saying shoot the messengers? No, I'm saying the message is toxic and counter productive.
I'm not able to open the recruiting page. But as for our losses on the road. I thing Riley should have flied their on Thursdays instead of Friday. I used to travel a lot and I always got jet lag the day after I traveled. So with thim leaving on Frodays... I day before the game, no wonder they run out of gas in the 2nd half! When Penn State came here, they left on Thursday, and had no problem and that was only 2 times zones. Maryland was 3 time zones and even left later on Friday...He got his advise from the Pro's but Pro's aren't in school with classes and homework...and our grown men and football is their only job! But I also think they should play Jayden Maiava
Me too, OC Register has a pay wall Gabe and I don't subscribe to either Times or OC Register for a reason. Either report what OC Register says or don't even bring them up.
I 100% agree with you about the QB. Miller Moss is NOT the problem. The problem is his lack of O-line during pass protection. Having a mobile QB will not fix this underlying issue, and Miller is playing different because he’s always having to focus on the incoming blitz rather than his receivers. Fix the O line and Miller is an elite QB.
But why are the 'bad breaks' keep repeating itself? Can we really trust LR? I'm trending towards LR out; unless we win out- including in the bowl game. Anyway, Fight On! Keep Fighting, Trojans
I think recruiting is going very well. Of course we’d love to have more lineman but considering how last szn went and the losses this year. We’re in it for a lot of d lineman esp
Riley needs to go. He’s not HC material. Maybe better as a OC or QB coach. He’s definitely not cut out for the Big10 - his decision to kick a FG on 4th and 1 sealed SC’s loss. Moreover, a power Big10 team even one like Maryland would have gone for the 1st dn by running the ball. It was a pussy move to kick the FG.
@@bryans.7220 joking aside that’s not up to the fan base to figure out. The donors who ponied up his salary are the stakeholders here who need to figure it out - it’s their problem. However, the fans and alumni need to continue to voice a change is needed and Riley needs to go. When the donors hear it loud and often they won’t be able to ignore the elephant in the room. Things aren’t going to get better. My dos centavos anyway.
Our fan base needs to relax man 😂 this team was never supposed to a championship contender… let’s keep building continue w/ a good recruiting class and look towards next year
What we’re seeing was always a distinct possibility, considering the new conference and the lack of NIL over the past two years. Only since the year 2024, have we gotten our NIL act together and are now playing in somewhat the same sandbox as everyone else.
Regarding in-state recruiting, I'm not that bothered tbh. It'd be a bigger issue if were whiffing on in-state schools while also struggling out of state. But, we're clearly not. Shit, we just flipped that massive 4-star OL from Utah. Our current 2025 class is top 10. I think our 2026 is currently ranked #1 or top 3 for sure. Soooooo what's the issue??? Also, if u actually follow the kids from schools like Mater Dei, a lot of them bust in college. Shit, just look at the ones who were recently at USC: Raleek Brown, Domani Jackson, CJ Williams, etc. All have completely busted at SC. And I read an article highlighting this same issue & listed off the Mater Dei players of the last 5-6 years. Not a single notable college player outside of Bryce Young. So are we really missing out like that??? Don't get me wrong. I do think it's a bit weird b/c I'm used to the local schools being a pipeline to SC. But realistically speaking, some of these schools dont produce great colleges & well our next 2 classes are both top 10. So this is being overblown.
Yes our in state recruiting hasnt been great, but yes Luca's reporting is questionable at best... both are true. Coaching staffs are only ALLOWED to make two visits to a high school in the spring and one in the fall. USC used both of its spring visits to Mater Dei and has saved its fall visit for later in this season, so it's not as if the staff is choosing not to visit Mater Dei. That article was misleading. ✌🏾
Yes, do a in state recruting video. Why isnt anybody getting on LR about not recruting local? Its odd Bosco and Mater Dei are saying he rarely goes to either to recruit. We have a hot bed of talent at SoCal High Schools
And who is responsible for misjudging talent and not using portal?? And who spurned Howard and stuck with moss? And who isn’t 1 coaching to our roster ,2 scheming to our opponent 3 making adjustments , 4 taking what opponents give us, 5 hiring a special teams coach etc etc??!😮
No one expected USC to come to Big Ten and dominate year 1. Oregon yes every other former pac 12 team no. Give it time if Lincoln can't do it next guy up will.
I love this channel, but all the USC fans crying in the off season about removing Notre Dame from the schedule because it's "too hard". It looks like Minnesota and Maryland should be your main concerns.
If Lincoln Riley does not have a heisman level QB, he folds, this is not on Miller Moss, this is on Lincoln to not build a team good enough around Moss. You're not gonna get a Caleb Williams every year. He needs to adapt.
And I hate how miller gets all the blame when our defense has allowed scores to blow leads as well why isn’t anybody calling them out or for their jobs??
We are soft because Riley is and always has been soft which is why he brought Grinch. Riley knew we were going to Big 10 and allowed Grinch to have 275 pound linemen 🫣🤡
Lincoln Riley is very defensive with media, and fans. Sadly, SC is a downward spiral, despite Lincoln Riley being delusional acting like everything is fine and he knows best. The team is fine, it is the leadership that is showing its lacking. Not much hope for Friday, then we have Washington, Nebraska, UCLA, and Notre Dame. I am not feeling it.
In the past I have criticized Lincoln Riley for his ineptitude. However, after watching the game reviews a couple times it dawns on me that the team "a number of persons associated together in work or activity" (thanks, mirriam-webster) is not playing as a cohesive determined group/team. Don't get me wrong, this is a talented/gifted group of individuals but that's how they play, as a group of individuals and not as a cohesive team. The difference is what we've been watching for the past 3 weeks; oops a dropped pass, oops a missed field goal, oops a bad play call, oops a turnover, you get it...when teams are strongly bound to each other they bring the synergy of all of them combined to win no matter the odds and against anyone who challenges them. Our guys are not showing that committed determined, do whatever it takes attitude and they should because they should care about the team, their teammates, the school and the brand. We Are SC, TROJANS, Fight On, Right? That's the difference between now and the Pete Carrol era; BELIEF, you ever see how Pete's teams rallied around him and how close they were, that's what we need BELIEF so shame on Lincoln Riley for not building that into this super talented bunch of athletes.
Riley is stupid for not incorporating Maiava after Michigan. We all would have been better off including Moss. Trojan Blade what is the longest run Moss has had this season? How many sneaks has Moss run? How many bootlegs has Moss run? If he has had no plays to use his feet, then it's because Riley doesn't think he has speed, right? His focus was to get Moss to be a Heisman candidate, then an NFL prospect, now at best, Moss is a transfer after the season if Maiava does what we all expect him to do. Totally mismanaged. Bruh, if Maiava comes in and we see a completely different outcome, I want you to explain why you were so blind and managed to place blame on everything and everyone but the QB position. I am puzzled by the problem solving skills of some the USC homers. Everybody should have been going crazy for Maiava to have some plays after the Michigan game.
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Per 247: Lincoln Riley says Miller Moss is 100% the starter for Rutgers
Really? Damn
Looks like were losing Julian Lewis to Colorado
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No shot
We’re Cooked
For half of the fan base Riley has never been the guy we wanted. He ran a soft program at Oklahoma that played in the worst power 5 conference and had the advantage of a better roster than the rest of the big12 teams each year. He never won anything there even with the best QB talent in the country. At SC in 3 years he’s lost to any team worth beating including Utah 3 times. LSU was a big outlier. This defense people like to tout has folded up, wet the bed and coughed up leads at the end of games in all 4 losses to go along with the bad OLine, bad QB play and awful in game management by the head coach. The strategy of settling for the 3 star lineman and not spending in the transfer portal is a losing one. In year 3 the program is in the WRONG direction and it doesn’t matter who the QB is right now.
@@dannytruform4465 100% agree. When i stated (in Nov 2021) my disappointment on the Riley hire, (I wanted a tough defensive minded physical disciplined coach) which was NOTHING Riley was, I was called a fake fan, casual fan, OU fan etc. 3 years in & truth comes out.
U lost the overall #1 overall pick in Caleb, theres gonna be pull back. SC was trash before Riley got there, relax
The big 12 with OU and TX in it was always a better conference than the ACC and PAC 12
@@sportsking6399 really??? Always a better conference? The last few years the big12 had a losing record against the Pac12. Washington regularly beat the brakes off Texas and teams like Arizona were beating OU. When Riley was in the big12 texas was mediocre at best and zero defense was played by any of the teams. The ACC I’ll put over both Pac12 and Big12 because at least they’ve had multiple champions come out of the conference in the last decade in Clemson twice and Florida St once. The last champions out of the Pac12 or big12 was 2004 and 2005. Both conferences been irrelevant for 20 years.
This is karma for the bs OU lost when the traitor jumped ship . USC fans don’t deserve it but Lincoln does. USC is a bigger brand , more resources including money , players ,support..no excuses to lose there.He won at OU because that’s all we have and care about. We have no major football teams and Oklahoma is not a big basketball town. I don’t think the Big 12 was a weak power conference. Just didn’t compete well with SEC but we did have our glory days..good luck with the rest of your season… OUr season is over as well
These colleges need to stop setting up the contracts with these massive buy outs. Imagine going into a career where you are expected to succeed but if you don’t you still get a massive reward for absolute failure. They need to hold the coaches accountable for their performance. If they can’t deliver fire them with nothing but a kick in the pants as they leave the office. Ridiculous!
THIS (^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^)!
Dr. Carol Folt - hired in 2019, got rid of AD, hired Bohn, got rid of Helton, hired LR, got rid of Bohn, who himself got rid of numerous national champion coaches for other programs, hired Cohen, who then changes coaches and assistants, commits to huge construction projects, and then this.
Folt, Bohn, Cohen, and many others in senior USC management are not from USC.
I know so many people who were long time staff or faculty in various departments at USC who had to leave over the past years. The leadership issue isn't the head coach. It's much deeper than that.
USC didn't learn from the Raiders mistake with Gruden
I agree why should failed coaches get so much money to go away Lincolns buy-out will keep him on nomatter what
@@SteelKreelsec buy-outs Jimbo Fisher didn't learn from that either
the problem that athletic directors think that if they hire a guy with a proven track record, they cant be blamed. the daboer hire at washington was the the type of hire that makes sense. a proven winner, although not at the highest level, hired at a pretty cheap price. just hiring another bad coach who has a long track record at the highest level is what doesnt work. an AD needs to really understand how good the coach is, not just hire a resume or name recognition.
YES to in-state recruiting report.
USC fans are done for the rest of the season. Nobody wants to deal with the LA traffic on a Friday night in LA, USC fans are selling their season tickets to Rutgers fans and every other teams that are coming to LA.
It's bad enough USC fans has to deal with the LA traffic but to deal with losing. USC fan base doesn't deserve this BS.
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If Riley keeps losing, demote him and let Entz run the team. If that takes place, Riley would voluntarily leave because his ego would not allow him to play 2nd fiddle to another coach. In turn if Riley voluntarily quits, USC would not be on the hook for the rest of that terrible contract.
USC fans (NOT to the causal Helton turned Riley loving apologist), remember Mike Garrett (when he hired Kiffin), Pat Haden, Lynn Swann, and Mike Bohn all screwed USC in hiring absolutely program destroying coaches. Lets have faith in Jennifer Cohen. 🙏
YESSSSSSSSS IF YOU LOVE USC STAND BY HER Defend Coach Riley They need a QB
@@harveyryan9395 Riley's teams got worse every year when he was at Oklahoma. His teams at SC have been awful once Caleb Willims stopped being Superman. The man couldn't coach his way out of a paper bag.
@@harveyryan9395 wrong. Delusional speak. She did not hire Riley clown
I do want a vid on the in state recruiting situation!
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State of the program????
It’s abundantly clear that the program is clearly in a state of crisis.
This season is now irrelevant. What is relevant is that recruiting will be adversely impacted if nothing is done.
And where’s the AD in the midst of all of this???
That’s right, no where to be found. Fine leadership example on display here.
WHAT THE HELL HAS HAPPEN TO USC FOOTBALL 😮😮
Air raid vs Tailback U.
They don't have the big hogs in the trenches to handle the Big 10.
It got Lincoln’d.
Long gone.
THEY NEED A QB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is why he went after Howard !!!!!
We never should have left the PAC 12. We destroyed it. We should have cleaned up our financial act, first, by settling the TV contract issue. I wish UCLA had told SC to stuff it but AD Jarmond with ties to the Big 10 probably wanted to join the Big 10.
If Riley was a first time HC, I think SC would cut him some slack. However this dude took multiple Oklahoma teams to the 4-team playoff. So SC was fooled into thinking they were getting an elite coach who could turn around the program instantly. While the defense has gotten better, Riley is still choking games, all started in the Cotton Bowl vs Tulane, and he’s blown multiple leads since. I hope he just resigns, it’d be mutually beneficial
Sounds like you are saying Stoops was the guy at Univ OK who was behind the scenes. Right now, I feel like the donor base and Pete Carroll need to look at the AD admin needs and correct the structure internally. HC isn't the entire picture.
If you look at Riley's first 6 games of his last year at Oklahoma you will see the same problem we have now. It's either a coincidence or it's coaching. You decide
Does this mean he has one foot out the door already? 🤞
@@paulk.4261 it does show a pattern of his coaching style
@@paulk.4261 At an $80 Mil buy out, he damn well better not be one foot out the door. The only exception for that would be if the NY Jets needs a new coach and sends $80 mil for the talented HC.
Lincoln Riley is Alex Grinch with an offensive hat on!
QBs make a huge difference and that’s why they’re the most important players on a team. Jayden may not solve all the issues but he is a better fit for Lincoln’s air raid style. Joe Flacco isn’t a good example of running RPO; also, if Miller was capable of running RPO, he would have. The fact is Miller cannot pick up crucial yards with his feat with USC needs him to; however, we’ve seen opponent QBs do it. It’s ok to love Miller but no player is bigger than USC.
YESSSSS
I'll be there Friday. Fight on!
LR is a QB Coach masquerading as a Head Coach
I'LL TELL EVERYONE WHERE WE SHOULD GO FROM HERE: You can take a fraction of what the coaches buyout is and get elite trench players AND a elite Game/Clock Manager & Run Game Guru to mentor your Head Coach. But most people I see in this space aren't grounded enough to compute this concept in their Hard @$$ Heads!
Riley should've started with limiting the responsibility Miller's plate. When a quarterback is struggling, especially in college you don't need him to be Payton Manning out there deciphering defenses defenses. Just make the play call for him using predetermined reads!
As a long time donor and fan of the program, I can attest to the frustration surrounding this team right now. However, I do think the "Big Jump" is primed to happen in the next couple of years under LR. Still bullish on USC Trojans Football, but the pain during this period of struggle and ineptitude is very real.
The issue: it's year three. Trojans are not any better now than they were in year one. OK was a juggernaut under LR, but it hasn't happened here. Something is clearly amiss.
OPEN PLEA TO MS. AD JEN COHEN, please talk to the man, humble him, and explain to him USC gave him a generational wealth contract, he took the money, bought a mansion overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and he has a beautiful life. All of this is in return for developing a football, helping players progress to the next level [ as well as getting an education at a premier institution], and restoring USC FOOTBALL to its natural glory. Why has he not kept his part of the bargain? Please remind him of the objectives of USC FOOTBALL and the need to keep the fan base, donors, and future prospects interested in this program. Thank you AD JEN.
Keep doing what you're doing, Gabe. I, for one, want to hear the hard truth about the team.
For the fans that were skeptical on him from the beginning, he lost them after the loss to Tulare. I think he's lost the rest, like myself, after the loss to Minnesota.
I know Riley and staff can coach. I blame the USC NIL consortium. In this day and age you are not going to compete without paying for top players like OSU, Oregon, Texas and Georgia.
With USCs player losses this season half the team on the field is third string. And yet USC is in every game.
I will say that Zachariah Branch needs to be sat down. He is too short, runs crappy routes and does not fight for the ball when contested. Most of Moss’s interceptions are when he throws to Branch. Every game a ball thrown to Branch is intercepted. Every game. So we need to set Branch down until he can earn the job on the practice squad. He is a drive killer.
Branch with all the talk about his speed and what he can do with the football has been a total non factor. Zero.
SC threw this season away over the summer by not signing the portal players we needed. And I recall quite clearly that a bunch of fans were commenting like it was all part of some master plan - Lincoln's playing chess while everyone else is playing checkers, right? Some of the same people who insisted the SC shouldn't "overpay" for desperately needed D-Line and O-line players are now screaming they want Riley and his 80 mil buyout gone. This program is either going to pay elite players what they are worth, or they will be a .500 team with a ton of 3* players. Those who are not on board to pay the going rate should not be crying when SC loses. On the other hand, this team, with the exception of the QB position, is actually a lot better than last year. And Moss actually isn't playing poorly. I'd put the blame far more on the O-line who can't pass protect or the O-line coach. Also, there is zero pass rush. Wasn't UCLA sacking QB's all over the place last year? If SC is running the same scheme, where are the sacks and pressures?
Weirdest thing I've ever seen in the last game was the touchdowns to those GIFTED RECEIVERS were spectacular. Moss made awesome throws. The O-Line seems better, confident & aggressive. Defense held the Terrapins to 0 rush yards in the 1st half. Unfortunately, this Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde complex mirrors their Game Manager. On another note: There are a ton of guys on this team that will be playing on Sunday. NFL Coaches will successfully maximize their potential. Only good thing this weekend was watching a ton of former SC players flourish in the NFL.
Pete Carroll for GM!!!
Probably. I’m going over to basketball as of now to watch a fantastic coach , Musselman and a tough team that will win with defense
To answer the title line - In a word "YES"
We keep going for these glitz and glam type of coaches, give me a Saban or Kirby type
I’m just over the push over defense, and the lack of discipline
Riley could buy himself some time and good will… and probably better results if he brought in a smash mouth OC. Most of the other “hot shots” gave up play calling duties, or at least share them. Time to let someone else handle game management. I don’t know if this will fix the softness of the program but it will at least likely stop Riley from throwing games away in the 4th because he forgets the run game is our best asset and also hopefully not cost us a game because time outs and plays are mismanaged with a lead late in games. He’s lost his edge. He’s never had an offense worse than I believe 6 or 8 in the country and we are currently in the 50s right now. I know it took him 5 damn years to realize Grinch was a bad DC but he’s literally lost control of the one think he’s known for… offense. If he can’t realize this is a cause for change, I don’t have faith he will ever figure it out.
Bring in Pat Hill. "Anybody, anytime, anywhere, and we're never scared" was his slogan. And he would pound teams with the run if he had the players to do so.
Fans this is all on Riley. The way he is running this program is counter to producting a winning culture. Do you believe if Branch was playing for Carroll, or Saban, that he would even be on the field? Do you believe that they would care that he is “pressing”! Branch is a 5 ⭐️ freak of an athlete, but if he can’t produce, because he’s “pressing” his ass would be on the bench. Riley is probably worried that he and his brother will transfer out. And so be it, because here at SC we play championship football and play players who want to be champions.
Cignetti at Indiana (whom I might add that USC would probably never offer a scholarship to most of the players on that roster and they would thump USC) said in a press conference after smashing Nebraska and made it clear, that we are out to take their will! Does that sound like pampering excuse making Riley?
He is the one who has created this culture of losing. USC used to say “any team, anytime, anywhere” and now Riley says that the rivalry with Notre Dame is in question, because it might keep us out of the playoffs. What a WIMP!! Does that sound like something you would hear Carroll say
Or Henderson, or Jones, or McKay, or Robinson?
Dump Riley and bring in Pat Hill. His motto was "we'll play anybody, any time, anywhere, and we'll never be scared." USC needs a head coach with some spine.
@@dentonyoung4314 Riley doesn’t even seem to be a So Cal fit. I am sure he is a wonderful person, but culturally he’s not a good fit. He’s in LA and he clearly has trouble relating to So Cal kids. He can’t recruit Mater Dei, Bosco etc..
frustrating 😡
Lincoln Riley keeps Getting out coached every week as he continues to learn ,the Hard way ,how to coach in college football. He keeps Digging his Hole 🕳️ Deeper and Deeper as the weeks go on . He’s lost control.
Gabe I hate to say this but Rutgers will be SC and I really don’t think that they will not win another game this year. Riley has to go.
Gabe, I don’t always agree with everything I hear on these channels, but you nailed it 100 on every single topic and I completely agree with everything that you said. I however, do remain optimistic that we will finish strong but then again I have been accused of being delusional at times as well. Fight On!.
Su'a Cravens pointed out that player development is more important than recruiting.
SC fan for over 50 years.....worst season ever
Do a video on the in state recruiting!
None of this would be happening if Riley would have just committed to the run game and get out of his finesse nature!
Yes on in state recruiting state
Just heard Riley's presser. He won't give Maiava a shot! He's holding onto Moss like he held onto Grinch. He's sticking to the same ole BS.
Branch is the problem. He is a crappy route runner and only when moss throws to him is when interceptions happen.
Plus, maybe Riley knows Maiava isn’t ready.
The talent necessary to have a successful transition season(not playoff) was assembled. Unfortunately poor in game decisions and failure to execute at key times doomed the season. I’m concerned about losing a significant number of top of the line recruits.
Regarding your analysis of the Maryland game:
We do care because you’re, once again, spot on. Keep it comin’ Gabe!!
I thought about that too. Start playing the younger players to get them experience and reps but, at that point you've conceded that the season is over which it pretty much is.
Will the Trojans LOSE to Rutgers? Lincoln Riley is an excellent Quarterback coach - no question about that. However; Riley appears to be in too deep as a 'head coach'.
Word
If Lincoln is uncomfortable with the media, then LA is the wrong place to be my friend...
Where you go from here:
- Start Jayden Maiava or change the play calling to power runs with a fullback. Miller Moss is choking under a stale offense that doesn’t suit his strengths. He is not a spread QB full time.
- Recruit 6’5”+ 300lb O-Line & 300lb Interior D-Line. Go JuCo if you have to and develop. This will allow us to convert 1 yd situations like Michigan, Minnesota and Maryland. We don’t have a brotherly shove in our playbook.
- Train your team to be killers. “We got this game in the bag” mentality killed us this season. Old USC teams were dogs and were extremely prideful. They felt disrespected when another team challenged them to a game of football. We view it as just another week of football. Not a moment to take another team’s soul, like others have done to us.
Let’s examine the situation. Riley starts off hot the first year. Then has cooled down, new defensive staff, playing younger guys. The fact we’ve lost 4 games by a total of 14 points, shows me we’re there and it’s just a matter of closing it out. What’s surprising is USC is still recruiting well and getting some big time players. You know what this situation reminds me of? Jim Harbaugh at Michigan. Started off good then slowed down for a few years and finally broke through. USC for the longest time hasn’t had the facilities needed to keep the in state talent here as they’ve continued to leave. Stroud and Young both left because USC isn’t what it was under Pete Carroll. Yes I do agree Riley needs to hit SoCal harder and maybe he does after the season ends and makes it a point. Lots of issues have prevented USC from getting back to the top since Pete Carroll left. Gotta remember Miller Miss has only started 8 games in college. Give the kid some time to develop and play. Now maybe you do need to let go of Henson and find a better OL coach but give Riley some time to fix it.
Lincoln has done everything the fan base demanded . Brought in supposed top notch defensive coaches and it’s the same as last year. Lincoln has proven he’s not a good head coach when it comes time to manage a game.
What we do from here is just cause more issues.
We need a new leader. He’s out there. The powers within have to
make the move and bring in the right guy. USC will be back, but not under this head coach.
Moss is NOT going thru progressions / understandable but he was missing open guys on Saturday
Thank you for the video. Even though I graduated from both Maryland and Tulane, I want USC to supplant Ohio State and Michigan in the Big Ten. The instant reaction to the loss to my Terrapins was hilarious. In this video I really like the drone shots of Los Angeles. Definitely I hope the Trojans win out for the rest of the season and stomp out UCLA.
USC should just bring a burning dumpster onto the field as their mascot?
Based on instate recruiting alone, i want him gone.
Yes to in state recruiting news please.
With an $80 million buyout, get used to seeing Riley on the sidelines for a few more years.
Wrong dude. Just wrong…
After the complete flop of the past 2 seasons, Riley out. We blamed the losses on grinch, but he's not here anymore. It's on Riley. Dude needs to go. And that is coming from someone who has been a DIEHARD believer in Riley from the beginning, but I'm done. On to the next one.
USC fans are never happy, never. This is the best 3-4 team in the history of the NCAA. They are beat down and have major injuries in the defensive side. Losing all four games by a total of 14 points? They have the same problem we all talked about at the start of the season. They are thin at several important spots in the D and that's why we are losing in the 4th quarter. Plus this team is like the old Mets, they can't win for losing. Make a 41 yd totally makable FG, they beat Maryland. How many one play f-ups has cost us games this year. This is what they have to get through. So buck-up and support them instead of tearing them down. It's a phase and I do have a strong belief this is a growing up season for this team.
Very much like 2001
Sorry Barry. Completely disagree and BTW big time USC fan and supporter.
Yes they have injuries, every team deals with them, and we are no different. Adversity is part of football.
The losses have been much more than single play mishaps. The close losses have been more about fundamental flaws in coaching, translating into poor decisions and poor play by the athletes when it matters most late in games. From HC, to QB, to questionable schemes by DC, all have contributed to the losing. What has carried us to be competitive this year, is more a reflection of the amazing athletes and level of talent in this team. But athletic talent cannot overcome bad coaching. Unless Riley completely changes (not capable IMO) or we get a new competent HC, nothing will be different moving forward.
Program is near an all time low. Not sure what happens from here, pretty sad.
TLDR. Clown needs to win. We're so sick of the excuses.
@@tonychung857 Gentry, Lucas, Covington, dinged up Akili Arnold, Alexander. That is a lot of key injuries. I get it, expectations are dashed and fans want someone to blame but it's not the coaching and not the players. The whole team has to learn how to win the close game as they did against LSU. They given every game away in different ways, finding ways to snatch defeat out of a victory. Your "fundamental flaws in coaching" is basically a disgruntled fan based narrative. In fact I would venture that the negative carping discourse arising from so-called fans and internet commentators, constantly undermines the progress this team is trying to make. Am I saying shoot the messengers? No, I'm saying the message is toxic and counter productive.
Recruits can care less about best teams with losing records
I'm not able to open the recruiting page. But as for our losses on the road. I thing Riley should have flied their on Thursdays instead of Friday. I used to travel a lot and I always got jet lag the day after I traveled. So with thim leaving on Frodays... I day before the game, no wonder they run out of gas in the 2nd half! When Penn State came here, they left on Thursday, and had no problem and that was only 2 times zones. Maryland was 3 time zones and even left later on Friday...He got his advise from the Pro's but Pro's aren't in school with classes and homework...and our grown men and football is their only job! But I also think they should play Jayden Maiava
Me too, OC Register has a pay wall Gabe and I don't subscribe to either Times or OC Register for a reason. Either report what OC Register says or don't even bring them up.
I 100% agree with you about the QB. Miller Moss is NOT the problem. The problem is his lack of O-line during pass protection. Having a mobile QB will not fix this underlying issue, and Miller is playing different because he’s always having to focus on the incoming blitz rather than his receivers. Fix the O line and Miller is an elite QB.
But why are the 'bad breaks' keep repeating itself? Can we really trust LR? I'm trending towards LR out; unless we win out- including in the bowl game. Anyway, Fight On! Keep Fighting, Trojans
I think recruiting is going very well. Of course we’d love to have more lineman but considering how last szn went and the losses this year. We’re in it for a lot of d lineman esp
Riley needs to go. He’s not HC material. Maybe better as a OC or QB coach. He’s definitely not cut out for the Big10 - his decision to kick a FG on 4th and 1 sealed SC’s loss. Moreover, a power Big10 team even one like Maryland would have gone for the 1st dn by running the ball. It was a pussy move to kick the FG.
Are you volunteering to buy out his contract? Do you have any ideas on how to approach that?
@@bryans.7220 yeah I will write a check don’t worry about it.
@@gmac9231 Awesome. You should be able to get some kinda tax write off for that too. 👍
@@bryans.7220 joking aside that’s not up to the fan base to figure out. The donors who ponied up his salary are the stakeholders here who need to figure it out - it’s their problem. However, the fans and alumni need to continue to voice a change is needed and Riley needs to go. When the donors hear it loud and often they won’t be able to ignore the elephant in the room. Things aren’t going to get better. My dos centavos anyway.
@@gmac9231 💯 brother
Our fan base needs to relax man 😂 this team was never supposed to a championship contender… let’s keep building continue w/ a good recruiting class and look towards next year
Riley owns it, but I don’t think he goes. So it’ll have to be solved with the transfer portal and a lot of money, this season is gone.
Bring back Ed or beg Pete to come back one more time.
What we’re seeing was always a distinct possibility, considering the new conference and the lack of NIL over the past two years. Only since the year 2024, have we gotten our NIL act together and are now playing in somewhat the same sandbox as everyone else.
Yeah we are not even in the top 50 for nil and that’s ridiculous
Regarding in-state recruiting, I'm not that bothered tbh. It'd be a bigger issue if were whiffing on in-state schools while also struggling out of state. But, we're clearly not. Shit, we just flipped that massive 4-star OL from Utah. Our current 2025 class is top 10. I think our 2026 is currently ranked #1 or top 3 for sure. Soooooo what's the issue???
Also, if u actually follow the kids from schools like Mater Dei, a lot of them bust in college. Shit, just look at the ones who were recently at USC: Raleek Brown, Domani Jackson, CJ Williams, etc. All have completely busted at SC. And I read an article highlighting this same issue & listed off the Mater Dei players of the last 5-6 years. Not a single notable college player outside of Bryce Young. So are we really missing out like that???
Don't get me wrong. I do think it's a bit weird b/c I'm used to the local schools being a pipeline to SC. But realistically speaking, some of these schools dont produce great colleges & well our next 2 classes are both top 10. So this is being overblown.
My JETS and my Trojans are so bad 😢
Yes our in state recruiting hasnt been great, but yes Luca's reporting is questionable at best... both are true.
Coaching staffs are only ALLOWED to make two visits to a high school in the spring and one in the fall. USC used both of its spring visits to Mater Dei and has saved its fall visit for later in this season, so it's not as if the staff is choosing not to visit Mater Dei. That article was misleading. ✌🏾
Anyone else worried we will lose JL?
If they want to charge as much as they do for game parking, there needs to be a better product on the field
If Jayden Maiava transfers USC is really fuq'd
There’s no way this team is beating Notre Dame. We need to just chalk that up right now
And there was no way Northern Illinois was beating ND.
Fire Lincoln Riley, he’s not the real deal
Fight on!
These Days , Fight on has taken a new meaning. It means , except SC as a mediocre Football Patsy . Nothing more than a Door mat .
Thank you, best analogy yet.😊
Yes, do a in state recruting video. Why isnt anybody getting on LR about not recruting local? Its odd Bosco and Mater Dei are saying he rarely goes to either to recruit. We have a hot bed of talent at SoCal High Schools
Yes I want a full recruiting video
The fans will BOO the Trojans coming out of the Tunnel.
I think Riley is fine. O line sucks, D line is way below average. QB is forgettable. I think Riley will be fine next year.
And who is responsible for misjudging talent and not using portal?? And who spurned Howard and stuck with moss? And who isn’t 1 coaching to our roster ,2 scheming to our opponent 3 making adjustments , 4 taking what opponents give us, 5 hiring a special teams coach etc etc??!😮
He’s fine if USC football is okay with mediocrity.
Lol what a casual. “I think Riley is fine”, just like “Helton will be fine”. Smh it’s those same delusional USC fans at it again.
No one expected USC to come to Big Ten and dominate year 1. Oregon yes every other former pac 12 team no. Give it time if Lincoln can't do it next guy up will.
I love this channel, but all the USC fans crying in the off season about removing Notre Dame from the schedule because it's "too hard". It looks like Minnesota and Maryland should be your main concerns.
USC has 15 billionaire alumni worth $58.5 billion & toughly 3,500 more millionaires worth at least $30mil. So YES USC CAN AFFORD Rileys buyout……..
Bro it’s only right you do a video about the in state recruitment for USC. You gotta do bro fight on.
If Lincoln Riley does not have a heisman level QB, he folds, this is not on Miller Moss, this is on Lincoln to not build a team good enough around Moss. You're not gonna get a Caleb Williams every year. He needs to adapt.
And I hate how miller gets all the blame when our defense has allowed scores to blow leads as well why isn’t anybody calling them out or for their jobs??
We are soft because Riley is and always has been soft which is why he brought Grinch. Riley knew we were going to Big 10 and allowed Grinch to have 275 pound linemen 🫣🤡
Friday’s game at the Coliseum is going to look empty, because of our lousy record and the World Series at Dodger Stadium.
HOW ARE WE ONLY GOING TO MD ONE TIME!!!????
Lincoln Riley is very defensive with media, and fans. Sadly, SC is a downward spiral, despite Lincoln Riley being delusional acting like everything is fine and he knows best. The team is fine, it is the leadership that is showing its lacking. Not much hope for Friday, then we have Washington, Nebraska, UCLA, and Notre Dame. I am not feeling it.
Please make the in state recruiting video. Thanks man.
In the past I have criticized Lincoln Riley for his ineptitude. However, after watching the game reviews a couple times it dawns on me that the team "a number of persons associated together in work or activity" (thanks, mirriam-webster) is not playing as a cohesive determined group/team. Don't get me wrong, this is a talented/gifted group of individuals but that's how they play, as a group of individuals and not as a cohesive team. The difference is what we've been watching for the past 3 weeks; oops a dropped pass, oops a missed field goal, oops a bad play call, oops a turnover, you get it...when teams are strongly bound to each other they bring the synergy of all of them combined to win no matter the odds and against anyone who challenges them. Our guys are not showing that committed determined, do whatever it takes attitude and they should because they should care about the team, their teammates, the school and the brand. We Are SC, TROJANS, Fight On, Right? That's the difference between now and the Pete Carrol era; BELIEF, you ever see how Pete's teams rallied around him and how close they were, that's what we need BELIEF so shame on Lincoln Riley for not building that into this super talented bunch of athletes.
If you wait one more game you can play Maiava & still maintain his RS
Take heart. At least USC isn't OU, FSU, UCLA, or Utah.
Lincoln is acting like Disney when the Fans turned on them for the horrifying Star Wars shows! SMH... Disney didn't care nether does Lincoln.
Invest in some Team Building and start building BELIEF!
Maybe if he would’ve started the best qb , we wouldn’t be in this place
Riley is stupid for not incorporating Maiava after Michigan. We all would have been better off including Moss. Trojan Blade what is the longest run Moss has had this season? How many sneaks has Moss run? How many bootlegs has Moss run? If he has had no plays to use his feet, then it's because Riley doesn't think he has speed, right? His focus was to get Moss to be a Heisman candidate, then an NFL prospect, now at best, Moss is a transfer after the season if Maiava does what we all expect him to do. Totally mismanaged. Bruh, if Maiava comes in and we see a completely different outcome, I want you to explain why you were so blind and managed to place blame on everything and everyone but the QB position. I am puzzled by the problem solving skills of some the USC homers. Everybody should have been going crazy for Maiava to have some plays after the Michigan game.
Spend Buyout on Transfer Portal Lineman🏈🏆
What USC fans are you talking about that wanted that? Pretty dubious when that game is a traditional prized rivalry game for both schools.
More about in-state recruiting!