Exactly.. And no matter how loud we say it, or how clear we explain it, they act deaf to what we said a million times and just paint their own fantasy narrative of what we were thinking or feeling about it.
@_UsernameUnavailable_ and how took Caleb. I could have cared less about him leaving or any staff he took, but how he took Caleb...well Karma is having it's due.
Really?? Oklahoma fans were (and still are) ALL OVER USV social media sites, and your emotional reactions were at the level of a jilted and scorned lover. The emotion displayed by OU fans was far more than simple anger, it was directed toward the new partner of Riley. Look, we get it: no school wants to be shown to be a stepping stone, but all you were was "angry" at Lincoln Riley why write anything on USC boards?? Why would USC fans care about that? No, the only reason fans do that is because they feel they have been jilted by their former lover.
Oh? Riley's winning percentage is .843 which places him at the #3 most winning coach among active NCAA coaches. Higher winning percentage than Saban. Notice how Kyler Murray and Jalen Hurts stats/performances exploded when they transfered to OU while Riley was there? If you are betting against Riley ... the odds are against you.
Lol one of the most winning head coaches needs to step down!? But it’s his ego… not his success. Gotcha 😅 calm down bro. He may not be the right fit at usc and he may not be able to coach defense but dude is a genius offensive coordinator that could literally land another job at CFP or elite bowl contender tomorrow
LR took over from Bob Stoops at Oklahoma. Here's the progression. 1st year, with all Stoops' players: lost 54-48 (OT) in first round of CFP. 2nd year: reached CFP, fell behind 28-0, lost game 45-34. 3rd year: reached CFP, lost 63-28. 4th year: missed CFP. 5th year: missed conference title game. Looks like things got progressively worse...
Keep the progression going: 1st year USC, finished 11-3, missed CFP & lost bowl game to Tulane; 2nd year USC: starts off 6-0, struggles containing mediocre offenses, loses 5 of final 6 regular season games, finishing at 7-5. Basically throws away Caleb’s final season. I know this isn’t solely about Caleb but quarterbacks like him don’t come around very often. Any other astute coach would have fired their DC at the end of last season, based on statistics. Not this guy. He’s like some sucker in Vegas betting everything in a poker game with a bad hand. Just stupid…you know you’re a stupid head coach when everyone, and I mean everyone can see the obvious but he can’t. Unbelievable. I want a refund.
I’m guessing the Oklahoma fans are laughing their butts off over that. Icing on the cake was Caleb Williams writing “F*** Utah” on his fingers last year, only to get beaten by them…..TWICE! 😂
Caleb stays at Oklahoma, OU in playoffs. I was never mad at CW, he stayed for the bowl game. I bet he wishes he stayed now. But how sweet redemption is, we all called it when he left.
@@45876 he been overrated. Well coached Big 12 defenses gave his offense issues throughout his OU days. K State & Iowa St gave them fits & upsets. Even Baylor gave them problems. Big 12 isn’t known for its defenses so Riley was able to thrive more often than not. He knew going to the SEC will expose him.
His years at OU were worse year over year, his teams steadily got worse under his tenure....7-5 with one of the best QBs in college football, I for one am not surprised. He can blame AG, but he's the one who kept him employed...USC is going to get destroyed in the Big 10....from this Sooner, I'll take BV all day long and twice on Sunday
After Riley left OU and did the media circuit, he said something NO leader would say: 1) You can’t recruit at OU (blaming the institution) 2) He looked at the other team’s roster in the CFPs and they were better (It’s the players fault). No man of character ever blamed the organization and/or the players and kept their credibility. There’s been many great leaders maintained their credibility without blaming others such as Jerry Sloan, Marv Levy, Dan Reeves, Bud Grant and the list goes on. That reveals a lot about his lack of character!
Caleb is complicit too. He’s a victim of nothing but what he, too, chose to do. They could actually be 5-7 had they not escaped a few close calls. You’re right. Oklahoma is over him. Both of them.
Caleb has regressed big time. On top of that, his attitude is terrible. He just sits on the sideline pouting and grimacing. Let’s please not forget - you get paid millions to play a game….even if you’re losing, how bad can your life really be? Suck it up and be thankful that you don’t have to drive 2 hours everyday in rush hour traffic to go to a job you hate and get paid next to nothing to do. You chose to follow your boyfriend to USC - that’s your bad because everyone knows now that had you just stayed put in Norman, ur probably getting ready to play in the CFP.
Honestly, I think Caleb turtled. He came up with the bad hamstring in the CCG vs. Utah and I think it spooked him. He used his legs to make plays less often in '23 vs. last season, and playing behind a frankly lousy OL (the right side of it in particular), he couldn't afford to do that.
When your defense “doesn’t watch game film” on your opponent what do you expect? We Sooners warned USC of the trouble to come. Here you go… been there done that…
@@esimpson31828no nutsack the majority wasn't sad. There were always rumblings about how he ran the program. He doesn't allow tackling in practice, horrendous s&c program, and no nutrition program to name a few. Venables came in and was shocked by how far Oklahoma had fallen off in preparation when he was still there. All this stuff is known. Also he doesn't like to recruit except a qb and skill player's. He completely abandoned recruiting in the state just like he's doing now ignoring SJB and Mater Dei
Y’all conveniently forgot that USC didn’t have to play 2 of the top teams in the Pac 12 last year. Oregon or Washington. They drew them this year and found out really quickly
As bad as Riley has been and as bad as this season turned out, let's be accurate. SC was not "loaded" with talent. The lines were NOT the best and the D line was NOT as big as a contender team needs them to be. Everything else they said is, unfortunately, accurate.
But the reason is bc Alex grinch can not develop players. His “speed d” defense is a joke. It’s been that way since OU. His undersized development does not stack up to big league caliber players. Undersized defense does not win the line. Riley will not develop USC to be a prolific program. He’s a fraud.
This is what I’ve been saying. I’m an OU fan I wanted to see him fail, but honestly his team just isn’t that good. Just because people hyped them up to be something they’re not
I heard that Riley wasnt even going to say goodbye to the OU football when he left, he didnt want to. I believe Bib Stoops told him he had to. Talk about lack of character or caring for the OU players that layed it on the line for Riley.
That just proves how much of a scumbag Lincoln is.those players deserved better then how Lincoln left.thank God big game Bob filled in to help them.bob stoops truly is a sooner
@@RichF-p1sRyan Day & Riley aren’t even comparable, Day continues to make the playoffs years after Urban is gone, he’s better than 7-5 without a heisman QB this year & he’s capable of fielding an elite defense
Ryan day also had a competent college defense 1 of the best in the country who the he'll you think the nfl teams would take first ryan day or lincoln Riley. Not like his offense can't put up points. Ryan day was handed a stacked team all 3 phases and they have gotten softer and worse each year shouldn't have even gotten into the ayoff last year but it's all about the brand.
We weren’t heartbroken that Lincoln left. We hated that he tried to burn down the program on his way out the door. We knew he was a fraud by 2021. We tried to tell you guys. We tried to tell you.
Either :Caleb really truly believed in Riley and chose to follow Or: Caleb just didn't like living in Oklahoma. The homesick idea goes out the window because LA is much further from DC than Oklahoma More likely answer: Got much better NIL deal at USC than what Oklahoma could match. This combined with belief in Riley is likely what lead to him leaving OU.
Coach Riley needs to be accountable. Lower his salary by half and take back his mansion. Make him sell all his wife’s Gucci clothes too and his kids can go to a low performing public school in South Central.
We all know that Lincoln is good on one side of the ball but Finebaum saying he lived off Heisman winners. Uh yeah. He did have a role in that. Anyone think Baker Mayfield was super talented? Jalen Hurts couldn't throw the ball to Alabama's receiving corps and he almost won the Heisman, so give Lincoln credit for developing QBs. That being said I've never seen big time teams in USC and Oklahoma who play ZERO defense in big spots. IF USC didn't get sacks they'd give up 45 points a game. Lincoln can salvage his reputation but has learn football is still won in the trenches. Deion Sanders is learning that the hard way.
SC has to get back to recruiting. They don't have the "dudes". The portal is hit or miss, Riley has to recruit the line of scrimmage. Get back to physicality, "SC" football. 🏈
Pack up and go where? He's got a fully guaranteed "Jimbo" contract. I can't imagine an NFL team would have an interest after the second half of this season where SC lost 5 of 6. What other college program would sign up for that? Yes, he's been exposed. Turns out his success at OU was on the shoulders of Bob Stoops, who had won 10 Big XII titles and a national title during his two decade run in Norman. But he's not going anywhere with that buyout. He'll either figure it out or he'll be fired and collect a huge payoff to go away.
Lincoln Riley didn't wana play in SEC against teams like Alabama, Georgia etc...he thought it was just gona be a cupcakes going into pac12, to his surprise USC joining Big 10 to play Michigan, penstate...😂😂. USC will be 6-6 team from here on..
Don't believe the media hype telling us that Lincoln's departure from OU was insufferable. While it did catch us off-guard (Lincoln's overnight departure), the fans here in Norman would rather be rid of any coach that is ready to jump ship in Riley-Fashion.. - My own eyes dimmed towards Lincoln after he blew a large halftime lead against Georgia and then lost that game. And beyond that, he never proved a thing. The consensus around here is that our program now has the right man at the helm Best Wishes..
A lot of people even OU fans failed to realize Lincoln Riley had his best years with Bob Stoop recruits.. he literally went in and did a plug and play for 4/5 years and made the most noise… strength and conditioning under Riley is soft which led to soft results on the field… He was definitely about to be a liability case going into the SEC for Oklahoma..
@@gnielsen07yes he won with bob stoops recruits & also benefited in the big 12 where every team is like usc all offense & no defense. He thought the pac 12 was sweet he got exposed.
I agree, Riley is bad, but who are you replacing him with? Being a top college coach at a big program is incredibly complicated right now. There are only perhaps 5, or so, if the expectation is to compete at the National Championship level who have it under control and they aren’t available.
Started Ranked #6 and now just lucky to be bowl eligible. It says a lot when in 2022 there were a large number of transfers yet USC did better. Now in 2023 all those transfers were returning players and it is all on LR for the performance. Seems LR influence made things worse then just having the pickup team of 2022.
They were way overrated to start the year. They lost their last 2 games to a good but not great Utah team and a decent not very good Tulane last year, didn’t tackle anybody and gave up 92 points yet somehow moved up 10 spots in the polls over the off season. They are consistently getting bullied on the line of scrimmage and need to find some defensive backs who want to tackle before they are contenders.
So to be clear USC used to dominate the PAC 10, but not really the PAC 12. And Lincoln Riley had nothing to do with that. He came to the PAC 12 to avoid the talent of the SEC lol. That worked out well. Instead he never found a way to beat Utah. Good luck with Ohio State and Michigan!
Riley went to USC thinking he could compete in the Pac-12, and avoid the SEC. Little did he know the B1G sorcery that was abbout to e thrust on his horizon. Poor Lincoln. Life isn't fair....
Ultimately TEBOW did us a favor. Can you imagine going into the SEC with this duplicitous lizard at the helm. He is an offensive mind but not someone to run a program. I feel sorry for the SC family. - OU Fan since 1956
Pretending USC is loaded with talent is ridiculous if you pay attention at all. He has offensive talent minus OL and defensively he took a bunch of jags. Riley’s problem is his coaching philosophy doesn’t allow for defensive success. It’s really obvious and has been for years. Dumb take though that his roster is top 3. I’d be shocked if it’s top 20.
I have been a usc fan for years and expected a better team, and the coach and players gave up this season, "good luck next year the beating will begin."
Riley left OU for the $$$ and avoid SEC. He got to USC only to find out they're moving to Big 10. NFL would be his only avenue to avoid the Big 10 but what NFL team would take him?
@@eddie7240 That would be a huge pay cut and his buyout from USC will not be worth it for any NFL owner, I don't think. So he'll just have to brave the Big 10 but enjoy his remaining 8 year, I presume, contract with USC at 10 mil per year.
USC top 3 talent? In WHAT world do these corporate media employees live that they can say something so Ludacris publicly and think their entire reputation won't be questioned for spewing such idiocy? Ok Matt, show me how USC has "top 3 talent" by any metric. Or instead, just keep stating ridiculous easy to disprove statements that clearly expose you don't even know the market in which you are employed. At the moment. Which comes next, unemployment or learning the market you work in?
The media is delusional about SC being so desirable when CA recruits know the partying, traditions, and girls are way better on these isolated campuses within flyover states. Look at how fat & awkward looking SC cheerleaders are these days...academic standards are too high at SC now meaning fun attractive party kids in CA go out of state now
The USC defense was horrible last year, but Riley told fans and boosters, be patient, he was going to address the defense in the off-season and through the portal. Well, he finally and too-late got rid of Grinch, and if anything the defense got worse. Maybe that could be blamed on in-season chaos, replacing a DC and his system mid-stream. So we'll see this off-season and know for sure next year if Riley can indeed coach, since there'll be no one else to blame. Sure they'll get a Toilet Bowl bid this year, or something similar, for the money and tv exposure, although I can't imagine a less motivated group of players, wherever and whomever they play.
Lincoln Riley ignored the chapters in the coaches' manual regarding defense and it shows. Coach Riley needs to hire an established coach for the defense. Right now, USC will be mince meat for Big Ten powerhouses Ohio State and Michigan.
Dude, If Caleb would have stayed in Oklahoma, Caleb would be winning back to back Heismans as well as two National Championships. The grass was definitely not greener on the other side!
The heisman's would have been a possibility but the back to back national championships is delusional, I use defense is just not ready for prime time just yet.
I just found out last night hes 2-7 against top 25 teams!!! With USC! Ummm is this a Great coach now a days???? No Wonder he never can beat the Championships Team!! He Doesnt know how!! HE NOT BUILT FOR THAT!! YET!! HIS EGO IS ALL QB BASE!!!
When you (Riley), as a man, make promises to these young men to get them to come pour out their heart, talent and spirit for your team, and then leave in the middle of the night for your own personal gain, the very failure of your manhood will follow you and affect EVERYTHING you now touch. Only remorseful, true apologies will be the leading steps to getting you back into the trust of young men.
He basically traded the farms and livestock for the palm trees and pretty women but didn’t know that also came with a side dish of 3/4 additional losses per year 😂
How is anyone surprised- Lane Kiffin did the same coaching at USC (2012) going 7-6. Stop the cap... That 2012 team was ranked 3rd in preseason polls with 2 Heisman candidates. Some reports had kiffin's coaching staff in brawls with his own players in the locker room during the bowl game loss.
Someone laughed earlier this year and said are you really trying to say Brent Venebals is a better coach then Lincoln Riley and laughed. It never was close. Lincoln was never in the same category as Brent. Then going to blame that defense on Alex Grich. LINCOLN RILEY FIRED MIKE STOOPS AS HIS DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR AT OKLAHOMA BECAUSE THE DEFENSE WAS AWFUL. MIKE STOOPS COACHED THE DEFENSE FOR BOB STOOPS TEAM IN A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES THAT DIDN’T GIVE UP A SINGLE POINT. After 7 years of being a Head Coach every team Lincoln has coached has been awful on defense. The 2017 team was predicted by many to win the National Title before Stoops retired and gave the team to Lincoln. A Bob Stoops built team. Lincoln had to phenomenal years with Bob Stoops built teams. He should only be an Offensive Coordinator. Because he can’t build an offensive line to save his life. Love Dillon Gabriel, however he isn’t close to being as talented as Caleb Williams. If Caleb Williams had stayed, he would be playing for a National Title this year.
Skip bayless is probably "trolling" right now like: "hey lincoln, how's that season going for you in southern california?!?! We are just fine on the southern plains here in oklahoma 😅😅🤣🤣👍👍!!"
As an Oklahoma fan we weren't heartbroken that Lincoln left.we were pissed that he left in the middle of the night just a few hours after a loss in the bedlam game.he lied for months telling players and media and fans he wasn't leaving and just slithered off in the night poaching coaching staff and players
What people dont realize about Lincoln Riley is that all the position coaches stayed in Norman, all but 1. We been tryna tell yall he wasn't going to be anything in LA, he had to get all new offensive coaches for a reason
Well I agree with you but I also think that Paul Finebaum is a complete bafoon! Riley's been your boy ever since he got to USC & now that y'all's seeing him for what all of us Sooner fans already knew! You're throwing him under the bus! NOBODY puts any stock in what you say
Lincoln Riley is 7-7 over his last 14 games, but worse yet he’s 3-11 against the spread! His wins were mostly close wins against teams with losing records!
But yes, Lincoln Riley is a subpar coach. Next year's schedule could have us at 5-7. Unfortunately, does anyone have a suggestion for a decent replacement for L. Riley? No ?Neither do I.
He will get embarrassed his first year in big ten. And will be laughed out of coaching. Please Arkansas do not consider Riley next year when you fire pitman.
USC have the Pete Carroll era. But beyond that they have not really been dominant for a really long time in the PAC... A championship here or there.... But last time they were dominant was the '80s. I mean Washington was right there with them at that time. You have to go way back if you want to get to a point when they were truly dominant. I don't really see them returning to that. They could have some good runs now and then... But I don't think most younger people care too much what They were in The great grandfather's Day.
I’m a UCLA alum and when USC announced that they had hired Lincoln Riley - for $10M a season no less - I did not greet this as good news. LR had a pretty (although slightly mixed) good record at a major football school (Oklahoma). I thought he could really turn SC Around quickly. And he did and bringing along Caleb Williams made things even better. They lost in the PAC 12 championship game and then completely came apart at the end of the Cotton Bowl and snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. I mean for crying out loud, the had the bleeping game basically won but they managed to lose it. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong for SC. I was watching the end of the Cotton Bowl and watched USC completely blow it. As a UCLA alum there is no love lost for USC and I was so shocked by the way the game ended that I was giddy with excitement. I still go back and watch the videos up on TH-cam that show the last 5:00 (or so) minutes of that Cotton Bowl game from time to time and I still get a real positive feeling and a little chuckle. So, long way of saying that I am very pleasantly surprised the way the hiring of LR by The Trojies has turned out so far. After going 11-1 in his first 12 games of his first year at SC he has gone 7-7 since, including an 18 point pasting by my Bruins yesterday. Not the kind of results SC was expecting from someone who they are paying $10 Million a season. Man, that’s a lot of money!
@@allpraisestoyah5033 Typical SC fan - living in the past. Cheap public school? It’s also the highest rated public school in the country. Speaking of basketball, what has SC ever done in basketball?
Nobody in the sports media ever talks about this, but if Caleb Williams has stayed at Oklahoma he would have had a better collegiate career. He still easily wins the Heisman, last season instead of going 6-7, Oklahoma is at least 10-3. This season they are definitely undefeated and headed to the college football playoffs. Note: staying at Oklahoma may possibly have allowed Caleb to win back to back Hesimans.
The generational qb thing has felt half baked to me this whole time, caleb williams is very good, hes not cam newton, trevor lawrence, andrew luck, joe burrow type good. Thats the underlying context when people try to claim hes "generational"
I definitely know his contact says he must beat rivals Norte Dame and UCLA, it most likely says something about conference title as well as opportunities in the College playoffs 🤷 Clay Helton even won a conference championship and a Rose bowl bid in two years, and that's not me, that's actually a fact if anyone wants to ponder that one 🤔
They were lucky to win against Arizona in OT. Could be 6-6 easily. I have no sympathy for this coach who tried to gut the OU program that gave him his start as a head coach.
First off Caleb Williams is alot of things but he is not a generational qb. He isnt even the best qb in the country and he's not even close. Next, what did Lincoln Riley do to make people think he was some coaching genius? USC hiring him last year was the most overblown hyped up bit of nonsense maybe ever. USC is 7-5 because thats what they should be. They have a qb thats a little above average, an average coach, a just above average roster, and a delusional fanbase. That all equals out to a 7-5 record for a team that is just a tad above average. Thats right where they should be.
LR should have never been a HC, anywhere. Hes a OC at best, most places, He doesnt have the mentally to recurit anything... SD and Hollywood stars are the SC recuriting
USC is extremely undersized and the defense is obviously horrible. That's no excuse though. USC should absolutely own recruiting in California, Arizona, Nevada, and bring in recruits from WA, Texas, and Florida. He's going to struggle in B10
Love hating Riley for what he did to Oklahoma. But the dude is 73-18 as a head coach. Let’s pump the breaks a little here. Southern Cal would be dumb to fire him. He’s got another two years minimum before they even consider him for the hot seat
@@warrenstringham415It's Finebaum..He's never played any sports in his life but will trash anyone non SEC...How a 🤡 like him has a platform to spew hate is beyond ridiculous.
To the contrary, he's going into a different conference next year. If he is going to be on the same level as Michigan and Ohio State Penn State then he's going to need to beat them and if he can't do that they're going to fire him. I'm not any of those fans but I do know my conference and the schools in my conference next week. Ohio State Michigan play if Ohio State loses that fan base has some legitimately worry about losing Ryan day he could potentially get fired even though he's 50 and 6 as a head coach because he didn't beat his arch rival.
When I saw the Green Wave was going to play USC in the Bowl game, I was hoping Tulane could possibly make it to 21 points,in my heart I knew it was going to be USC 55 Tulane 6, I was wrong. Thank-you Lord. What a Glorious Win; the Green Wave rolled.
The most one dimensional head coach of all-time
I love it!!😂😂
Right now, Riley isn't even one-dimensional. Their offense is very average.
@@PoliticallyIncorrect90They're always smiling on these USC short videos 😂showing more teeth than a dentistry school
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We were not has "heartbroken" as media thinks. We hated being lied to while you media slobbered all over him
Exactly.. And no matter how loud we say it, or how clear we explain it, they act deaf to what we said a million times and just paint their own fantasy narrative of what we were thinking or feeling about it.
LR was in trouble in Norman and he knew it.
@_UsernameUnavailable_ and how took Caleb. I could have cared less about him leaving or any staff he took, but how he took Caleb...well Karma is having it's due.
All true.
Really?? Oklahoma fans were (and still are) ALL OVER USV social media sites, and your emotional reactions were at the level of a jilted and scorned lover. The emotion displayed by OU fans was far more than simple anger, it was directed toward the new partner of Riley. Look, we get it: no school wants to be shown to be a stepping stone, but all you were was "angry" at Lincoln Riley why write anything on USC boards?? Why would USC fans care about that? No, the only reason fans do that is because they feel they have been jilted by their former lover.
Dude’s ego won’t let him step down as HC. He is the collegiate version of Josh McDaniels.
Oh? Riley's winning percentage is .843 which places him at the #3 most winning coach among active NCAA coaches. Higher winning percentage than Saban. Notice how Kyler Murray and Jalen Hurts stats/performances exploded when they transfered to OU while Riley was there? If you are betting against Riley ... the odds are against you.
@@TenGreenRangersHis defenses are garbage though.
@@TenGreenRangers simple!!! He is not a championship level HC
@@TenGreenRangersstop trying to hype up riley usc fan. He's a fraud
Lol one of the most winning head coaches needs to step down!? But it’s his ego… not his success. Gotcha 😅 calm down bro. He may not be the right fit at usc and he may not be able to coach defense but dude is a genius offensive coordinator that could literally land another job at CFP or elite bowl contender tomorrow
Bob Stoops is the only person to coach Caleb Williams to a post season win.
how do you go 7-5 with one of the best QBs of this era? become Lincoln Riley that’s how
Caleb williams isn't even a top 3 quarterback in the pac-12
Ummm are u sure about that
Best qb and the worst defense in the fbs
@@mixa7039your high
You squeak by Cal when they don’t make the two point conversion in overtime
LR took over from Bob Stoops at Oklahoma. Here's the progression.
1st year, with all Stoops' players: lost 54-48 (OT) in first round of CFP.
2nd year: reached CFP, fell behind 28-0, lost game 45-34.
3rd year: reached CFP, lost 63-28.
4th year: missed CFP.
5th year: missed conference title game.
Looks like things got progressively worse...
Looks like he's a..........bottom man!!!!!
He choked away that game to Georgia.
Keep the progression going: 1st year USC, finished 11-3, missed CFP & lost bowl game to Tulane; 2nd year USC: starts off 6-0, struggles containing mediocre offenses, loses 5 of final 6 regular season games, finishing at 7-5. Basically throws away Caleb’s final season. I know this isn’t solely about Caleb but quarterbacks like him don’t come around very often. Any other astute coach would have fired their DC at the end of last season, based on statistics. Not this guy. He’s like some sucker in Vegas betting everything in a poker game with a bad hand. Just stupid…you know you’re a stupid head coach when everyone, and I mean everyone can see the obvious but he can’t. Unbelievable. I want a refund.
LR deepthroats chilidogs
Wrong ....they lost to Clemson his first year
I’m guessing the Oklahoma fans are laughing their butts off over that. Icing on the cake was Caleb Williams writing “F*** Utah” on his fingers last year, only to get beaten by them…..TWICE! 😂
Yes.. we are laughing. And our record is better than USC's with supposedly less talent lol.
You are guessing right, as the lady said to him last week BOOMER SOONER YOU TRAITOR.!!!! Caleb has no class, he's a punk.
Indeed. LMFAO.
Boomer!!!!!!
Caleb stays at Oklahoma, OU in playoffs.
I was never mad at CW, he stayed for the bowl game.
I bet he wishes he stayed now.
But how sweet redemption is, we all called it when he left.
@@soonernation37yall lost to Arizona 😂
Lincoln Riley is a great OC at best, he just masquerades as a HC. He’s really like the highest paid OC in the history of college fb
He is an average OC with generational QBs after generational QBs. & still cant win big. Weak minded soft cupcake coach.
His offensive genius reputation took a big hit this year. Al Golden and that DC from UCLA definitely took Lincoln to school.
@@45876 he been overrated. Well coached Big 12 defenses gave his offense issues throughout his OU days. K State & Iowa St gave them fits & upsets. Even Baylor gave them problems. Big 12 isn’t known for its defenses so Riley was able to thrive more often than not. He knew going to the SEC will expose him.
His years at OU were worse year over year, his teams steadily got worse under his tenure....7-5 with one of the best QBs in college football, I for one am not surprised. He can blame AG, but he's the one who kept him employed...USC is going to get destroyed in the Big 10....from this Sooner, I'll take BV all day long and twice on Sunday
The mans been a fake coach since Oklahoma! What has he ACTUALLY done at two PREMIER schools, besides having good offences?
*man has
Offense* are you a 12 year old?
After Riley left OU and did the media circuit, he said something NO leader would say:
1) You can’t recruit at OU (blaming the institution)
2) He looked at the other team’s roster in the CFPs and they were better (It’s the players fault).
No man of character ever blamed the organization and/or the players and kept their credibility. There’s been many great leaders maintained their credibility without blaming others such as Jerry Sloan, Marv Levy, Dan Reeves, Bud Grant and the list goes on.
That reveals a lot about his lack of character!
“Other teams roster is better” yet he yoinked all of the players and recruits he could from ou lol
Yeah he's a piece of garbage
The two gents have summed up the state of the USC football team perfectly. It's in total turmoil and it won't recover under Riley. Riley's done at SC.
Turmoil lol. You silly bozo, still crying in every comment section.
Caleb is complicit too. He’s a victim of nothing but what he, too, chose to do. They could actually be 5-7 had they not escaped a few close calls. You’re right. Oklahoma is over him.
Both of them.
Caleb has regressed big time. On top of that, his attitude is terrible. He just sits on the sideline pouting and grimacing. Let’s please not forget - you get paid millions to play a game….even if you’re losing, how bad can your life really be? Suck it up and be thankful that you don’t have to drive 2 hours everyday in rush hour traffic to go to a job you hate and get paid next to nothing to do. You chose to follow your boyfriend to USC - that’s your bad because everyone knows now that had you just stayed put in Norman, ur probably getting ready to play in the CFP.
@@KillerBrees Amen
Honestly, I think Caleb turtled. He came up with the bad hamstring in the CCG vs. Utah and I think it spooked him. He used his legs to make plays less often in '23 vs. last season, and playing behind a frankly lousy OL (the right side of it in particular), he couldn't afford to do that.
@@GarnetBailey-jg5wz basically disinterested in the guy
As a Bruin fan, I never thought I would see a trOJan team have under 20 yards rushing.
USC blasphemy. Even a Bruin knows this.
When your defense “doesn’t watch game film” on your opponent what do you expect? We Sooners warned USC of the trouble to come. Here you go… been there done that…
I CALL CAP, YOU OU FANS WERE SAD WHEN HE BOLTED FOR USC!!!
@@esimpson31828no nutsack the majority wasn't sad. There were always rumblings about how he ran the program. He doesn't allow tackling in practice, horrendous s&c program, and no nutrition program to name a few. Venables came in and was shocked by how far Oklahoma had fallen off in preparation when he was still there. All this stuff is known. Also he doesn't like to recruit except a qb and skill player's. He completely abandoned recruiting in the state just like he's doing now ignoring SJB and Mater Dei
@@IntergalacticDustBunnyexactly I can’t even blame grinch I blame Riley 200 percent he’s a goofy
@@esimpson31828we were in shock. Ended up being a positive for us as it turns out. He's yalls problem now. Give him one more year.
Y’all conveniently forgot that USC didn’t have to play 2 of the top teams in the Pac 12 last year. Oregon or Washington. They drew them this year and found out really quickly
*BIG 10 next year. Buckle Up!*
I'm an Oregon fan and I have doubts about the Ducks in the BIG10 next season without Nix.@@thatguybill34
Exactly.
As bad as Riley has been and as bad as this season turned out, let's be accurate. SC was not "loaded" with talent. The lines were NOT the best and the D line was NOT as big as a contender team needs them to be. Everything else they said is, unfortunately, accurate.
But the reason is bc Alex grinch can not develop players. His “speed d” defense is a joke. It’s been that way since OU. His undersized development does not stack up to big league caliber players. Undersized defense does not win the line. Riley will not develop USC to be a prolific program. He’s a fraud.
u have to be a USC fan
I think he’s loaded 😂
He’s loaded in the bank and that’s abt it. USC cashed in on a fraud. Sux he trashed the program and made $$$ doing it
This is what I’ve been saying. I’m an OU fan I wanted to see him fail, but honestly his team just isn’t that good. Just because people hyped them up to be something they’re not
When us OU fans said the program was on the downward trend with Riley, everyone said we were delusional. Doesn’t seem delusional now does it?
Lets not act like yall have been dominant since... if he would've stayed with Caleb yall would absolutely be in the cfp this year
@@orangeblood307 who would have stayed with Caleb?
@@Bird-dl7xs He's saying with Riley and Caleb OU would be in the CFP. I disagree. OU's defense would look more like USC's and so would its record.
Y’all never said this lol. You were sucking Lincoln off until he left for an even bigger shithole they call LA
I heard that Riley wasnt even going to say goodbye to the OU football when he left, he didnt want to. I believe Bib Stoops told him he had to. Talk about lack of character or caring for the OU players that layed it on the line for Riley.
That just proves how much of a scumbag Lincoln is.those players deserved better then how Lincoln left.thank God big game Bob filled in to help them.bob stoops truly is a sooner
@@carenwebb9044 legend Coach Stoops
as an OU graduate and Sooner for life or longer, this story makes me very VERY happy.
When OU elevated him to Head Coach, I was disappointed…when he left for USC, I was ecstatic…
I'm with you. I never thought he was ready.
When you tag along on Bob Stoops coat tails.
Why was Stoops fired then, dummy?
Bob Stoops was ALSO a mediocre head coach!
Lincoln Riley is the Mike D’Antoni of college football
Karma for sticking it to Oklahoma
Lincoln Riley coaching in the big 12 made it look like he was elite.
In 2017 , Riley's first season as hc at ou,. Pretty much any coach could've took that team to the playoffs,. That was his best team,
Kind of like Ryan day taking over after urban meyer
@@RichF-p1sRyan Day & Riley aren’t even comparable, Day continues to make the playoffs years after Urban is gone, he’s better than 7-5 without a heisman QB this year & he’s capable of fielding an elite defense
Ryan day also had a competent college defense 1 of the best in the country who the he'll you think the nfl teams would take first ryan day or lincoln Riley. Not like his offense can't put up points. Ryan day was handed a stacked team all 3 phases and they have gotten softer and worse each year shouldn't have even gotten into the ayoff last year but it's all about the brand.
Ohio State did great in the playoff last year. What are you talking about Ohio State shouldn’t have made the playoff? Michigan tanked the playoff.
What have yall done since tho? Yall would be a playoff team this year if he and Caleb stayed
We weren’t heartbroken that Lincoln left. We hated that he tried to burn down the program on his way out the door. We knew he was a fraud by 2021. We tried to tell you guys. We tried to tell you.
Just my opinion…but I think Caleb would have fared better if he had stayed at OU with coach V.
Either :Caleb really truly believed in Riley and chose to follow
Or: Caleb just didn't like living in Oklahoma. The homesick idea goes out the window because LA is much further from DC than Oklahoma
More likely answer: Got much better NIL deal at USC than what Oklahoma could match. This combined with belief in Riley is likely what lead to him leaving OU.
Caleb went where the money was.
Bob Stoops will forever be the only one to coach Caleb to a post season win.
He won the Heisman as a sophomore. He made the best decision at the time. It is what it is.
Caleb wanted to stay at OU. Caleb dad wanted him to stay with Riley
Coach Riley needs to be accountable. Lower his salary by half and take back his mansion. Make him sell all his wife’s Gucci clothes too and his kids can go to a low performing public school in South Central.
Say what you want about a coach. But please leave the innocent children out of the conversation.
We all know that Lincoln is good on one side of the ball but Finebaum saying he lived off Heisman winners. Uh yeah. He did have a role in that. Anyone think Baker Mayfield was super talented? Jalen Hurts couldn't throw the ball to Alabama's receiving corps and he almost won the Heisman, so give Lincoln credit for developing QBs. That being said I've never seen big time teams in USC and Oklahoma who play ZERO defense in big spots. IF USC didn't get sacks they'd give up 45 points a game. Lincoln can salvage his reputation but has learn football is still won in the trenches. Deion Sanders is learning that the hard way.
SC has to get back to recruiting. They don't have the "dudes". The portal is hit or miss, Riley has to recruit the line of scrimmage. Get back to physicality, "SC" football. 🏈
Pack up and go where? He's got a fully guaranteed "Jimbo" contract. I can't imagine an NFL team would have an interest after the second half of this season where SC lost 5 of 6. What other college program would sign up for that?
Yes, he's been exposed. Turns out his success at OU was on the shoulders of Bob Stoops, who had won 10 Big XII titles and a national title during his two decade run in Norman.
But he's not going anywhere with that buyout. He'll either figure it out or he'll be fired and collect a huge payoff to go away.
Rivals Recruiting USC
2022 #55
2021 #8
2020 #78
Riley needs to recruit. Needs a couple more years.
Lincoln Riley didn't wana play in SEC against teams like Alabama, Georgia etc...he thought it was just gona be a cupcakes going into pac12, to his surprise USC joining Big 10 to play Michigan, penstate...😂😂. USC will be 6-6 team from here on..
Don't believe the media hype telling us that Lincoln's departure from OU was insufferable. While it did catch us off-guard (Lincoln's overnight departure), the fans here in Norman would rather be rid of any coach that is ready to jump ship in Riley-Fashion..
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My own eyes dimmed towards Lincoln after he blew a large halftime lead against Georgia and then lost that game. And beyond that, he never proved a thing. The consensus around here is that our program now has the right man at the helm Best Wishes..
A lot of people even OU fans failed to realize Lincoln Riley had his best years with Bob Stoop recruits.. he literally went in and did a plug and play for 4/5 years and made the most noise… strength and conditioning under Riley is soft which led to soft results on the field… He was definitely about to be a liability case going into the SEC for Oklahoma..
Lincoln Riley is a glorified OC! He’s one of the worst head coaches in college football
He’s 73-18 as a head coach. Went 55-10 at Oklahoma. One of the worst?
@@gnielsen07 Lincoln RIley had the pleasure of being HC in a big 12 conference with zero defense.
Facts
@@gnielsen07yes he won with bob stoops recruits & also benefited in the big 12 where every team is like usc all offense & no defense. He thought the pac 12 was sweet he got exposed.
He Never will about Defense
I agree, Riley is bad, but who are you replacing him with? Being a top college coach at a big program is incredibly complicated right now. There are only perhaps 5, or so, if the expectation is to compete at the National Championship level who have it under control and they aren’t available.
I heard Jimbo Fisher is available 😅
We sucked to start the season at Clemson and people was talking like Dabo was horrible..... why isnt Riley being called out by the national media
Started Ranked #6 and now just lucky to be bowl eligible.
It says a lot when in 2022 there were a large number of transfers yet USC did better. Now in 2023 all those transfers were returning players and it is all on LR for the performance.
Seems LR influence made things worse then just having the pickup team of 2022.
They were way overrated to start the year. They lost their last 2 games to a good but not great Utah team and a decent not very good Tulane last year, didn’t tackle anybody and gave up 92 points yet somehow moved up 10 spots in the polls over the off season. They are consistently getting bullied on the line of scrimmage and need to find some defensive backs who want to tackle before they are contenders.
Us Sooner fans are glad USC took that pyrite off our hands. Oh, and they payed a premium for him
So to be clear USC used to dominate the PAC 10, but not really the PAC 12. And Lincoln Riley had nothing to do with that.
He came to the PAC 12 to avoid the talent of the SEC lol. That worked out well. Instead he never found a way to beat Utah.
Good luck with Ohio State and Michigan!
Riley went to USC thinking he could compete in the Pac-12, and avoid the SEC. Little did he know the B1G sorcery that was abbout to e thrust on his horizon. Poor Lincoln. Life isn't fair....
Ultimately TEBOW did us a favor. Can you imagine going into the SEC with this duplicitous lizard at the helm. He is an offensive mind but not someone to run a program. I feel sorry for the SC family. - OU Fan since 1956
Here is some irony. Dorain Singer had more receiving yards in one game last year than he had ALL SEASON. That one game USC.
Pretending USC is loaded with talent is ridiculous if you pay attention at all. He has offensive talent minus OL and defensively he took a bunch of jags. Riley’s problem is his coaching philosophy doesn’t allow for defensive success. It’s really obvious and has been for years. Dumb take though that his roster is top 3. I’d be shocked if it’s top 20.
I have been a usc fan for years and expected a better team, and the coach and players gave up this season, "good luck next year the beating will begin."
Riley left OU for the $$$ and avoid SEC. He got to USC only to find out they're moving to Big 10. NFL would be his only avenue to avoid the Big 10 but what NFL team would take him?
as an OC, he is wanted
@@eddie7240 That would be a huge pay cut and his buyout from USC will not be worth it for any NFL owner, I don't think. So he'll just have to brave the Big 10 but enjoy his remaining 8 year, I presume, contract with USC at 10 mil per year.
USC hasn’t dominated a conference in 2 decades
USC top 3 talent? In WHAT world do these corporate media employees live that they can say something so Ludacris publicly and think their entire reputation won't be questioned for spewing such idiocy?
Ok Matt, show me how USC has "top 3 talent" by any metric. Or instead, just keep stating ridiculous easy to disprove statements that clearly expose you don't even know the market in which you are employed. At the moment. Which comes next, unemployment or learning the market you work in?
The media is delusional about SC being so desirable when CA recruits know the partying, traditions, and girls are way better on these isolated campuses within flyover states. Look at how fat & awkward looking SC cheerleaders are these days...academic standards are too high at SC now meaning fun attractive party kids in CA go out of state now
The USC defense was horrible last year, but Riley told fans and boosters, be patient, he was going to address the defense in the off-season and through the portal. Well, he finally and too-late got rid of Grinch, and if anything the defense got worse. Maybe that could be blamed on in-season chaos, replacing a DC and his system mid-stream. So we'll see this off-season and know for sure next year if Riley can indeed coach, since there'll be no one else to blame. Sure they'll get a Toilet Bowl bid this year, or something similar, for the money and tv exposure, although I can't imagine a less motivated group of players, wherever and whomever they play.
Lincoln Riley ignored the chapters in the coaches' manual regarding defense and it shows. Coach Riley needs to hire an established coach for the defense. Right now, USC will be mince meat for Big Ten powerhouses Ohio State and Michigan.
Dude, If Caleb would have stayed in Oklahoma, Caleb would be winning back to back Heismans as well as two National Championships. The grass was definitely not greener on the other side!
The heisman's would have been a possibility but the back to back national championships is delusional, I use defense is just not ready for prime time just yet.
Riley a great Qb Coach!! He 1-5 in big games!! Wow riley its time to grow up!!! The ego gonna have you coaching At FAU LIKE LANE KIFFIN HAD TO
Don’t forget Tom Herman lol 😂
Right!!!!!! &TRUEEEE
I just found out last night hes 2-7 against top 25 teams!!! With USC! Ummm is this a Great coach now a days???? No Wonder he never can beat the Championships Team!! He Doesnt know how!! HE NOT BUILT FOR THAT!! YET!! HIS EGO IS ALL QB BASE!!!
When you (Riley), as a man, make promises to these young men to get them to come pour out their heart, talent and spirit for your team, and then leave in the middle of the night for your own personal gain, the very failure of your manhood will follow you and affect EVERYTHING you now touch.
Only remorseful, true apologies will be the leading steps to getting you back into the trust of young men.
He basically traded the farms and livestock for the palm trees and pretty women but didn’t know that also came with a side dish of 3/4 additional losses per year 😂
Oklahoma has pretty women, and without Botox and silicone.
@@nottoday.9503 as it is a lot of other places as well, but let’s not compare Norman to LA 😂. Let’s just not go there.
@@-sdot83 I’ve been to LA. Place is a shythole.
@@nottoday.9503 I’ve been there as well. Everywhere has a shithole if you look for it!
@@nottoday.9503 he’s right LA Is overrated that’s why it’s a mass exodus right now.
How is anyone surprised- Lane Kiffin did the same coaching at USC (2012) going 7-6. Stop the cap... That 2012 team was ranked 3rd in preseason polls with 2 Heisman candidates. Some reports had kiffin's coaching staff in brawls with his own players in the locker room during the bowl game loss.
Any of these analysts who predicted USC to be in the playoff should be fired.
@@rwtindall Joel Klatt just likes to hear himself talk.
Matt Leinart also had them in the final 4
Lee Corso picked them to win National championship😂
Someone laughed earlier this year and said are you really trying to say Brent Venebals is a better coach then Lincoln Riley and laughed. It never was close. Lincoln was never in the same category as Brent. Then going to blame that defense on Alex Grich. LINCOLN RILEY FIRED MIKE STOOPS AS HIS DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR AT OKLAHOMA BECAUSE THE DEFENSE WAS AWFUL. MIKE STOOPS COACHED THE DEFENSE FOR BOB STOOPS TEAM IN A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES THAT DIDN’T GIVE UP A SINGLE POINT. After 7 years of being a Head Coach every team Lincoln has coached has been awful on defense.
The 2017 team was predicted by many to win the National Title before Stoops retired and gave the team to Lincoln. A Bob Stoops built team. Lincoln had to phenomenal years with Bob Stoops built teams. He should only be an Offensive Coordinator. Because he can’t build an offensive line to save his life. Love Dillon Gabriel, however he isn’t close to being as talented as Caleb Williams. If Caleb Williams had stayed, he would be playing for a National Title this year.
Paul is the Yoda of college football enjoy listening to his spot insight
Wow! What a pep talk for Lincoln!
Guys USC has not dominated since the early 2000s. Oregon and Washington have dominated the Pac12 for the past 15 years. Do some research.
We tried to tell USC fans. They didn't listen at all. We are MUCH better off. Thank you lincoln for leaving. ❤
SoonerNation tried to tell yall.. we weren't part of that collective unit boasting his "accomplishments"..
Skip bayless is probably "trolling" right now like: "hey lincoln, how's that season going for you in southern california?!?! We are just fine on the southern plains here in oklahoma 😅😅🤣🤣👍👍!!"
As an Oklahoma fan we weren't heartbroken that Lincoln left.we were pissed that he left in the middle of the night just a few hours after a loss in the bedlam game.he lied for months telling players and media and fans he wasn't leaving and just slithered off in the night poaching coaching staff and players
I guess I will be the one to break it to you, Matt.....USC hasn't dominated the Pac12 in 20 years.
What people dont realize about Lincoln Riley is that all the position coaches stayed in Norman, all but 1. We been tryna tell yall he wasn't going to be anything in LA, he had to get all new offensive coaches for a reason
Actually Grinch,Simmions,Manning
We kept
Oline - Bedenbough
RB - DeMarco
TE - JoeJohn
Cale retired but Actually should have been made OC to be honest
Well I agree with you but I also think that Paul Finebaum is a complete bafoon! Riley's been your boy ever since he got to USC & now that y'all's seeing him for what all of us Sooner fans already knew! You're throwing him under the bus! NOBODY puts any stock in what you say
Lincoln Riley is 7-7 over his last 14 games, but worse yet he’s 3-11 against the spread! His wins were mostly close wins against teams with losing records!
But yes, Lincoln Riley is a subpar coach. Next year's schedule could have us at 5-7. Unfortunately, does anyone have a suggestion for a decent replacement for L. Riley? No ?Neither do I.
It’s insanity. These schools (MSU, A&M, USC, etc) fire off these huge contracts for mediocre coaches.
USC's talent (on the field) is not Top 3. Not by a long shot. Not on Defense. Not on the offensive line.
He will get embarrassed his first year in big ten. And will be laughed out of coaching. Please Arkansas do not consider Riley next year when you fire pitman.
Oh, whoa, whoa, Caleb's cryin ! 🦆
USC have the Pete Carroll era. But beyond that they have not really been dominant for a really long time in the PAC... A championship here or there.... But last time they were dominant was the '80s. I mean Washington was right there with them at that time. You have to go way back if you want to get to a point when they were truly dominant. I don't really see them returning to that. They could have some good runs now and then... But I don't think most younger people care too much what They were in The great grandfather's Day.
At Oklahoma his teams got worse every year he was there.
I’m a UCLA alum and when USC announced that they had hired Lincoln Riley - for $10M a season no less - I did not greet this as good news. LR had a pretty (although slightly mixed) good record at a major football school (Oklahoma). I thought he could really turn SC Around quickly.
And he did and bringing along Caleb Williams made things even better. They lost in the PAC 12 championship game and then completely came apart at the end of the Cotton Bowl and snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. I mean for crying out loud, the had the bleeping game basically won but they managed to lose it. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong for SC.
I was watching the end of the Cotton Bowl and watched USC completely blow it. As a UCLA alum there is no love lost for USC and I was so shocked by the way the game ended that I was giddy with excitement. I still go back and watch the videos up on TH-cam that show the last 5:00 (or so) minutes of that Cotton Bowl game from time to time and I still get a real positive feeling and a little chuckle.
So, long way of saying that I am very pleasantly surprised the way the hiring of LR by The Trojies has turned out so far. After going 11-1 in his first 12 games of his first year at SC he has gone 7-7 since, including an 18 point pasting by my Bruins yesterday.
Not the kind of results SC was expecting from someone who they are paying $10 Million a season. Man, that’s a lot of money!
What has UCLA ever done in football? Y’all are cheap public school, only good in basketball even that is iffy
@@allpraisestoyah5033 Typical SC fan - living in the past.
Cheap public school? It’s also the highest rated public school in the country.
Speaking of basketball, what has SC ever done in basketball?
@@bdflatlander ok baby girl
What has USCum done in basketball? Lose (as a top 25 team) to an unranked OU team😂 just last week
Should not be called college football any longer, should be semi pro football.
Lol that’s cause analytics got all these coaches thinking they don’t need defense to win games
So none of this is on Caleb? 😳
He had a bad game against Notre Dame. Besides that, you can't rely on one guy to score 50 pts a game to win.
Other than Saban, are we seeing a pattern with the coaches making $10M annually?
Nobody in the sports media ever talks about this, but if Caleb Williams has stayed at Oklahoma he would have had a better collegiate career. He still easily wins the Heisman, last season instead of going 6-7, Oklahoma is at least 10-3. This season they are definitely undefeated and headed to the college football playoffs. Note: staying at Oklahoma may possibly have allowed Caleb to win back to back Hesimans.
The generational qb thing has felt half baked to me this whole time, caleb williams is very good, hes not cam newton, trevor lawrence, andrew luck, joe burrow type good. Thats the underlying context when people try to claim hes "generational"
Tbh he should be an offensive coordinator and qb coach in the pros. That would suit him better then being a head coach in cfb
Lincoln lives Lincoln
I told you USC fans that day 1
You called me hater
Do you believe me now
I'm not a huge Finebaum fan, but man is he spot on here. UCLA fire Chip Kelly? They need to erect Chip Kelly statues all over Los Angeles!
Oklahoma fan here I was happy when Lincoln left Oklahoma I wanted him gone because I knew he was a fraud! Paul is 100% on point
I definitely know his contact says he must beat rivals Norte Dame and UCLA, it most likely says something about conference title as well as opportunities in the College playoffs 🤷
Clay Helton even won a conference championship and a Rose bowl bid in two years, and that's not me, that's actually a fact if anyone wants to ponder that one 🤔
They were lucky to win against Arizona in OT. Could be 6-6 easily. I have no sympathy for this coach who tried to gut the OU program that gave him his start as a head coach.
Just ripped Lincoln Riley to shreds
Some OU fans were upset when he Left,most of us were thanking God the second we heard
First off Caleb Williams is alot of things but he is not a generational qb. He isnt even the best qb in the country and he's not even close. Next, what did Lincoln Riley do to make people think he was some coaching genius? USC hiring him last year was the most overblown hyped up bit of nonsense maybe ever. USC is 7-5 because thats what they should be. They have a qb thats a little above average, an average coach, a just above average roster, and a delusional fanbase. That all equals out to a 7-5 record for a team that is just a tad above average. Thats right where they should be.
I think America is happy at least he beat Colorado
LR should have never been a HC, anywhere.
Hes a OC at best, most places,
He doesnt have the mentally to recurit anything...
SD and Hollywood stars are the SC recuriting
USC is extremely undersized and the defense is obviously horrible. That's no excuse though. USC should absolutely own recruiting in California, Arizona, Nevada, and bring in recruits from WA, Texas, and Florida. He's going to struggle in B10
The recruits from TX & FL would just be the leftovers from all the big schools in those regions. Not helpful
Love hating Riley for what he did to Oklahoma. But the dude is 73-18 as a head coach. Let’s pump the breaks a little here. Southern Cal would be dumb to fire him. He’s got another two years minimum before they even consider him for the hot seat
Seriously! They should cut him some slack.
@@warrenstringham415It's Finebaum..He's never played any sports in his life but will trash anyone non SEC...How a 🤡 like him has a platform to spew hate is beyond ridiculous.
BS he coached them terribly. He didn't improve Caleb. ...he was already that dude!!!
Agreed
To the contrary, he's going into a different conference next year. If he is going to be on the same level as Michigan and Ohio State Penn State then he's going to need to beat them and if he can't do that they're going to fire him. I'm not any of those fans but I do know my conference and the schools in my conference next week. Ohio State Michigan play if Ohio State loses that fan base has some legitimately worry about losing Ryan day he could potentially get fired even though he's 50 and 6 as a head coach because he didn't beat his arch rival.
USC doesn't have Top 3 talent. USC needs to recruit better on Defense and the OLine. They over achieved last season.
What happens next year without Caleb Williams when this year was 7-5?
When I saw the Green Wave was going to play USC in the Bowl game, I was hoping Tulane could possibly make it to 21 points,in my heart I knew it was going to be USC 55 Tulane 6, I was wrong. Thank-you Lord. What a Glorious Win; the Green Wave rolled.
USC does NOT have "top 3" talent. Jesus, Finebaum really has an axe to grind with Lincoln doesn't he?