Until Thursday, the USC football team hadnât played a game for exactly 250 days. Long time, isnât it? Dec. 26, 2009 to Sept. 2, 2010.
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Young secondary needs to grow up fast
It sets up like a scene from a Road Runner cartoon. Wile E. Coyote, the ever-so-cunning and physically superior beast constructs an apparently flawless contraption on the side of a mountain complete with a slingshot, boulders from the set of Raiders of the Lost Ark and 20 sticks of ACME dynamite to catch the speedy [...]
Read the rest of this article »Robey finds strength in challenges
Scandal, sanctions and uncertainty. These are the labels Thursday nightâs ESPN broadcasters will use to try to convince you that No. 14 USCâs season will not go so smoothly. Although stories of controversy, instability and turmoil make for a catchy headline, an entertaining talking point during introductions or a time-filler in case the Warriors fail [...]
Read the rest of this article »Bradfordâs progress again halted by injury
Just when Bradford seemed so close, it all could be slipping away.
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Three days from now, the young, talented and completely unproven USC football team will take the field in Honolulu, Hawaii for its first game since the purging that took place earlier this year, which removed coaches, athletic directors and any chance of a BCS bowl (or any bowl, for that matter) appearance. Only a select [...]
Read the rest of this article »Sanctions wonât kill Trojans financially
Follow the money. That was the directive given by the mysterious Deep Throat to Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward in the film version of All the Presidentâs Men, the account of how two journalists uncovered one of our nationâs most infamous political scandals. Although the recent NCAA sanctions on USC athletics pale in comparison to [...]
Read the rest of this article »There are more labels being put on the year 2010 than colors in Dennis Rodmanâs hair. According to the Chinese calendar, 2010 is the Year of the Tiger (apparently Mr. Woods didnât get that message). The Christian Science Monitor says 2010 is the year of the global insurrection (whatever that means). In 1984, Hollywood made [...]
Read the rest of this article »Feverish loyalty should be rewarded
Letâs be honest; there hasnât been a busier man in Southern California over the past month than new Athletic Director Pat Haden. For a man thrust into the responsibility of reinvigorating a program that has lost some of its prestige and luster the past year, the former Rhodes Scholar has taken the bull by the [...]
Read the rest of this article »With Kiffin comes culture change
Lane Kiffin stood there with his arms crossed, surrounded by the typical frenzy of reporters, his face serious, his answers succinct. It was early August. The first official practice of training camp had just been completed. The new USC coach spoke in a business-like tone to a handful of reporters. A smile didnât dare threaten [...]
Read the rest of this article »Long term hopes not dashed by sanctions
Hey, Trojan fans â do you remember where you were when you found out that your favorite football team would be banned from the postseason for the next two years? It happened around mid-day on June 10. Midwesterners and West Coasters, you probably found out right around lunchtime on that Thursday from â well, you [...]
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