USCtrojans.com just posted their latest edition of USC football unfiltered featuring Matt Barkley chillaxing on a couch and incoming freshman Cyrus Hobbi doing his best Party Boy impression.
Also pay special attention to Coach Kiffin making sure Barkley is extra comfy in hopes his QB will stop throwing INTs. This must be a dig at the media for the constant criticism they give Barkley for throwing picks in practice.
Enjoy the video after the jump…
Matt Barkley is such an arrogant young man. He reminds me so much of Jimmy Clausen. There can be no doubt that he’ll move on to an NFL career, but unless he can change his attitude there is very little chance that he’ll ever be able to make much of an impact there.
Next year, I expect more of the same. Fairly good numbers, but disappointing production given how hyped he has been. His freshman year, he performed better than most freshman would have, but to start a freshman at quarterback is just one of the dumber things a coach can do. Part of the reason is what you see now. Kiffin says of Barkley, XYZ. In the same moment, Barkley contradicts the coach, saying XYZ is wrong. He has a big arm, no mobility, and only fairly decent accuracy.
Right now, I am fairly confident that USC would be better off with Kessler.
DeTrokery, not only are you a fool to say that USC would be better off with true-freshman Kessler at starting QB, but you contradicted your own prior anti-freshman argument showing yourself to be both a hater and a fool as well.
Let me make it really simple for you.
P1 Barkley is overhyped, and he also has fundamental failings, notably an oversized ego that gets in his way.
P2 Barkley is an upperclassman. The other possible QBs are freshman.
P3 It’s a really, really bad idea to start a freshman as a coach.
C Even though it’s a really, really bad idea to start a freshman, USC would still likely be better off without him.
This is even though “fairly confident” does not a conclusion make, but there it is for the sake of simplicity. I didn’t realize I was being a “hater” or a “fool.” I only meant to be a commenter. Not the next day, the LA Times led with a similar sounding, though much less harsh, story.
The bottom line I am arguing for is that Barkley gets in his own way and his ego has never been more swelled than now. I would agree that it’s a fine line between poise and arrogance, but he’s so over the line toward arrogance that, at this point anyway, it looks quite clear that he’ll never be able to amount to much, either at USC or in the NFL. So I am writing this year off, and eagerly looking forward to 2012!~
You simply need to contrast interviews with Andrew Luck with Barkley’s. Luck has accomplished a whole lot more with a whole lot less, yet he has the total package: he’s smart, humble, and confident, all rolled into one. If Luck’s coach were to explain away his poor performance by stating that he’s tight or whatever, I am quite sure that he’d have the intelligence to agree, even if he didn’t actually feel that way. It’s quite perplexing when you think about it. USC is about as deep as any college team at receiver (and probably deeper than a lot of pro teams) and yet, Barkley’s stats still don’t shine. How would you explain that?
Don’t call me a hater, call me the philosopher. If there is a better answer than the one I have, I am all ears.
MB7 has been over-hyped since the beginning and PC has to be partly blamed for feeding his ego. His fans, apologist will continue defend him and make excuses. The kid wasn’t for the spotlight early on and his arrogance is apparent. Interceptions, although not all his fault, will continue to plague him this season. He will lose 4-5 games and forgo his senior season to go to the NFL as a BUST!!! 5 start hype…
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