With each passing week, the peanut gallery criticizing Lane Kiffin gets smaller and it is for good reason. The Trojans have continually improved in every phase of the game. As one of the original critics, I give Kiffin and his coaching staff tremendous credit for properly focusing the Trojans despite not having a bowl to […]
Read moreThe Skinny: USC Needs to Score 35+ for a Victory
Though the coaches are happy USC technically pulled out the victory against ASU, they did allow ASU to have a chance to win the game down the stretch. In order to beat the 15th ranked Wildcats, the Trojans will need to mirror the performance they had against Stanford earlier this year. Despite losing late in […]
Read moreThe Skinny: Trojans Show Improvement
Mike Garrett resurfaces; SC Continues To Improve but is a second tier program; Keys to ASU victory and more! Despite losing by 21 points to what looks like the eventual national champion, the Trojans continue to improve in important areas.
Read moreThe Skinny: Notes and Info On The Kiffin Hire
*Sports Agent Gary Uberstine was extremely influential throughout this coaching search. Uberstine is the agent for Pete Carroll, Lane Kiffin, Steve Sarkisian and Ed Orgeron. He was also indirectly involved in the Jack Del Rio negotiations even though he doesn’t directly represent him. Once negotiations broke down with Del Rio Monday evening, Uberstine and his […]
Read moreThe Skinny: Updated List of Candidates
Two to mark off the list: *Mike Riley: Decided to stay in his hometown and can thank USC for a contract extension taking him through the 2019 season. Oregon State is a great fit for him and he even acknowledges that leaving Oregon State the first time was the worst mistake of his coaching career. […]
Read moreThe Skinny: Riley’s Job to Lose??
The USC Athletic Department needs to take a quick step back and remember John Wooden’s famous quote: “Be Quick but Don’t Hurry”. The day was inevitably going to come that Carroll was going to give the NFL one more shot and it appears upon us. He was never an SC lifer. A great coach that […]
Read moreThe Skinny on USC Hoops: 4 Straight NCAA Tourney Appearances? Your SC Hoops Primer
Though I was a little more optimistic than most of the college basketball media who predicted the Trojans to finish 9th in the Pac-10, I didn’t expect much from a program reeling from an NCAA investigation, the loss of a coach who took them to 3 straight NCAA tourneys (Tim Floyd), the loss of 3 […]
Read moreThe Skinny: Focused Effort Propels SC Past BC
The Trojans ended their season on a high note with a 24-13 victory over Boston College on a cold and rainy night in San Francisco. The disciplined performance (only 6 penalties for 36 yards) while shutting out Boston College in the second half provides the Trojans the positive energy they need going into the offseason. […]
Read moreThe Skinny: Boston College Provides Tailor Made Opponent for USC
A focused Trojan effort should lead the Trojans to a victory over a Boston College team that plays a conservative pro-style offense, fitting right into what USC defends against the best. The Trojans also possess offensive speed, even without RB Joe McKnight and Tight End Anthony McCoy that Boston College has yet to see this […]
Read moreThe Skinny: Trojans Are Playing For A Holiday
For the first time since 2001, the Trojans are not playing its last regular season game for the right to go to a BCS bowl. A Trojan win over Arizona in the Coliseum on Saturday puts them in the Holiday Bowl, most likely against Nebraska. A loss and they fall from a tie for 2nd […]
Read moreThe Skinny: Uncertainty Grips the Battle of Los Angeles
Since 2001, with the exception of one loss, USC has owned the battle of Los Angeles over UCLA in every phase of the game. The total score since 2001 is USC 285 and UCLA 113. The Bruins have not come close to giving the Trojans much of a game in the Coliseum since that time […]
Read moreThe Skinny: Humbled Trojans Lack Hunger, Depth and Experience
The headline of the last Skinny was “It All Comes Down to the Running Game” and boy did it ever. Toby Gerhart and Stanford ran for 325 yards while thoroughly outplaying USC in every phase of the game in a 55-21 blowout of the Trojans. It was the most points ever given up by USC […]
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