Category: Sport
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There’s been several questions about who will become USC’s recruiting coordinator? There’s a quick two-word answer to this question: Who cares? Recruiting coordinators fill an administrative role. Players don’t come to USC because of a recruiting coordinator. Did Reggie Bush or Matt Leinart ever mention the recruiting coordinators as the key to their decisions? Players…
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Lane Kiffin is now the youngest head coach in the NFL at 31. Something that we’re sure to hear plenty about, once the “first black coach Super Bowl” talk dies down around August. We’re stoked for Lane, and hope he excels at his new position. And while we’re sure many doubters will bet against him,…
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Sarkisian will take control of USC’s offense. Coach’s son to replace Kiffin as recruiting coordinator. The post-Lane Kiffin era at USC began Tuesday as the Trojans’ former offensive coordinator was introduced as the Oakland Raiders head coach and Pete Carroll began to shuffle his staff.
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Former Nebraska kicker Jordan Congdon met with USC coach Pete Carroll on Monday with the intention of walking on to the team next season and possibly earning a scholarship. “He’s deciding about transferring and giving us strong consideration,’’ Carroll said. “He’s trying to get into school as a walk-on.’’
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NOTE: If you don’t watch House, check the first comment on this post for an explanation of each character. Open on the pregame festivities at Super Bowl XLI in Miami. Peyton Manning and Brian Urlacher greet at midfield to share a handshake. Peyton: Good luck out there today. Urlacher: You too. Just then, Urlacher starts…
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USC assistant head coach Steve Sarkisian will call plays for the Trojans next season with Lane Kiffin going to the Raiders. Sarkisian will be granted complete control of the offense following the Raiders’ surprising hire of Kiffin, who is only 31-years-old and never coached in the NFL. “(Sarkisian) is going to assume all of the…
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A kind soul has posted a You Tube video containing random photos of ESPN’s Erin Andrews, a Wiz favorite. God bless this person, and God bless the Midwest Correspondent for bringing this to our attention.
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Terrific find by The 12th Manchild. The University of Texas is suing Aggieland Outfitters for allegedly manipulating the Texas Longhorn silhouette on its products. Merchandise with the logo has been sold since 1997, according to Texas A&M student newspaper The Battalion, and there have not been any complaints until now. The suit was filed Dec.…
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Lane Kiffin haters rejoice — the Trojans’ offensive coordinator has been tapped by Al Davis to replace Art Shell as head coach of the Oakland Raiders. USC’s Steve Sarkisian was considered the front-runner for the job, but removed himself from consideration last week. But apparently Al Davis had a hankerin’ for some Trojan coaching, and…
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Six years ago it was an accomplishment when the USC Football team cracked the top 25 in the national polls. Now, the Men of Troy basketball team is on the national radar–entering the polls at number 25 in the AP and just on the bubble of the Coaches’ poll. In fact, half of the Pac…
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Two founders of NETeller Pic, a payment processor for gambling sites, were arrested last week on U.S. charges that they transferred billions of dollars from American citizens to overseas companies. Stephen Lawrence was arrested in the U.S. Virgin Islands and John Lefebvre was arrested in Malibu. Both men are Canadian citizens. Andrew Beyer, writing in…
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You can’t expect me to mention Southern Cal without posting a Song Girl picture, can you? I know, I know, everyone wants a piece of the Trojans these days, but I want to see them on the schedule because there’s actually a good bit of history between the two programs. Unlike several other big name…
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