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Opening the mailbag: Impressions of spring

Got bogged down on Friday, so this mailbag fermented over the weekend. To the notes. Jason from the Bay Area writes: So having seen most of the Pac-10 this spring, what are your impressions? Ted Miller: Obviously, we’ll have more on this going forward with a spring wrapup, but here are some quick hits. My […]

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HIGHLIGHTS: Washington 2009

What a surprise! USC had another post-big game letdown entering Pac10 play. Don’t go into hibernation just yet; there are positives to be taken away from this game shown in the highlights. Joe McKnight rushed for 100 yards on 11 carries, upping his current season total rush yards to 305. Could he be the first […]

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TrojanWire Thoughts of the Day: 9-11-09

(Photo by Icon Sports Media) USC will be tested all year. Saturday is their first test. They have to travel to a hostile environment to play a worthy opponent. What will the outcome be? Your guess is as good as mine. But the Trojans always come to play on Saturday. If they can limit mistakes […]

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TNYC Idaho Review

Here are my thoughts on last night’s game: Positive – Running Game I liked what I saw from the running game.  I was hesitant after the Fall Scrimmage to anoint Stafon the lead back, but after last night’s game I believe he should get equal time with CW.  He showed great patience, ability to break […]

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Ed Orgeron Goes to Ole Miss

No doubt Carroll has new help lined up for every assistant coach position, but losing Ed Orgeron is still a huge blow to the program. Not only has he been the most charismatic guy at USC the past 6 years, but since 2001, the coach of defensive linemen (the likes of Kenechi Udeze, Omar Nazel, […]

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Trojan D bringing it

I could go on all day about how epic the Trojan defense has been this year, but why bother?  The numbers speak for themselves: The Trojans have allowed just 11.6 points per game, with two shutouts, and are on pace to finish with the best points-allowed average since 1967 (7.9 points per game). <a href="http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6562561/&quot; […]

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