Three Trojans will be suiting up in Super Bowl XLIV next Sunday in Miami when the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints meet up to decide the NFL championship. Tailback Reggie Bush (New Orleans Saints), defensive lineman Sedrick Ellis (New Orleans Saints) and defensive lineman Fili Moala (Indianapolis Colts) will appear in the game, meaning […]
Read moreClark Judge Wants Pete Carroll to Apologize to Mark Sanchez
Pete Carroll and Mark Sanchez: “It was Carroll who discouraged Sanchez from going pro, saying quarterbacks who leave college early for the pros generally don’t succeed. He had the numbers to prove it, too, pointing out that 62 percent of quarterbacks who leave as underclassmen don’t pan out. ‘The facts are strong against his decision,’ […]
Read morePac-10 games of the decade
Lots of extraordinary games to choose from, as well as many ways to ascribe greatness: the size of the stage, the competitiveness of the game and the overall strangeness. And we made the executive decision not to make this a list of USC upset losses — other than the biggest one of those. 10. Oregon 56, Arizona State […]
Read moreTop 10 Pac-10 players of the decade
The assignment: Rank the top-10 Pac-10 players of the decade. Gulp. The list of folks not on this list includes numerous consensus All-Americans, award winners and record-setting players. So feel free to disagree. And, yes, NFL success sometimes functioned as a tiebreaker, which is why Reggie Williams, Mike Williams, Rien Long, Dave Ball, J.J. Arrington, […]
Read moreLooking back at the Pac-10 decade
The Pac-10 decade started with parity and a rising Northwest. It ended that way, too. In the middle, it was all about the Trojans, with USC winning a pair of national titles — and playing for a third — and at least sharing seven consecutive conference championships. The Pac-10 decade featured a run of remarkable […]
Read moreSome Brief Thoughts on Pete Carroll’s Departure from USC
More photos » Damian Dovarganes – AP Browse more photos » As we move forward I will probably do more in looking back on Pete Carroll’s tenure at USC, but for now I just have some general thoughts as it all sinks in… So, we turn the page on the Pete Carroll era at USC… […]
Read moreKim Kardashian’s Carl’s Jr. Commercial
USC football players have a history with chicks in Carl’s Jr. commercials. Reggie Bush with Kim Kardashian. Matt Leinart with Paris Hilton. Someone could one-up both of them by pursuing Padma Lakshmi. Kim Kardashian advertising the NEW Grilled Chicken Salads at Carl’s Jr. after the jump.
Read moreNotre Dame News and Notes 10/16
There are some interesting stories out there over the past few day that are putting a lot of pressure on Charlie Weis and Notre Dame to beat USC. Moment of truth for Weis, Clausen – Wetzel Notre Dame’s aim: Win USC game to regain name – Dodd Notre Dame and QB Jimmy Clausen must rise […]
Read moreMustain to Play Baseball?
(Photo by Icon Sports Media) As the third string QB on the depth chart, Mitch Mustain is jonesing to get on the field and compete. So he is considering pitching for the Trojans this spring. When asked about this, Mustain said: “I’ve kind of missed baseball. It’s been six years since I played competitively. I’ll […]
Read moreUSC football: Carroll clarifies remark about Barkley
As we all know, USC coach Pete Carroll thinks very highly of freshman quarterback Matt Barkley. But did Carroll go too far Saturday night? Carroll said of Barkley: “He is playing as good of football as anybody we have ever had, already.” Considering that Carroll has had two Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks (Carson Palmer, Matt Leinart) […]
Read moreFight On: Ryan Davidson Tribute
He was, and will always be USC’s luck charm. Ryan was diagnosed with brain cancer at age 6, and became a regular fixture at Trojan games and practices. He passed away in February after a 10 year fight. Pete Carroll and Matt Leinart put together this video which was played in tribute at the Coliseum […]
Read moreWarm thought of the day for Gator haters, courtesy Pete Carroll
When I was writing about Florida’s chances of repeating as mythical champs, it struck me just how similar the Gators were to the last two uber-talented teams who opened the following season No. 1 and seemed destined to repeat: Miami in 2002 and USC in 2005. Like Florida, both teams: • Returned a senior Heisman […]
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