Photo Credit: Jerry Ting/Neon Tommy. Originally posted at TrojanWire: A few seasons ago USC earned the top spot in the preseason polls thanks to the belief that quarterback Matt Barkley, and receivers Marquise Lee and Robert Woods would form a dominant offense. But not only did that team disappoint, but last season the Trojans struggled […]
Read moreJim Harbaugh Chases Pete Carroll to the NFC West
Stanford’s head coach gets the chance to renew his rivalry with Pete Carroll in the NFL’s lowliest conference.
Read moreRick Reilly Defends Lane Kiffin
(Photo by Icon Sports Media) ESPN’s Rick Reilly recently wrote an article in an attempt to defend Lane Kiffin from all the bad press he has received the past few years. This is what Reilly wrote about the Titans’ lawsuit against Kiffin: The lawsuit is phonier than Tori Spelling, of course. Pola, who played at […]
Read moreConference Picks
My predicted conference champions: SEC: Alabama Pac-10: Stanford Big Ten: Ohio State ACC: Miami Big 12: Texas Big East: Cincinnati Mountain West: TCU WAC: Boise State CUSA: Houston MAC: Temple Sunbelt: Middle Tennessee State
Read moreHP’s Preseason Top 10 Teams
1. Texas 2. Miami 3. Alabama 4. Boise State 5. Ohio State 6. TCU 7. Arkansas 8. Florida 9. Oklahoma 10. Stanford Just missed the cut: Virginia Tech, Auburn, Oregon, Cincinnati, Nebraska, Florida State, Wisconsin, Georgia, Houston, Notre Dame
Read moreTrojan DePo: The Tao of Pete
TrojanWire’s Devon Pollard poses with Seattle head coach Pete Carroll following ESPN’s Lunch with a Legend radio broadcast at Morton’s the Steakhouse in Santa Ana. Reggie Bush aside, Pete Carroll stands as one of the most polarizing figures among the USC population. To many, he’s like the dad that ran out on the family just […]
Read moreMy Pac-12
Here’s how I would divide the Pac-12, which means no chance it will happen: North Division: Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, Washington State, Colorado, Utah. South Division: USC, UCLA, Cal, Stanford, Arizona, Arizona State. Like I said, no chance.
Read moreIs Now the Time for a USC QB to Win a Super Bowl Ring?
UCLA has Troy Aikman, Notre Dame has Joe Montana, Stanford has John Elway, and USC has…Ron Johnson. Well, he didn’t actually play in Super Bowl XXXVII, but he has a ring! That counts, right? It’s a constant taunt from USC’s rivals. Despite the Trojans’ success in pumping first class, Super Bowl caliber running backs, linebackers, […]
Read moreSports’ local economic impact
Sporting events contributed $4.2 billion in economic impact in the Southern California/Orange County area in 2009 and had a combined attendance of 20.8 million spectators, according to a study of 55 local sports organizations (including USC) released today by the Los Angeles Sports Council and Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. According to the study, […]
Read moreFootball weekender info
If you’re going on the road this year to watch the Trojan football team play, here is the official information from the USC Alumni Association about the 2010 USC Football Weekenders. Included are details about the alumni host hotels (with special USC rates), pep rallies and other events surrounding each game. USC’s 2010 road schedule: […]
Read moreFour Pac-10 players on Kiper’s big board
Two Pac-10 quarterbacks top Mel Kiper’s “Big Board,” while three other conference players rank among his top-25. Kiper rates Washington’s Jake Locker No. 1 overall and Stanford’s Andrew Luck No. 2. His analysis of Locker: “All the physical tools — size, arm, footwork. Accuracy should improve.” And Luck: “Great arm, NFL smarts, solid footwork. Protoypical […]
Read moreExpansion and the ‘superconference’: A very long love story
The Big Ten and Pac-10 both want to expand — the Big Ten is beginning to sound very, very certain about it — and when they do, certainly you have been made aware by now that Things Will Never Be the Same. If you’ve followed the sport for the last two decades, of course, you’re […]
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