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    Whoa! A Championship Coach Being "Left Behind"

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    I wonder why Dabo is so anti-portal...his high school recruiting classes are always in the top 10 (Rivals) so maybe he thinks that's good enough to develop his talent pool via the traditional method.  That being said, his competitors are using the portal to fill in holes (like DL) and passing him by.  Some people are just stubborn I guess.

    When Times Were Better for USC Fans...(This Hasn't Aged Well)

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    On 5/7/2024 at 11:00 AM, Charles Fischer said:

    Quotes like below from the article above never get old...

     

    "Riley might have made appropriate staffing adjustments, but the residue of last year’s failed 8-5 season likely contributed to Harmon choosing Oregon over USC. The Ducks are closer to a national title than the Trojans are. Harmon’s decision can be seen as rational in that context."

     

    Interesting note....the author of the article, a hardcore Trojan, actually shot pictures for FishDuck when we played at USC years ago...  And he is still helping me with quotes like that!

     

    I especially like this quote because it's so brutal and true:

     

    “Is Lincoln Riley really that much better than any other Air Raid coach? Have we been caught up in the idea of Riley being successful those first couple of years (at Oklahoma) and then applied that to years in which his teams look outclassed and outcoached? I honestly don’t know the answer and I suspect I am not alone. Riley looks like a giant mystery right now.”

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    Huffy About Harmon: Try Some Tasty Trojan Tears?

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    On 5/6/2024 at 8:10 AM, David Marsh said:

    And just because a HC hires coordinators well doesn't mean the on field product changes. 

     

    Cristobal hired some great coaches on paper but they never seemed to live up to their pedigrees. Moorehead's offense should have been high flying and high scoring and it was neither. DeRuyter has a track record to fielding solid defenses and with the Ducks his defense was average. 

     

    So we'll have to wait and see on if Riley actually follows through. Hopefully he doesn't.... It's more fun that way. 

    Exactly!  DL is a defensive guy but you can absolutely tell he divides his attention equally between the defense and offense, he wants to understand everything in detail.  LR has always been about offense and has never appeared interested about anything else, based on historical defensive stats on his teams it's obvious he never properly supported his DCs or cared to be involved on that side of the ball.

    Huffy About Harmon: Try Some Tasty Trojan Tears?

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    On 5/6/2024 at 7:35 AM, NJDuck said:

     

     

    USC's defensive staff is of course better than the previous one (there was no where else to go but up).  But the state of their defensive roster is so bad it's going to take multiple seasons to fix it....assuming LR still has a job by then since fan patience will wear thin if he continues having mediocre 7-8 win seasons.

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    Huffy About Harmon: Try Some Tasty Trojan Tears?

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    On 5/5/2024 at 11:14 AM, JabbaNoBargain said:

    Dude revealed he does actually think 5 or 6 losses are possible even if he’s not predicting it. Looking at their schedule, I agree. 

    Oh I'm almost certain they'll get 6 losses this upcoming season.  They were already mediocre with Caleb Williams, now they have to rely on Miller Moss who didn't look that great in the Spring game.

     

    Some of the comments for that video are hilarious...

    "Great Move SC 💯 Don't Pay This Cat Anything, Way Too Much 💰, For A One Season Rental , Let Him Go Elsewhere"

     

    "I think usc is in a much better spot than last year. People are forgetting USC was not even a top 100 defense last year and they played a lot of 275lb interor D-linemen. Only Bear and Barrs were 300ish and up. Also i think Lucas can play DT if they want him to. He was in the 290s last spring before coaches had him cut to 260ish"

     

    "Ben Roberts is available in the transfer portal. He's a solid nt, and we could get several players like him in the rotation from the Group of 5 level."

     

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    Comparing the Ceiling of Our Offense: Bo Nix vs. Dillon Gabriel

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    I do think Gabriel's ceiling is lower than Bo's.  That being said, the offense will look a bit different with him running it given that he's truly a dual threat QB.  We might see the offense revert more into a similar look that we saw in DL's first season with Dillingham managing the scheme, significantly more running by Gabriel than we saw Nix do last season.  That being said, he's a more than competent passer and I wouldn't be surprised if he floated around that 4k passing mark with around 400+ rush yards (Bo had over 4.5k passing yards last season for reference).

    Is Bo Nix Being Punished for Oregon's Offense?

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    Interesting article here.  It says don't be surprised if the LA Rams take Bo at #19.  Sean McVay needs a successor to Matthew Stafford so it would benefit Nix to sit and learn from a guy like him for a couple seasons.  Plus evidently there's a Nix family connection with the current Rams GM.

     

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    favicon_2-3c2b63dbd5e0b19d46e630e3ca0b8f92.ico Bo Nix draft rumors have Oregon QB tied inescapably to one team

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    Former Oregon and Auburn quarterback Bo Nix is one of the most polarizing quarterbacks in the 2024 NFL Draft. He may have starting experience out the wazoo, but

     

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