kirklandduck

This USC call in show is so thick with entitlement and hubris I had to turn it off after just 15 minutes. They're completely clueless and OBD lives rent free in their heads.

A Taiwanese news service picked up on the article and put their digital animators to work on it. The result is by far my most favorite retelling of Kaelin Clay's snafu lol

Mario did him dirty with terrible QB development. It felt like he was finally making progress under Dillingham and a bit under Stein. I wouldn’t be surprised if he has a solid season at Tulane.

In other words, a faster version of Royce Freeman? YES PLEASE!

I might check out a couple USC forums to see how much vitriol he's getting for an absolute disaster of a week for recruiting.

Not the first time Oregon swiped the No.1 recruit in Cali! Lincoln Riley must be pooping his pampers right now.

Watching it again there's a hidden little gem at the 0:33 mark. If you look out the office window a tiny UW logo is stuck looking through the window of the building in the distance

Ok I actually laughed out loud at that one, nice!

When Harbaugh left I originally thought they'd take a big hit on defense but since then I've had to re-evaluate that position since they made a very good hire at DC. The offense however will take a step back, primarily because they're having to replace both QB and the OL....that's a lot to adjust to at once. OBD will have to deal with that in 2025.

Trey McNutt would be a big boost to the defensive backfield. I'll take 5* safties any day of the week!

If OBD make the CFP and have a good showing (i.e. win 2-3 games) then I don't doubt recruiting 5* guys will become visibly easier.

These articles are hilarious. They point the blame everywhere except the coaches. USC might very well be somewhat deficient in NIL (ironic given how much money is at that school) but most recruits want solid player development, to win games, AND have some NIL money. Riley's constant ignorance of defense is now catching up to him and it will take years to change that narrative. He needs to put a top 25 defense on that field for at least the next few years before high level defensive recruits take him seriously.

Matayo's on my list of break-out candidates as well. I hope he and Jordon Burch become a terrible two-some this season!

Getting just a couple of those 5* guys would be huge. Dakorien Moore would be awesome to pair with Dallas Wilson for Dante Moore/Austin Novasad/Akili Smith Jr. to target in the next 3+ years. DJ Pickett and/or Trey McNutt would be much needed high end talent in the DB room.

Riley can recruit however it's mostly offensive skill position players. Elite 5* defensive players would have private misgivings about committing to a head coach with a long and consistent history of ignoring that side of the ball, no matter who he hires for a DC.

He might be better served (career-wise) to concentrate on baseball. He's shown some flashes last season that support him becoming a very good linebacker (he'd have an opportunity to show it especially since guys like Bassa are leaving after next season) but he's already at a high level in baseball right now. This kid is seriously talented.

Plus why would they want to be part of a complete defensive rebuild where the HC doesn't really pay attention to that half of the team?

I'd be shocked if he didn't get 1100+ yards this upcoming season. Kid can steamroll with the best of 'em.

It'll be interesting to see what kind of adjustments Will Stein will make to the offense to fit Dillon Gabriel's skillset. He's a dangerous runner so I hope that's a part of the playbook.

It's fun to speculate given how much OBD have going for it right now. But there are still unknowns, the biggest being how quickly Dillon Gabriel gets comfortable with the offense. Let's see how things are going after the first 4 weeks or so.

That probably helps explain the seeming hyperfocus on high end blue chips only. DL and the staff are swinging for the fences and I love it.

I heard that the 2025 class may be smaller than previous years because of how the roster is right now. Can anyone confirm?

This would be the single most impactful thing for the crowds at Autzen. Improving the roads going out so that people exiting the parking lot more quickly has a cascade effect all the way to the stadium itself.

As with any new transfer coming into a new team there's always an adjustment period, that's perfectly normal. But for RJ Young to interpret that as a "struggle" is a real stretch and shows he isn't really familiar with Gabriel or with Oregon as much as he thinks he does.

Great pickup! Physically college ready OT from deep in SEC territory? I'll take those any day of the week!