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If Riley wants USC and the Coliseum to be" The Mecca" of college football, then great. Madison Square Garden and the Knicks have long been called "The Mecca" of basketball. The Knicks haven't won a championship since Walt Frazier and Willis Reed were playing in 1973, Or how about "America's Team" the Dallas Cowboys, no Super Bowl win for them since 1995. Coaches all talk optimistically about how things are going to be great. USC, LA, the hype is in overdrive. and as Haywarduck has observed, expect the Trojans to lead the Pre-season Parade.

An impressive list, any of those would be a great hire, which is what Mario has done to fill a Coordinator's spot. If Mastro does do the heavy lifting while Moorhead transitions to Akron, that could put him in a good position to assume the role permanently.

Montana isn't a very good basketball team. But Oregon did what it had to do in this game, including overcoming a 6-0 deficit to start the game. The team looked much more active and enthusiastic. Hopefully what happened in Vegas stays in Vegas.

It seems that rather than your "bad", it must not have been much of a renovation.

Oregon leads Montana, 46-24 at halftime. The Ducks are shooting 63.0 % from the field, 50.0 % on 3's, Free throws, 70.0 % and have 4 TO's.

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Pair of 4-Star Oregon Recruits willing to Look at USC after Lincoln Riley Hire Ducks Wire Zachary Neel

Good stuff. A look at where the Ducks are now, and optimistic about next year.

A lot of the entertaining part of it was, that while it wasn't the up tempo Kelly style offense, it also wasn't monotonous, plodding and predictable. There was a rhythm and a flow, the next play wasn't obvious.

USC needed a Riley size coach this time, Helton had eroded the program to a level that couldn't survive unless it got a big name to lead it, and USC is well aware of Oregon's presence. Columnists and former players called USC out for "Letting" Oregon take recruits from their backyard. Rily is a coach that will have the SoCal kids enthusiastic about USC again after Helton, but Oregon isn't just going to stop recruiting there. or anywhere else because Riley is at USC now.

He did tell everybody that he wasn't taking the LSU job. Report details how much Lincoln Riley blindsided Oklahoma in exit Larry Brown Sports Grey Papke

It is a USC site, so not completely unexpected. I agree that USC has work to do, but replacing Helton with Riley is huge. Throughout his time at USC, Helton seemed to be an Interim coach. The players certainly wouldn't run through a wall for him, and recruiting suffered, Riley creates excitement, recruiting will pick up and USC will be contending soon.

I think he will and will be the best QB that SC has had in years, Leinart, Sanchez, Barkley, none of them are as good as Williams. And Rattler isn't as good as Williams, but would be the best QB at Oregon.

I'm not sure he would have predicted winning the championship. But getting to the Playoff?

I would bet on it, and might that send Dart to the Portal? That was good writing by Zemeck, objective look at what USC is now, and an acknowledgement that Riley's hire was mandatory if USC wants to stop Oregon's dominance of the conference since the Carrol years.

There might be, but some time has gone by and should Mullens offer Helfrich the job, he might take it, and I'm in the group that would be thrilled. MH failed miserably as the head coach, but he was just as good as the OC,

Lincoln Riley is a big step up from Clay Helton, but USC shouldn't be making room for Trophy's just yet. Canzano: USC made a big hire, but let's pump the brakes on crowningthe Trojans Pac-12 Champs Oregon Live John Canzano

Oklahoma is going to lose the best of their prospects to USC with Riley, they're going to the SEC next year. The pitch to a new coach to want to take that on is going to be fascinating. Right now, the disaster that is Texas could look better?

These seem to make more sense. Or they could try this