Los Angeles Times

Commentary: At sagging USC, Lincoln Riley should be on th...

USC is no longer one of the top programs in college football, and Lincoln Riley is a big reason why the Trojans have remained mired in mediocrity.

Article is a fun read as it uses the last 16 years of Trojan mediocre to put things in perspective.

And they don't mention the Ducks once. But we all know they are thinking of us.

"USC has basically become the other USC — a South Carolina-type program filled with big aspirations but average results."

"Most folks think Riley is not on a hot seat because of the untenable cost of his buyout, reportedly in the neighborhood of $80 million."

"Through 40 games, Riley is 26-14. Through 40 games, Clay Helton was 28-12 as a head coach."

6 minutes ago, Charles Fischer said:

"Through 40 games, Riley is 26-14. Through 40 games, Clay Helton was 28-12 as a head coach."

Where are the "Bring back Helton chants?"

One of the problems at USC is that a great many of their fans are mired in the distant past. They believe they are still a top 5 program. Now, they believe that a head coach that has totally flubbed everything over the past 4 years has a chance to take a squad full of retreads and mediocre talent to the playoffs. This USC team does not have one 5 star player on its starting 22. Yet they think they are loaded with championship talent.

Nobody is standing up and demanding excellence. The admin keeps hiring duds without even checking their background.

One small example of how it is.....Oregon stole their outstanding left guard Pregnon for this year......so they went out and hired a player that is nowhere near as good but passable to plug the hole because their OL recruiting has been bad.......and then they forgot to check if he is eligible. They waited til last week to ask. He filed suit last week to get a determination from the ncaa. Who dropped the ball......nobody seems to care or is blamed.

It's over down there.

Truth is Pete C was only hired because the first 2 candidates turned them down.....if not for that strike of lightening the last time they were good was way back in the 70's.

What a mess.

2 hours ago, fred flintstone said:

So they went out and hired a player that is nowhere near as good as Pregnon, but passable to plug the hole because their OL recruiting has been bad.......and then they forgot to check if he is eligible. They waited til last week to ask, and he filed suit last week to get a determination from the NCAA.

I have two reactions...