Season’s end can’t come soon enough for USC
Dear 2010 USC football season: I never thought I’d be asking you this, not after all the good times we’ve had in the past. But, respectfully of course, I have a simple request: Just end already. Look, I knew things were going to be difficult this year. I was prepared for less flash and more [...]
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How things can change in a week. Last week I wrote that USC was on track for a 10-win season and that it would finish the season on a roll much like it has in previous years. Now, everything that seemed so certain a week ago is mired in doubt. Everything changed after the Trojans [...]
Read the rest of this article »Familiar endings await Trojans
For all that was supposed to change for USC this season, this month could be shaping up to be the perfect November Trojan fans are used to. Under Pete Carroll, USC used to own the 11th month of the year. The Trojans were 29-1 in November under Carroll (winning 28 in a row), before Stanford [...]
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The gridlock that is expected from a Congress threatens to make decisive action impossible.
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Plenty of hand-holding harmony occurred in the soon-to-be Pac-12 over the weekend, with the divisional split and revenue-sharing agreement set to take effect next season. California has been split in two, but the rivalries have been maintained. Your annual Weekender plans are safe. It was also decided that revenue from television contracts is going to [...]
Read the rest of this article »Computer-led BCS will always miss the mark
The BCS rankings were released Sunday, and you know what that means: The controversy has begun. It may be a blessing for college football, it may be a curse, who knows? Whatever your take is, the Bowl Controversy Series rankings surely make for the kind of midseason drama that is not possible in any other [...]
Read the rest of this article »Can the Trojans continue to believe?
The Trojans now find themselves on a tipping point where one side leads to a respectable season under unfortunate circumstances and the other leads to complete deterioration.
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If you’ve been watching USC’s defense this season, you’ve probably heard this sound more often than any other: whiff!
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Now that the Trojans have finished off the appetizer portion of their schedule, the real fun begins.
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You’d never know it, but USC is three games into its football season. So that explains the guys in white and cardinal playing on ESPN Saturday against Minnesota. And those same guys jubilantly singing “Fight On” afterward — I guess those must have been Trojans. Still, three games into the season, I can’t help but [...]
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