There are few teams I like to see lose more than I like to see USC lose. Sorry, Trojan fans. So, this weekend was pretty glorious from my standpoint. Oregon warmly welcomed USC into Autzen Stadium, and then proceeded to hand them their asses on a plate, winning 47 – 20.
Yes, you read that correctly. Forty-seven points. That’s the most points USC has ever given up since a very high-scoring game at UCLA in 1996. The entire Oregon team was on fire, but the major difference in this game was quarterback Jeremiah Masoli. He had 222 passing yards, 164 rushing …read more

USC’s Pete Carroll is known as a coach who takes risks. After losing his golden boy Mark Sanchez to the NFL after just one year as the Trojan’s leader, he was presented with a choice: does he put his faith in Aaron Corp, the returning player with the most experience…or does he put he start Mitch Mustain, a transfer who is probably talented enough to be the easy starter choice at most other Pac-10 schools…or does he embrace Matt Barkley, a freshman with no experience, but with enough talent and skill to keep up with Corp at practice?
Today, Carroll announced …read more

Just in case you can’t get enough of USC’s head coach Pete Carroll and his awesome “we’re better than you” attitude, he’s writing a new book, due out…well, sometime in the future. No date’s been announced yet.
Carroll’s new book will have “previously untold details and anecdotes about USC football,” as well as information about leadership, team-building advice, and off-field activities.
The name of the book? Win Forever. Sigh. Are you really surprised at that one?
As much as I hate USC (give me a break, I’m a Big Ten fan), I will say that I love the fact that Carroll will be …read more

College football recruiting is one thing – a college career and eventual NFL is something completely different. Every year, Rivals.com comes up with their list of the top 100 high school recruits, but how well do these players actually do in college and beyond? Let’s take a walk down memory lane and look at the top prospects of 2004.
This year, there’s so much need for a lot of teams that the draft is somewhat up in the air, but I’d bet my money on Keith Rivers going in the top 15 – maybe even the top 10. Rivers is another …read more

…but it was dicey there for awhile. The team’s charter plane was in trouble when it hit a thunderstorm in Indiana and the pilot decided to try to land. After a landing attempt caused the plane to plummet as lightening flashed around them. The 125 Trojan players and coaches landed safely about 20 minutes later.
During the harrowing event, a few of the players were thrown out of their seats and one player, who was eating a popsicle, had the stick jammed into his mouth. Other than that, the team is fine. Thank goodness.
You can read more about the nose dive …read more

Stanford 24, USC 23.
You must be joking, right? Nope. USC just took it up the butt.
It what must have seemed like a bad dream to USC Coach Pete Carroll , the Stanford Cardinal rallied and to score 17 points in the fourth quarter, including the game-winning touchdown. USC QB John David Booty can actually be credited for that touchdown, having turned the ball over four times. I don’t totally blame Booty for the ass-raping, though. He was just the lube. The whole team bent over for this one, playing more like Notre Dame than a Bowl contender. The game …read more