Billy Napier has been house hunting in the Hollywood Hills all day and is having dinner in Malibu tonight with Marcus Allen, Matt Leinart, and Reggie Bush to sign the contract.Quote:
Originally Posted by PMDawg
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Billy Napier has been house hunting in the Hollywood Hills all day and is having dinner in Malibu tonight with Marcus Allen, Matt Leinart, and Reggie Bush to sign the contract.Quote:
Originally Posted by PMDawg
Seems like Fickell will at least be in the top 3. Brian Kelly doing solid at ND helps that sell.
Maybe Urban Meyer does the Saban thing.
We mid about JoMo but if Oregon starts to run the table his name will come up.
That's what I think they do. It worked for them with Pete Carroll. I think they try to find a similar type of coach. Kiffin, Coach O, Sark, etc they're all Pete Carroll wannabes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
With the talent there in LA they don't have to go National. If they clean out LA then they can just focus on the best of the rest in California and they'll be loaded.Quote:
Originally Posted by the_real_MSU_is_us
Their problem is they live in the past too much.
If I'm USC Bill O'Brien makes a lot of sense to me right now barring what will be available from the NFL. He has been successful in college as a head coach, has a NFL background and being around Saban will give them the opportunity to update their program from an organizational standpoint.
Saw on Twitter where Mullen told a reporter he would be interested if he was approached. Now it also could be Sexton floating his usual “Mullen needs a raise” type thing…
Rep.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leroy Jenkins
Could be way off, but USC is almost like a west coast Tennessee. Time has moved on, whether their fans know it or not.
Yeah. He's planning his escape to the NFL right on cue.Quote:
Originally Posted by TNDawg35
The biggest difference is the talent pool is infinitely better than Tennessee and it's not even close.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeltaChicagoDog
There is no FBS school more arrogant and condescending to its fan base than USC. Before Pete Carroll, USC would have 38,000 attending a 94,000 seat venue in very populated Los Angeles. USC as an institution did nothing for football excellence, Pete Carroll did. The arrogant assholes that oversee the campus were jealous of Pete. The fans have observed this for many decades and are well versed in the status quo in Los Angeles. When you look at a rivalry between Miss St and Ole Miss, it is sports orientated. USC is so dirty, to its fan-base and community, in its own way that it would make Ole Miss misgivings look like church mice?Quote:
Originally Posted by DeltaChicagoDog
Or the Petrino thing. Say I Fuced up and am out of here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irondawg
The biggest difference is the talent pool is infinitely better than Tennessee and it's not even close.[/QUOTE]
Point taken. Has the administration or booster network become that disorganized when it comes to recruiting, or has past glory obscured their view of what it takes to be competitive in the current college football landscape, not unlike what Coach Norm was saying?
This gives recruits optimismQuote:
Originally Posted by the_real_MSU_is_us
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"We shall see said the zen master" Charlie Wilson's WarQuote:
Originally Posted by ShotgunDawg
I respectfully disagree, I think they are going to give some good teams fits.
USC. Easier competition, better pedigree, and believe it or not, Southern California is better than anything in the Southeast overall.Quote:
Originally Posted by ShotgunDawg
Sure you have to deal with taxes.
Sure you have to deal with regulations.
But overall, being a millionaire in Southern California is probably pretty damn nice. The weather is definitely better.
Those sweaters are just..... perfect.Quote:
Originally Posted by BrunswickDawg
Nope...that train has left the station...or rather the plane left without Kiffin on it
He's is making his excuse for when they get folded over like a ragdoll this weekend.Quote:
Originally Posted by TNDawg35
I bet they win 9 maybe 10 this yearQuote:
Originally Posted by ShotgunDawg
No they aren't. There is more talent in LA than in the whole state of Tennessee, WAY more. They could recruit ONLY in LA county and still have a shot at a natty.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeltaChicagoDog
Hogwash. SC was big in football long before Pete Carroll and will be again.Quote:
Originally Posted by coachnorm
The biggest difference is the talent pool is infinitely better than Tennessee and it's not even close.[/QUOTE]Quote:
Originally Posted by Liverpooldawg
I'll ask again: Point taken. Has the administration or booster network become that disorganized when it comes to recruiting, or has past glory obscured their view of what it takes to be competitive in the current college football landscape, not unlike what Coach Norm was saying?
Genuine question: what's the problem at USC?
Most of these coaches want to win a championship, and for that, LSU is still a better job. For a normal person (which probably means "not suited to be a great college football coach"), USC should be a better job.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord McBuckethead
As a Texans fan, As long as you keep Bill away from player trade decisions, he's a good coach. (the Hopkins "trade" is the worst deal in Pro sports history)
I'll ask again: Point taken. Has the administration or booster network become that disorganized when it comes to recruiting, or has past glory obscured their view of what it takes to be competitive in the current college football landscape, not unlike what Coach Norm was saying?Quote:
Originally Posted by DeltaChicagoDog
Genuine question: what's the problem at USC?[/QUOTE]
They got absolutely hammered by the NCAA. That was probably the last time the NCAA will ever be able to hand out something like that. They were down to something like 40 scholarship players at one time. It takes time, even for them, to recover from that. They have been playing safe since and Helton was part of that. This firing basically says they are getting serious again.
I'll ask again: Point taken. Has the administration or booster network become that disorganized when it comes to recruiting, or has past glory obscured their view of what it takes to be competitive in the current college football landscape, not unlike what Coach Norm was saying?Quote:
Originally Posted by DeltaChicagoDog
Genuine question: what's the problem at USC?[/QUOTE]
USC has too many distractions that makes it a boatload of money. It is focused on its medical facilities that are profitable. Hollywood gives it profits. Engineering research and development gives it profits. Overseas investments give USC profits. Real Estate acquisitions in South Central LA make huge profits for the university. Athletic are not seen as a profit maker worthy of great effort. USC will rake in money if the World Cup or Olympics come to LA because of basic ownership of the Coliseum. To put it in a USC perspective, football is low on its priorities, too much money making elsewhere. The coaching change happened because a huge money holder affiliated with the university issued a directive and USC complied.
A few things. One I remember how bad of an OC he was at Colorado. Two. Mahomes ain't walking through that door. Three WCO tree is his background tough sell there . Four I go back to those Colorado days maybe why no NFL job has taken him. Just a thought hereQuote:
Originally Posted by ShotgunDawg
I?m trying to think through how many NFL OC types that have MVP caliber QBs have ended up working out well lately. Most of the ones I can think of were humbled pretty quickly.
Probably even fewer where the HC is also the OC. Might have to look more closely at that soon.
Nothing like having to walk through piles of Sh** or past skid row when you want to take the family for a nice downtown stroll or better yet sitting in traffic for 17 hours to get 12 miles down the road for a nice dinner out.***Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord McBuckethead
Guess it depends on what you enjoy, give me an outdoor setting with actual trees, pastures, ag fields, lakes, rivers and small town people any day over a city built on a desert filled with 100K plus homeless people living in tent towns in a city that allows people to steal from stores as long as the dollar amount is under a certain number.
Leftwich is interesting and you?d have to dig deep on that one. Arians is really high on him and gives him a ton of praise. But Arians is another offensive coach so you have to figure out if it?s him or Leftwich really doing the OC work. He also has Tom Brady.
I?m betting Carson Palmer can help them out there since Leftwich I believe was his qb coach a year or 2 with Arizona.
Never know these days.Quote:
Originally Posted by bulldawg28
Would be horrendous if they hired some one without head coaching experienceQuote:
Originally Posted by Irondawg
Probably still a top 10 job
https://dailytrojan.com/2019/04/16/l...usc-expansion/Quote:
Originally Posted by BB30
There are no piles of Sh** in the immediate area of USC. The article shows the gentrification of that area. Simply, affiliates take a freeway to campus and away from campus. Those on campus will have first class accommodations. The last thing students want is an outdoor setting, ag fields, trees, pastures etc? The less fortunate in LA are not in the immediate USC area. The beach is what is happening not downtown.
Watch for Joe Brady’s name getting mentioned
They are going to have to start acting like a top ten job if they want a top coach. They have not been paying any better than most Top 30 programs and that's in Southern California where 2 BR house can cost a million bucks with HOA's and high tax rates.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bothrops
They would have to pay 8-10 million a year to be comparable to 6-7 million in lots of places just to justify the cost of living out there. They pay less than most SEC schools. You can buy a million dollar home in most college towns and get a nice place with a view. Out there, it gets you an apartment that comes with $1,000 a month HOA with a street view.
So, no they are not a top ten program until they start acting like one but they could be. They are the premier west coast program with lots of talent surrounding them. I think someone said that every school in contention for a national title this year has a QB from California. That's nuts.
You are sooooo right in your statement. The quarterbacks you stated are not just in California, they lived within a 30 mile radius of the University? Ouch!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hot Rock
He would be an outstanding hire. I just don't think he passes the splash test. I would also worry about recruiting under him.Quote:
Originally Posted by preachermatt83