Reply To: My Issue With CLR

Much as I like the guy.  I’ll counter.

If I see another ineligible center downfield wandering around.  Bringing back another td or 40 yard gain.  I’m going to pour salt in my eyes.  3 this season is 3 too many

he’s boring and he’s a liar   He’s paranoid and we learn nothing from him   And whatever   His job is to win   Not entertain   But he’s not entertaining   At all   And his post game press conferences suck

recruiting so cal was chads idea   Probably actually the original Chad  the wr coach   Then Bowen    Riley was coming up to speed in this new era way too slowly  good for UsC to see that and act on it

Run game tomato tomahto   I think what he can’t or hasn’t coached so far is the short run game  and I believe that’s largely the fault of the shot gun and trying to run short yardage out of it

If you take out the patsies this team averages 31 points a game  and I think they have about 3-4 pick 6 this year   Fitzgerald I think has 2 and the fat kid had one   Might have had one more   Take those out and they’re at 28 a game offensively against real teams   Not great

Defense  key word was best of his tenure but still room to improve   I agree but it’s way better   We never saw shut outs in a half or 3 points allowed to teams like Nebraska Iowa northwestern   Physical teams   So that’s a plus

USC plays base to start and as the game wears on they do mix scheme and blitzes up   I assume they want to see the opponents whole playbook against their base before they go start taking chances Willy nilly  once you know what an opponent will do when you show them personnel and formation combinations it becomes easier to risk things later   Every scheme and every blitz involves exposing yourself somewhere     If you know how the opponent will react then you can chose a package where they’re not attacking your under belly

USC scored more points against Iowa than Oregon  in worse weather   And held Iowa to similar offensive output    They scored 3 times each game. The difference is they got a fg versus a td v usc and at the end of the game they went for 2 and failed   Ultimately costing them the game   Didn’t need to against usc   They scored 9 on a fg and td versus Oregon in the 4q

I don’t expect USC to beat UO and I don’t think it will be close   But I’m seeing stuff like the Michigan game   The recruiting class   The road win v Neb    And this brutal wet war yesterday.  IOW has lost to Oregon and Indiana.  Two really good teams.  20-15 to Indiana and they were ahead in the 4th.

so stuff doesn’t happen all at once but I think you have to ask.  Is progress being made on both sides of the ball?   I’d say given the OL and RB injuries and lack of depth. Yes.  If progress being made defensively?  Yes.   Is the coaching good?  I think so. We all second guess but I see talent being developed.  And last.  Is talent being brought on campus and developed.  I’d yes a measured yes.  It takes 3 years and USC got religion about a year ago.