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FRIDAY BLOG: Meanwhile, in L.A....and links

Larry_Williams

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Your humble scribe enjoys using the above image almost as much as your humble TI publisher enjoys using the below image:

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Almost.

Anyway, it seems like a problem with current football analysis (from fans and media) is that nobody is any good. There are probably some teams out there that are actually exceeding expectations, but you'd never know it because everyone is so quick to bury teams for underperforming.

There are some cases, though, that merit the dumpster fire label. Miami would be one. Virginia Tech also. South Carolina? Absolutely.

And now ... USC.

Man oh man.



Pete Thamel of SI assesses the wreckage.

At the LA Coliseum on Thursday night, USC got another reminder of why it should have deviated from Uncle Pete’s coaching tree. As USC wheezed, sputtered and pre-snap retreated its way to a 17–12 loss to pedestrian Washington (3–2), the Trojan faithful saw up-close the coach they let slip away.

Chris Petersen, then at Boise State, interviewed for the USC job following the 2013 season. The USC brass dismissed Petersen as not dynamic enough and too unwilling to handle the media and booster obligations that go hand-in-hand with the biggest football job in Los Angeles.

So USC athletic director Pat Haden went back to the Win Forever well, hiring Steve Sarkisian from Washington as a replacement for his old co-offensive coordinator, Lane Kiffin.

But perhaps more tellingly, USC hired a familiar face from USC’s Never Never Land—a time that USC officials remember more for the wins and attention than the cheating and NCAA sanctions that followed. After a program defining loss filled with bad penalties and questionable game management, it’s clear that USC’s decision to hire Sarkisian has left the Trojans stuck in the past, like Uncle Rico chasing state.

And this. Ouch:

When considering Sarkisian versus Petersen, USC picked hoodies over khakis, sideline volatility over serenity and a coach who has proven he can win on signing day as opposed to league play. USC took Sarkisian with his 35–29 record at Washington over Petersen’s 92–12 at Boise. USC took style over substance, sizzle over steak. They took the comfort of Uncle Pete’s coaching tree over the proven acumen of Coach Pete. While those records are not apples to apples comparisons, we’ve learned at USC that there’s something to be said for having received a driver’s license before taking over a Cadillac program. And, no, winning the Holiday Bowl doesn’t count.

Stewart Mandel says Sark has to go.

If you’re reading this column Friday morning, then USC coach Steve Sarkisian made it through the night with his job intact. Given his athletic director’s track record, that’s no sure thing.

One thing’s for certain, though: Sark After Dark is going to get canceled at some point.

Five games into Sarkisian’s second season, USC is exactly where it was at the end of chronically maligned predecessor Lane Kiffin’s tenure — losing games it has no business losing; wasting another seemingly star-studded lineup.Washington’s improbable 17-12 upset at the Coliseum on Thursday night marked the Trojans’ second Pac-12 home loss already this season and the fifth defeat in Sarkisian’s 12 conference games.

This one, however, was the most damning by far for many reasons, most notably that it came at the hands of Sarkisian’s old team. The sense among many Washington fans nearly two years ago was that the Huskies managed to upgrade coaches when the school lured Chris Petersen from Boise State upon Sarkisian’s departure to USC.

They were right.


Dan Wolken says it's time for SoCal to hire Chip Kelly.

The answer for USC is easy.

Though Chip Kelly is reportedly committed to seeing it through with the Philadelphia Eagles, there would not be a more perfect marriage between team and coach than jumping to the Trojans.

If Kelly could dominate the Pac-12 at Oregon, there is no ceiling on what he could do at USC.

The NCAA penalties that would have made it difficult for a college to hire him are over. When Kelly inevitably returns to the college game, he will instantly have the credibility and cachet to recruit at an even higher level than he ever achieved at Oregon. With the amount of skill in Southern California, USC would instantly return to its rightful place as the most feared program west of Texas.

And given a roster loaded with talented players starving for coaching competence, it wouldn’t take long for USC to get back in national title contention.


-- Mark Schlabach has a really cool story on ... "My God, a Freshman!"

-- Finally, Elle King takes a load off.



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