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The ultimate Ultimate Race

Luke Cyphers

...promised to be an ugly, enduring and utterly entertaining rivalry, a la Auburn vs. Alabama, UCLA vs. USC and Limbaugh vs. 75% of the United States. There was just no telling when the world would...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 02, 2009

Interesting Debate -- Better Recruiter, John Calipari or Pete Carroll?

Ted Bauer

...John Wall. UK suddenly seems loaded. Carroll pretty much gets everyone west of Texas to come to USC. Interestingly, both also "failed" (loose term) in the pros. So, insofar as you can compare recruiting in...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 20, 2009

The NCAA's Taming of Twitter

Ryan Corazza

...the compliance officer told us. So, are any coaches actually replying? Yes, they are. One recent example: USC head football coach Pete Carroll had a back and forth with the official Lakers Twitter account last...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 20, 2009

Life of Reilly

Rick Reilly, ESPN The Magazine

Here's my solution for fixing baseball: put me in charge.

Story | May 19, 2009

The Morning According to Us

Paul Kix

...of riches doesn't end with Joe Montana. Oaks Christian defensive coordinator Clay Matthews -- All-American at USC, 18 years in the NFL -- won't be able to coach this year. Clay Jr. is now...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 18, 2009

Twitter enters recruiting fold

Ryan Corazza

...chooses after the tweet is published, receive a direct message from the coach: If you come to USC, you can hang out with Will. What are you waiting for? After the NCAA approved direct messaging...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 15, 2009

The Morning According to Us

Chris Sprow

A thousand bucks? Seriously…one thousand dollars? Ha! That has to be going through the minds of hundreds of college coaches everywhere today w...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 13, 2009

Semi-Interesting: Lady Antebellum, Aaron Rodgers and Favre

Ted Bauer

...I run to." Ha. C'mon. Now if only Lady Antebellum writes a song about Cal over USC in 2003, everything'll come full circle

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 12, 2009

The Gamer: A few words with Mark Sanchez

...And Sanchez admits that while he wasn't the best at NCAA Football 09, everyone in the USC locker room would constantly talk about their player ratings. "It's like a competition among the players...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 05, 2009

Found Item: Star Wars and Sports

Ted Bauer

Today is 'Star Wars Day.' See: May 4th. 'May the 4th Be With You' = 'May the Force Be With You.' Fun. Here's one of the coolest Star Wars/sports cross...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 04, 2009

Lunch Links

Paul Kix and Ethan Trex

...Mike Vick. The Bengals on Hard Knocks? Let the madness begin! It was inevitable. David Beckham: designer. USC loses a top recruit. Ouch. Yankee Stadium just got a little cheaper

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 29, 2009

The Morning According to Us

Chris Sprow

...meaningful games than a high school football player has -- and there's the raw subjectivity factor. If USC is even interested in a kid, his rating will rise. Ask any independent evaluator and they'll...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 28, 2009

The Morning According to Us

Paul Kix

...will make fun of you for one week. Well, and celebrate you too. Paul Salata, a former USC standout, hosts something called Irrelevant Week each year. For the uninitiated: Now in its 33rd year, Irrelevant...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 27, 2009

Twackle Gets in the Game

Ryan Corazza

...exploded in recent months, there's a limited pool of collegiate coaches on the micro-blogging platform. USC's Pete Carroll is the biggest name, but after him, there's not much to wet your...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 22, 2009

Lunch Links

Paul Kix and Ethan Trex

...Sands, which goes through the Sahara. Is Greg Paulus going to play for Michigan? NYT looks at USC's QB battle. At Citi Field, the rich really aren't like the rest of us...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 15, 2009