Musings from Arledge Solo Edition: How the Grinch Stole a Championship
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- A discussion of USC's defensive woes -- big picture and small.
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Jim Leonard, fmr Wisconsin HC and a well-respected DC who also played in the NFL for 10 years, is available. CA's musings on leadership vis-a-vis what Riley has to do next were splendid.
This was absolutely perfect. Someone please email this to Bohn and Riley. 😏
Arledge is on point! I'm going to be totally honest with you guys. This is how I felt before Lincoln Riley went to USC.. I felt like Caleb Williams was probably the most talented quarterback that Lincoln Riley ever had and I was excited about what he did during his freshman season. I never wanted Lincoln Riley gone... But I definitely wanted him to fire Alex Grinch. He has had 3 different DCs Mike Stoops ruffin McNeil and Alex Grinch.... Eventually he will find the right one right? That's what I hoped for.. B4 he left. Lincoln Riley would be frightening if he ever got a defense. Good luck USC fans. I really hope he doesn't waste Caleb Williams last year.. like he did Jalen hurts Kyler Murray and Baker Mayfield. It sucks to have all of those great QBs and not one playoff victory to show for it. But he is amazing at winning Heisman trophies
A level headed Sooner. Lately, it seems those are few and far between. Great analysis, man. All good points.
This was an outstanding breakdown.
Grinch gotta go. PC, Saban, or any great coach would send a coordinator packing in a heartbeat if their side of the ball wasn't performing to expectations.
This is all too familiar to Sooner fans. Making every other offense look elite when your offense should blow them out. Never being able to put a team away. Second half collapses that lead to at least one regular season loss you shouldn't have and getting beat in big games.
Riley is a gifted offensive mind. But his reluctance to hire a proven defensive coach is mind boggling.
this guy is in your area,
Kurt Mattix, San Diego State
In 2 seasons with the Aztecs, Mattix’s defenses have finished No. 11 and No. 16 in the nation in scoring defense.
Best Musings yet. I figured we just had bad players. I hadn't seen anyone do a really good analysis of our D. Thanks for the time and effort. I now agree that Grinch should be let go. Hate saying that because he does seem like a nice guy that gives it his all. But, leaders have to make decisions for the betterment of the group.
Great take on Grinch's past resume' and USC's terrible defense this year.
A good coach will optimize with what they have. The up and down or no show, non tackling..it’s the coach. The offense was a machine week in and week out. Even marginally better defense would have had the Trojans in the final four.
So true !
So far the best break down of the game
Thank you so much for that analysis. Fire Grinch!
Spot on from your lips to Riley ears 👂 👌
Excellent breakdown leading to a logical conclusion.
Spot on Chris
With already not-deep secondary, he kept applying man-to-man on all crucial plays that alone is mind boggling
Could someone in authority or connection to Bohn or Riley, please make sure they see this thorough musing from Arledge, please!
Time for an executive decision, LR. I understand loyalty, but you have a responsibility to yourself and your stockholders. New, proven DC, with a scheme worthy of the best talent we can acquire. Then, add a dedicated special teams coach. Someone charged with coaching players of their responsibilities. Not a position coach doing double duty. This is Big time football, staff up!
Outstanding observations. I couldn't even question one thing that you had to say. Well Done.
I have always been defense player, DB every player as a different recovery zone but you are so right about the safeties , it's called playing it safe , it won't win you games
Great musings Arledge! Great observations as usual! Hoped to see the defense playing better at the end but they clearly regressed! Coach Riley going to have to make some tough uncomfortable decisions.
Respectfully disagree…this is NOt a tough decision, it’s an obvious one.we need a much better defense, and we can only do that with a much better defensive coordinator.
There…is…no…excuse….for…not…replacing ….grinch…he is NOT the answer, nobody can make that case. End of discussion. We don’t have to vilify Lynch or even believe he is the main problem . There may be more coaches that need to go. But you start with dc as the collapse on defense was so global.
Chris totally agree with every thing you said, BUT let’s be serious -Lincoln Riley’s career is not at stake. He has 110 million guaranteed as long as he doesn’t commit adultery or fail a tox screen. Usc can’t afford to fire him for years , at least 3-5 more. And that’s part of the problem moving forward imo. The key here is Bonn, unless Riley has seen the writing on wall finally…
Chris what also struck me was how our offensive plays seemed so easy to execute.it was like Riley Had the exact play to run at the exact time; Tulane defense was frustrated; they were t out of position, they were just out called.so Riley should know what a well coached tea is capable of,
Love it. Go get em big Chris!
I totally agree with your comments! Unfair to Hesiman CW without a good defense. Pete knew defense and chose the best Offense coach even if they didn't like each other. CW told Riley he has unfinished business - A championship. Media was toxic about defense and top D players want a developmental coach. Grinch has a poor defensive record. OU fans told SC fans when Riley signed.
An Incredibly Accurate and Fair Assessment and what we’ve come to expect from Arledge on a Consistent Basis! Every Point was So Well Articulated and Difficult to Counter if one was to try on behalf of Grinch! I wanted him to be very successful here and to show the Okies they were wrong. His history was an albatross though of future expectations that became All Too Real!
You nailed it. Great analysis and well-researched. Too much offensive talent next year to let the defense be lackluster.
It's obvious what needs to be done. The question is does Riley have the intestinal fortitude to do it.
I'm saying FIRE GRINCH
Youve been saying that for awhile bro, now I completely agree.
@@glennveneracion4844 i knew it was a mistake when Lincoln brought him to LA
@@lavercrawford1150 bro you were right all along. Wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt because of all the bitter boomers chiming in. The regression of the defense towards the end of the season was so evident, that was embarassing.
Even when Grinch had his dogs in at OU he couldn't get them to that championship caliber to match up with the Big Boys and get over that hump. We cannot waste Caleb's last year.
@@glennveneracion4844 that's what i keep telling USC fans that say "its his first year with a defense that doesn't have much talent & depth" which is true but grinch doesn't have a good track record meaning when has grinch ever had a good defensive unit? Never!.. Grinch had good players at ohio state & oklahoma but never put a good defense on the field. Mayb if he changed his scheme, he could become a good defensive coordinator but as of now its not the players its either him or his scheme or both.
@@glennveneracion4844 its like if USC offense wasn't good this year, Lincoln Riley would get a pass because unlike grinch, riley done proved he can put a good offensive team on the field once he get his players & they learn his offense.
Great analysis. Fair points, indeed. I'd add: Teams all season floundered with determining how to slow down Tulane's running back, Tyjae Spears.
I agree with you about the defense, allowing that quick 2 play score. If I were the DC, I would position our cornerbacks and safeties to take away the middle of the field. By doing that, you take away big play ability. Make the QB pass toward the sideline, and make the sideline an extra defender as well. Make them pass and dink, and take time off the clock.
Well done Arledge, well 👏 done!!
Thank you for telling it like it is. Not like some of these other clowns trying to stay on the good side of the coaches and saying things like we're 11-3 be happy. Do you remember last year we were 4-8 garbage. Keep it up and Fight on ✌️🏈✌️
The Grinch has to go-he is responsible for the defense’s horrible performance. He’s got to go now. The team deserves better.
Excellent presentation. So, what do you really think Riley will do?
Keep on musing- Great analysis and breakdown- Fighton4ever
HELLS, YEAH!!! ✌😤 get this man some proper all-22 footage and he will have officially found his voice! nevertheless, this was great. i wondered if you all were getting too high on your own supply when you went on the 'it doesn't matter' rants. yes, this defense was opportunistic. and the offense was pretty good. caleb was, well, heisman-worthy. but, you couldn't help but notice that the defense was just getting worse and painfully WORSE. if you go back and look at unshaven marc kulkin after the pac 12 title game loss, he looked like he bet $100,000 on usc 😅 i hope that wasn't the case. but, yes, i was totally willing to give grinch two years. but, after his defense just fell off the table, it would be malpractice on riley's part not to make a change. the honeymoon's over. it's time to be ruthless and go compete for championships.
Bitter Truth and Pill to Swallow, but Swallow It Must Be‼️
USC need’s everything on defense we also need a new kicker as well
Brilliant! Numbers to back an inept defensive coordinator. I felt the same way. USC's players could not have been that bad.
This was absolutely spot on! ✌️
Thank you Chris! Agree wholeheartedly my friend. Thanks for being our collective voice. Let's NOT waste Caleb's upcoming final year. Who knows how many chances we'll get in the near future. After all, USC has never been in the CFP, and we were last in the BCS title game in 2006. We came close in 2008. It's now 2023. The O (especially Caleb), the University, and the fans deserve better. And we're losing out on stellar D recruits. Hopefully that means more to Coach Riley than his loyalty to Mr. Grinch. For most of the season, I used to think that we should give Mr. Grinch another chance, just because it's his first year here. But, with a whole month to prepare against a lesser team (as my friend from New Orleans told me, Tulane is "not known as a football powerhouse") and not improving during the second half of the season but actually getting worse, it's truly a travesty. It's a lack of discipline and execution on D plus a lack of leadership from the DC. The lack of D was not just "embarrassing" and "terrible" but in my humble opinion, the most apt word for it is 'sickening.'
You are correct! As a middle linebacker, I would have checked out…
Add the special teams in as well, at least the kickoff coverage.....One could argue that most of the firepower went to the offense with the portal transfers, so Grinch deserves 1 more year; however, Grinch wasn't anything special at OU. Unfortunately, I see more of the same if he stays. We need a guy who can not only recruit the big guys on defense (Brian Cushing, Ray Maualuga, Clay Mathews, Lofa Tatupa et. al.) but help coach them. Can anyone say Ed Orgeron???? I realize the wokesters at USC will have a fit, but the guy wouldn't be running the team, just coaching/recruiting the defense!
Coach O would be a great choice !
Nothing more needs to be said. This was so spot on! ✌🏽
Thanks for the clarity & Fight On!
As usual u were spot on…Fight On!
Coach O to DC, Move Grinch to position. Let Coach O rehab his career/image. Grinch can learn from Coach O and promote Grinch when Coach O moves on. Do this BEFORE the SPRING transfer window closes and watch the TOP talent jump in the portal for Coach O. Players RUN THROUGH WALLS for Coach O.
Thank you for breaking down of playcall which provides us some proof of your POV on AG.
So good! Thanks for your insight and calm logical approach to what you should be a pretty straightforward decision for HCLR.
Very well articulated Chris.
Arledge is right on point, as always...Fight On!
Great take - we will know if Riley is serious about winning NCs when we hear who is replacing Alex Grinch.
As long as Mike Bohn has his hand on the program, this issue will be fixed one way or another. I'm not concerned at all.
Love your framing Chris- uscs defense has made a s like cal and Colorado offense look at good as Bryce young and Dugan….amazing…
Christmas Grinch!
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Lincoln Riley values loyalty more than championships. He didn't fire Grinch at OU throughout his defensive struggles and he likely won't fire him in 2023.
Hopefully, CW won't come to the realization that if he wants his National Championship then he should enter the transfer portal and make a run for 'Bama. Luckily, it appears CW values loyalty and his team, so CLR should be more loyal to CW and fire Grinch!
This was a Musings Segment at a strange time in today’s climate of USC football. USC went from 4 and 8 all the way up to an 11 and 3 season. This was a stellar, absolutely remarkable turnaround. If anyone had asked the collective of all USC fans if that season be an acceptable result, all of us would have replied with a resounding “YES!”. I have never seen anything like this historic about face in all of my years as a Trojan.
We are all human beings. We see the possibilities and sometimes feel emotional, a little too close to them. This time we ended up in a finish that included three painful losses. Those losses were hard to accept. I’m not suggesting that the sky is falling, but yes, I do think that something needs to change if our team is to make it to the highest level.
Chris accurately built all of this up to a simple question, one which I think is appropriate. This isn’t word for word, but I think it’s close enough. Coach Riley, you are willing to switch out players. Are you willing also to switch out your own coaching staff as well?
I will reply also in my own words:
“Coach Riley, thank you for what you and your coaching team was able to do with the roster that you inherited. It is amazing how you were able to deliver eleven wins to the Trojan Nation this year-an incredible turn-around after the four wins that we experienced last year.
As Chris Arledge noted, you said you would make changes in the roster of players that you inherited. I appreciate the results, which were astonishing. At this point we have one, perhaps two years left with possibly the greatest college football quarterback to ever pick up a football in Caleb Williams.
Please, let’s not waste that time by doing nothing with changes in the coaching staff on the defensive side. The kids need to learn how to tackle at least, and this hasn’t happened.
Coach, you told us all on day one that your goal is to make USC Football elite again, and win Championships. With this said, are you willing to make changes in your staff in order to make USC Football elite once again, and win the national championship? All of Trojan Nation is behind your goal, and hoping that you will be able to attain it.”
That’s my voice. I hope others will also add theirs as well. In finishing, and as always…FIGHT ON!
I want Mike Bohn to be our savior, again, in this situation. He has eyes, he sees what's happening. He should DEMAND that Riley fire Grinch while he and Riley pursue Jim Leonhard. The move to the Big 10 means the stakes are high and we can't afford to have such a woeful defense in that conference. And Arledge is right...where is the track record of Grinch to justify keeping him on? Leonhard is a proven commodity who just so happens to be the best DC in the Big 10.
I'm not a Grinch hater but he clearly is not at that level to take USC to championships. But I will say this...if Riley doesn't get rid of him, I'm going to question Riley's commitment at $10 mil/year to put the best USC team on the field that he can.
Excuse time is over. The partnership with Grinch is not working. Cut the line..and go land the big fish!
Look @ Grinch did@ okalahoma OMG 😳😳😳 and he's doing it@ USC 😳😳😳
Arledge; back in August I posed a question to the panel asking: "Was DB Coach Dante Williams a good position coach or just a top notch recruiter?" You andwered it by saying "We'll know by October" I agreed with you and now that the season is fading into the rearview mirror; we are still faced with the question I posed.
My take is he's a top recruiter and a TERRIBLE position coach! The DB's were horrible last year. Largely because they just weren't any good. But this year we were told we had the makings of a Championship caliber backend. Yes, the Safties were DC Grinch's and the Corners were Donte's. Neither group did much to instill fear in opposing QB's/OC's...
Yes, the defense forced a ton of turnovers. But in large part the bulk of them came against the lowest capable teams we played. Or in moments of absolute need & desperation.
I wasn't real excited when it was announced that Grinch was CLR's choice to be DC. At the time I was good with the retention of Donte out of Any from the previous staff. But now I'm no longer of that mind. Yes, Grinch needs to be gone yesterday. Donte needs to clear out his office too.
It's amazing to think that as bad as USC's defense was this year, the defense were a few stops away from finishing the season with only 1 loss. 2 lousy total points in 2 games, really stopped the Trojans from having an exceptional season. It was good considering last year, but not exceptional.
I’m glad you understand football lol. Everyone is saying the players are in position to make plays, they just don’t make them. A better play helps lol. You play this defense when you get a good pass rush
We gotta pull the trigger on Grinch in let him go
Chris, love your commentaries. You should consider renaming them, "Here's the thing...." Kinda reminiscent of Ross Perot's famous, "Here's the deal" tagline....
I've been saying it all along. "Where's the effin defense"?
I agree with what you’re saying! But the coaching staff for defense should’ve been gone six games ago!
Our defense has not had a killer instinct since the Pete Carroll day's WOW 😳😳 I would cut lost with Grinch right away Grinch is not a good gamble @ all!!
Riley brought his problems when he brought Grinch hand's down!!& That happened over @ okalahoma! He needs to go!!! I know that Riley and Grinch are besties but u know the team comes first 💯 bye bye Grinch! It's nothing personal it's a business!!
Forget about Jim Leonhard. Let's put in our man Arledge for DC because he seems to be far superior to that bum Grinch. FIRE GRINCH NOW!!!
Totally agree with you on this !
Great review..FIRE GRINCH and his whole defensive staff! Nothing else to be said. Or Riley never coaches a National Championship at USC! FIGHT ON!
I trust Coach Riley will make the necessary adjustments to elevate the defensive side of the ball in bringing in elite players first and foremost. Grinch will have an opportunity in year2 to get back on track! No matter how great a coach you are, you need the elite players to develop up to a higher, playoff level!!!✌️
Pat Narduzzi @ Pitt is the opposite of Alex Grinch. He likes Blitz all game. 3rd down you can almost count on seeing some heat. Pitt is top 5 in sacks almost every year. They're #2 in 2022. I prefer this approach. Make the QB uncomfortable. Grinch lets them stand back there and set their feet and make a throw uncontested all game. What a gift if you're a QB
Somebody call Rocky Long see if he's available..
I’ve said it before, Grinch was terrible at Wazzu, O State,and OU! Riley can never get to what SC was with PC. He should become a full Head Coach, hire his brother as OC, get a DC with better track record than Grinch, and hire a ST coach who will not let his player fair catch at the one yard line. He needs to be the HEAD COACH and not just the OC, because we’ve seen this picture with offensive minded coaches before! Lane, Sark,Helton!! Let’s go, get this turned around! Why do you think we don’t have a good Defense.
They don’t like truth in the forum On the usc on 3 website. RUclips better. Can scrisky say it like it is. I always said usc underperformed this year, and that site couldn’t stand it. Glad to know RUclips viewers can see the reality of how incomplete usc was. So many homers glad for 11-3
Yup, I remember those dreadful Hackett days.
U can't give up big plays like USC has done all season Long!
Grinch has to go, but I'm afraid Riley will not move on to a new DC....smh....fight on.
Unfortunately I had to endure during Hackett era.
USC 3-4 when playing in the dome!!
Peter Carroll teams would never play like this 2002-08
We have a soft head coach. He's a great developer of QB's and passing games, but he's not great head coach. Am I glad Lincoln is here and not Clay.....of course, but he needs to do exactly what Chris said and make the necessary changes. I went to a practice in Pete's first year and you could tell Uperesa wasn't Pete's cup of tea. "Get your guys lined up Keith" barked Pete. Year 2 it was Tim "God Wants Three Yards" Davis. He brought physicality to the offense. That is what Lincoln has to do with the defense. It's starts with Grinch but I think several position coaches need to go, including Donte Williams. We'll see if Lincoln has the stones to make tough decisions. His level of success depends upon it.
1. Coach grinch (AG) record of almost ten years shows no indication of excellence. 2. Defense got worse this year, culminating in arguably the worst usc defensive performance in half a century. 3. His recruiting has not been special. He needs to be replaced. Don’t tell me usc can’t hire someone with successful record . And no Chris Riley has only shown he’s a better offensive coordinator than Hackett or Helton. He has failed in 1/2 of his job, recruiting elite defensive staff, players etc.
God I hope USC doesn't stall and does nothing!
Do not give Grinch another chance please don't otherwise we will be a 8-4 team
The thing is if Mario Williams would have let the ball go out of bounds USC gets the ball in the 35 Yard line poor no safety WOW u have a 15 point lead with under 4 mins and u gave them game hand's down Merry Christmas! WOW back in the day USC never sweated team's now we do! 17 year's since we been to a championship 2006 ridiculous!!
I think Bohn will back him up either way and let him decide. If bad D again next year he is gone. But you wasted CW to repeat Heisman and a NC. Oh man if only we developed a D like Georgia or Bama. Get a D in 2023 is our battle cry!
USC when playing in Texas 0-4 lost to Texas Lost to Alabama Ohio State & now Tulane
We knew Grinch would get even worse this year and Riley will hold on to Grinch and will hit the NFL or will be fired before he will fire Grinch. Everybody and their brother associated with USC was told this was coming and you USC fans laughed at us OU fans. Grinch will be on the sidelines come spring game and when September gets here USC fans will swallowed a 6 pack of Rileys koolaid and will be right back on board talking about a national title. Just wait.
Oh yeah? D is important?
You’re a genius. We went 11 -3 year one. Give Riley a fkn minute.
No comparison you’re making is apropos.
But I hope you feel better tho.
FightOn ✌️
Give Riley a minute to do what exactly? His 1-4 record in postseason bowl games has been a direct result of so-so to bad defenses. How would that change by retaining Grinch, who hasn't shown any track record to field a defense required for championships?
@@TheMasterCylinder listen boomer. He walked into a dumpster fire of a program/team. The only ones who turned a college program around better in NCAA history? Yeah, they beat us by 1. Our portal transfers are incredible so far. Early signing went fine. USC is back on track.
We beat OST, Notre Dame, AZ and ummmmm… oh yeah UCLA…49-0 I think was the score…no wait that was another rivalry game…and brought the Hiesman back to USC. You can keep the two OUR coach left you with.
Maybe grinch sucks, maybe he will shock the world all I know is we aint 6 n fn 7.
Any questions?
FightOn ✌️
@@nicholasandhishuman4805 The Tulane program that beat us in the Cotton Bowl won TWO games last year!! TCU, who is in the championship game, won 5 games last year!! But I'm not even arguing that point. Riley has a Grinch problem and he needs to fire him and get an elite DC!
Now..do YOU have any questions?
@@TheMasterCylinder you just made my point boomer. Thx. Btw… Yeah, actually I do have a question. Did you remember who ate 49 at home during rivalry week?
I think maybe you should be worried about that d. Like I said. We’ll be just fine.
I’m bored and done with you. Good talk bud…
FightOn ✌️
@@nicholasandhishuman4805 You numbskull. I'm a Trojan fan! Get off your computer.
If you play man defense you NEED to blitz. Terrible situational defense, sitting in Cover 2 is one of the easiest base defenses in football.
Combine this with the fact that USC's defensive recruiting has been horrible and it is clear Alex Grinch must go. But Arledge is missing a part of the problem here. The issues at USC run even higher than Riley. The core problem is a horrible AD - Mike Bohn. Bohn got extremely lucky when he hired Luke Fickell at Cincinnati, but notice that Luke Fickell did not want to come to USC and work under Bohn again. That says something. Fickell has moved to Wisconsin (really?) instead of USC. USC stands nearly alone as a football blue-blood program that has stopped all outside collectives. This puts USC at a massive disadvantage in going after the top recruits. Alumni of USC tried to form a collective (Student Body Right) and Bohn threatened them to the point they gave up. Furthermore, Bohn's athletic department has done a terrible job of re-igniting fan excitement about the team. His athletic department failed to sell out even the Notre Dame game, despite the fact that USC was clearly in the running for a CFP bid, with a potential Heisman winner. Just incredible failure by Mike Bohn and the whole athletic department.
Many people give Bohn alot of credit for hiring Riley, but truthfully, this was a hire that was a no-brainer that any college football fan could make. It required only one thing - a big checkbook. A really good AD would have paid more attention to Riley's track record and maybe insisted that he hire a better defensive coordinator and head of recruiting, along with other key coaching staff. The partnership between a good AD and his coaches can bring fabulous results. That is yet to be seen at USC.
I thoroughly enjoyed your in-depth analysis of the game.
As a Tulane alumnus ( 1974 ), along with my wife ( 1973 ), and my son ( 1998 ), I found your woeful hand wringing regarding the loss to Tulane to be flawless.
Suck it up. You lost.
Tulane was the better team in the 2023 Cotton Bowl, the most important game of the year for both teams. SC failed to prevail.
You failed to mention that Tulane's last drive was brilliant, and unrelenting given the fact that they converted on two fourth downs, had one pass blocked, and the QB was sacked twice.
The best play was by Tulane's Patrick Jenkins, number "0", demolishing the SC running back in the endzone for a safety. Jenkins planted the SC runner on his back like being hit by a garbage truck. Beautiful.
I look forward to more of your your pathetic excuses. Keep writing.
I would disagree with you, and say Grinch should be fired.
I told my “fellow” SC fans this the whole season. I use the word “fellow” cuz most of u are a bunch of casuals who cant handle criticism and would get all butthurt and deflect it by calling me an Oklahoma fan.
But the funniest part of this all was after the Oregon St game, u casuals were praising Grinch and saying he deserved a head coaching job 🤣🤣🤣😂.
The writing was on the wall ALL SEASON LONG. The bend but dont break defense was like a volcano waiting to explode. This was the plain truth and nobody wanted to hear it or acknowledge it, not the fans and especially not the local media.
All this its Yr 1, and we were 4-8, and i kept saying we were gonna waste Caleb’s generational talent ( i have the receipts from months ago to prove it on the comment section of this channel, Inside Troy, Locked On and The Voice of College Football) and now the media wants to copy my takes lol.
The point is, the good football teams and especially the great ones, GET BETTER AS THE YR GOES ON. Pete Carroll’s teams were playjng their best ball in November.
BUT WE DIDNT DO THAT. We didnt improve, our tackling got worse, our protection got worse, we couldnt stop the run, we continued to give up explosive plays and squandering leads. And the play calling got worse.
And worst of all, our recruiting got worse.
This is not what 110 million is supposed to buy you !! 110 million comes along with expectations. It comes along with pac -12 championships, CFP births and natties. It comes with winning the recruiting battles, building a fence around SoCal, having the best NIL package and facilities college football can offer.
WE HAVE NONE OF THESE THINGS. I dont want to go thru anymore bullshit suffering. WE DESERVE TO WIN. We deserve to be back as a blue blood program. We cannot accept mediocrity any further. Cuz we havent been fighting on, we’ve been slowly dying. And it needs to stop NOW
The defense was so bad it looked like they were throwing the game. Still think they need to give him one more year.
Please resign Grinch
I think it's lack of depth and pounding by notrè dame UCLA
We played Cal before those games and the defense was embarrassing.
Everyone was healthy on defense. They just aren't very good
Ok fk it fire grinch 😂😂
Riley went from USC'S savior to seriously doubted in one year. Wow.
When your defense is ranked 106 in the country out of130 schools and it got worse the last 6 games. That will do it. Especially when USC paid over a million dollar buy out to OU to get Grinch out of his contract. Then having to pay him for lousy results this season. USC could of won a Natty with a decent defense this year.
It's 17 18 19 bowl losses as well
Just show Grinch the door and be done with it for crying out loud. I’m sure he’s a nice guy but losing Track record is obvious.
LR is not the issue, it's the Grinch and how long Riley will continue to fall on that sword of loyalty.
LR is the CEO and he brought his frat boy with him. Own up!
Great analysis and take Chris,you always speak the truth for the Trojan Family, no matter how much it hurts. The facts you stated speaks for itself. Missteps from another program cannot be perpetuated here, plain and simple Grinch is in over his head.
I ain't gonna lie, the Trojans have a lotta work to do with regard to defense & player development within a given dc's system... but I have yet to see a bowl game decided on an epic goal line stand or pick six to flip the outcome... so, considering that not even the final four in the CFP brought it on that side of the ball, it's hard to blame the defense on this game. Where the game, in fact did turn, was the decision to run out the clock that led to the safety & subsequent TD, plain & simple... and it's not the first time this strategy has backfired during the course of the season against AZ,Cal, Colorado, AZ St. & the first game vs. Utah. No surprise here, it didn't work yet again.
Grinch needs to go Fire Grinch now fire him couch he can’t even coach a defense he sucks grinch sorry your Fired