Instant Analysis | Discussing USC's 48-20 loss to rival Notre Dame
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- In this edition of Instant Analysis, USCFootball.com reporters Jack Smith and Shotgun Spratling discuss USC's "disappointing" 48-20 loss to Notre Dame in South Bend.
The question has been asked for the last two seasons what the Trojans would look like if Caleb Williams had a bad night. In the worst game of the junior quarterback's USC career, the answer was apparent: poor.
The Notre Dame defense swarmed Williams all night, causing the reigning Heisman Trophy winner to throw three first-half interceptions that all led to Irish touchdowns. At the halftime break, the Trojans didn't have a seven-point score of their own and trailed 24-6 despite the defense's best efforts.
In the final 30 minutes of action, USC put up more of an offensive fight, bringing the deficit to 11 points in the fourth quarter before disaster struck. Before what would have been the USC defense's most important drive of the season, Notre Dame returner Jadarian Price took Eddie Czaplicki's kickoff 100 yards to the house. The instant answer by the Irish after the Trojans' laborious touchdown drive put the game out of reach and served as a perfect symbol for the night. Most everything came easy for Notre Dame. Nothing came easy for USC.
Jack and Shotgun break down the lopsided matchup, touching on postgame notes and quotes from USC head coach Lincoln Riley and Williams. The two touch on the biggest points of struggle for the Trojans, the few positives to take away from the game, and what USC needs to address quickly ahead of next week's home contest against Utah.
They hit on USC's offensive line incoherence, Zachariah Branch's special play, as well as a lack of pressure from the Trojan front. On top of that, they name some of the biggest stand-out players like Zion Branch, Tackett Curtis, and Brenden Rice.
ND dominated in the trenches on both sides of the ball.
Riley needs a defense.
Turn the cap around or take the damn thing off.
I feel so sorry for those who can't think outside the box.
Simply put, SC had there ass handed to them.
ND beat SC up. Aint no “they beat themselves”
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The offensive line and the D are the problems. You can say ND had some short fields, but they scored. They weren't held to FG, they scored 7 every time but one. This ND defense got several 4th down stops vs Ohio State. That kind of defense is going to cause havoc and the OL couldn't help. This is why Caleb played poor, he's not been pressured like this. If the USC D was playing half as well as ND's, the TD would have been limited - keeping them in this game. That did not happen. Everyone needs to accept that if USC expects to have any success vs Oregon or Washington. Candy coating wont cut it.
They got their asses stomped
This is Riley's 7th season as a Head Coach at 2 ELITE blue blood football powers. His teams now have a specific and undeniable DNA. Great offenses and great QB's Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray, Jalen Hurts, Caleb Williams. His best team was his first team in 2017, which still had some Bob Stoops toughness left over.
Since then, his teams continue to lack the toughness on both sides of the ball to win a CFP game. Each trip back to the CFP in 2018 and 2019 were worse beatdowns. Last year Utah out toughed them twice, the D blew a lead against Tulane in the bowl game. Last night a ND team leaking oil, just physically whipped up on USC's offense. To win a Title something will have to change. Recruiting, coaching staff, how they practice, strength & conditioning. Something has to instill more toughness to take the next step
Everything you said is totally true. It will only get 'magnified', when USC joins the Big -10 next year, because different than the Big -12 (Lincoln Riley's old conference) & Pac-12, the big -10 schools as a whole don't have as many playmakers as SC, (where at the beginning of the year, we talked about going 8 deep in the receiver rotation), However, what the Big-10 presents is toughness in the trenches, ....remember when SC lost to Minnesota a few years ago, who was a dwindling-middle big-10 team.
The DNA will have to change, that goes for everyone down: (1) How USC Recruits, (2) The Strength & Conditioning program, (they just still look all around smaller than Notre Dame/Ohio State, Georgia, etc.), the toughness from within -IE. tackling, wrapping up, reading, pursuit to the ball, and also offensively-grimmy guys on that O-line, like SC use to have with Carroll- where you had guys drafted like Sam Baker, Deuce, Matua, Tyron Smith, Winston Justice on a regular getting drafted. Let alone the lineman who were drafted annually in the 70's & 80's. The Culture needs to be seriously revamped for the FUTURE!
"How they practice, strength & conditioning"
While that's NONE of our business according to the Gestapo! but he is urging us to come out and support.
Whatever he's been cooking behind Trojan walls, shows me unconditioned players lacking much needed strength.
I used to run the sand dunes in El Segundo and would see players there back in the Carrol days. I wonder if riley's coaches and players know where the Dunes are located today.
I attended the Arizona game and had to walk up gate 19 to section 214, and was huffing some after the climb. In my high school days I used to do 10 runs from the field to the very top of the Coli.
I WONDER IF rILEY'S BOYS CAN DO 4? Wiley, Yoga is ok to a point my brother!
Lincoln Riley only knows how to win games one way......passing the football. All other facets of his team are of small importance. As much as people are enamored with QB stats and highlight plays, winning in the trenches, playing with good technique, and physicality still wins a lot of football games. I'm not a fan of QB coaches turned head coaches because they have the same DNA. Kiffin, Sark, and Helton all shared the same approach to football as Lincoln Riley. Riley just happens to be better at coaching QB/passing offenses.
You’re seeing it exactly how I’ve been seeing conditions transpire all the way around.
He coaches a cool kid mentality. I think to the detriment of Rattler.
He did let that young player roast entirely way too long.
I’ll even go so far as to say the when Grinch showed up at OU, the defense was the only part of OU football that showed any sign of improvement.
To myself it became painfully obvious that anything the defensive side of a LR regime would be scraps only.
I know it will be an unpopular statement to make but I truly believe this team would make remarkable improvements if Grinch were to be in charge of the overall team player budget. Especially since the NiL and collective.
Grinch doesn’t make excuses and he lights fires on the sideline. Most of all he is being restrained with player recruitment. I believe Grinch is being asked to box with both hands tied behind his back.
I hope USC grows wise enough to see this. I know they’re pissed about the lack of defense, but the head of the program still dictates which recruits get what and where.
I couldn’t blame any four or five star recruits for not wanting to be associated with the way LR runs his programs. The Air Raid offense is all about not letting defenses get set. Managing practices with this mindset only subverts defenses.
While that dynamic may sound simplistic, I do not believe for one second that Riley is lending it one ounce of consideration.
He is literally coaching defensive basics out of his stables.
ND was just tougher than us. We need to get these lines fixed. 😢
Thank you!!! This game is always won in the trenches, not with the skirts. ✌️🏈✌️
I’m not shocked by the loss, but I am shocked by how we lost. We truly failed in all 3 phases, especially offense (lack of O-line play).
This is the most honest post on the loss.
Caleb is a great talent but he’s not doing himself or his team any favors with his completely immature act of how he did his nails. GMs will look at every aspect of who he is and take notice of how he did under pressure.
"where USC beat itself" yeaaaaaahhhh y'all keep telling yourself that lmfao.
Offensive line isn't holding up
No shit
Defense is a hot mess!! Told people without Caleb Williams this is just a Average Team, they can score but not on same level as Georgia, Michigan, and FSU. Need to learn how to tackle.
Bring in NOA this kid is a mountain, where is Lovelace? sit the Matador starters; nothing forces people to perform better than getting displaced.
@@Biggs190-cc1egdefinitely not putting the loss on the defense this week. Dudes gave up less 300 total yds. This was on the offense and Riley
@RonBurgundy209 haha they gave up 48 this week, another 40 last week and the week before another 40+ points and defense is balling you say 😂
ND didn't need a lot of first downs when SC gives up the ball in their end multiple times.
7 games in that offensive line should be better.
Caleb made mistakes but rest of the offense sure didn’t help. Bad protection and he was under duress. Defense probably was the best part of the game tonight.
As a ND fan I would agree with you on your comment. Your much criticized defense limited ND to just under 300 yards total. Had they have played sloppily, ND probably would have had a 500+ yards night but still the "W" looks and feels good!
@@docsavage6024 More like had SC not turned the ball over 4 times that essentially spotted ND 28 points plus a wild kick off return for another touchdown, this probably would’ve been a much different outcome.
@@sector783that was the game spotting them 28 points I mean that’s the game, I can’t even blame defense
@@sector783 They had all those turn overs for a reason. ND's defense putting pressure on Williams caused him to make some bad throws.
Utah, Oregon and Washington just got a primer on how to rattle Williams
@@docsavage6024 For once Grinch can't be blamed, defense held Dame to 10 points??
Caleb wasn’t awful, and the USC defence played fine, ND Defence was just playing at an exceptional level they hadn’t seen this year. Utah and Oregon will be similar.
Not 100% true, they also played exceptional vs Ohio State also. I think people are overlooking that pressure and tight coverage will cause fits for any QB. In one play Caleb and the RB was sacked as the same time.
More Yoga sessions with Bennie Wiley, More Concentration with incents and lava lamps😂😂😂😂
Our players are not well conditioned! I been watching this since first game.
Have them do sprints at the Dune in El Segundo, drop them off on Vermont and Los Feliz and have them run to the Hollywood sign, have them do runs to the top of the Coli.
I DID ALL THE ABOVES WHEN AT THEIR AGE! and would run from the Beaches.
EARN YOUR KEEP WILEY!!!
USC has no short passing game to speak of. Caleb refuses to throw underneath at all. That 2nd int branch was open in the flat
Facts!!!! Penix and Nix would have checked down but no Caleb wants the big plays 🤦🏿♂️
Also Cam Rising would do checkdowns all day if that's what the defense gives him. Caleb would rather hold onto the ball and potentially getting sacked than do checkdowns. What Caleb doesn't understand is sometimes those checkdowns can potentially turn into a 10+ yards after the catch. This is how Utah was so successful with their games.
The kid continues to go for Big plays every game, Kim Young riley so busy in patrol duties he has little time to solve this issue. Offensive Line is forced to hold too long, our 100 plus Million dollar man seems to lack the Balls to deal with this kid.
Multiple times I've heard Caleb brag about not following orders,
I trust the ideas are filtered to riley from upstairs, Caleb consults no one when changing plays. GOING WITH THE RELAYED PLAY MIGHT BE THE WISER MOVE CALEB.
@@SportZFan4Ever I don’t think he Caleb knows what check down is my issue with Riley is he doesn’t give Lloyd 20 Carrie’s a game dude is a beast
This team has relied too much on Caleb to pull miracles and has not developed other aspects of the offense. No more emphasis on getting Caleb Heisman numbers and focus on being run first with 4 solid running backs then get the passing going when they stack the box.
Lincoln Riley will never beat a team with equal talent. If we are happy with 10 wins & losses to Ohio State, MI, & occasionally Penn State/ND every year, LR is our man.
Why doesn’t K. Barrs play more? Why did we bring him here not to play next to 🐻?
Better get it together or 4 more losses.
You really think the cal game is going to be an easy win up there with the way USC is playing? Need to turn some things around just to win another game.
Something in the building seems weird. Lincoln's been acting funny. Something isn't right.
I've heard that before...
Fix the offensive line in one week?!? Crazy talk.
Bring in NOA, Paige and give Lovelace some Love too. SHAKE IT UP!
Nothing embarrasses starters more than being put on the bench.
NOA is an immovable mountain.
Solid job by the Defense! Credit Alex Grinch and the Players.
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It looked more like Lincoln’s play calls are being read from the other side. 2 weeks in a row these defenses are coming out in perfect coverages. They need to look into changing some sideline communication.
Announcers were calling riley's running plays last week, so yea he's probably giving something away. Man is busy with security duties to probably bother with such issues.
Shotgun was right on. Not enough other players are stepping up. SC has become one dimensional and that creates too many opportunities for the other team.
lol, you're "not sure if ND beat their ass!?" 😂🤣 The rest of the country is sure lmfao
Thanks for saying it, this was not on the defense... Defense kept the game close, actually did their job...
To turn it over that many times and still have a chance to win it, before the kickoff return, is not a bad thing.
Yea but the one area riley considers UN-important bit him/us on the behind.
Is L Riley a player or a coach? Does he realize he’s in charge?
Fire LR.
If USC was smart and ran by sophisticated leadership... They would cut bait with Lincoln Riley and his Crew.. saving million$. And park the Brink's Truck 🚒 on Kyle Whittingham's Front Porch. What he's done at Utah is amazing. I really hope the new AD has a true grasp of football...Many universities have great communications and business programs, but Few have a great Football Program.👍🚒💯
Shotgun, you have to agree that the last 4 games they have been bad and getting worse each game.......
Listen fan boys - Notre Dame just scored 48 points on SC, after scoring 48 in their 3 previous games combined ! Visor boy is a gifted offensive play caller (except against you know, good teams) not a head coach.
SC hasn't played a good full game all season they're just not a good team that's not my opinion it's facts just watch the tape
It’s time to get a coach with a defensive mindset, who will add tough line coaches, and then you work on your offensive side and special teams side. Pete Carrol came to SC and first thing he does is hire Coach O. Defense was tough and that made our offense become tough, facing a tough defense in practice prepared the offense line to become tough. Football needs to be built in the pits, and the rest follows. Time for SC to look at what all head coaches they won national titles with and see how tough their lines were. It’s time to hire the right coach, not someone who does more time looking for the wide receivers and defensive backs. Build the damn pits up and the rest hollows . Fire CLP!!!!
"Not someone who does more time looking" for security breaches you mean??
But today's kids have photo shoots, commercials and interviews to do,,,.
Brave new creation we've brought about, huffing and puffing Caleb proves my point every Saturday. CONDITIONING REQUIRES TIME AND PERSONAL EFFORT!
Dealing with LA traffic is freaking time consuming.
Duce Robinson branch Washington rice & McRae only wide receiver should be out there we have 6”6 wr on bench any other coach would’ve use that to advantage & Caleb played like josh allen pac 12 championship still in play but cfp chances done another wasted season I want Riley to understand he is head coach you oversee every position to get it right he not doing nothing
LEAVE rILEY ALONE! THE POOR MAN IS BUSY WITH SECURITY!!!
I got to the Coli 11am in hopes of catching a glimpse of the great one, to congratulate him on his Security prowess.
Lloyd had 8 carries for 5.8 ypc
Jones had 11 carries for 2.4 ypc
Why is Riley splitting reps, M. Lloyd has more big play potential give him the ball 20x a game.
ND knows how to use a power back. Estime had 22 carries.
Thank you USC for taking Lincoln Riley from Oklahoma
No no, thank you. Rescued from Helton at long last. You think Reilly was bad? I wish it was a flat out trade. Reilly for Helton. Lol. Oak fans would be to busy crying about what a terrible trade they got and would be to busy sniveling to come over here spewing their hate. Two years later and there STILL crying. But I guess there's not much else to do over there so a lot of there efforts go to College football. When he first came here many of us said it would be at least 2 to 3 years maybe even 4 to rebuild the mess Helton left him. Well it's only been one and a half so he's still ahead of schedule. All those wins last year spoiled some people. Lol. It's College football baby. We need to stop over analyzing and taking every game so seriously and just enjoy the ups and downs that make College football fun. Seasons to short for anything else. The regular schedule is already half over. Never mind the broken record I told you so's.
Enjoy everybody. Be safe.
@@guitarsrcool4922 Ouch!!! That was too much associated with reality.
Lots of us at OU were genuinely happy to see Riley go. It was the taking everything not nailed down that did set well and drives much of this vitriol you’re seeing and that is a lesson we needed to learn.
I do have hopes to see USC come out on top. These young players are still developing.
It’s just a clear reality that Riley isn’t going to get it done.
To scorch the subject further, Grinch would be more likely to take this team and turn it around over Riley. That much I’m sure of.
Still yet I can’t blame you for having hope. That is all any of us as fans have.
Go USC!
Imagine being so obsessed with another man…
@hughobrien4139 oh stop it. Who are you trying to kid my friend. More like genuinely mad that he left so abruptly and I don't blame you. Brian Kelly pretty much did the same thing at the same time when he left Notre Dame for LSU. Notre Dame fans just have more class. They bitched for a few weeks and then moved on. Some of you are still carrying on after a few years but it's not that many. That was a whomping last night. But it happens in every sport. People tend to get too excited about an outcome but I've been watching football for years so I move on quickly. Still 5 more games to go. Isn't College football great? Better than the Pros. More pageantry, older and stronger rivalries, more emotion, more ups and downs. Season is way to short though. Well I'm rambling. Again. Be safe.
@@guitarsrcool4922 I know you’re right. That’s what I like about this sport at this level.
Just the right amount of drama at the right distance.
I do love the sport overall.
If L.R. Is able to turn things around I’ll be right here cheering along.
Gotta love it.
We thought the defense was the biggest issue… it’s actually the offensive line
USC MISSING A TRUE NIMBER 1 Receiver
He's probably on the bench Deuce Robinson, Ja'Kobi Lane or Makai Lemon
USC MISSING A QB WHO WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WHAT THE DEFENSE IS GIVING HIM.
Sleep on that riley! IF SECURITY CONCERNS ALLOW,,,,
Last couple of games teams been playing man and our receivers can't get separation
That is shocking to me I thought we had the best and deepest WR's in college football!
Excuses
“The longer this goes, the better we get.” Is this why practice is not allowed 🚫 to be watched. Am I the only person that thinks Riley is a better version of Lane Kiffin? We have regressed in a year. What has happened? But lets be real SJSU showed us who we would be. We have no identity and no gameplan on offense. Riley looking like a OC not a head coach. Why did he not keep Snyder. What does Kingsbury bring to the table?
Lincoln has been this way since OU which is odd but whatever
Kingsbury is an analyst he can’t coach on field
Kiffin is a better coach than riley...I'd take him in a heartbeat, physical offensive and defensive lines tough running game you know what you are getting with kiffin... this riley character....he is a fraud....
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Kim Jong riley keeps his Iron Curtain Iron friend! he fears his own shadow.
Cliff brings good looks, besides riley listens to no one. Massive Ego and Stubbornness have destroyed a lot of ships.
Salsbury brings steak to the table😊
usc is not close. Riley is high. enough with the helton routine. USC fans have had over a decade of this nonsense and aren't going to buy this bs. Really starting to question how smart riley really is...
Caleb just had a bad game and the rest of the offense didn’t step up. It happens and he’ll bounce back!
I'm afraid it's more the LR sysyem which is designed to win against inferior talent. ND is = to SC. Same thing happened at OK.
Social Media screwing up the athletes in alllllll sports!! Posting stuff while on the sidelines!!! No cell phones during the game!!! 🏈 🏀 ⚾️ 🏊🏻♀️ 🏃♀️ 🏋🏻♀️
So many pundits got USC so wrong this year. They are a very bad team. Zero defense. No O line. Caleb can’t play in big games. Awful
Who is Riley? The best coach ever or Helton resurrection?
Better get used to cold weather games , your gonna get a lot. SC is a warm weather team . Not to mention jet lag also. SC makes so much money, they didn't need to leave. But they got greedy. They broke up the great history of west coast football. Screw USC.
Caleb was playing hero-ball when he didn't need to. I'm sure he feels he needs to put the team on his back, but he couldn't tonight. I was shocked at how poorly he played. Needs to get his mind right!
O line was terrible for him
@@zinoklahoma343 this is also true. Just a bizarrely disappointing effort all around.
Distractions catch up with everyone, Caleb is not well conditioned, plus he ignores what took Frank Tarkenton to the Hall of Fame,,.
Caleb let me save you the homework, Frank lived off the SHORT passes!
Try them son, as they will open up those long juicy one's for you.
Curse of youth is often attempting to Re-invent what's PROVEN.
Taking horses to the water's edge and attempting to make them DRINK gave me gray hair.
I HOPE YOU SEE IT CALEB!
He’s the Kobe Bryant of the team. When a team relies on one guy, the rest of the team become spectators and seem lose any will to play their game.
Would really love a hidden camera at practice to see what is actually going on. The longer it goes...the worse they get.
Mark Culkin a USC reporter read a article from heather from ESPN coaches around the nation said how good can USC get when their offense is mainly air raid and not a true running or physical team and so how can that prepare the defense
You can't crack Kim Jong riley's Security, Fort Knox takes lessons from the guy.
If you were to circumvent the massive maize, a fate worse than Death could become the result for you.
Who cares about outmaneuvering football opponents,
GIVE ME SECURITY GIVE ME LIFE! would say riley,,.
BLESS HIS HEART!!!!!!!!!
USCs defense played great tonight. USCs offense couldn’t match NDs defense. This USC can’t better ND. USC will likely get 2-3 more loses by the end of this season.
Clay Helton era in full effect
I wouldn’t go that far yet 😂😂😂 if he loses to Utah again then yes 😂😂
This is sad. USC payed millions for this couching staff and players and we aren’t getting better. USC cursed??
You answered your own question. CFB needs butts in the system, not mercenaries. These players need to learn and live the system.
I think the defense actually was better lol
USC can turn the season around by beating Utah at the coliseum. Other wise…
Sadly, Caleb was AWFUL. This wasn't a bad night for Caleb; it was the worst performance by any USC quarterback at ND I have ever seen. No one could have "bailed Caleb out" tonight. Receivers were open, he threw to the other team. A running back can't bail that out because USC no longer had the ball.
Riley's coaching was awful. The play calls were bad. Riley's failure to hire a special teams coach is his failure. The 4th down call when the game remained in doubt was awful. The entire team lost composure. Penalties were a hot mess.
Caleb is great and Riley has been good. But both were awful tonight.
Caleb felt like he had to score every drive. That's the problem. Enjoy lincoln though!
@@zinoklahoma343I don’t give a damn about Riley
He can go to nfl with Caleb lmao
If you think LR is good you haven’t been seeing the obvious. He is a pretender at best, no leadership and pathetic coaching.
Receivers were not open
He can have a bad game it’s kool it’s not a conference game
Is anybody surprised. Come on the hand writing was on the wall
I think we need to change our approach in recruiting! We need to start focusing on the Line of scrimmage.
and less mercenaries.
Wow would you look at that … good defenses wins games. Riley take note.
Looking at the oregon vs wash game today.. two more losses. Those teams look really balanced.
Why do these guys uninformed of the dumb calls on offense. Example; 5 to 6 plays on run hook and stop and wait for the pass to arrive. SC cannot play that style against quick and aggressive defensive back. The for some reason the coaching staff went back to passing to receivers on the run. Good things started to change; but, it was too late. The two big guys on the edge back peddled to protect against the defensive ends; are too slow and go beat on the edge. A change to the blocking methods would have helped by putting their large hands on the defenders shoulder could have help. It was just a terrible coaching. Remember the coach carries the team. Like a stage coach. They failed.
Our distracted Gestapo has been found out!
Perhaps he'll harass Media less now, and Promote someone to focus on Special team??
Can't make the better calls if you're doing mental/actual peekaboo's at Media or anyone questioning YOU.
Caleb had his fingers briefly taped-up a game or two ago, is he truly ok??
No one can speak on this but here we are, kid is throwing weird balls.
Grinch delivered more than enough detractors, HOW ABOUT THAT???
we need to dominate the line of scrimmage that's how the big boys play we're not there yet they took it to us 😢😢😢
Team is going to definitely struggle when Caleb leaves
Get back home safe and sound fellas!
Playoffs you're talkin playoffs
Jack doesn’t have a red sweater?🤨
Yall just have too much to do in L.A. to worry about defense,
As an OU fan, I enjoyed this ass whooping!!!! Lol. 😂😂😂😂😂 More, more, more!
Enjoy it goofy 😂😂😂
55-17
FightOn FightOn FightOn
It was very apparent since start of the season that USC team does not deserve to a top25 ranking
I didn’t think offense would be a problem, they got a real problem on hand. They’ll be competitive rest of the way but kiss the playoff goodbye and the season is over.
The issue is not just Grinch. Its Riley. Just admit it USC fans (FYI im a Trojan fan too). His program is soft, no accountability, undisciplined, and not championship material.
Should of hired James Franklin, Luke Fickell or hell even Matt Campbell would of coached this talented team better. Riley is a good OC. Thats it. He is NOT a good head coach. I said this in 2021 when he was hired & got hate for it. I STILL stand by it. He wont win a national championship. Ever.
EVERY MEMBER OF HIS STAFF COACHING SPECIAL TEAM, IS PRIME EXAMPLE OF HIS DISCONNECTEDNESS.
Who do you really listen to as a SPECIAL TEAM Member??
What ever happened to Madden? no Special Team for the kid???
Better to put starters on ST and then have them run routs all night??
@@JamesMena-ym9vf being stubborn is one of the biggest flawes of a leader. Well, Riley isn’t really a leader. Keeps bringing up “untrained “ & defends his teams flawes when great one’s address it & fix it. Riley will never sniff a championship. Praying he follows Caleb to the NFL lol. Even Caleb Williams thinks he is a joke. Look at his body language this entire season (minus the Stanford game). He knows Riley is a glorified play caller.
The younger guys did shine tonight but if we suck like this they might transfer next season to a better team.
Superman got Lex Luthured last night #kryptonite
USC first ranked team and they didn't show up to play.
Not getting any easier, Utah next 🤔
It's always something with this team. They don't gell together as a team. Something is always off. Tonight it was QB and the O-line was pathetic. Before this game it was the defense.
Defense definitely did better than the games before but defense can't fix the offense mistakes. ✌️✌️
Here is an instant analysis.....No consistency! One week our defense sucks, the next week our O-line and Caleb. I do give Caleb a huge pass since he has covered this teams ass for way to long
Well...get ready for teams of quality to test that oline
No excuse for Caleb to throw those interceptions. He did not read the defense well tonight.
When is he going to win a big game. He's 0-4 in must win games.
Utah×2, Tulane, ND
@@hrpickinstuffthose losses weren’t on him lol he balled out all of those games except against Utah the second time when he got hurt. The defense gave those games up for SC not him. ND was definitely on him and Lincoln Riley however
pressure does that.
Undisciplined
Stinky linky isn't a head coach he's merely a OC and nothing more.. Alex grinch would be a great high school coach. His defense are love tacklers 😂.. superman wasn't so super tonite.. 3 interceptions how many times was he sacked?
Fire Riley
They are who they are
If usc loses to ucla, I don’t give a shit what anyone says it’s a bad season u can’t lose to Norte dame and ucla and consider it a good season
If anything, this game proves just how good Caleb truly is. He’s been carrying the team this far and now we see how bad it is when he has an off night. The rest of the team just falls to pieces.
I see a 7-5 season 2023. Be honest
Let’s accept California is for pretty football. 7 on 7 .. QBs/WR/DB recruits.. trying to get #5 highlights of the glory years.. but football is built on the line, remember Trojans got great on Student Body Right!! And great tailbacks.. those days are gone but that doesn’t mean that attitude needs to leave as well.. in my opinion .. SC already has its QB of the far future in JuJu.. let’s focus on the beef instead of the shine
Oregon is feasting on our Prime Beef, Breland today and probably Jericho tomorrow.
Can't give-up hope though, shining Big in these last games just might help the Breland's of our world reconsider. Must admit Grinch represented himself well for once.
Where do i send the gift basket for luring him from Oklahoma with your foolish money? What a blessing
😂
This is the result of weak practices. This is the result of being soft. This is the result of a coach's culture. Either practice tough or expect more of this embarrassment. THIS IS NOT JUST A LOSS! This is an exposure of the culture. Teams can lose but this was much more than that. It was a demolition. Run practices for a hellish gauntlet or just give back that 10 million per year and pack your shit from that beautiful house in the Palisades because you're just not earning it.
Yep, California practices seldom compare to southern and other areas of the nation practices. Our boys get too distracted here, and oh lord! go easy on them as do Gooders are watching.
@@JamesMena-ym9vf It's not a region issue. It's all about the coach. When USC is USC they kick ass everywhere. That's just not the case now.
That was a disaster.
Sometimes the universe gets together and just says " these guys need a dose of reality " and there's little you can do about it. Did no one not expect the worst especially toward the end of the game ? The rest of the season is the next game...
We still have everything in front of us, we win the south and…. Oh wait this isn’t Helton talking anymore but it sure does sound the same. Sorry coach, these eyes are pretty well trained in watching bs pressers filled with coach speak.
They aren't any good.
The QB has been special forever, but wasn't tonight. Exposed the coaching staff, offensive line and the special teams mess. This SC team has barely escaped with wins while playing cupcakes! Riley and his BS "opportunities" coach speak will get exposed at least 2 more times this season. I guess he'll have to continue to look at his team with a "rained eye" and make adjustments. What a crock of crap!
As someone who had inside knowledge of LR’s last year at OU, we now know why Riley was forced out at OU. He wouldn’t commit to the changes that needed to be made. He was saved the embarrassment of being fired, and USC took OU’s problem off their hands. Great move by the OU AD, and saved millions on a buyout.
THE LAD SEEM TO HAVE A MASSIVE EGO AND A SAD STREAK OF STUBBORNESS.
Youth seems to be working against him. The Dog comes with the fleas, or is it the fleas come with the Dog???
I know people will refute this statement but it sure aligns with what I was being told.
I didn’t know if who was telling me this was legitimate or not at the time. It was just replies to comments on OU game summaries the year Riley left.
The multiple comments made lined right up with exactly what transpired.
One read of those comments the year before and the year Riley left anyone could see that the hard core OU fans were sick and tired of what they were seeing.
Most were even blaming Riley for screwing up Rattler by coddling and playing cool kid with him. Too many statements made about how Riley was too enamored with Rattler rather than coaching him up for success.
I can not disagree.
Riley seems to insist on “playing it cool”.
I couldn’t blame Riley for leaving when he did. I was sure the off-season wasn’t going to be positive for him under the circumstances.
What I didn’t expect is the level of subversion that was executed.
I’m sure many of the players were reading much of the same scrutiny and it didn’t set well.
The Riley regime invites these situations on its players by nature.
He coddles to the cool kid dynamic. Never once have I seen Riley light a fire under any player and that’s always been the common denominator for this kind of game results.
Biggest issue facing this team is “ Can this team play defense for 60 minutes.” or can Lincoln discover the importance of defense.
Defense was played for once, can riley coach is the question. Or perhaps can Caleb stop his self-serving ways??
@@JamesMena-ym9vf false hope, is all your experiencing. Sorry.
Hello? Part of being a good defense is keeping the opposition out of the RED zone and one step further, Keeping them out of the END zone. I mean that's the way it looks to the "Untrained Eye". Still no Special Teams Coach???