Struggling is a part of building a program but we are competitive in every game. That tells me things are headed in the right direction. And recruits see it too. For those who want LR fired tell me who you would want to replace him???
@@dannylavilla4018 Pete Carroll will not coach us again, also why would Sabin who frankly had a better program built up in Alabama come out of retirement to coach USC. Be realistic.
The truth is that this team is just too young to close games out when they need to. The best players at the offensive skill position are playing extended minutes for the first time in their college careers. We all should’ve seen this coming
Riley has a lot to blame his decision making & play calling has cost usc. In the 3rd qtr against Penn state he didn’t even run the ball & Joyner getting 3 carries is unacceptable
No, you do change. It’s called making adjustments. It’s not a sin. Joyner, the marvelous freshman cost the game in Minnesota but Moss, the graduate student, was too aggressive against Penn State? I don’t like it. This is a double standard. Moss has cost USC all three losses. With two interceptions and a fumble to lose it for the team. Plus no help from D and no help with plays calls in crunch situations but Caleb managed under worse situations, so should the next QB for USC.
Lane Kiffin, Steve Sarkisian, Clay Helton, and now Lincoln Riley... Is USC football a head coach training program? USC has been hiring coaches who needed to learn what was needed to be a proper head coach on the fly, instead of coaches who were truly ready to lead a powerhouse football program like USC. Riley's coaching abilities may or may not improve over time but why should USC fans go through the agony of losing while he's learning? We need a head coach who can start winning now, not in the next decade.
I'm super happy honestly. I didn't think we'd be THIS good. I thought it was going to take a year for Moss and company to grow together. I thought the defense would automatically become better right away and it has. The fact that both sides are doing well and we are this good is a BIG pleasant surprise to me. Even though we have 3 losses, I'm actually ok with it. It took Michigan 4th and goal in the big house to win and it took the #4 team in the country several crazy 4th down conversions to take it to OT. The Minnesota game was a head scratcher but I'll wait to see how Minnesota turns out at the end of the year before deciding if that was a bad loss or not. I don't know... I'm kinda happy with our team and coaches. It seems like facilities are coming, NIL is getting fixed, and recruiting seems like it's getting better even though we're not yet recruiting at the elite levels. The 2026 class looks like it could be elite but that means waiting even longer for those players to develop and make an impact. I was hoping for wholesale, program shattering change at USC and it looks like it's happening and it will just take a few years honestly. If USC fans can be patient for the next 1-2 years, the future with this staff and the way the USC administration is backing the football program, man, this is going to be a juggernaught program in a couple of years. I just hope people are willing to be patient for the great things that seem like they're coming.
Well they see what’s Oregon Dan lanning are doing in year 3. USC went from 11-3 to 8-5 & who knows this. Usc better hit that portal because it’s losing a lot of players on defense. I do believe usc will be great once they get adjusted to the big 10 they are better than Penn state should’ve won everyone knows it.
Dan Lanning? You meant Phil Knight there right? What makes big boys move away from Momma and family? Enough money to buy them a 6 figure house in Eugene. I wouldn’t compare these 2 programs because Lanning had a full cupboard when he arrived. Definitely not even close to comparable.
"you gotta be able to focus in and eliminate some of the mistakes..." when these kids (and yes, these 19-20 yr are kids) keep making mistakes when the game is on the line in these key moments... it's no longer a physical thing... it's no longer about "focus". it's all mental. this is very similar to what they called the "yips" in golf. when they're thinking too much... thinking about the outcome rather than being in the moment, they lose focus and mistakes pile up. i'm sure thoughts of michigan and minnesota came into these kids heads as the clock was winding down. you can't be focused on the game when you're fearful of the outcome. the moment got too big for them. and who's job is it to help them focus and play? the head coach. lincoln could be a great x and o guy on offense but a huge part of being a head coach is being able to get your players mentally ready to play fast and play free and not allowing any negative thoughts to enter their heads in the game. i think sitting with a sports psychologist and getting some pointers on the mental aspect of the game would help lincoln greatly.
Big Boy recruiting has to pick up. Currently between both lines we only have Four 300 lb that are 4* and none are consensus, and Two are second years players and One a freshman🫣. Most top 15 teams have about 12 or more 5 or 4* 300 Big Boys. Defense is doing pretty good for what we have.✌🏽
We are close in every loss. We are not getting blown out. Last weekend I thought we played well enough to win. I have been critical in the past of Mason Murphy and Elijah Paige. They both played really well against Penn State. Our Entire offensive line played well. We ran for 189 yards against one of the top run defenses. Our defensive line held them to only 118 yards rushing. They played their hearts out. We have players banged up and nicked up right now, We need to give those players less snaps and use our bench. In our three losses Miller Moss has had a pass completion precentage of 60 % or less. We need to play Jayden Maiava. I believe Jayden Maiava gives us the best chance to win right now. There is something not right with MIller. He missed too many passes last game he would normally complete. We need to give both quarterbacks some snaps. The same thing with our other postions on the roster. Quinten Joyner needs more plays on the field and rest Woody. We need give our starters more rest these next two weeks and have them ready for the Washington game on November 2nd. I am a Miller Moss fan, but Jayden Maiava needs to see the field.
I can appreciate QBs often take undue criticism. I also appreciate that QB Coaching is Riley's towering strength and he wants to protect his QB1. But it is laughable that he has been so critical of Quinton Joyner over ONE play when Moss has clearly cost us 2 losses with his pick 6 at Michigan and his overthrow to 6'6" Duce that resulted in an INT vs Penn State. Not to mention, pound-for-pound Joyner is considerably more talented than Moss will ever be at his respective position, and he is three years younger. Riley, please stop with the Overt favoritism. It's a terrible look!
It’s maddening that he keeps using the expression… “ we’re three plays away” from an undefeated record. Then he goes on to describe tons of mistakes in each game. On Saturday he said that USC has had the hardest schedule so far as a way to make excuses for the lost games. USC needs a new head coach. Agree?
There is no will from Administration or donors to just give up 80 million on a buyout, and spend another 100 million plus for another Coaching experiment. Not going to happen for at least 5 or more years
Blaming lack of calls … come on. USC got a bs call OPI against psu that took away a touchdown for them. Calls weren’t great but they definitely were against both teams.
PSU fan. Super impressed with the game plan and players at USC. I think you will run the table moving forward. Thought we would be able to dominate in the trenches but we didn't. Hats off to a great game... Good luck the rest of the season. Definitely see USC as a top 20 or even a top 15 when it's all said and done.
Coach u need to get more touch to Duce and Kobe L these two should be your star ⭐️ receivers? Coach if u no u have great football team why u keep losing.
More coach speak please- 1) bench Zach branch 2) call moss run occassionally to keep defense honest 3)if you can’t get your head out of your clipboard pass happy playbook, find soemone who will watch the clock 4)Joyner with only 3 runs ? Child please, just no-if YOU can’t change, USC will HAVE to change coach’. YOU are not growing and learning.
Why does Riley describe every team the same whether they’re Penn State rank forth in the nation or Maryland struggling bottom of the run team? That tells you not to buy his load of garbage and incompetency as a coach
He's being politically correct my young paduan. He can't exactly go out and say "Maryland sux and I think we'll beat them pretty easily so we're gonna see if we can get out to a big lead and rest our starters so we can get our 2nd string some practice". He doesn't provide real answers because he doesn't want the opponent to know what he knows. All coaches do that. In fact, if you had a coach that was telling the media accurate analysis of his opponents during game week, I'd worry more...
So lincoln, stop with the “im accountable” talk-show us- WHAT are you going to change ? We are not three plays away from being ranked top five…please…we have shown we cnat win passing more than running, moss as a statue, OR wasting the last two minutes of a game with poor clock management by an head coach who prefers being an OC and QB coach. A good offensiev performance? Your QB 20-34, no pass over what 12 yards ? And an absolutley awful q4 including overthrowing a wide open deuce Robinson-how do you do that ??
Riley needs to look in the mirror first. His clock management is terrible, and he doesn't stick to the run when it's working. I also think Maiava needs to see the field.
Enough with the excuses, Lincoln Riley. Fans are tired of the word salad and hollow justifications that reek of the Clay Helton era. The reality is simple: you are not getting the job done as a coach, play-caller, or game manager. USC football deserves better-because mediocrity has NEVER been the standard at this program, like Matt Leinart talked about. We are 3-3, and we haven't even faced the real heavyweights like Oregon or Ohio State yet. Minnesota?! Seriously? Even Lane Kiffin managed to beat them. But here we are, underperforming, while Oregon snatches all the top recruits and leaves us in the dust. Meanwhile, you’re sitting on the sidelines, shaking your legs, talking about "the good things" we supposedly did. Spare us the clichés and fluff. This is USC, not a mid-tier program. Riley is getting paid millions-not to deliver this kind of mediocrity, but to restore this program to national relevance. Being 3-3 is unacceptable, and it’s time we call it what it is: a failure. If things don’t change immediately, accountability needs to follow. This isn’t Oklahoma-this is USC. Get it together, or get out. - A frustrated USC fan.
Lynn's defense is holding the opponents to reasonable scores. Grinch was a disaster. He should have been forced to face the media after every win too...
@@soota6083 I love Lynn’s defensive mindset and scheme. Love his approach to the game. But being put on the spot POST GAME should be a regular occurrence, if grinch had to do so. Again, fair is fair
Riley‘s three and three not three plays away from being undefeated but more like quarters and games and a lot of coaching cues away from being sick. And yet he says “hell no we’re not gonna change.“ Is that not enough to tell you this guy is no idea what he’s doing. He’s on the train to destruction and he says this is the train to mediocrity as Matt leinhart said. This is the train Riley said is the right one. 😂
I believe in Riley's philosophy. I believe Penn St. won this game because they hired an amazing play caller. I don't study who are the current best play callers; however, when Sark was with Alabama, he was lights out. I also think the Arizona St. HC who they got from Oregon is very good. Lincoln is elite with designing plays & quarterbacks but I don't think he knows how to close with the run. He goes away from it when it's destroying the opposition. Lastly, he stops running plays that work. Like that reverse, it worked brilliantly, so do it again. I believe in our organization.
Is it just me or is Zacariah branch not developing fast enough. Every time I see Moss throw him the ball that's not a reverse or a screen, he never comes up with the ball. Then, when I watch the replay on the screen, it's like he's not adjusting the way other receivers adjust like a Jakobi Lane or Kyron Hudson. I just don't feel confident when a ball is thrown downfield to him. And he's never open. I don't get it. Are defenses double covering him or something? I don't know. With his crazy speed, he's got to be better than just returning kicks.
He’s a true sophomore playing regularly at WR for the first time so he’s going to be just as inconsistent as everyone else his age. The real question is why Miller Moss who is in the middle of his 4th year in college is just as inconsistent as Zach
" With his crazy speed, he's got to be better than just returning kicks." The speed has gone adios along with his confidence. Speed doesn't just go puff overnight.
Getting up and storming out and abandoning your athletes at the press table is the biggest chickenshit move I've ever seen a coach pull. You aren't worthy to pull on the cardinal and gold. GROW A SPINE AND RESIGN IN SHAME.
Struggling is a part of building a program but we are competitive in every game. That tells me things are headed in the right direction. And recruits see it too. For those who want LR fired tell me who you would want to replace him???
@@tmartcali1649 Sabin or Carroll
@@dannylavilla4018 well that’s 100% of college football teams lol
@@dannylavilla4018 Pete Carroll will not coach us again, also why would Sabin who frankly had a better program built up in Alabama come out of retirement to coach USC. Be realistic.
The truth is that this team is just too young to close games out when they need to. The best players at the offensive skill position are playing extended minutes for the first time in their college careers. We all should’ve seen this coming
Riley has a lot to blame his decision making & play calling has cost usc. In the 3rd qtr against Penn state he didn’t even run the ball & Joyner getting 3 carries is unacceptable
wow the interviewers are asking questions that are softer than charmin
😂😂
No, you do change. It’s called making adjustments. It’s not a sin. Joyner, the marvelous freshman cost the game in Minnesota but Moss, the graduate student, was too aggressive against Penn State? I don’t like it. This is a double standard. Moss has cost USC all three losses. With two interceptions and a fumble to lose it for the team. Plus no help from D and no help with plays calls in crunch situations but Caleb managed under worse situations, so should the next QB for USC.
Dude shut up the refs cost usc you never played football clown
Lane Kiffin, Steve Sarkisian, Clay Helton, and now Lincoln Riley... Is USC football a head coach training program? USC has been hiring coaches who needed to learn what was needed to be a proper head coach on the fly, instead of coaches who were truly ready to lead a powerhouse football program like USC. Riley's coaching abilities may or may not improve over time but why should USC fans go through the agony of losing while he's learning? We need a head coach who can start winning now, not in the next decade.
Dude shut up wtf you never played football usc is three plays away from 6-0 I hate people who never played football
Mckay and Robinson started as first time head coaches for SC and they did well
@@paulpelentay9337 OK, you provided two successful examples but I gave you 4 unsuccessful ones.
I'm super happy honestly. I didn't think we'd be THIS good. I thought it was going to take a year for Moss and company to grow together. I thought the defense would automatically become better right away and it has. The fact that both sides are doing well and we are this good is a BIG pleasant surprise to me. Even though we have 3 losses, I'm actually ok with it. It took Michigan 4th and goal in the big house to win and it took the #4 team in the country several crazy 4th down conversions to take it to OT. The Minnesota game was a head scratcher but I'll wait to see how Minnesota turns out at the end of the year before deciding if that was a bad loss or not. I don't know... I'm kinda happy with our team and coaches. It seems like facilities are coming, NIL is getting fixed, and recruiting seems like it's getting better even though we're not yet recruiting at the elite levels. The 2026 class looks like it could be elite but that means waiting even longer for those players to develop and make an impact. I was hoping for wholesale, program shattering change at USC and it looks like it's happening and it will just take a few years honestly. If USC fans can be patient for the next 1-2 years, the future with this staff and the way the USC administration is backing the football program, man, this is going to be a juggernaught program in a couple of years. I just hope people are willing to be patient for the great things that seem like they're coming.
Well they see what’s Oregon Dan lanning are doing in year 3. USC went from 11-3 to 8-5 & who knows this. Usc better hit that portal because it’s losing a lot of players on defense. I do believe usc will be great once they get adjusted to the big 10 they are better than Penn state should’ve won everyone knows it.
Dan Lanning? You meant Phil Knight there right? What makes big boys move away from Momma and family? Enough money to buy them a 6 figure house in Eugene. I wouldn’t compare these 2 programs because Lanning had a full cupboard when he arrived. Definitely not even close to comparable.
@@aaronlee5656 true Phil knight wants a championship before he dies so he’s ding everything to get it.
"you gotta be able to focus in and eliminate some of the mistakes..." when these kids (and yes, these 19-20 yr are kids) keep making mistakes when the game is on the line in these key moments... it's no longer a physical thing... it's no longer about "focus". it's all mental. this is very similar to what they called the "yips" in golf. when they're thinking too much... thinking about the outcome rather than being in the moment, they lose focus and mistakes pile up. i'm sure thoughts of michigan and minnesota came into these kids heads as the clock was winding down. you can't be focused on the game when you're fearful of the outcome. the moment got too big for them.
and who's job is it to help them focus and play? the head coach. lincoln could be a great x and o guy on offense but a huge part of being a head coach is being able to get your players mentally ready to play fast and play free and not allowing any negative thoughts to enter their heads in the game. i think sitting with a sports psychologist and getting some pointers on the mental aspect of the game would help lincoln greatly.
Big Boy recruiting has to pick up. Currently between both lines we only have Four 300 lb that are 4* and none are consensus, and Two are second years players and One a freshman🫣. Most top 15 teams have about 12 or more 5 or 4* 300 Big Boys. Defense is doing pretty good for what we have.✌🏽
We are close in every loss. We are not getting blown out. Last weekend I thought we played well enough to win.
I have been critical in the past of Mason Murphy and Elijah Paige. They both played really well against Penn State.
Our Entire offensive line played well. We ran for 189 yards against one of the top run defenses. Our defensive line held them to only 118 yards rushing. They played their hearts out. We have players banged up and nicked up right now, We need
to give those players less snaps and use our bench. In our three losses Miller Moss has had a pass completion precentage of 60 % or less. We need to play Jayden Maiava. I believe Jayden Maiava gives us the best chance to win right now.
There is something not right with MIller. He missed too many passes last game he would normally complete. We need to give both quarterbacks some snaps. The same thing with our other postions on the roster. Quinten Joyner needs more plays on the field and rest Woody. We need give our starters more rest these next two weeks and have them ready for the Washington game on November 2nd. I am a Miller Moss fan, but Jayden Maiava needs to see the field.
I can appreciate QBs often take undue criticism. I also appreciate that QB Coaching is Riley's towering strength and he wants to protect his QB1. But it is laughable that he has been so critical of Quinton Joyner over ONE play when Moss has clearly cost us 2 losses with his pick 6 at Michigan and his overthrow to 6'6" Duce that resulted in an INT vs Penn State. Not to mention, pound-for-pound Joyner is considerably more talented than Moss will ever be at his respective position, and he is three years younger. Riley, please stop with the Overt favoritism. It's a terrible look!
Is miller moss qb1 next year?
It’s maddening that he keeps using the expression… “ we’re three plays away” from an undefeated record.
Then he goes on to describe tons of mistakes in each game.
On Saturday he said that USC has had the hardest schedule so far as a way to make excuses for the lost games.
USC needs a new head coach. Agree?
Move on from LR, replace with Carroll or Sabin. Plain and simple, SC has the money, or does Football the the priority that it once was?
There is no will from Administration or donors to just give up 80 million on a buyout, and spend another 100 million plus for another Coaching experiment. Not going to happen for at least 5 or more years
Time to move on from LR, replace with Carrol or Sabin.
Here we go with the softball questions from people who were actually athletes. Unbelievable.
Hey look, it's Lyin' Lincoln.
Blaming lack of calls … come on. USC got a bs call OPI against psu that took away a touchdown for them. Calls weren’t great but they definitely were against both teams.
PSU fan. Super impressed with the game plan and players at USC. I think you will run the table moving forward. Thought we would be able to dominate in the trenches but we didn't. Hats off to a great game... Good luck the rest of the season. Definitely see USC as a top 20 or even a top 15 when it's all said and done.
Good luck. Your coach Franklin is a good coach and he respects other programs by not letting a penn st player plant a flag on the field after the game
There are 12 playoff spots and Lincoln Riley is already eliminated halfway through the season. He couldn't make a playoff with 12 Spots. 🙄
No, Miller was a couple of “loose throws” away from winning the game. 🙄🤔
Coach u need to get more touch to Duce and Kobe L these two should be your star ⭐️ receivers? Coach if u no u have great football team why u keep losing.
More coach speak please- 1) bench Zach branch 2) call moss run occassionally to keep defense honest 3)if you can’t get your head out of your clipboard pass happy playbook, find soemone who will watch the clock 4)Joyner with only 3 runs ? Child please, just no-if YOU can’t change, USC will HAVE to change coach’. YOU are not growing and learning.
Up vote simply for "Child Please " 🤣
All there ever is is excuse after excuse. We're 1 or 2 or 3 plays away BS. I know he's not going anywhere but for god sake be honest
Why does Riley describe every team the same whether they’re Penn State rank forth in the nation or Maryland struggling bottom of the run team? That tells you not to buy his load of garbage and incompetency as a coach
He's being politically correct my young paduan. He can't exactly go out and say "Maryland sux and I think we'll beat them pretty easily so we're gonna see if we can get out to a big lead and rest our starters so we can get our 2nd string some practice". He doesn't provide real answers because he doesn't want the opponent to know what he knows. All coaches do that. In fact, if you had a coach that was telling the media accurate analysis of his opponents during game week, I'd worry more...
So lincoln, stop with the “im accountable” talk-show us- WHAT are you going to change ? We are not three plays away from being ranked top five…please…we have shown we cnat win passing more than running, moss as a statue, OR wasting the last two minutes of a game with poor clock management by an head coach who prefers being an OC and QB coach. A good offensiev performance? Your QB 20-34, no pass over what 12 yards ? And an absolutley awful q4 including overthrowing a wide open deuce Robinson-how do you do that ??
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Riley needs to look in the mirror first. His clock management is terrible, and he doesn't stick to the run when it's working. I also think Maiava needs to see the field.
Excuse excuse excuse no answers
FIGHT ON!!!!!!!
If usc loses to Maryland & miller has a subpar game it’s time for a qb change.
Enough with the excuses, Lincoln Riley. Fans are tired of the word salad and hollow justifications that reek of the Clay Helton era. The reality is simple: you are not getting the job done as a coach, play-caller, or game manager. USC football deserves better-because mediocrity has NEVER been the standard at this program, like Matt Leinart talked about.
We are 3-3, and we haven't even faced the real heavyweights like Oregon or Ohio State yet. Minnesota?! Seriously? Even Lane Kiffin managed to beat them. But here we are, underperforming, while Oregon snatches all the top recruits and leaves us in the dust. Meanwhile, you’re sitting on the sidelines, shaking your legs, talking about "the good things" we supposedly did. Spare us the clichés and fluff.
This is USC, not a mid-tier program. Riley is getting paid millions-not to deliver this kind of mediocrity, but to restore this program to national relevance. Being 3-3 is unacceptable, and it’s time we call it what it is: a failure. If things don’t change immediately, accountability needs to follow. This isn’t Oklahoma-this is USC. Get it together, or get out. - A frustrated USC fan.
Cosigned!
It’s only a word salad for midwestern educated folks like yourself. Go choke lahoma 😂😂
Grinch was forced to face the media after every loss… haven’t seen Lynn post game once. Not defending Alex Grinch at all, but fair is fair.
Lynn came out last week.
Lynn's defense is holding the opponents to reasonable scores. Grinch was a disaster. He should have been forced to face the media after every win too...
@@soota6083 I love Lynn’s defensive mindset and scheme. Love his approach to the game. But being put on the spot POST GAME should be a regular occurrence, if grinch had to do so. Again, fair is fair
@@5555emerson I’m talking within an hour after the game. Post game, not post practice
Lynn is not the problem, the problem is riley, game after game he's stunk it up.
Riley‘s three and three not three plays away from being undefeated but more like quarters and games and a lot of coaching cues away from being sick. And yet he says “hell no we’re not gonna change.“ Is that not enough to tell you this guy is no idea what he’s doing. He’s on the train to destruction and he says this is the train to mediocrity as Matt leinhart said. This is the train Riley said is the right one. 😂
Miller made some amazingly BAD throws as well lincoln. 20-34 a good performance ??
Totally agree. He’s on pace for 22 TD and 10 interceptions for the season. God awful 😣
Exactly! 🙄
I believe in Riley's philosophy. I believe Penn St. won this game because they hired an amazing play caller.
I don't study who are the current best play callers; however, when Sark was with Alabama, he was lights out. I also think the Arizona St. HC who they got from Oregon is very good.
Lincoln is elite with designing plays & quarterbacks but I don't think he knows how to close with the run. He goes away from it when it's destroying the opposition. Lastly, he stops running plays that work. Like that reverse, it worked brilliantly, so do it again.
I believe in our organization.
I'll pass
lol, lol nice,,
Is it just me or is Zacariah branch not developing fast enough. Every time I see Moss throw him the ball that's not a reverse or a screen, he never comes up with the ball. Then, when I watch the replay on the screen, it's like he's not adjusting the way other receivers adjust like a Jakobi Lane or Kyron Hudson. I just don't feel confident when a ball is thrown downfield to him. And he's never open. I don't get it. Are defenses double covering him or something? I don't know. With his crazy speed, he's got to be better than just returning kicks.
He’s a true sophomore playing regularly at WR for the first time so he’s going to be just as inconsistent as everyone else his age. The real question is why Miller Moss who is in the middle of his 4th year in college is just as inconsistent as Zach
" With his crazy speed, he's got to be better than just returning kicks."
The speed has gone adios along with his confidence. Speed doesn't just go puff overnight.
He needs to work on running pass routes.
Getting up and storming out and abandoning your athletes at the press table is the biggest chickenshit move I've ever seen a coach pull. You aren't worthy to pull on the cardinal and gold. GROW A SPINE AND RESIGN IN SHAME.
When did this happen?