Lincoln Riley to USC

[YoloinOhio]

 

[BruceVilanch]

Beat me by 3 minutes!

[HurlyBurly51]

Looks like that conspiracy theorist who insisted McD was checked out because he was heading to USC needs to remove his tinfoil hat.

Edited November 28, 2021 by HurlyBurly51

[YoloinOhio]

Just now, HurlyBurly51 said:

Looks like that conspiracy theorist who insisted McD was chucked out because he was heading to USC needs to remove his tinfoil hat.

Wait, what?

[HurlyBurly51]

Just now, YoloinOhio said:

Wait, what?

There was a poster here who was crusading that McD was checked out because he was taking that USC job.  It obviously had no basis in fact, but that was his hot take for what was behind the teams various struggles this year.

[SirAndrew]

Is USC a better job than Oklahoma at this point? This is one area of college football coach moves I don’t always understand. 

[YoloinOhio]

27 minutes ago, SirAndrew said:

Is USC a better job than Oklahoma at this point? This is one area of college football coach moves I don’t always understand. 

No, but it could be with a couple recruiting classes. Weak conference. Oklahoma heading to the SEC was going to mean more losses for Riley. 

[Not at the table Karlos]

He didn't want to figure out how to field a Defense in the SEC and went to PAC 12

[BADOLBILZ]

33 minutes ago, SirAndrew said:

Is USC a better job than Oklahoma at this point? This is one area of college football coach moves I don’t always understand. 

 

There is a lot of uncertainty and little on-field upside for Oklahoma moving into the SEC.   No more cake-walks into playoff contention.  

 

Riley has a chance to go to USC and dominate recruiting in the west and basically turn them into another version of what Oklahoma has been.

 

[SirAndrew]

18 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

No, but it could be with a couple recruiting classes. Weak conference. Oklahoma heading to the SEC was going to mean more losses for Riley. 

That’s true, Riley was basically afraid of the SEC, but I think Oklahoma has all the tools to succeed in that conference. The PAC 12 is weak, but USC hasn’t gotten it right in over a decade. I know great programs go through rough patches, but I think some people assume recruiting to USC should be easy. I’m no longer convinced they have a huge recruiting advantage, as the landscape of football has changed, and the LA sales pitch doesn’t hold the same allure. 

[YoloinOhio]

1 minute ago, SirAndrew said:

That’s true, Riley was basically afraid of the SEC, but I think Oklahoma has all the tools to succeed in that conference. The PAC 12 is weak, but USC hasn’t gotten it right in over a decade. I know great programs go through rough patches, but I think some people assume recruiting to USC should be easy. I’m no longer convinced they have a huge recruiting advantage, as the landscape of football has changed, and the LA sales pitch doesn’t hold the same allure. 

The recruiting ground in Southern cal is extremely rich and they are losing guys to bama, Ohio state, you name it. There is no reason it should be that way. Right now Elias ricks is in the portal and usc is one of his top 4. He’s from mater dei HS. He will probably end up there now because they finally have a real coach. It might be too late for the ‘22 class that signs in s few weeks but he could flip some kids, hit the portal, load up the ‘23 class and I think have them in a good place. 

[SirAndrew]

34 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

The recruiting ground in Southern cal is extremely rich and they are losing guys to bama, Ohio state, you name it. There is no reason it should be that way. Right now Elias ricks is in the portal and usc is one of his top 4. He’s from mater dei HS. He will probably end up there now because they finally have a real coach. It might be too late for the ‘22 class that signs in s few weeks but he could flip some kids, hit the portal, load up the ‘23 class and I think have them in a good place. 

That’s definitely true, and I know you have a lot of knowledge on the college game. USC returning to prominence is just the type of thing I’ll believe when I see. Riley has a big job ahead of him to restore the luster of USC. That’s what it’s going to take to land recruits imo. I don’t care who the coach is, there’s no way BYU with a huge recruiting disadvantage should be outperforming USC. It all makes me wonder if there’s deeper issues than what meets the eye. 

[Southern_Bills]

It's good for USC, but Lincoln wanted no part of the SEC lol

[YoloinOhio]

26 minutes ago, SirAndrew said:

That’s definitely true, and I know you have a lot of knowledge on the college game. USC returning to prominence is just the type of thing I’ll believe when I see. Riley has a big job ahead of him to restore the luster of USC. That’s what it’s going to take to land recruits imo. I don’t care who the coach is, there’s no way BYU with a huge recruiting disadvantage should be outperforming USC. It all makes me wonder if there’s deeper issues than what meets the eye. 

Well they don’t have a lot of fan support or culture. That’s an issue, but a lot of kids right now care most about NIL deals and draft position ( understandable but a bit sad)

[BillsfaninSB]

Is the fact USC is private and they don’t have to publish salaries an upside?

[Motorin']

3 hours ago, HurlyBurly51 said:

There was a poster here who was crusading that McD was checked out because he was taking that USC job.  It obviously had no basis in fact, but that was his hot take for what was behind the teams various struggles this year.

 

Thank goodness he didn't get the job. Now he can get his head back in the game.

[YoloinOhio]

4 minutes ago, BillsfaninSB said:

Is the fact USC is private and they don’t have to publish salaries an upside?

Yes

[Buffalo716]

Spencer rattler to USC 

 

I said it a few weeks ago and now it's gonna happen

[Mark Vader]

10 hours ago, HurlyBurly51 said:

There was a poster here who was crusading that McD was checked out because he was taking that USC job.  It obviously had no basis in fact, but that was his hot take for what was behind the teams various struggles this year.

Was it the Bigfoot from outer space guy?

Edited November 29, 2021 by Mark Vader

[Bill from NYC]

11 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

There is a lot of uncertainty and little on-field upside for Oklahoma moving into the SEC.   No more cake-walks into playoff contention.  

 

Riley has a chance to go to USC and dominate recruiting in the west and basically turn them into another version of what Oklahoma has been.

 

Wow, what a great way to describe the situation and this would appear to be exactly what is likely to happen.

Even this might take a while. As we speak, two of the best QBs in the NCAA are from California but play in the SEC. Also, the best linemen seem to leave the west coast as well.

Riley might not be able to change this with a snap of his fingers.  In my very strong opinion, Sarkisian is a GREAT offensive mind. Maybe the best I have ever seen. He is really struggling in Texas (a state that surprisingly loses some good players too). That said, Sark might just be cleaning house. Is this what is happening down there? 

Edited November 29, 2021 by Bill from NYC