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Q: Many USC Song Girls say on their profiles that they join the squad as it provides exposure which will help them in their future careers as actresses and in the entertainment industry. Yet if you go on IMDB.com and enter “USC Song Girls” under biography, it comes up with at least half a dozen former Song Girls and not one of them has been even slightly successful as an actress, despite the fact many other USC graduates have actually gone on to have successful, or at least working, careers as actresses. So what do you attribute to why former USC Song Girls have gone on to be such abysmal failures as actresses? Clearly being a Song Girl does not appear to help them, no matter how much exposure they happen to get from being on the squad.
A: I don’t think it’s really helpful for an acting career because acting requires more skills than dancing and staring straight ahead. Maybe it’s more helpful for an Mrs. degree.
Q: Is Shareece Wright’s injury real? The timing seems almost too perfect and appears to be an excuse for suspending him due to his legal problems, but Carroll does not want to admit that publicly. This has eerie similarities to the situation with the Tings a couple of years ago when they announced they were leaving the football team to “concentrate on getting into medical school,” which they were initially applauded for, yet it was then leaked a few days later that one of them had failed a steroid test and was actually suspended, which was the real reason for their departure.
A: I wondered the same thing but Wright was wearing a plastic neck brace Sunday night and seems to have trouble moving his neck the past couple weeks.
Q: With Garrett Green’s completely unexpected move up from No. 4 to No. 2 quarterback, do you agree or disagree with the following reasons for this move:
1) Corp had become complacent in his position as No. 2 and this was a jolt to make him realize not to take the position for granted and the competition actually is ongoing.
2) Mustain has been in a funk since August and this was a wake up call for him to start playing like his old self again and get the point across to him that the QB position is fluid and nothing is set in stone.
3) This throws a bone to Green for his years on the team and makes him realize that all his hard work is not futile and this is his reward, no matter how temporary.
A: I agree with 2 and 3 but not 1. I don’t think Corp became complacent. He might have struggled for a week in practice, but I hardly think that means you demote the guy. As I look back on it, I consider it a bit of a stunt. USC was undefeated with two blowouts and playing lowly Oregon State. So who cared who the backup was? If USC blew out Oregon State, it could put Green in at the end and get publicity for rewarding a deserving player. But it could have backfired if Sanchez got hurt (and he did limp at one point) and they needed a replacement for a quarter or two. Who would they have put in?