Max Wittek said he was “excited” but not “surprised” at being named the No. 2 quarterback. Link here.
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Sunny California
Tailback Silas Redd said the biggest difference for him since transferring to USC is the sunshine.
“I’ve never had this many consecutive sunny days in State College,” Redd said. “It was never sunny for more than two days straight.”
Answer Tuesday!
Time to answer some more reader questions.
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Practice Report
Lane Kiffin was irked today at practice that the offense struggled. Matt Barkley threw an interception and said he also was unhappy with the offensive performance in terms of false starts or lining up slightly out of place.
But with Hawaii ahead, minus-40 points, isn’t Tuesday practice likely to be harder than Saturday’s game?
Marketing Gaffe
A billboard of USC quarterback Matt Barkley in Westwood was removed today. A USC spokesperson claimed the billboard’s purpose was not “to taunt.”
But placing a billboard in Westwood strikes me as a case of punching down. Remember when Oregon put a picture of its players on the side of a building down the street from USC?
That might be something you do when you are the little school trying to make a splash. But not when you are the big dog.
USC seems to forget that in its rush sometimes to be innovative from a marketing standpoint. USC is ranked No. 1 in the nation. It should act like it.
Wittek No. 2
Lane Kiffin did not really say why he chose Max Wittek over Cody Kessler as the backup QB. But I think it had to do with a feeling Wittek might have a bigger upside. He is taller and has a stronger arm.
Kiffin mentioned in training camp a need to lengthen Kessler’s stride so he could have more room behind the line to see. So if things were close to equal, he went with the taller QB.
Morning Buzz
Dion Bailey says he is “light years” ahead of last year in his understanding of the linebacker position while freshman Zach Banner downplayed differences between left and right tackle. Link here.
FWAA Poll
Here is the full rankings of the FWAA poll released today with USC No. 1:
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Seau Tribute
This Saturday at the Coliseum, 80,000 wristbands will be given out with Trojan Pride 55 on them as a tribute to the late USC linebacker, Junior Seau.
This Is More Like It
Here is the classy badge worn on the jerseys of the women’s soccer team. A far better choice than the Ronald McDonald football cleats that will be worn this season.