The venerable gambling publication, the Gold Sheet, picks Arizona State to defeat USC, 35-30. “ First road game for Troy, which is 2-5 vs. the number last 7 as visitor.”
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A loss Saturday and SC fans can look for ward to the next ” great ” Haden hire !!!!!!!!!!
Go Tama,
Us real Tojans do not appreciate your negativity. Even with a loss on Saturday we are well positioned for another Bowl game in December. This would be a lock without all the pressure you are placing on his staff. A better idea would be an extension for Sark so he can feel the love and focus on football. FIGHT ON!
You’re not a ” real ” Trojan Nicky, you’re a bRUIN masquerading as a Trojan.
Plus, you giver yourself a thumbs up on your own posts, how moronic is that?
He is a toolbox
I love how Trogans use the all caps bRUIN like it’s meaningful. Oooh, bRUIN your life! Pow, what a stinger!
kinda like “trogan”, right?
Posted the exact same reply and the mod deleted it. Proves this blog is for trolls, and trolls only.
Wolf banned the ip at my office. Yet he allows the trolls to run rampant.
who knew that shoe shine stand had wi-fi???
f/o
Are you still going to be posting here at 3AM?
Haden doesn’t deserve to make the next hire. Nor should he. He is pretty much 0-3 (Kiffin, Sark and Enfield).
If USC loses, odds are 50/50 they fail to qualify for a bowl. If they can’t beat ASU, they won’t beat Oregon (road), UCLA (home), ND (road). You are looking at a five loss season, minimum. That mean USC would have to go 4-1 against Washington (home), Arizona (home), Utah (home), Cal (road), Colorado (road) just to be bowl eligible. Best scenario I see with that schedule is 3-2, but could easily go 2-3.
Don’t forget Frank Cruz for baseball, though he did hire Stubbs who at least has the baseball program headed in the right direction.
And you’re right, Haden doesn’t deserve to make the next hire, he should be fired as well.
It’s Hobbs, but Hobbs was already within the program. It’s not like Haden reached out and found him.
Under Haden the athletic department had to negotiate buyouts for Sark and crew from Washington, while paying off the last staffs salaries (Orgeron, Pendergast, etc.). I would guess the school won’t be happy buying out Sark. I am guessing that after next year, most everyone can be fired without a significant payoff, but the school can’t be happy with Haden’s terrible coaching decisions because they cost it money.
That’s why if the season plays out as some fear, 6-6 or 5-7, Sark sticks around another year but Haden “retires”, citing health concerns, and moves over to being “Chairman” of the Coliseum Renovation Committee. No changes are made with the current staff, the new AD comes in, fires Sark and Andy after the 2016 seasons.
A sad but sober assessment.
Yeah Hubbs was made interim manager first then got the full-time job. Haden did very little looking for that hire. Pat is a great Trojan, but not a good AD.
Haden didn’t hire Kiffin. Garrett did 😐
Excellent reference Wolf – based on these guy’s record, we can safely assume SC will win – what a relief! Maybe they should look at Sark’s record coming off a loss – tell those guys to call me, I have a bet to place
Bet the farm, Scott…. bet the farm…. and please include the livestock (trolls), while you’re at it…..
Your the only troll I see here. Your unrealistic expectations and lack of support is staggering. Give Sark a chance to shine like he did in 2003. Your sky is falling attitude isn’t helping anything or anyone.
I’ll tell you what I tell the ASU fans…. Go fork yourself
I am seeing a little frustration in your comments, maybe a Sea Salt bath with some lightly scented candles will brighten the mood. It always does for me and my partner. I see your trapped in the closet you seem to have put yourself in. I believe its time to step out. Hope this helps. Your welcome! This is what friends are for. Fight On Buddy!
Are you Nick Jones in disguise Mr. Serious ?
Nope. Not sure where Nick is going with some of his comments. But one things for sure his positivity is refreshing.
WhysoSerious,
My objective is simple and that is to FIGHT ON. You seem to have the same objective unlike Fred and it appears Go Tama as well as Sas. FIGHT ON.
Are you suggesting that I exfoliate my ballz????
Yum. Fight On!
Gold Sheet failed on the Stanford game, and hopefully they’ll fail again! Venerable – not so much….
Yeah, they do the conventional wisdom thing effectively. For once, I’d like to see an organization like this pick the heavy underdog to win – and have it happen! Did they come close to picking Ohio State in either of the playoff games last year? Hell no! They don’t have any real insight that the Vegas consultants don’t.
Unlike Kiff, Sark fares pretty well against the spread. This game’s a toss up.
What do you mean?… Kiffin was GREAT against the spread…. according to Nick Saban’s daughter…..
We left the beach early and headed out of town for Tempe. It’s so beautiful out here. I love being “on the road again,” as Willy Nelson would say. We stopped for a great lunch a few miles back and there were quite a few Trojans there. Now were on final approach to the hotel. We’ll be dancing the night away at GypsyBar.
(Pssssst….Jackie B, you go blond for road games?? Tramp!!)
#CadreAkbar!
Bravo for the new avatar! Did you find that online or create it yourself? Either way, bravo!
I’m actually starting to enjoy this blog again.
Cadre Graphics Dept made it up for me today. but now i, er i mean THEY have to work tomorrow on account of a couple of spreadsheets that need cleaning up were pushed aside.
#CadrePriorities
It’s the eyebrows, man.
Should be interesting to see where this goes.
It’s probably a little too deep for you to get it…no doubt you’ll just toss something racist into the dialog while thinking you are being witty.
f/o
Hi Thai!
Nowhere tasteful, that’s for sure.
Hilarious stuff. Itchy going to be PO’d.
not tonight….. tonight he’s “Cupcake”!!!
gentle as a Summer’s Breeze…
#ThatGirl’sOnFire
#CadreCaliphate
The same venerable gambling publication that predicted SC would beat Stanford? Gambling experts are wrong just as much as the public.
If they were right all the time they would live at Vegas and not tells us about all their millions they were making.
Vegas had SC by 10 over Stanford and they lost by 10. They have SC by 5 over ASU. So makes sense SC goes down by 5. Don’t go with that short term trend. Wilcox simply under estimated Stanford’s O Line. He will have his Defense dialed in for the Spread Offenses in the rest of the conference. Take SC, they will be hungry for a win.
UCLA will win their game against Arizona. Why? Because we ALWAYS win on the road! USC will probably not beat ASU because of of the turmoil surrounding the trojan program right now. Doesn’t matter what the gold sheet says, usc is going down.
Short memory….. Dorrell era – UCLA is undefeated with a game or two remaining, huge favorite over the Cats, and they lose HUGE in Tucson. I think it was the day SC hosted Notre Dame, so probably late Nov. Brutal memory for the Westwood faithful.
I’m talking about the modern era. You must have a short memory too. If you recall, Karl Dorrell coached the UCLA about 25, 26 years ago. i’m talking about recent history.
ha! nice try. He was your coach during the Carroll era – the championship era.
That was like ten iPhones ago.
And 50 OS updates………
Dupree…..you’ve been KILLING IT lately….
All is forgiven..
f/o
i loved the iPhone -2
If USC wins it will be strictly on emotion, because they will have plenty of that tomorrow night, but I won’t dismiss the coaching ability of Todd Graham, either. And if it comes down to that, Arizona State will come out on top.
Scott, if this prediction comes true, you may want to hang out on the tarmac at LAX Sunday morning. As the team team is not being coached there is no reason for a buyout – unsatisfactory job performance is a reason for termination (as well as many other things our famous troll base can point out)