USC Morning Buzz: A Stat That Received Little Attention

DOM.DAVIS.FINKIt’s been a week since USC’s spring football game and here’s something I’ve meant to highlight. The 84-play scrimmage had only one penalty. In the past two seasons, penalties were often a problem. One spring game does not mean a problem is solved but this was an encouraging sign. Let’s see how it goes in the training camp scrimmages.

14 thoughts on “USC Morning Buzz: A Stat That Received Little Attention

    • My thoughts exactly. Was our blogger unable to think of a way to put a negative spin on this?

      • He sorta did by saying penalties were a problem the last couple years – but this is an encouraging sign for our padawan blogger.

        “Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is.”

  1. Maybe with a more mature coaching staff comes more responsible or disciplined players.
    But if I’m a troll I’d say we paid the refs.

  2. When you put drunk, know it all football coaches in charge of a college team, then penalties usually become problems.

    • Amen! The best was the day after the humiliating loss to WA he showed up intoxicated.

    • Yards penalized…
      2013 USC 808 Bad guys 674
      2014 USC 1018 Bad guys 710
      2015 USC 961 Bad guys 621

  3. I initially thought the same thing. But then…
    – Were these regular P-12 officials?
    – Were they given instructions to ‘let the game flow’ and not be in anyway officious?
    Does the new coaching staff have a much different view of what they want to instill in their players given that it is but a quasi game situation, as opposed to their predecessors?
    Given that there were in excess of 20k spectators (and many more via crappy P-12 network coverage) is it a subtle way to convey that us ‘new guys’ have addressed and solved the previous penalty problems?
    So, am I just a ‘glass quarter-full’ kind of dude? If so, pay no heed to my conspiracy theory speculation ramblings.
    But then…

    • excellent observation, i too share you suspicions, given Southern Cal’s proclivity for Back Room Deals, Envelopes Full of Cash, Winks and Nods….

      it is interesting that only you and the wolfman picked up on this esoteric point of interest…..wait a minute!!

      #ElZancudoIsReallyWolf?

  4. that is an incredibly IMPORTANT observation, woIfman!! and i CAN’T HELP but notice, none of the wannabe, back-seat bloggers on this site dint make a PEEP about it until YOU opened their eyes!!!

    when it comes to SPORTS KNOWLEDGE, woIfman, comparing you to the Back-Seat boys is like comparing Secretariat to a bow-legged BURRO!!!

    #UltimateCadreCred

    • Please clarify. Which is the bow-legged BURRO?

      Not meaning to be the spelling police, but regarding your hash-tag, are you aware that there is no ‘e’ in Crud?

  5. Fantastic Statistic with Monumental Implications !!! This squad is of ONE MIND………….DISCIPLINED !!!!

  6. I’m not sure that means anything. My question is “are these scrimmage officials calling the scrimmage the same way that they would call an actual game”? You can call holding on virtually every play. It’s a judgement call. Are these officials judgements as strict in a scrimmage as they would be in an actual game? They do what the coaches tell them to do. Did the coaches tell them to “just back off and let them play”? We don’t know anything until we get into an actually game.

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