Clay Helton is a players’ coach and I’m sure he would be thrilled if Adoree Jackson competed in the 2016 Olympics. But I’ll bet USC’s defensive coaches are not disappointed Jackson currently remains a long way off from qualifying for the long jump.
Helton might actually look like a genius if Jackson comes up short because he gave his star the entire winter/spring to focus on track. So Jackson can’t blame football if he does not qualify and will return fully motivated because he needs a big junior year before he turns pro. It might have been a different story if Steve Sarkisian did not let him miss spring practice and he did not make the U.S. Olympic Trials.
Don’t ascribe nefarious motives to Helton. You’re far too obsessed with the activities of one star player. I’d love to hear more about the development of the D-Line. And I’d love to read your off-season interview with Andy Enfield – is it just a matter of his not wanting to talk to you? If so, shouldn’t that somehow be addressed?
Maybe Andyain’twinning doesn’t want to talk about the last second, 1 inch layup, that nefariously labeled the bozo u men’s basketball team ONE and DONE,
wolfman, you seem to be the only journalist who understood the dynamics of this issue going back to Sark’s unsteady tenure.
i’ll say it again: the SMARTEST thing Hell-ton could do is to COZY up to the wolfman. i’d recommend scheduling weekly briefings at Five Gueys..
remember, the only coach who embraced the wolfman was Petey Carroll….am i the ONLY one who has noticed the coaches who don’t embrace the wolfman don’t seem to stay around very long??
#NoLargeFriesPlease
Charlie, as smart as you are, you’re missing the point on this one. Every time Scott correctly points out that USC has made a bad choice (i.e., Kiffin, Sark, Wilcox, etc.) he’s gonna get hammered. And, strangely, every time Scott decides to show us his softer side (e.g., his favorite locations on campus), he’s gonna get hammered. And, if he decides to go off topic for the fun of it (Game of Thrones stuff), he’s gonna get hammered.
#why?It’sJustTheWayItIs
The Wolfman getting hammered? I bet he doesn’t touch the sauce.
Cute.
genius OFTEN goes unrecognized by the masses. No one bought Van Gogh’s paintings while he was alive. they threw Galileo in jail! GALILEO! and wolfman toils with nothing NEAR the deserved praise heaped upon him. WHY??
because he is going up against the MAN, that’s why. and even though i’ve never seen any of Hunger Games movies, they’ve taught me that the underdog can prevail!!
#ThisWolf’sOnFire
Kafka, Camille Claudel, Oscar Wilde, Simone Weil….the Wolfman.
#MayWeLiveLongEnoughtoSeeHisNobel
Prize
I just figured something out, Charlie (via a little reading between the lines)—–deep, deep down, you want USC to win. Pretty cool.
…OMG
#WorldsColliding
I see Hillary announcing she’s carrying Bernie’s baby.
she’ll cross the finish line scuffed up, haggard and pummeled, but she’ll get there….and the CADRE will be at her heel!!!
#LikeADireWolf
Charlie—I’m forming a positive affection for you —so I’ll agree with most of what you’ve written (the scuffed up, haggard and pummeled part).
#ShoulddaRunIn2004WhileStillCute
She will cross the line to the federal prison. You better get Joe Biden warmed up in the bullpen.
In the end, my new found buddy Charlie notwithstanding, a last second Biden run could be the best case scenario for the Dems this year….
and i’m soooo very happy for you and nubsie…congrats
Who knew
It took you long enough.
#YouCan’tLegislateMorality
I wonder how Helton would describe Wolfman? My bet is at some point he would use the term creepy.
Scott, You are watching too much GOT!!!!!! Let it Go.
would the Mother of Dragons “let it go”???
#NeitherWIllWolfman
And you are second cousin, thrice removed from the Imp, my lady.
Unlce Wolfman how about some NBA news, now that math genius 2+1 = 4 DeRozan has been elimanted, I count 3 #Bruins to 0 #trogans left in the playoffs with KLove in the finals in back to back years… .
#UCLNBA
#KevinLove
#RussellWestbrook
#KevonLooney
it makes me feel SO ALIVE!!!!
#AndTingly
What bench is Looney sitting on?
Well it’s not the same one Matt Barkley been sitting on his entire Pro career.
The defending Champs bench… .
#GSW
I think AJ still has some things to learn how to do before he is ready to go to the NFL. Like tackle, turn for the ball, and stay with his coverage.
He missed football practice, so he is behind in learning a new defense. He wasn’t there in 2013 so he’s never played under Perdergast so he’s got to learn this new system fast. But one good thing is that he has become faster. I don’t remember him ever running a 10.38 in the 100 meters before. SWo things could be worse.
He was behind in learning the old defense.
I hope he learns it by the BAMA game.