USC coach Clay Helton said tonight Justin Davis did not get ball in second half because there were only three drives and “limited opportunities” in the second half. Helton said it was a Catch 22 because he also wants to play Ronald Jones. The odd part was Aca’Cedric Ware and Dominic Davis entered the game in the fourth quarter but not Justin Davis.
Helton said USC has improved from the Alabama to the Stanford to the Utah games. Helton said he spoke with Lynn Swann today and Swann was “very supportive.” Helton said several players told him, “Coach, we’re close,” after the game.
Helton said he trusted the officials to make the correct spot on the third down in the fourth quarter before he controversially punted to allow Utah to come back for the victory.
Freshman cornerback Jack Jones sprained his ankle and is wearing a boot on it.
Going backwards in terms of defense. Utah had 30 first downs, 456 yards of total offense, and almost 38 minutes of possession, and scored 31 points. They only scored 20 on Southern Utah. What is Helton thinking?
For real..he should want to be like Southern Utah instead of Stanford.
He sounds more and more like the ‘damage control’ officer aboard the Titanic.
“Nothing to see…..all is well….the rising bow will give even those in steerage a chance to see the front of the ship……is this a brisk night or what?”
Remain calm…all is well.
Keep Calm
The bRuins are still winless against the NERDS
AND
USC head clown is almost gone!
AND
Gollom Wolf loses his 301st Best Chewwy Costume Contest in a row!
Even a pop warner Coach would say Davis is hot keep giving the ball to him. Yeah there close, if they lose the next game there close to the Hackett era.
At least some of the games during the Hackett era were entertaining. Long bombs, high scores, big leads then losing in the end. Talent then not the same as now.
If the they go 4-8 or 5-7 helton is one and done and both those records seem very likely. A waste of juju and adore talents.
4-8 will take a lot of luck
Helton needs to grow some balls.
#niceguysfinishlast
David Shaw just punted on 4th and 1 with McCafferty in the backfield at mid-field. McCafferty can’t get 1 yard? Has he been talking to Helton?
I know. That was not Stanford like.
ucla is playing great – they studied both the KS St. and USC games and saw what worked and what didn’t –
Gomer has got to be the very worst college football coach right now, and he’s got to go!!!
He’s #4 in this weeks “COACHES ON THE HOT SEAT!” I’m sure he’ll be #1 next week!
Les Miles has clinched the title
I’d take Miles over Helton in two seconds.
Miles does less with more than any coach around
I am very worried that they will change some staff and keep Helton another year. Because “he knows USC”.
Golleeeee!!! Say it ain’t so!!!
Stanford is killing the clock and not coming up with points.
After playing SC, Stanford got complacent because we were so easy to beat up. They really did beat us up.
McCaffrey is playing well, but can’t hit the home run tonight.
It’s called no big holes.
That’ Boy is going to do what he do best show heart & perform point blank!!¡!!?!
O.J. Simpson and Marcus Allen wouldn’t have even been named All-Americas if coached by Gomer. Both would have been on the sidelines, splitting time with all the other athletes who “want time”. Forget O.J.’s great 64 yder against ucla. He never would have been in the game.
Good job Gomer. Talk about all that great improvement loser, while the losses mount.
OJ and Allen would have never gone to USC had Helton been there because of the chaos that resulted in his getting the job = a chaotic mess
Or Kiffin or the Dump truck Stark !!!!!!!! Institution in disarray I’m sorry but real is real truth is thurth ????
Stanford is punting like a rugby team.
Shaw totally pulled a Helton on that punt. Unlike Helton, D saved his rear end
Shaw almost blew that one.
Shaw punted again!! WTF 4th and 8 inches, mid field, down by 4.
Shaw. Shaw. Shaw.
Lost this game for his team.
Shaw’s much smarter than you think. His teams amaze me. Hard not to root for them when you watch them continually beat people with their “Intellectual Brutality”.
UCLA controlled this game, Shaw is lucky. Smart, no doubt, but lucky tonight. UCLA blew this, Stanford really escaped this one.
Why lucky? He drove the field when it counted just like Utah and bullied the bruins with a perfect Johnny Morton fade.
All ucla needed was one more first down to win and they couldn’t get it. Both Shaw’s defense and his offense performed perfect in the clutch. He punted and won because his defense is much better than USC’s. I don’t see the luck there. What I see is the Pac’s best coach by far.
That was luck. Rosen had the open man deep 3 times and missed. He left 3 scores on the field. He seriously bailed out Stanford. They shut down Stanford’s offense all night.
Rosen can’t hit the broadside of a barn deep – ever. That’s his signature weakness. Shaw was playing with his two starting CBs out with injuries. Stanford brutalized ucla when it counted.
That’s what’s wrong with USC. We can never play well when it counts. Stanford performs when it’s on the line. Obviously ucla didn’t shut Stanford down. They won and ucla got mauled at the end and Rosen got sacked and fumbled – another one of his problems.
Stanford’s clutch and that’s because of their coach whose whole approach is to not rely on luck. That’s what Stanford is – always so prepared for everything. They practice much better and more efficiently than teams like USC. Stanford can run the two-minute drill in their sleep. USC runs the two minute drill on the run. Luck? No way.
Stanford didn’t score a TD until 30 seconds left in the game. To be honest i can’t tell if Stanford is overrated or not. I’m not impressed with them at all. Our team is just flat out bad and made Stanford and McCaffrey look really good. McCaffrey had 107 yards rushing against USC without any contact. And throw in that touchdown catch just shows how poorly coached we are and how bad we execute on the field. Stanford will lose 2 this year.
ucla played its best game in about three years from what I saw. Kennedy Pola had ucla totally dialed and Mora was very confident. The whole ucla team was.
I’ll bet if he were honest, Mora would say this is his most disappointing loss ever as bruin coach.
I don’t doubt Stanford will lose 1-2 games. No great teams out west.
Definitely a heart breaker. I’m sure those Bruin parents are crying again.
Hopefully they’re also covered in pizza stains and cursing the Johnny Morton Corner, one of my favorite places in the world.
I love that corner!
Naw they are used to the ruins losing now.
ucla played better than I can remember in a long time, Stanford is very beatable, but I am in the camp that says 4th and less than one, you give it to your Heisman candidate and continue your drive.
Gollom Wolf thinks they are better than last year when they annihilated the ruins.
SC made Stanford look better than they really .
The 15 yard penalty on the last drive sure helped. Stanford was on the ropes for sure. I do not think Shaw made the right decision on not going for it on 4th and 8 inches, but then, it all worked out. Luck? you bet.
That was a killer. Kinda like Iman Marshall’s pass interference on the final drive for UTAH.
Shaw knew Mora would pucker up and punt.
Helton is the 2nd coming of Paul Hackett, pure & simple. You listen to his reasons for what decisions he made during the game that wound up hurting the team in getting a win, and they make no sense whatsoever. Yep, Hackett all the way.
I’m waiting for Swann to step up and show he is more than just another puppet in the current USC administration cronyism that is all too obvious.
Or Ted Tollner
Ted won a Rose Bowl. ucla hasn’t won a RB in 30 years! Perspective my friend, perspective.
I hadn’t thought of that. UCLA’s last Rose Bowl win came just one year after Ted Tollner’s win over Ohio State.
Holy crap they’re in a drought in Westwood!
The same yr I grad from USC dang I am old.
You’re just a pup. Relish your youth.
I do Jack .. 53 healthy and enjoying life.
It’s when the 60’s come that things change a little. My friends feel the same way. Staying in shape is key as well as diet.
I workout 4, run 3 and work 5.
And your wife is Morgan Fairchild?
In Pahrump mowing lawns?
Gee that’s just the same age as when you were CowPolyFan3.0 last week.
Ted got lucky and he still sucked
Lmao. …so true
Herbstreit and Fowler clearly pulling for Stanford.
Again, Rosen’s deep ball is not working. That ball should be down field more.
Sorry little gutties. 22-13. Nice try losers. 9-0. For life.
Don’t hold it back
I’m trying not to laugh, because the Trolls here proclaimed watching the bruins slide to a predictable 9-0 streak wouldn’t make USC better. WRONG. ucla’s still the Queen of L.A., with another HUGE loss at home. One of the better bruin losses I would have to say, filled with all the defeatism you could ever ask for. Bye Bye PED U. Classes started! That’s when you always start losing. Hee hee.
Safer in Westwood was jumping for joy last night. He was touching himself like a perv. This is what happens when you open your big mouth!!!!
Where is Buckethead and Bruin Rob?
Crying in there beers!
This feels like new life (just kidding), but I think I may go to the ASU game after all.
9-6 SF now.
Yep. Never count out the Giants. But I know they don’t want to play the Dodgers in October.
Dodgers are can handle them.
We should clinch tomorrow
Gollom Wolf can handle a few hundred more losses.
0-301 Gollom Wolf now.
I still see a bombed season, especially the way Helton manages games.
If Helton doesn’t win out in October then he won’t get to a Bowl game.
Meaning he is gone.
Collect his buyout and kick rocks. His hiring is a head scratcher.
Swann has seen a lot for only 3 months as AD. He won’t stand for this. Notre Dame, Washington, Oregon and UCLA may be the nail in the coffin for Helton.
ND and Ucla are wins.
I hope so, but my gut tells me we need to lose those games to get rid of Helton.
True ..please lose lol
8 games left on the season. Helton and USC need to win 5 of those to become Bowl eligible. 5 out of 8 seems far fetched right now. Crazy that we are in this spot.
Haden and Nikias looked really bad..the BOTs must be pissed.
Haden is hiding somewhere. Possibly the Cayman Islands counting his money. Nikias needs to let Swann do his job.
Probably, hey go glance at ins ucla bloggers want Mora fired .. Lol and want Herman.
They want to beat us to the punch. Lol. I’ll check it out.
Ucla can’t afford Mora and Herman’s buyouts . They can hire Sark lol
Gollom Wolf can’t afford a Chewwy costume made in the 21st Century.
I left two positive comments and no one wants to talk to me.
22 posted Stanford is not as good, like in past years. lol cocky for being 0-9 against the NERDS!
Stanford OWNS UCLA. They have their number in a big way. Sorta like Notre Dame did when they won 11 straight on SC.
We are 4-6 in 10 games while Ucla is 0-9 .. So cal schools are a combined 4-15 against the nerds
Kiffin lost one on a field goal in his first season and lost that triple overtime game to Stanford. We’ve had some good games with them, but they have had the better program.
For now they do, but like Ucla and the other Pac schools, they really didnt do anything while USC has been down.
Since sanctions hit
Oregon 3 Pac 12 Titles
Stanford 3 Pac 12 Titles
UCLA 0 Pac 12 Titles
Nada other than some recruits that may have chosen USC and the 3 sanction wins
Exactly
Gollom Wolf thinks 3 Pac 12 titles is “doing nothing.”
Gollom Wolf thinks Stanford winning the Rose Bowl isn’t doing anything. That’s our favorite Star Wars geek for you!
Gollom Wolf is obviously a Cow Poly grad because real USC fans don’t compare USC to the ruins.
Gollom Wolf thinks Stanford is better than last year after losing a 5th year senior QB.. That’s why he sticks to Star Wars trivia.
I heard you glanced around at the other competition last night and soiled yourself.
It doesn’t matter how bad that they look. It’s almost impossible to fire an educational elite in this days and age. That’s why when they test american students against the world, they finish somewhere behind countries like Zambia. PH made some of the most idiotic decisions any AD has ever made. He thoroughly proved that he is incompetent. Yet, the really scary thing is that if PH hadn’t decided to be retire, he’d still be the AD. I honestly don’t think that they would have fired him.
Your 1977 Chewwy cotume looks really bad… try springing for a new one.
I heard you motto at the Comic Cons is “please lose”.
Do you see any upcoming Comic Cons as wins? Are the judges deaf dumb and blind?
Don’t forget Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and California. Everyone of those games are going to be wars.
Your competing in 301 straight Best Chewwy Contume Contests is a head scratcher also.
Helton, I want to believe in you….I really do. But of the 8 games that we have left, I don’t see any pushovers. They all seem like tough opponents. Each one is going to be a dog fight. Even if we win 5 out of the 8, that still leaves us at 6-6. This team really is getting better but they better start to accelerate their progress.
Do you see a bombed Best Chewwy season for you ahead?
Did UCLA lose?
Good one.
What do you think?
Gollom Wolf doesn’t think much because he as a Cow Poly Ag grad…. kind of like the KO Kid being a Cornell Ag major.
I heard you were crying in your beer after loss 301 last night at the Baltimore Comic Con.
Lol
LOL at Gollom Wolf outing himself as CowPolyFan3.0.
Mora could have been aggressive but he went Terry Donahue and gave the ball back to the team with the Heisman Trophy candidate. That’s why the fuu uclans will always be second rate.
Nice try bRUINS .. Baaaaahaaaaaa! Bigtime CHOKE! 0-9 9 years and still can’t beat STANFORD!
Nice try Gollom Wolf. 0-301 in Best Chewwy Costume Contests!
Love ya, bro, but c’mon. SC lost.
But ucla was supposed to now have the best QB since Elway and he had experience! The big little gutty lie.
The good news is USC discovered a QB while ucla just discovered their loud-mouthed QB still can’t win a big game.
Agree. The flip side, Darnold might save Helton and that isn’t good.
Rosen can’t make a medium to long throw. He really is over-rated. I’ll take Darnold.
Art,
This is for all the Bruins who jumped in my face last night.
If you knew me you would know that this isn’t my style to gloat, but they piled it on.
It is what it is.
Lesson…Never open your pie holes when you have Stanford the next day.
Lesson to the Bruins….KEEP YOUR MOUTHS CLOSED.
AGAIN.
KEEP YOUR MOUTHS CLOSED.
Looks the trolls went into hiding .. Baaahaaa .. 0-9 WOW .. LOL Dodgers scored more than the bRUINS ..14-0 now .. Damn!
Goat Toy 22 the gatekeeper will soon be here.
Like I care, he is a pest and a clown.. I can smack talk with the best of them, he talks crap because he’s a big mouth! 0-9 .. WOW and the final play showed everyone how mediocre Rosen is!
I actually feel sorry for some of the Ruin fans. It’s like fool’s gold or being a Cub’s fan. Cubbies, baby bears, maybe there’s something about the name. The Boston Bruins save face I guess.
The Cubs in Chicago are for real, I was in Chicago for a few days and caught a game. The youngster remind of the 72-77 Dodgers .. Talented young kids!
1908….Imagine them and the Cavs in the same year. Having said that, Go Dodgers!
14-1
We may clinch tonight
SD is winning ?
8-8
Dodgers jelled at the right time, Kershaw pitched lights out!
I like Kershaw and Hill at 1&2. And Maeda is solid at 3. If our hitting continues we should do well in the playoffs.
I feel the same way. Roberts has a healthy team
And Urias looks strong as a middle reliever.
1988..it’s been a long time
Nevermiind. SF just scored right now as I was typing.
Gee you sound just like CowPolyFan3.0 bragging about your jet set life.
88 Straight, Encinitas, NYC and there are a few other Bruins that are always cool. Hats off to them..
I learned not to feel sorry for nerds like you and Gollom Wolf. There was a good reason why you were ostracized as kids.
Poor Gollom Wolf is a big 0-301.
The Dr. Rachel Maddow of Inside USC’s “safe friend” Artie is here to share his vast knowledge of football cliches.
You mean you and your fellow trolls come out at midnight, Gollom Wolf.
Lol.. .2 – 2
#TimeforMANÁ
It was especially cool to see ucla lose again in the Johnny Morton corner. It’s like the Poltergeist TV for ucla fans – “They’re Heeeere!”
LOL and then punch to the throat on the final play of the game. Ali vs Listen. Goodnight!
Was it a punch to the throat when you lost the Adult Craftsman category of the Best Chewwy Costume Contest last night, Gollom Wolf?
I was rather hoping they’d (ucla) would have won. They had an outstanding defense until that final drive. McCaffrey was average this evening and Rosen had his moments – sorry Stanford won sorry bel-iar tech lost.
Did Helton say there was only three people driving WTH does that mean ??? 2 passenger & one Blind man driving asking for direction out of Darking soo!!!!¡Sad
I see view USC team somewhat similarly to what Michigan was before Jim Harbaugh got there. Potentially great players unable win games to due horrible coaching. Lack of a top-notch coach is what’s holding USC back. I wouldn’t even mind Lane Kiffin coming back at this point assuming Jon Gruden’s out of the question. Can you frickin imagine how insane USC would be with Jon Gruden as the coach?
I could see Gruden really liking the college game, recruiting and the idea of making an impact on young players. The thought of winning a Super Bowl and a Natty might appeal to him.We can dream.
I can see you defending the Dr. Rachel Maddow of Inside USC’s punting is winning post.
Once again I feel for 88 straight, NYC Bruin, Santiago, and Chuck….
But FIGHT ON!!!!!
Just when you thought you had something you realized you’re 1 – 3 and #1n6Helton is still your HC.. .
MANÁ is taking forever
#TheForum
4-8 he will be done.. Mora’s team look good in certain areas but flat in the passing game. 3-9 would be about right!
Not as bad as 0-301, Gollom Wolf.
Face it, when UCLA has something on the line they spit the bit. It’s in your DNA. Like Paul Finebaum said, let me know when UCLA wins a big game.
It isn’t cool that both L.A. schools are just about done for any Major Bowls and it isn’t October yet.
A whole year waiting for the season to start, and one game in it was already “wait until next year.” I’m relatively young, but we all have a limited number of next year’s.
Scott, please ask Helton if he thinks he’s a good coach and let us know his answer thanks
He’s a work in progress.
Lol
LOL at Gollom Wolf.
He wants to be David Shaw!
You want to be Chewwy.
We may be lousy, but we are not chocka chocka. Go Stanford. Hahahahahahahha
Maybe the bRuins need a new mascot .. Lol Gollom wolfman were are you?
I’d have to wear my undies.
Lol
Unfortunately Gollom Wolf wears nothing inside that Chewwy costume.
Maybe they can make Chewwy the mascot and you finally will get a job at age 53 where you don’t have to mow lawns?
There goes Jones’ Heisman
UCLA should switch to the BIG12. I mean A&M has done well since getting out of Texas’ shadow. Maybe the baby bears need somewhere else to hibernate.
Not only is Clay Helton a horrible coach, but he’s delusional, also. Does any body in their right mind believe Helton is a championship type of coach ? And in your wildest dreams, can you imagine him ever defeating Urban Myer, Nick Saban, Gary Patton , or Jim Harbaugh in a playoff game?
Gary Payton plays point guard.
Just kidding.
The Pac-12 may not be great but it’s the most incredibly entertaining content ever. The losses sustained by ORE, USC, ucla have just been crazy! And the CAL/ASU game is just out of control: 34-34 with 5 mins left. Turn it on! ASU could be our next conqueror!
Washington 21
Arizona 14
With 4 minutes to play.
Washington/Arizona tied up at 21
UW and Arizona going to OT.
Washington survives. Stay in the top 10.
USC will be facing an undefeated Arizona state team next week, and it should interesting, because neither one of the teams play defense.
The last team with the ball wins.
Wisconsin rated 13th in FBS for Defense.
It is the best of times and the worst of times at the same time. That is the best offensive effort I have seen from USC since I can remember. They were battling on offense even on the last play. But it also was the worst defensively because Utah has figured out how to be unstoppable against USC with slant passes.
I was watching Stanford methodically drive down the field on its last possession, leading to a game winning touchdown, and observed the differences between USC and a well coached team.
1. They always had the correct number of players on the field
2. No penalties
3. The offense was not constantly looking over to the sideline for direction, rather they knew what to do and quickly lined up and ran the play.
4. No player was ejected
5. Adjustments were made to expose the defense
6. Players were disciplined…not jumping around and over celebrating inconsequential plays
7. The line was disciplined
8. Lastly, they won….and then acted like it was no big deal because it is the way it is supposed to be
Gomer you can learn ALOT from David Shaw.
So limited possessions in second half so lets punt the ball in opponents territory
In the meantime….the gutties played great, but the Tree got them. And there are no comments on the latest articles about it on their site. Hilarious. How come the trolls don’t even post on their own site?