Where Were The Adults In Room?

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After USC’s dramatic 52-49 victory over Penn State at the Rose Bowl, several players smoked cigars in the locker room. It was not a good look for a college team. I’m not a prude, so I won’t go into how you need to be 21 in California to smoke or how the Rose Bowl bans smoking at the stadium.

And I don’t blame exuberant players from celebrating. But there were adult staff members from USC that needed to step forward. Remember the room was full of media. It could have been embarrassing. I was in the locker room after the previous two Rose Bowls. Stanford players did not smoke cigars. Oregon players did not smoke cigars.

Oregon just beat Jameis Winston and Florida State. And headed to the national championship game. That was probably a lot more justifiable.

78 thoughts on “Where Were The Adults In Room?”

  2. The use of blueshirts is a fairly new practice in college football but a look at the Rose Bowl contributions from blueshirts shows the Trojans have used them pretty well in recent years to help recover quickly from the sanctions.

    Deontay Burnett – 13 catches for 164 yards and 3 touchdowns in the Rose Bowl.
    Matt Boermeester – His name is officially in USC lore with a Rose Bowl-winning FG as time expired.
    Stevie T – Led the Trojans in tackles in the Rose Bowl and was named Defensive Player of the Game.
    Taylor McNamara – Critical two-point conversion catch.
    Daniel Imatorbhebhe – a pair of catches
    Chris Tilbey – Had a 44 yard average in the Rose Bowl on 4 punts

    -Garry Paskwietz

  3. Scott you have sank to a new low. Your like a little kid who had his toy taken away from him. Don’t ever change because it is truly hilarious reading your desperate attempt to tarnish the program.
    #Smokinggate

    • Rico: “Sunken”
      Congratulations to SoCal on beating the evil East Coasters. You have the best QB in the City.
      Fortunately, when our QB was injured it was just his shoulder and not his most utilized appendage, his mouth.

    • Hey uncle Rico, go sank yourself. Where did you learn grammar, was it back in the old country?

  6. Scotty, you are correct about smoking inside a room/building. You have to be at least 20 feet away from the room or building. But you go ahead and tell them they can’t smoke. You didn’t mention anything about the champagne. How did that get in? Better get on that. Also, did any minors, not of age of 21 drink? Scotty find out about that as well.

  8. What for Wolfbane to read that Ty Helton has won a QB Coaching award. Head exploding in 3…2..1.

  11. With regards to FSU, it would be less justifiable when you still have a game to play.

  12. Just wish someone had blown cigar smoke in SW’s face. Now that would have been priceless, to know the “adult” Birdcage got dissed like that by a USC player. Just another slap at SW that he had to witness this and get upset. How could things get any better?

  13. When someone begins a statement with “I’m not a prude”, it’s a pretty strong bet they are. Just like when somebody says he “won’t go into how….” and then proceeds to do just that.

  15. Some of these players are in their mid 20’s some have wives, children. Granted they shouldn’t smoke indoors, but it’s not a federal crime.

  16. We all know what Jameis does to blow off steam. Gets on a table in the middle of the quad and starts yelling degrading stuff about females on campus. I don’t think you want to hold him out as the model of courtesy and etiquette, Scottie. Talk more about how we should have beaten Stanford, or how Carroll was like Caesar, or how we have too many 3-star recruits. This woosy stuff is not your style. Stay negative, but make it count, baby.

  17. Interesting comparison with Stanford athletes – who rape unconscious women – and Oregon athletes – who smoke those funny-looking cigarettes.

    #PartyOnGarth

  18. Wolf deleted by post asking if he grew a lady part…I guess using proper anatomy names is a no no?

  20. SW counted them out, done, finished after the team started off 1-3.. Dude give it a rest, YOU WERE WRONG! .. These MEN have every right to celeberate a monumental victory that no one saw them doing, including yourself.. Maybe its time to ask your boss for a different assignment.. You truly embarrass yourself and the Daily News acting like, well you know.. I have enjoyed chatting with everyone throughout the year .. Maybe an attitude change should be your 2017 resolution, you have 360 days to fix it. ..

    Congrats USC fans!

    Rose Bowl 2017 Champs✌

  21. Wow! Real adults now voting!

    Sam Darnold wins Archie Griffin Award as the nation’s MVP college football player. First ever freshman to ever win it!

    Fight On!

  22. Seriously? Wolfman has jumped the shark and officially entered the realm of RSS (Really Stupid Stuff). The only cure for this is to change beats to women’s lacrosse or go back to writing obits.

  24. What would you rather have. Players taking a couple of puffs after the last game of the season or stealing shrimp

  25. Wolf, banned from locker room also? If it wasn’t for the internet you wouldn’t get any USC info at all.

  26. Congrats to you SW for keeping the narrative going. Without your sniping you would have to compete with real sports writers. By going low you have an easy way of getting readers to respond. So well done and we all know what to expect from you during 2017.

  28. It was about celebrating while keeping it classy and not over the line. It’s just a cigar. Nothing to see here as usual. When you find a bong on the trainers table you can act as if you broke some news but until then you better watch where you step because Clay Helton, LYNN SWANN and the doorman at Howard Jones might throw you out the back doe (door) if you keep hating on USC!

  29. I thought it was great. A throwback to a better time. In 20 years those kids will look at those pictures and remember that moment like it was yesterday. Not another boring pic of two guys standing next to each other smiling lime every selfie we see.

  31. Perhaps you should rename the blog to “The inside hate of USC”. You find something wrong with every single thing, win, lose or draw. True sign of a grumpy old man. It’s so predictable now.

  34. Scott whines worse than my immediate family members who are UCLA Alums. We get it that you hate Coach Helton and will point out any slight. I do recall during one game one of his shoes was starting to become untied. But nothing from SW. Did you take pictures and make a list so the PPD can arrest the team for cigar smoking? Were they Cuban Cigars? I never thought an Alum would surpass the hatred of USC Football greater than the LA Times of the past. But, according to Scott, it was all about the players and nothing to do with the coaches. My advice? Therapy, 7 days a week.

  35. Wolf is to SC/Helton like the rest of the liberal media is to Trump. Wolf can’t comprehend SC success. The rest of the media can’t comprehend Hilary lost. Will Wolf be filing a work comp claim for exposure to carcinogens? Man up Wolfie!

  36. Scott is still pissed. The rose
    Bowl victory has ruined his entire 2017. I know the daily news is no New York Times but how is he still employed (he’s probably a “protected class” if you get my drift)

  37. Is there ANYTHING this blogger will not complain about regarding USC – ??????????

    And USC WON !!!!!!!!!!!!

    What would Scottie be writing about if they had lost ?

    Attn Daily News: Fire this negative loser, he is driving your readers away and putting your valuable business is a bad light.

    Attn Lynn Swann USC AD: Ban this j-rk (um… guy) from campus immediately and cut off his access to USC.

  39. Another irrelevant blog from the only beat writer in America who actively roots against the team he gets paid to cover.

    • Clearly, it’s SW’s way of being provocative, and luring more hysterical Trojan fans to his blog. Good marketing, I suppose… if you think Ronald McDonald is….

  40. I’m glad Birdcage isn’t counting himself as one of the “adults in the room.” Seeing how he acts like a petulant child, always b*thing and moaning or calling people much more talented and successful than him the same ridiculous names for years.

  41. Smoking is bullshit for any person who has a brain in their head. No respect for an underage punk athlete that needs to light up to prove something. They are not Red Auerbach of the Celtics. The key question is where did the cigars come from in the first place? A room full of pot would be more understandable after a sweet victory.

  42. Yes, you are a prude. What about all of the people buying beer in the stadium (for a college football game) getting falling down drunk? where were their parents?

  43. Also, have you asked if there were adults in the room when the Stanford band gets high? How about a few years ago when one of the tuba players had a picture of communist Chairman Mao on his tuba. I have a photo if you want to see it. I’m more concerned about our college youth being indoctrinated into communist/socialist ways myself.

  45. SW, do you enjoy being the USC blogger? It really seems like you would like to be doing something else.

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