With no running backs coach, USC is short when it comes to total number of people available to recruit and make home visits. So USC has activated one of its support staff members to replace Deland McCullough as a recruiter.
Former USC athletic director Pat Haden activated himself four years ago as a recruiter when there were coaching vacancies. Remember he famously offered a basketball scholarship to the sister of defensive tackle Eddie Vanderdoes, who ended up at UCLA.
Didn’t Vanderdouche later eat Haden?
If so, then Haden went straight to his hips. Another 100 pounds and his butt will be as big as Serena Williams’.
does this staffs member have a naim?
I remember a few years ago, espn magazine ran an article about how Steve Sarkisian struggled to put a coaching staff together at USC, and that’s exactly the same thing, Clay Helton’s dealing with
If you can’t get coaches to USC – with its academic dominance, its ideal location & recruiting base, and it’s sterling tradition, you’ve got problems. Or else this current generation of young coaches are just snowflakes who fear the potential pressure cooker of coaching in LA.
Or that it’s USC not paying enough for coaches to live in So Cal. Not everyone wants to drive 2 hours each way to work
know’s ?
Regarding Sark. I think the word was out as to Sark’s drinking and disorganization. Big reason why Drevo fled after one year, and why two DL coaches accepted, then bail on the job. Regarding Clay, I think the fear is that Clay himself is on a one year contract. Win or be gone. And no assistant worth his salt is going to sign up for a one year then have to uproot family again and look for another job.
And the new report that the medium price for a house is $500,000 isn’t going to help either.
Also, please don’t use “snowflake.” It’s a meaningless Twitter signifier. Kind of like when “patriarchy” is thrown around. Another meaningless Twitter signifier.
By snowlake, I just mean overly-sensitive. No other political “load” intended.
Snowflake: A very sensitive person. Someone who is easily hurt or offended by the statements or actions of others.
Sounds like it touched a nerve. IG is always telling people what not to write
Don’t like newspeak. And “snowflake” and “patriarchy” are two examples of that words that are used more to signify group membership than to actually, accurately describe something.
Sounds exactly like you when you said you blocked me yesterday.
That’s why he’s independent, no one wants to be around him.
Or George Costanza is his role model.
Precisely,
Now at ease, smoke em if you got em.
Then say “overly sensitive.” Anyway, it’s a personal pet peeve, the way Twitter-ready signifier have entered the language as a form of “newspeak”. But I know what you mean. Carry on.
Snowflake
Yes, sir!
You triggered Snowflake George and caused him to seek out a safe space and his comfort animal.
Carry on, as you were! Speak when you’re spoken to!
Sounds like retired military now left with no one to order around.
What a Richard…..
Sucks how people need words defined regarding specific intent in a case-by-case situation.
“Hater” is a meaningless Twitter signifier that has generally replace the dominatingly intelligent “Oh Yeah!? well, you’re a poop head!”
“Stay Classy” is a meaningless Twitter signifier that means “I am scared by your words but too stupid or cowardly to rebut them, so iwillpretend that i am morally superior than you.”
Both are idiotic and pointless because of the vacuously subjective basis by which they are applied.
“Snowflake” is a solid, well-defined term meaning overly-sensitive especially in a weak, fragile and/or infantile way.
The ones I dislike are “At the end of the day” and “Boots on the ground”. Totally worn out and the boots is disrespectful of our soldiers.
Disrespectful to our soldiers?
Dude, it’s not an insult it’s a metaphor.
Just stick with emojis.
Carry on, private!
Are you positive Head Coach Helton has a one year contract. I find that hard to believe.
One year left on a 3 year.
And it is evidently 1-year too long as me thinks Mr. Helton’s luck just ran out when Darnold bolted for the NFL. Get ready for a real interesting season of ups & downs.
Now that USC has the $7.5 naming rights to the boat connected to the Coliseum in 2019…they have the monies to pay for a real staff to work with Jack Del Rio in 2018.
Helton’s contract is (3 guaranteed)5 years with two options.. Was told he is done, this will be his last year! #JDR
When will Clay be gone and Jack step in? Take a guess.
Not sure .. If they get off to a bad start it will happen rather fast.
Like when JRob started hanging around USC when Larry Smith was still there?
Hey I’m at USC now, something just went down, could swann just fired helton?
Lol.. No idea..
something just happened, not sure what it is but someone was just fired.
Bland was fired!
No this is bigger than bland. Maybe it’s Andy. No sure yet no one talking here lots of football players around???
Ok.. Find out captain!
More like $765,000 is the medium housing price in SoCal.
Pipe down, precious snowflake.
Yes those snowflakes can’t take the heat!
“Snowflake”! That’s funny, because that’s Stormy called the Moron in his tidy whities.
I thought that is what BJ Clinton called the DNA on Monica’s navy blue dress.
I guess 130k wasn’t enough to make Stormy forget the Moron in his tidy whities.
#Cheesebuger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger…
I guess $650,000 wasn’t enough for Hillary to find someone to claim rape before the election.
#YoupoorSnowflakes
Oh no, Jellyhead tumbles down the slippery slope of fantastic political fantasies concocted by Fox F**K News and Shana Handjob.
Oh no, Snowflake Owns and his Clinton News Network melts when his Russian Collusion Fantasy boomerangs back to Hiltery. Speaking of Handjob how is Mrs. Anthony W#iner doing? Will they two star crossed lovers reunite?
Jellyhead gibberish. The only thing I’m able to ascertain is Jellyfish is in love w/his pulsating hand.
You need to ascertain that your whole life has been a disaster and you should start doing the opposite, George Costanza.
Poor Moron Owns. You always are projecting your loser life on others.
“Academic dominance”?
This statement is a stark reminder that pot is now legal in California.
Academic dominance?
It’s not Helton’s fault.. Hard to put together a top notch staff when the administration won’t offer long term contracts to assistants
He couldn’t do it before that
Still no job other?
The staff he has put together won the Rose Bowl and then Won the Pac 12… This staff wont compete for a NC, but the admin will not allow him to make huge offers.. No top notch staff will want to come to USC with one year contracts..
Which is why USC is losing the assistants they have now..
Helton isn’t trying to put together a top-notch staff. Tee Martin was the one who found McCullough, and had to sell him to Helton. As the both pay boards (247 and Rivals) have noted, there is not one instance where a potential assistant didn’t come because of money or contract length. The problem is that Helton genuinely doesn’t seem interested.
George, that is your opinion. Helton for one thing has a very small network, and that is how coaches are hired, by networking with coaches you have worked with and know from the past. Helton is working very hard right now recruiting the best class USC can get.
No one said he isn’t or can’t recruit. He sells the program very well.
But he is not interested in bringing top-notch, brand-name assistants to USC. That is a fact.
Interested or just plain can’t. Takes connections.
Sure Helton has his “guys” and like it or not they are winning.. However,
No top notch assistants will come to USC for a one year contract.. What would be the point going after top assistants? The assistants he has now are not getting new contracts.. Sure the DC and OC might be taken care of.. but what about position coaches? Admin is not supporting him either
Try focusing on something other than the coaching staff. We get it, Fred
No, No, No, Fred.
It appears no one wants to work for Clay Helton or Helton himself only wants a certain type of yes man working for him? So this is how low this once proud & successful program has fallen thanks to the USC Administration.
This is such BS. There’s no interest in recruiting a RB in this upcoming SD. Actually they have no targets on offense except for Sewell which believe me is well represented by SC recruiters( Helton). They are focusing on D recruits so they have no need spending time hiring a RB. coach at present. Everyone should know this except for the cheap shot artist, Helton haters.
This is not correct. Not correct at all. They only have three running back on scholarship, Carr, Ware and Malepeai, and Ware graduates next year, meaning they might go into 2019 very thin at RB. Just signed Stepp, but would like to add one more.
They really wanted Salahuddin, but with McCullough gone, they probably won’t be able to sign him.
Problem is that they have 5 current special teamers on scholarship, and only one is any good, and he started out as a walk-on (McGrath).
1. Dom Davis could easily move back to RB, he’s not going to do anything at CB.
2. Only one is any good??
–Budrovich was our best punter since Tom Malone.
–I never heard Damon Johnson’s name once last season — which is one of the highest compliments a Long Snapper will receive.
–Brown never got a chance to play (and improve, as McGrath did), we know nothing of Brown.
–Tilbey was also injured and was unable to return as one of the nations top NET AVERAGE punters.
Dominic Davis will for sure move back to RB, the stable is a little light going into 2018. A couple others on the roster but pretty unknown.
Thanks, carry on.
(I thought it was fight on)
If you go to 247sports and click on uncommitted players, you will often see who is the main person from some Universities recruiting that player. Not all RBs are recruited by the RB coach, nor is the RB coach recruiting only RBs.
Case-in-point: Penei Sewell’s main contact from USC is out LB coach and former RB coach, Johnny Nansen.
Nansen is the the primary recruiter for all Polynesian kids.
Generally, kids bond with their position coaches, since that is who they will send most of their time with.
Snowflake
Turdflake
Thank you captain obvious.
My point is that position coaches are NOT exclusively recruiting players under their domain.
Swann is trying to find Gomer another RB coach, just like he did with the last one.
Now you’re the keyboard know-it-all, pathetic!
I agree, Helton is pretty much done at SC, coaches around cfb know.. Watch, next years coaching staff will be pretty good and experienced at their jobs!
When is JDR coming?
He’s been at USC for a few weeks … The NFL Giants job was a rumor..
What I heard today was nasen moving to RB and jdr is taking over DC. That Cp is gone after signing day. Which I think will help close some recruits on the fence. Looks like jdr is hc in waiting.
Yep.. Heard that from someone this am.. Was told Clancy is headed back to.the NFL. Right?
They did not say if Clancy was heading back to nfl just that he is gone. He also said JDR is bring in his oline coach from raiders too. He heard JDR is getting a multi year deal with USC with option for hc. Sounds like gwktons days are numbered.
“option for hc”…..BS!.
So now I wonder, how long will he hang around if he gets another nfl offer. These guys coming down to college seem like they always have a desire to get back to the show.
Hey mr former d1 college, now Trojan and Monarch player, coach…what else you and your friend lying about??? Remember, said you were a former Monarch, and played and then coached d1 on a National championship team?? Then earlier this week you changed that to a former Trojan player??
Fairy tales!!!
What is the problem with that? If the AD has connects and knows someone why not exploit it. Helton does not know a whole lot of people in the coaching community, and several he knows are not welcome back at USC.
Sources tell me Swann is currently combing Georgia for RB coaches in between rounds at Augusta with St. Pat.
He just needs time (and strokes)
Has Swanny contacted Joe Don Looney yet?
Well said. Just a lot of Kabuki Theater. Haters will hate. The focus now is on the defensive side of the ball, especially with this being an elite DB class. We need to sign two of the three kids we’re pursuing. See the class Show Cause Kelly is putting together in Westwood? He’s now bringing in Juco guys…….
I didn’t mention Wr/ db Williams because I think we have a silent verbal.
No targets on offense? Helton should be targeting some offensive line recruits, but then again he’s not that smart.
Wolfman,
Did St. Pat offer a basketball scholarship or a Mayr scholarship?
Or was it both?
Shameless pandering,
Is Pat still allowed on campus at SoCal?
WAIT WAS CLAY HELTON JUST FIRED???
Did USC fan just lose his credibility or did he ever have any????
Did ucla football beat SC this season?
I know this is normal for ucla to be 2nd to SC all the time in football, but Clay Helton spanked Mora on the behind the last three seasons and u all just kept barking more and more watching it all crash and burn faster than you can say “We Own this town!”
#Bazinga!
#SheldonCooper
I’m pretty sure Ohio State FB owns this town.
I’m pretty sure you are homeless and use the public library computer.
Highly crudable info…crud rating for this is in the EXTREME range!
Thanks for asking, Lt. Dan!
Yes, I would say that UCLA will win 7 games next season.
I would further feel confident saying we will exceed that number next season and increase our wins steadily each season now that we have hired the best football coach in Pac 12 history and have recently signed the most lucrative endorsement deal in the history of collegiate sports. We can afford a far superior coaching staff than that of our poor cousins across town. P.S. Thanks for supporting the most successful University in the history of the NCAA with your tax dollars.
We appreciate your contribution.
That I doubt.. You can dream though! Carry On!
That’s funny as f*ck!
You just had the best qb recruit in ucla’s history that had one of the most average career’s not having one signature win under his belt.
Ucla missed it’s window.
Maybe Sammy, but Rosen didn’t lead Div 1 FB in turnovers, or lose 49 -14.
Rosen just cost Jim Mora his job.
Lynn Swann should be out there recruiting with his name recognition. What else is he good for these days. Women Tennis and Volleyball got low end head coaches while Men Volleyball struggling with do nothing Nygaard at the helm.
That’s just sad