Weekend Forum

Speaking to DeSean Jackson's comment about Darnell Bing ...
Why did Bing leave SC early? Did he honestly think he was ready?

Have you been able to convert Daily News Sports Editor Kevin Modesti into a USC fan, or does he still follow the Dark Side?

Who does Petros hate the most? Kobe or Matt?

Where will Vidal Hazelton start the season on the depth chart?

Scott-

Have the coaching staff had a chance to evaluate Mitch Mustain in person yet or do they have to wait until training camp begins? If they have seen him in person, what areas do they feel he has to work on between now and spring training?

Now that the NFL is cracking down on players who have been in trouble with the law, and have said teams that draft players who have been arrested in college will be punished under new league policies, do you think that will affect Rey Maualuga's chances of getting drafted? Is there a cloud hanging over Maualuga's head that could come back to haunt him as he attempts to become a professional football player, which many inside USC believe he will do following this season?

As a Trojan alumn here in the South, I can't wait to attend another 'SC game here (especially after LSU's idiotic comments). Arkansas last year was a ton of fun. Any plans you know of to schedule another series with an SEC team?

Is it possible Leinert's attorneys were behind the pedal incident with Mustain to throw the attention away from his ongoing dispute with Brynn?

Will Troy Van Blarcom's expulsion from the university count against the team's APR? If he went on to another school, does that not mean it does not affect USC's APR?

Scott, first off great site.
Is the fall game open to the public this yr and when is it?

Now that those three old videos have finally been removed from your blog, does that mean you are getting ready to post some new videos? Will they contain videos of Mitch Mustain or previews of your reading excerpts of "Mitch and Me"? You have to start the build-up many months, sometimes years, before publication if you want to get the word out to ensure it becomes a bestseller.

The broken bicycle pedal incident will clearly be the key chapter to the book! The theories of Sanchez being behind the plot to foil our hero is what will make the book a best seller.

Fight on!

Are there any quarterbacks that will be signed this year? Any names that appear to be commits?

Thanks for the forum.

Scott, when you list the odds for the national title and Heisman winner, where do you get those numbers?

Thanks.

I heard that Mitch Mustain may have cured cancer this past week, and is now working on an alternative fuel source this week.

What is Mark Sanchez up to?

Mitch Mustain:

1) Deep dish or hand-tossed?
2) Filtered or menthol?
3) Diet or Classic Coke?
4) McDonald's or Burger King?
5) Brush then floss, or floss and then brush?
6) T-shirt or Aloha shirt?
7) Blondes or brunettes?
8) ATM, drive-through window or teller?
9) Water skiing or snow skiing?
10) Kleenex or handkerchief?

Just can't wait to get all the juicy answers about the player I guess is our new gridiron hero and role model.

Scott,

Any word yet on that final game for the men's basketball schedule?

Scott -

Thanks for doing this site. It is my one stop shop for all things Mitch, and USC.

I've got questions about the construction around campus and I have the feeling you are the man to answer the question:

-When and where is the new football complex going to be built? Are we going to see something similar in calibar to what Notre Dame just recently build to house Charlie (http://und.cstv.com/facilities/gugathleticscenter.html)?

-What is happening with the Coliseum and the commission? Is USC going to take it over and are any renovations in the works either with or without an NFL team ever coming?

-With the fact that that eyesore of a cat is allowed to stay, how is that going to affect the construction of the new University Gateway project or any other project in that Jeff/Fig intersection?

Scott, again thanks for doing this!

FIGHT ON!

Scott, I'm going to help out and answer half of Ex-Sportswriters questions:

6) Mitch Mustain doesn't wear a shirt. The best way to keep Petros away is to intimidate him. Walking around without a shirt also helps with the answer to #7.
7) Blondes AND Brunettes
8) When you roll with Rey-Rey you don't need money. He owns this town.
9) Mitch water skis by strapping his feet to the backs of killer whales.
10) Trick question. Mitch Mustain never gets sick let alone a runny nose. But if he decided he wanted to wipe his nose just for fun, he'd use whatever shirt Houston Nutt is wearing at the time.

Is the USC Football team going to make any observances in remembrance of the late Mario Danelo this year?

Hello again, Wolfie:

First, to reader USC1966: Congrats! You are the only one so far to know who ol' George Tirebiter was.

Oh merciful Great Scott: As you will remember, I posted my question just mere seconds too late on the mid-week open forum. I hope that means I get to ask two tonight, heh heh. Oh well, only one way to find out--I'll ask two, and pray, heh heh.

1. When Joey Adewale got the two year deal from Carroll, does that mean he will count against our limit of 85 in the year 2008?

2. On your limit of only giving us three near- lock- to- committ list, since Ayers committed, can you throw us all a bone and give us another name to get back to three? I speak for thousands, many thousands, of your most loyal readers, who have requested that I be the one to ask you this question, since they know you have great mercy and compassion for a person near death like me, and, as Lorena Bobbitt said, "It won't be long now!"

You said on The Petros and Money Show that the person in the football office who initially assigned Mitch Mustain the jersey No. 13, without Pete Carroll's permission, was someone known for making "bonehead decisions" without thinking. Can you fill us in on who it was? Was it Brennan Carroll? I know he has quite a reputation for being, how do I say it rather diplomatically, not the most intellectually gifted person around.

Where is Gallippo on the depth chart at LB?

Scott:

You wrote in an earlier blog entry that Leinart "probably makes another $3-5 million in endorsements."

Are you sure that is even remotely accurate? Carson Palmer makes well under $1 million a year (something like $600,000-700,000) from endorsements and he is far more high profile than Leinart. Last I heard, Palmer was pretty much just doing commercials for a local Cincinnati car dealerships and some hot dog company, and not too much else.

I would be surprised if Leinart even makes over $500,000 in endorsements. I haven't really seen his name on anything other than some video game, so are you sure he "makes another $3-5 million in endorsements"? That number seems much too high for him.

What strengths does Coach John Morton bring to the staff? From press box he will be relaying info to Sark to call plays.

In 2004 USC had a very deep defensive line, and it seemed they were able to substitute players and keep fresh legs on the field. As a result, our D Line got stronger as the games would go on.

Do you think USC has enough good players on the D Line to be similar to the one in '04 and give the players some rest?

Is David Ausberry a combination of Mike Williams and Dwayne Jarrett (i.e. physical like Williams, only more elusive like Jarrett)?

Straight football, no politics, no comments, just a list (#1 to #7). If all are 100% healthy...how do you rate the seven returning tailbacks?

Scott:
Do you think any of the walk-on kickers have the potential to beat out Buelher for the kick-off responsibilities?

Can you elaborate on why, starting this upcoming semester, football players are no longer allowed to live in the Cardinal Gardens apartments?

Actually, Scott, I was wondering why football players will not be able to live in Cardinal Gardens during the regular semester, not training camp. I know a football office staffer moved into Cardinal Gardens last year, but now no football players are allowed to live there, period. That's what I was wondering about.

What happened to Chris Galippo on the ESPN Reality Show "Summer House"? He was to be one of six HS footballers featured, but he seems to have been cut out. What happened?

Scott –
You’ve intimated that last year USC never threw to tight ends (literary license, I know). That raises the question: what positions were thrown to, and how often? It’s obvious that Jarrett was the preferred target, for whatever reason, except when he was injured, and then Smith got the love, but it would be interesting to see an analysis of who else got the ball, how often.

Scottie, will we get free wings at the Coliseum this season if USC scores more than 100 points in a game?

Scott- 1st off thanks for the great website. I only check it about 10 times a day!!!

Has Ausberry gained some speed? He looks real fast in practice and seems to pose the biggest mismatch to any CB,Safety or LB that tries to cover him.