Keeping It Real

[@joea4133]

I had to turn this off because of the sound. Horrible audio giving headaches.

[@elizabethberendt9451]

On Marc’s end- audio was bad

[@LockedOnUSC]

@@elizabethberendt9451 yeah---the important person who was speaking was fine. Not sure what caused the scratch effect?

[@gendaminoru3195]

@@LockedOnUSC actually - I usually am 100% with Chris, but this time he's wrong about that first pick 6 to Hudson. You are right about failing to get a mismatch. We should have used a Ford or a Deuce there, or even a McRee

[@sheldonengstrom4415]

what's wrong with the sound in this video?

[@johnavalos4097]

Put a consistent winning program on the field and fans will be there. I was there for all the games during Carroll era and fan base showed up and was great!

[@johnhernandez495]

The guy is a GREAT QUEST!! Roster, Fans, SC's future, college football insight, Arledge is good!

[@FredVlasuk]

Chris Arledge keeps it real. Agree with everything he says. It ain't looking good for us. Don't know how or when this gets turned around. After these last two seasons of hope and hype , only to be punched in the stomach, I don't care who they sign as recruits, who they get in the portal, who they hire as coaches, how they look like in camp, what type of hype videos they make, any of it. When I see USC looking and playing like USC should, then I will buy into whatever they are telling us. 7-5 and 6-6 sure doesn't move the needle for me or anyone else. I an NEVER going to get excited or hopeful about an upcoming season, only to be bitterly disappointed and let down yet again. I am now in the camp of prove it to me Trojans and LR. You're frustrated because not enough fans show up for the games?? Then go out and do something about it!! We're tired of being sold a false bill of goods, tired of losing, tired of excuses.Just tired of it all. Win games and I and we will believe in you again. Doesn't have to be 12-0, I'm not unrealistic. But 9+ wins every single season and in contention for a Big 10 Championship and CFP berth and beating the good teams ( ND, Ohio St, Penn St, Oregon, Michigan,etc) that's what I expect. You call yourself a blueblood?? Prove it!! Because I sure as hell haven't seen it in the last 15+ years..Right now your an average Big 10 team who are irrelevant in the landscape of college football. Show me differently starting next Sept...

[@727johnathan727]

Arledge!! Nice to see you first thing in the morning. Fight on!

[@catsailor8621]

Thanks Marc for having Chris Arledge on the show! It’s like having second helpings of your favorite meal! The insights on this end of season episode and the ND game are pretty much on the mark! Always a pleasure to hear your sidekicks on here! 🙏 Fight On! ✌️✌️✌️

[@LockedOnUSC]

Yeah, last week I had Pete Arbogast and now Chris. Next week...?

[@catsailor8621]

@ The Pete Arbogast interview was terrific! I share much of the same youthful memories that he experienced while growing up a Trojan Fan! Great Interview and thanks for that one too! 👏👏👏 Fight…oh, you the deal??!! ✌️✌️✌️

[@paulk.4261]

Is that a goose or a duck in the background making that sound???

[@superkat460]

Great Guest!

[@bryans.7220]

THANK YOU MARC FOR BRINGING ON MR. ARLEDGE!

[@Footballfan49-L5]

Love Chris!!

[@davidv2969]

Indeed maintaining our Defensive coaches is mandatory plus the necessity of another great punter.

[@StandOutProd919]

Maybe LR was so good historically...not because his offense or playcalling was so great...but because he was going against subpar defenses, that made him look like an offensive "genius".

[@LockedOnUSC]

There are kernels of truth in there.

[@AFMOS-ND]

USC stopped admitting legacy students who grew up in local USC families and made the entrance requirements outrageously high. So many families with generations of USC fans have aged out and their kids go to other colleges now, so the enthusiasm has waned. USC is losing its local flavor and the students are from all over and go home for Thanksgiving. Pair that with having no shot at the playoffs and the Coliseum felt like a crypt.

[@patrickwelch1010]

@@AFMOS-ND Very accurate. This started some twenty years ago . Trustees allowed administration to change the culture . Alumnae were no longer considered important . I could get specific but I'm a trustee I turn back the pages. You're losing your number 1 fans.

[@JasonJanczak-k6v]

Wow, you get it. Very few people understand that. That’s why there is a balance with legacy admissions. You have 4 generations that have bled Cardinal and Gold and a kid gets told they can’t get in. My son was raised cardinal and gold and wanted to go to SC like I did. He ended up at Iowa and is happy. Change is inevitable I suppose.

[@stevenross3600]

Finally someone spoke it out loud, the underperformance of the receiving corp means Simmons needs to go along with Henson on the Oline. Looking at how poor play has been there the last two years (Paige has improved over the season) but I have no faith in his ability to develop or identify (transfer portal) Oline. Just has I have no faith in Riley at this point. They will turn over so many starters on both sides and given past recruiting/transfer I have little faith in next season either. This feels worse than the end of the Hell-a-ton era.

[@musicmakemehigh7170]

I have been speaking about the Ocean 11 coaching staff that Danny "Lincoln Riley" Ocean bought from Oklahoma.

[@htvlogs80]

I remember back when we suck we beat #4 rank Stanford and storm the field. That was a rare scene to see, Trojans storming the field.

[@LockedOnUSC]

The scene of USC fans rushing the field should never happen.

[@catsailor8621]

@LockedOnUSC 💥🎯💯‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@rickyderrell3859]

I’ve been to 4 games and every time I scream something bad happens except for Vegas ! Probably the best game I’ve been to this year

[@robertrocha5418]

Mark the audio issue only occurs when you’re speaking. I still enjoyed the TRUTH spoken on this pod cast, but USC needs to work with LAPD to provide tighten security at least a few blocks outside the perimeter of the campus.

[@LockedOnUSC]

Yeah, it sucks. Sorry it might be time for a new computer because things are glitchy lately.

[@NiechZyjePolska48]

If the Trojans would put a better product on the field, they might get more people to attend their games. The fact of the matter is that the crime rate in the area surrounding the Coliseum is sky high. There are thousands of homeless people roaming the litter strewn streets as well.

[@LockedOnUSC]

Here's the attention you crave--You're a troll and not even a good troll. Leave your tired racist tropes at the door. Either start contributing or I'll make the choice for you.

[@Jomari.draisnightclub]

Brendon Marrion is at UNLV.Riley needs to bring him on as OC, and Riley needs to be more of a CEO.

[@NiechZyjePolska48]

Marc buys tickets to his boy band concerts at Game Time

[@bobspringer3372]

I have seen sophomore wide receivers as a group struggle and come back and be studs after that. It has happened a lot with individual sophomores.

[@bobspringer3372]

I was with the Thundering Herd from the beginning and the school itself was a disgrace in its support. If it weren’t for Pete Carroll himself, the school did everything it could to discourage the real fans who wanted to get a home field advantage. When Pete left and Haden became AD, we had cops keeping us from cheering on the guys at the tunnel. It was ridiculous. That idiot Director of Communications or whatever he was did nothing to promote the fan experience. Only the band and Pete. The players sure seemed to appreciate us.

[@LockedOnUSC]

I was there too, Sec13, Row 14, on the wall. And you are right! I had a chance to ask then Associate AD Steve Lopes what the plan was for the HERD standing section when I toured the "new" Coliseum and he basically ignored the question and tried to switch the conversation to the Audi Field standing area.

[@MrJaiden23]

Ticket prices for USC are a joke compared to other stadiums for top rated teams. Its 3-5x higher for USC tickets, and it makes no sense.

[@LockedOnUSC]

Do you have some examples of top-rated teams and the games that you attended? I've seen the Texas prices, and I know whenever USC is the road team that ticket price jumps as well. So I'm just curious if you have some evidence and data to back it up because there are waiting lists for some places.--Win or lose.

[@MrJaiden23]

@@LockedOnUSC yes, ticket prices for USC vs Mich were $60 for lower bowl sections in the big house. Heck right now tickets to the Big 10 championship game I can buy tickets for $65 in the lower sections.

[@MrJaiden23]

​@@LockedOnUSC by the way Marc, ticket prices mentioned were brought to you by the gametime app btw!

[@stevedolan5065]

Marc, get that chicken coop out of your “studio”…it’s killing the sound track…✌🏻

[@drbuckley1]

Los Angeles has an embarrassment of entertainment alternatives. L.A. is not Norman, where there's nothing else to do. Average attendance at Memorial Stadium was 84k in 2023; average for Coliseum was 66k. Can you imagine SC fans storming the field after a win? I can't. Fight on, Marc.

[@NiechZyjePolska48]

I can, I was at the USC Stanford game several years back when USC upset the Cardinal and not only did the fans swarm the field, they carried head coach Ed Orgeron off the field. LA has an embarrassment of crime, homeless, and despair as well.

[@drbuckley1]

@@NiechZyjePolska48 I remember that, too. Of course, that was 10 years ago. Where is the excitement now? SC will come back and so will fans. But when? Against what team?

[@charlesgordon7212]

Game day solutions: 1 Turn the stadium into 70 k seating venue. The section of seats at the upper para stile end needs to be redesigned. Turn the project over to a team either in house or an out side vendor 2: Ceate multiple tailgating sections 3. Parking get creative 4. USC football is a ATM for the school, invest resources to make the game day a "wow" factor for the fans and the players. 5. Build it they will come.

[@davidmontague7257]

Mark where the heck did you find a peachy fold shirt?

[@NiechZyjePolska48]

He bought it a Goodwill on Sepulveda and Artesia in Manhattan Beach. Marc regularly shops at Goodwill after hitting the South Bay Food Bank for some food

[@davidmontague7257]

@NiechZyjePolska48 thanks

[@rickreese5794]

U boys may wanna follow Marc’s lead, Depression incoming in So Cali🤔🤷🏿‍♂️

[@davidmontague7257]

@rickreese5794 naw bro never depressed over a kids game.

[@LockedOnUSC]

Online ✌🏼😎❣️

[@davidratkay6609]

Awesome show Marc

[@patrickwelch1010]

Good show. I'm just listening the solution is beyond me. And I don't think it's firing LR. He needs to grow and change. More accountability by everyone. Maybe you do the same as he did with the defense . Jen may need to step in and say fix it. Bring in someone to help call plays . Agree someone who can compliment his play calling.

[@RSeaker]

Do nothing but build the trenches. Skill players are a commodity.

[@Talkinsports91]

Theres nothing intimidating about playing at the coliseum.

[@TrojanGoddess56]

Love your Pee Chee shirt, Marc. Takes me way back to our Boomer school days.

[@covetpow]

My take on Zacharia Branch is I think he took a really hard hit on a punt return in the LSU game. I think it effected his game. I played college football at 5'6". One thing I learned early, maybe in Pop Warner, was that you always have to hit as hard as you can to neutralize the the opponent's energy. When you hold back, even just a little, you get smashed. From that moment on, I got the feeling Zach didn't want to get hit hard again. He started calling for premature fair catches, letting the ball bounce and made him ineffective. He lost his confidence and aggressiveness.

[@TurntTrojan]

If you want to fill up the stadium with fans, you need to start recruiting local kids.

[@bartwilloughby2909]

If I Remember right , at the beginning of the season , Mark championed the SC Receiver’s coach as the MVP of all coaches . How did that work out . 🥺

[@MrJaiden23]

Also USC fans act very snobby. If you want wild fans, you need to stop looking on a certain type of fanbase. USC has an arrogant fanbase. We went 11-1 and beat Notre Dame 2 years ago on our last game for our first 11 win season in forever, and we had the Heisman fave. Any other school storms the field, but USC fans were ho-hum about it. I even asked people like this is huge, and people were saying, "this is how its supposed to be, we aren't those other schools." Some of it is our fan base because they have a luxury of spoils. We are used to winning championships in LA across all major sports.

[@JasonJanczak-k6v]

SC should never storm the field. That is beneath us.

[@michaelheimple8579]

Mark's microphone is/was extremely distorted. Need some new equipment.

[@rickreese5794]

Let’s Roll, Marc😊

[@Footballfan49-L5]

Sounds like wild turkeys squalling!

[@bobspringer3372]

Ja’Kobi has been the best at jump balls.

[@davidgardner8364]

bring him on more

[@52lap]

when did the "air raid' system ever even sniff a national championship game? Answer is NEVER!

[@johnsierra9265]

Well , SC my team I go to at least 2 games a year…..it’s a lot cheaper than going to a pro game…..question Marc does Ohio St have a 200 million dollar payroll ??

[@rickreese5794]

W T F ? $200,000,000 💯🤡🌎🤮

[@brandonsanchez6857]

LR better prepare when ORE and OSU are on the schedule.

[@dexternash3388]

I told u guys we the Irish🍀 will be Victorious

[@SportZFan4L1fe]

Ryan Abraham still Gargling Lincoln Riley nuts cuz a few of his QB's won Heisman Trophies. Pete Carroll QB's won Heismans too. Difference is Pete Carroll won National Championships. 🙄

[@jayvto5992]

Branch needs to enter the portal, terrible route runner, has butter fingers, drops too many balls. Branch got rattle by the early games, LSU, Michigan etc and never really showed what he could have done. 🤔

[@philipcooper3330]

Personally I think Kyle Ford is a guy with a big body and has a knack for getting after the ball. Id of like to have seen him thrown to outside. Two years ago he made several big plays. Thought he was a little wasted this year.

[@NickMac91]

Entirely wasted, your comment had me go look at his stats 20 Rec for 258 total yards and 2 TD’s this entire season.

[@philipcooper3330]

@ just not enough. He is a warrior. I guess leaving and coming back, he was never looked at the same. To bad, great kid

[@LockedOnUSC]

I actually thought Kyle got more work this year than I thought he would.

[@johnm2617]

100% Correct! Way under used this year !

[@davidratkay6609]

This rivalry between ND and USC reminds me of the Lakers and Celtics years, USC is down and needs to make a change and ND is up. Defense wins championships in any sport, flashy,dashy receivers try to wind out the DBs , bend don’t break defense this year at ND, but in the end defense won. 2 pick 6’s! If USC plans to contend in the Big 10 they will need to recruit BIG 10 type players on offense and defense. Go Irish, fight on!

[@blue_diamond_gem]

They must use the same audio equipment as Lincoln Riley.

[@indestructiblesoul9140]

Have to disagree on 1 thing. Pete Carroll, Reggie, Matt, Lindell filled that place up every Saturday. 90 thou

[@LockedOnUSC]

Not every Saturday but for the bigger games,definitely! 2005 was the 3-Pete season so thats an outlier

[@indestructiblesoul9140]

@LockedOnUSC Facts👍🏾. Fight On✌🏾

[@jeffhuang5061]

absolutely agree with getting a new WR coach. our WR's are soft and not dependable. 8 years of great offense and 1 year of bad offense? no, you don't undergo a wholesale change. minor adjustments, yes. but he deserves a chance to figure this out.

[@LockedOnUSC]

Just like that extra year he needed to make the change on defense?

[@ryanpitts8516]

Kyron had him beat, so he was not expecting a back shoulder l..consequently, the corner was in better position to make a play in the ball.

[@ajwoodson8734]

He’s probably going to hire his brother Garrett Riley

[@forwork2601]

Keeping it real, we may go 0-12 next season. Fight on

[@lloydcady7231]

Really Riley can do what he wants to do what’s USC going to fire him and pay the big payout Lincoln’s in the driver seat. When School give out big long contracts to coaches they lose control

[@michaelr4830]

Maybe they should take advantage of the home field experience from the dodgers

[@docsavage6024]

Marc you sounded like you were under water and Arledge wasn't any better!

[@ndmmt-wu7kz]

God I hate saying this because it feels like providing aid and comfort to the enemy. For years…for decades(!) U$C has had superior talent on the field. You have a superior recruiting base. Offensively (except the line) we can only envy your raw talent. Rockne is as quiet as the Coliseum if not more so. Part of it is your fan base. Rockne has sold out for sixty years. The bigger part is your coaches. It’s not (just) the strategies. It’s also the culture. Your team is simply not coherent unless you have a dominant season. That's the responsibility of the AD and the coaches. I never, ever want us to lose to you, but I’d love to see you disrupt the Big Ten.

[@TempeLane11552]

Hiring an air raid guy and expecting him to run the ball is not realistic. It isn't in his DNA.

[@bobspringer3372]

Oregon Zeroes!

[@bartwilloughby2909]

Why are we worried about feelings 🤫

[@chrisamartin5739]

Goose or duck? It's a Kulkin duck I think.

[@traxiii]

Why has USC had so many Head Coaches that are On the Job Trainees? Kiffin, Sark, Helton, Coach O, and Lincoln Riley seems to be in the same place, learning to be a HEAD Coach. Lincoln Looks TOO MUCH Like Lane Kiffin with his Denny's Menu than Pete Carrol actually being the Field General. FTFO!✌

[@SportZFan4L1fe]

#FireLinconRiley ✌️

[@FanTastic-s9l]

Why are the best players from Cali going to Oregon? If you want to recruit against Oregon, hire Lanning. It's going to be a losing battle for players with Knight/Nike bankrolling Oregon. Division Street is run by former Nike execs hand picked by Knight. Every time an SC fan buys Nike apparel, resources are channeled indirectly to Oregon. The partnership and co-branding Oregon has with Nike puts USC and other teams at a decided disadvantage. This is never more true than in an environment with unrestricted free agency and no spending cap. Oregon is the "cool" team in the B1G thanks in large part to clever PR and marketing by the foremost corporate experts in sports marketing.

[@tcsc57tchrisney63]

No game day program s

[@mikegee4197]

Great audio sucks when you bring Arledge on. Couldn't listen

[@gendaminoru3195]

What IS wrong with our sound today Marc? Subject matter sucks and so does the sound. Pessimism and honesty are NOT mutually exclusive Marc... Good play = personnel + scheme + play design graph. All must be good or it fails to optimize and could be disastrous. And yes, the Zeros do deserve to lose the rest of the games for eternity.

[@waldosilas919]

USC media is at fault with the receivers. Before the season, you'll were saying they were one of the best in the country.

[@BrittCoin]

True. Mark and Chris didn’t develop those WRs enough, as is their job. SMH 🤡

[@waldosilas919]

Shaking your head. Tell 19-year-old kids that their the best at something and never accomplished anything yet and tell me how that work out.

[@LockedOnUSC]

@@waldosilas919😂😂 at calling 19-year-old kids.

[@waldosilas919]

19 year old are kids. What does a 19 year old really know about life?

[@BrittCoin]

@@waldosilas919 they know that the media is not responsible for developing them into successful and professional football players.

[@davidmorrison-io4co]

Fix the audio!

[@Esipula]

Too many Yuppies now and Lincoln Riley is not a Hype up the fans kind of coach. We should of known with Closed Practices lol

[@uscfootball4life3]

Bruh !! My ears

[@jeffmorse9355]

Keeping it real ? Ok . Average team with average coach and players. Perennial 6-6 tell Riley gone 😢

[@ericwerner8316]

Amateur hour

[@NDTexan]

You've got to let it go about your receiver falling down because of perceived pass interference. A hand on the guy to arm check is not why he fell. He fell because he was off balance because it was thrown behind him terribly and he was turning to look and got twisted. It was an amazing play by the quarterback and a really horrendous throw by your quarterback. Move on.

[@JonnyIRISH]

The last P6 by WATTS is my Christmas 🎄 card to USC

[@bartwilloughby2909]

We hear you Mark , but unfortunately, the $110 Million Dollar Man isn’t . 🫤