USC Finally Did It!

[@underthesun312]

Kyle Ford will be able to frame a beautiful photograph of that image of him celebrating catching the winning touchdown in the final play of the Las Vegas Bowl game for USC for the rest of his life!

[@DreDay53]

Facts I’m happy for the brotha what a moment 😎✌🏿✌🏿✌🏿

[@LockedOnUSC]

✌🏼😎❣️

[@ohrick8707]

SEC: It just means more. B1G: It just is more. Lemon is the electric receiver we hoped ZB1 should have been. Lane is the rangy big play weapon weve needed. Ford wanted a play all night and finally had a few. Thunder has arrived. “21”. 4 backup O-Linemen delivered and only missed a few stunts. The Defense… The Defense! Fight On Fever, for the win!✌️

[@adrianwhite3119]

Justin Tauanuu played extremely well for a true freshman!

[@Jaime-u5m]

Could this be why Kalolo hit the road?? how about our center???

[@amantepulido5968]

⁠yes

[@amantepulido5968]

@@Jaime-u5myes

[@gordonames1892]

HE​@@Jaime-u5mHE GOT MAULED

[@johnm2617]

I started watching! Fell asleep! Woke up to see the last 7 minutes! Witch was the best ! By then it was 2am ! Great win !

[@halfbreed7208]

Great 👍🏽 come back win. Was down by 17. WeAreSC Fight On 🗡️✌🏽💪🏽😤

[@Trojanmanno1]

the Lemon and Lane show. They stepped up!! QB play was hit and miss. Many misses, but HIT when he had to. Clutch throws on that last drive. A bit risky> the last two pass plays for SC. LR probably didn't want to chance it with our FG kicker. Also, horrible clock management at the end of the second quarter. We need to improve on that! Online played very well!! He's been a bit inconsistent this year, to say the least. It's nice to win with a TD. We FINALLY flipped that script! Fight on!! Marc, thanks for a stellar year of GREAT reporting.

[@lindaluick5699]

I honestly didn’t stay up to watch. Began with the first quarter and left it there. Happy to wake up Saturday and see they won! The picture and video of Kyle Ford made me so happy. I will watch the rest of the game this morning. Thanks for the analysis!

[@Jaime-u5m]

I stayed up fighting sleep but made it through. Plus, I'm on central time. But in the words of my old poker buddy, "And loving it"!!!!! RIP Max,

[@halfbreed7208]

Great 👍🏽 show. Great ✌🏽come back down by 17. Won The game on the last drive with time running out.

[@movingman67]

Ja'Kobi Lane reminds me so much of Dwayne Jarrett. I absolutely loved watching him wear the 8 all season, but last night was special. His body language was different last night. With the right offensive line and Maivia tightening up his decision making, they are going to light it up next year.

[@bobspringer3372]

I thought the same thing

[@christianyamagata9301]

Who else thought they were gonna get their heartbroken one last time this season. Gotta take the bad times with the good....fight on ✌️ See you all next year!

[@DreDay53]

We all did once Jayden through that pick I thought we were going to lose

[@halfbreed7208]

@@DreDay53 Lol 😂 ✌🏽

[@uscfootball4life3]

I sure did

[@mikewilliams9069]

Heartbroken? They beat a loudmouthed team from the sec to start the season and finished beating another to finish the season

[@LockedOnUSC]

😎❣️✌🏼

[@reddfoxx91]

Stayed up in Miami to watch that game was tough but we won! 😅 Swordfish is delicious btw

[@rickreese5794]

Absolutely Right ✌🏻✌🏻 Fight On, Regards from the North Rocky Mountains UssA 😊

[@Jaime-u5m]

Easy on that Swordfish/Kingfish,,, 2 much mercury/lead,,,.

[@LockedOnUSC]

@@Jaime-u5m I was hanging out at the beef carving table😂

[@LockedOnUSC]

😎✌🏼❣️

[@JoshuaA25]

If LR can improve Jayden it will be his greatest work since helping hurts!

[@checkdacontract]

I'm proud of the team for not giving up. OL and defense held it down during the 2nd half. I'm super happy for Kyle Ford. If LR has any social media accounts, I hope the ad algorithms are showing nothing but clock management MasterClasses in his feed.

[@mark8337]

Congrats on your electric come from behind Bowl win last night. A classic SC comeback. Congrats.

[@Tonehawkdawg]

Congrats to Riley going 2-0 against the SEC!!!

[@NiechZyjePolska48]

And going 5-6 against everyone else

[@halfbreed7208]

Facts ✌🏽🤣

[@halfbreed7208]

@@NiechZyjePolska48 Boy, you all buttery 🧈 aren’t you? 😳‼️🤣🤣 What’s the matter you mad 😡 you jealous 😭 your Texas am . got beat . LMAO 👀👀😳🫣🤭🤣🤣🤣🤣WeAreSC Fight On 🗡️✌🏽💪🏽😤

[@SamoanStrongLBC-cx4ef]

The sec is overrated 😂

[@SamoanStrongLBC-cx4ef]

Husan Longstreet is not starting over Jayden Maiava. Not happening and Coach Riley said he trust Jayden to lead the team next year. I saw Longstreet struggle and overthrow his receivers in the playoffs this year. He struggle in high school and he's not ready for college yet maybe in his sophomore year. Fight On.

[@ShelbyCFB]

Enjoyed watching USC’s comeback. Their two quarter power was stronger than Texas A&M’s four quarters play. I enjoyed watching an old PAC8,10,12 team beat an SEC team.

[@LockedOnUSC]

It felt like poetic justice for the season that team had had😎✌🏼❣️

[@OneLuv777]

Come on Marc that was not ugly. It was packed with action. It was exciting and had a drama to it. Kept you on the edge of your seat. It was the best game so far from a fan’s perspective the bowl committee screwed this one up they thought it was gonna be a bad game so they put it on extremely late night game should’ve been played earlier so the country could see it.

[@LockedOnUSC]

Let’s keep it real. It was 7 to 7 at halftime.- it was ugly! We can still love the win and appreciate the entertainment value, however, five interceptions two missed field goals, penalties and a bunch of detailed stuff says put some lipstick on the pig.

[@frunkdup828]

35 to 31 isn’t ugly - sure the 3 picks were - but putting up 35 against a&m, even with those picks AND coming from behind to win in the last seconds was a thing of beauty

[@davidmorrison-io4co]

Game was great entertainment. It left a good feeling for the off season.

[@LockedOnUSC]

😎✌🏼❣️

[@RidgetopCellars]

The two wide receivers were awesome

[@frunkdup828]

Ford was pretty good, too ✌️

[@Jaime-u5m]

Both Lane and Lemon need to work on speed this off season. Sand dunes in El Segundo come highly recommended (easy on joints). Lane really needs to post a tent there.

[@RidgetopCellars]

@ yes

[@timmycLA287]

Hey Marc, first off, big win. 7 a 6 is a lot better than 6 and 7. Marc, I'm from SoCal, live in Miami now, the game ended here at 2:14AM. I'm too tired this morning to get into about Maiava. I will say this, they need to pony up big and get somebody in the transfer portal. Right now, Maiava is a turnover machine. Anyways, if he is it, Riley better work some "Big Magic" with that guy. Anyways, he played his beast at the end, who knows, maybe he just wasn't seeing the field. FIGHT ON and ON!!!

[@johnwhite2576]

He wasn’t seeing the filed because he wasn’t looking- wasn’t gogin through his progressions at all -missed open guides and through into double coverage . He has a very good arm-not great, won’t run the rpo, makes BAD decisions, misses open guys, it’s obvious why moss started the year. His upside is not big- we are screwed next year. 6-6 is the upside. You cannot be any better than this without a much better QB, op a much more dominant running game. Stop the nonsense we were SOOOO lucky to win this game -an and m took a bunch of stupid penalties and gave us what three critical turnovers ? Dream on, Trojan fans. Your eyes dont lie. 6-13 third downs ? Three INTS? No pressure on opponents qb, worst clock management in nation once again(have we seen enough fo thsi ????) - YOU DONT Winn more than 6 games in big ten with thsoe stats.

[@LockedOnUSC]

😎✌🏼❣️Good points!

[@bobspringer3372]

Something needs to be done about this substitution rule. You cannot call delay of game when the official won’t let you snap the ball. When the official stops them, the clock should stop if it is within ten seconds and reset the play clock to ten seconds. No substitutions should be allowed once the clock gets down to 15 seconds.

[@frunkdup828]

Don’t sub late

[@garywells1984]

That is such a bullshit rule

[@Hexx--13]

Yes, the OL looked great.

[@frunkdup828]

Maybe if SC played in the SEC we’d be in the CFP 🤣

[@LockedOnUSC]

Kirk Herbstreit would make the case!😂

[@oomagooma1107]

Ugly ain’t the word. Lots to fix for next year. The Trojan players overcame adversity, a Texas AM team and their own, stubborn, incompetent head coach. Fight On guys. The team will improve. Marc, face facts… you don’t pay LR $11M+ per year to LEARN to coach at USC. He needs to grow up and soon!!

[@marcomangano1898]

As usual, Marc covers all the main points correctly. First, very happy to see Kyle Ford get that winning TD catch on top of playing a nice game. While Duce Robinson is the one guy I am very unhappy to see leave, Marc is correct, less is more. Lane & Lemon will lead an extremely talented WR group. Additionally, it will be fun to see D'Anton Lynn with a much bigger and deeper d-line. I have a feeling using will be good on defense. Maiava is the big question mark. A sunny day in the Coliseum against Purdue - no problem...On the road in a key game at Ohio State, or Oregon, or even the Minnesota's of the world, concerns me. A lot of upsides and a lot of questions. Hope Longstreet is the real deal!

[@jayvto5992]

USC found two freshmen OT that did a great job but whole O-line did enough to give JM time at the end to help USC win the game. JM at times, he looked terrible with his decision making but when JM needed to show up in the 4th quarter especially the last drive with 1:40 something sec left, it was a beautiful thing to watch JM tear that A&M secondaries apart. Physically JM has it but mentally he is not there yet, JM needs to fix his issues or mistakes during the off season or maybe hire a QB coach to help him get better, invest in himself during the off season to be the best QB version of himself. ✌️✌️✌️

[@amantepulido5968]

I second and reiterate all that was said (insightful)

[@gordonames1892]

ANY UPDATES ON ELIJAH PAIGE? AT END OF GAME SAW HIM STANDING ON SIDELINE IN FULL UNIFORM

[@LockedOnUSC]

@@gordonames1892he told me after the game it’s a foot injury nothing serious

[@islandtat3414]

USC TROJANS ✌️😎!

[@monstamack93]

When it was 7-24 I'm not going to lie i thought it was over

[@williamlloyd3769]

With the USC Trojans having lost a staggering 19 players to the transfer portal, I expected total disaster by the end of the first half.

[@Trojan_in_Hawaii]

Spot on again, Marc…thank you! I think Jayden needs to take multiple, serious looks at all of his bad plays in the film room and work with his receivers daily over the next couple of months. The broadcaster (Osweiler) pointed out how QB Reed would sit down after every series and evaluate his play on the iPad. Jayden and Coach Huard need to do the same. Also, Jayden needs to stop telegraphing his passes and “look” the safety (and the rest of the opposing defense) off of his primary receiver and learn to go through his progressions with only his eyes and not his entire head. One of his best plays was (accidentally) when his primary receiver was covered (to his right) and he found his secondary receiver over the middle (Kyle, I believe) for a very important completion. OL was MAGNIFICENT given the circumstances (which you outlined perfectly), our RB room is set (which you also said), and less is more in our receiver room (again stated by you). Looking forward to your next show! FIGHT ON!!!✌️✌️✌️

[@Jaime-u5m]

"I think Jayden needs to take multiple, serious looks at all of his bad plays in the film room and,," He and riley can share the same room as riley works on his clock management.

[@Trojan_in_Hawaii]

@ TOTALLY AGREE!!!✌️✌️✌️

[@Trojan_in_Hawaii]

Maybe LR can work on click management and play calling, too!

[@LockedOnUSC]

😎✌🏼❣️👌

[@Footballfan49-L5]

Might need another QB but what a defense! So improved. Lemon and Lane…so electric! Kyle Ford…such a frameable response to his last touchdown as a Trojan. Good job!

[@crallen27]

Great game!! USC showed amazing heart and won a game that during last season they probably would have lost. USC has their stud receivers so no sense playing 7 or 8 guys to try and keep everyone happy. O line going to be better with the young guys. 21 is a tough kid for being so young and will get much better. Fight On!!! Mark, being a negative old man, is going to drive people away fom your show.

[@LockedOnUSC]

Got news for everybody when you point out negative stuff on the team, you don’t have to like it, but you have to accept it. Contrary to what some people want to think, the real world is not all about gum drops and rainbows and sunshine pumping. - even after a win.  So if you want to debate something, be specific, don’t just paint with a broad brush. Tell me specifically what you disagree with on my negative review. 

[@juniorespinozajr1725]

Regardless of the win .. we need a QB …

[@raveouscarlias4479]

As a Notre Dame fan, GRATZ on the win Fellas. What a tough, gritty performance. You guys lost a ton of players in the portal and STILL beat A&M. Impressive stuff. Here's hoping for a great season by both our programs next year.

[@rickreese5794]

Thx Marc😊

[@LockedOnUSC]

😎❣️✌🏼

[@darrickcrouchet3968]

LRs play calling was horrible in the first half. The DEFENSE and WRs bailed them out

[@amantepulido5968]

I wonder if it’s not the execution that was deficient n the first half, like visualizing the field to avoid risks…more reps and development

[@rubenquezada6088]

My thoughts exactly less is more! ✌️🏈✌️

[@Sbannmarie]

Here’s my last words-> Don’t mess with the Trojans. ✌️ Fight On

[@NiechZyjePolska48]

Happy holidays homeboy

[@danberman6848]

Marc My man . Love your analysis, spot on . Here are my hard truths which pretty much align with your reaction . . Jayden can’t be the starting quarterback if SC wants to compete in the Big . He can’t properly read defences . He throws flat footed , is slow and panics when he shouldn’t. On top of it he doesn’t go through his progressions and finally at times throws a flat ball . 2) Riley is really bad . Both again his play calling and his time management. It was like watching the whole season in one game but this time we managed to win because the kids wouldn’t allow it . 3) Lane , Lemon and Ford should have been the starters all year long . It would have made a big difference and could have won some more games . . Summation / SC better get another starting QB , Jayden is not the guy . The receivers , Lane and Lemon are stars and can take the team a long way . Jackson is a star in the making , with the portal running back coming in can make a great combination. I have confidence in Lynn and the defense next year . I think with the new comers coming in will sure up the defense next year. Riley has to give up play calling . He sucks . They are running the ball well and he goes away from it when they shouldn’t. His time management especially at the end of the half was an embarrassment. He is like a deer in the headlights. I thought as in other games that last minute of the first half was going to cost us the game and almost did . Anyway there is much to improve as outlined above next year or we will again be mediocre. Fight On ! I have thoroughly enjoyed your podcasts . Thanks Marc .

[@BangTheGavel1911]

Agreed. Jayden is not qb1. Riley had better get a starting level qb when the Spring portal opens. He's gotta get that position right, or USC will find themselves in the same predicament in 2025. The OL looked better but still needs some work and a few veteran reinforcements. Riley better hire an OC and fully embrace the role of being head coach. Period.

[@LockedOnUSC]

😎✌🏼❣️✊

[@Michael-c4r3c]

I like my quarterbacks to be mentally tough. Throws 3 ints. makes questionable decisions throughout the game. And then throws 4 TDs leads 3 2nd half drives and throws the game winning TD. We havent had one of those QBs since Matt Leinart. J Maiava never flinched ✌🏽✌🏽

[@hrpickinstuff]

Style points mean nothing to me. All I care about is when we need one more drive to close out the game, can you come through.

[@nathanmccreery914]

An ugly win is always better than a well played loss. LR saved his job, and I am glad of that. I personally think we were in much, much worse shape than we knew or even could have imagined. Transfer portal made LRs first season a good one... that and CW. As high school recruits start being developed we will get hugely better but that takes time. I only can pray that when the NCAA meets next they will massively reform the transfer portal and tie NIL to the players spending their career to the school that's paying the freight.

[@waldosilas919]

Yeah O'Conner a scholarship and a NIL deal.

[@uscfootball4life3]

Was at game had a great time , frustrating af Saw some amazing plays and so not so amazing plays. Need a TP QB stat

[@Johnnie5213]

✌️✌️

[@gauch007]

10:26 thank you for mentioning this about Qb play. Current Qb play is not championship level play. He was right about Moss.

[@DreDay53]

Marc you should add a call in show to compete with InsideTroy and ESPNLA USC cause you’re the best in my opinion but the one thing they do is bring in callers. Also thanks Marc for bringing the best content all season

[@frunkdup828]

Great suggestion - Marc would rock that

[@Odezee702]

Can we finally put names on the back of jerseys. Nobody watches a game with a program next to them and research who is on the field and who made the tackle.

[@hrpickinstuff]

Haha, and do away with two guys wearing the same numbers, one on offense and one on defense. There are 99 numbers available. Everyone should have their own unique number.

[@M85619]

"Finally did it" is some serious clickbait for SC fans lol... I want the Natty, I'm done with the Cheez It Bowls...its been 20 years ffs

[@qanon5123]

go watch your Alalambs who put up 3 points and wanted to be in the top 12??? LMAO! They have a fraud schedule with "wins" over Mercer and....St. Bonnaventure College? Pure fraud and phoney fans & hype...

[@Fattbank]

Program Killa is getting paid 12M per year and has two minor bowl wins on his record👎

[@Thankyou423.3]

That flea flicker btw was the same one they ran last year for a td to tahj Washington from Caleb….its a good play

[@DMAN-o2e]

My thoughts Marc: 1. Thanx for mentioning Killian O'Connor. I was so impressed with his play, I was like..."where has this guy been all year and why wasn't L.R. playing him? I'll tell you, the first thing L.R. should of done when he woke up this morning, was to give K.O. a scholarship. K.O. could enter the portal tomorrow, and with that one game tape, he'd get offers from all over the power-4 conf's. 2. Speaking of K.O. and seeing the issue's with Noa early in the season, why didn't L.R. play K.O. at center, and move Monheim to NOA's spot? 3. Speaking of Noa, he took a lot of grief from fans the first half of the season, but SC fans should give him his props, his played did improve the 2nd half of the season, and probably played his best game last night. 4. Ya'll being too hard on J.M. I have a feeling this time next year, much of the fan base won't admit that they weren't giving him this much grief. Maiava has some teachable issues-sure. But one thing he showed was, he performed his best when it counted the most, which is unteachable. Be careful what you wish for, I've seen lots of fan bases want a got "out of here", only to see the player portal into somewhere else, and then that fan base wished they had him back. Ask OK fans if they wished they had Dillion Gabriel back after saying last year..."he wasn't the guy".

[@edmartinez613]

I sincerely hope you can be healthy soon brother .

[@frunkdup828]

Don’t think it’d be smart to bring in another play caller as chances are they’d not be as good as Riley - being the head coach & calling plays works pretty well for Andy Reid ✌️✌️✌️

[@wejuggernautentertainmentl3156]

Fight On! 🗡️✌🏾 #Zooloo

[@FredVlasuk]

I don't even know where to begin! D hung tough in the first half, Maiava couldn't hit the broadside of a barn, didn't read his receivers, Riley is the worst clock management coach of all time, Lantz misses another shorty in Allegiant and it's 7-7 at half. Come out and suck in the third like they have all year . I'm watching a 6-6 team losing 24-7 in a minor bowl game at 1:30AM east coast time and asking WHY??? Then the 4th quarter happened. Their record is obviously no where near what it should be, but they fought thru all the adversity and were finally were rewarded with an amazing comeback against a pretty good team from the vaunted SEC...Ford, Lane, Jackson, Maiava Lemon, the entire OLine, Shelby, Ramsey, Gentry and more on D. They definitely have the heart and didn't crumble like they easily could have. It does say something about the culture and camaraderie and the coaching on the team. They can be a really good team next year but it's up to them.. They will win more games but how many?? It's up to them..We will see. No more 10+ wins, playoffs, Big 10, Natty...They have to do all that themselves..But they will have a chance to prove to everyone ... It will make the off season a little more enjoyable.

[@JoshuaA25]

I’m a little disappointed how that we couldn’t get the younger guys more snaps

[@AeroCherokee]

Ugly would’ve been getting blown out 24-7. That was just hard fought football.

[@JoshuaA25]

LR gets a lot of crap but these players love playing for him ✌️

[@hrpickinstuff]

He's a good dude and loyal to a fault. He needs to make the hard calls. Players like him.

[@waldosilas919]

I hate to say this now, but if USC would have gotten Cam Ward out of the portal, i think we would have been undefeated.

[@chrissamsell8382]

Nice to win but all these Other Bowls are scrimmages between squads depleted by the transfer portal

[@travisogden2121]

9-3, 10-2 could have been is what losing teams say. Let’s just stick with the reality of 6-6 and agree the team needs much improvement. Not sure if this is happening in 2025.

[@patrickwelch1010]

I never thought they'd lose until the 3 rd quarter. Being frank I can't figure out the why. Why play poorly for 3 qtrs then play like an nfl team ? Help me understand

[@AK-cl7kg]

✌🏽🍻

[@LockedOnUSC]

😎❣️✌🏼

[@danielpaoli1093]

10-2 USC with wins over PSU. Hypothetically would they be in the CFP? Loses to Notre Dame and Minnesota?

[@allensaunders449]

Still not sure if SC has it's starting QB going into next season. So many mistakes again. Great win never the less. I think SC needs a separate OC too

[@qanon5123]

I'd rather be SC than Alalambs. SC was in every game (and coulda-shoulda won) except one. To me, this is a 1-loss team. Alalambs put up 3 and wanted to be in the top 12? LMAO! Plus their fraud schedule.

[@NiechZyjePolska48]

USC would have finished in sixth place in the SEC

[@DontbeahaterbeaHatton]

​@NiechZyjePolska48 blah blah blah. 2-0 vs SEC teams. Which team SEC team is yours?

[@bobspringer3372]

@@DontbeahaterbeaHattonnone

[@frunkdup828]

We could’ve beat ND - twice in the 4th we were driving to tie when we threw our pick 6’s - we should have won that game if our receiver dies by fall down on the back shoulder throw on that 1st pick (the 2nd pick was a 4th down nothing to loss throw)

[@ifnkovhg]

What was up with that vulgar pantomime Lane did leaning against the goal post after his TD catch? Bizarre...

[@hrpickinstuff]

Ya he's too good for that nonsense. Mr. Lane. You know what makes you look bada$$? When you make the play and just hand the ball back to the ref. Act like you've been here before.

[@charlesgordon7212]

i was wrong i thought A&M would destroy SC. They (SC) looked motivated. Both O and D played to win and not just "show-up". Fight on Troy 2025. 0

[@fredbalandran3182]

Will be Back fight ON

[@RDUB57]

That was Texas A&M’s 2nd, 3rd and 4th string defensive line, so relax with all the praise for our patchwork offensive line, I swear to God, you people will grasp for anything, but the truth! For example, Maiava is pure Shit!!! He can throw a slant when not pressured, and his receivers are covered by Freshman with no snaps all season. The dude totally vapor locks, freezes, almost like what am I supposed to do, oh I know, I’ll throw the ball backwards! I can talk shit, I’ve played in big college games, then went into a career where I was involved in gun battles, craziness going on all around you, and the one thing that will keep you alive ( winning ) is staying calm, not panicking, and do what you were trained or practiced! Individuals who panic, don’t stay calm, lose their shit, get cut, don’t make it, or get their shit rocked, or this job isn’t for THEM! Maiava didn’t hit any post routes, any hitches, any 50/50 balls, not even any curl routes, take that back I think one, all his completions were on slants! The portal closes at midnight tonight, so the only hope, is that one of the playoff team’s quarterback decides to join USC as a mercenary for one season. The only person that meets this criteria is Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers. If he decides to stay another year, and not enter the NFL draft, Texas is going to go with Manning no doubt. There is a rumor swirling that a BIG10 team has a huge offer on the table for Quinn to join their team to increase his draft stock. Friends of mine in Texas tell me it’s USC or Oregon, but if he jumps in the portal don’t be surprised if Ohio State jumps in the race. Ewers knows he needs to do some more to be a day one pick. He has the experience, throws a great ball, is a tough kid, and can RUN the ball!!! He has just had some injuries during his career, also made some costly errors, nothing the QB Guru couldn’t fix. I think Ewers with Lane, Lemon, and running backs Jackson, Pederson and the 1,100 yard rusher from New Mexico via Iowa State, your going to have a guy that will get you into the playoffs, especially with next year’s schedule. If not, SC’s screwed!!!

[@erikrunnel7165]

Anybody going to talk to Maiava about his decision making?

[@hrpickinstuff]

He's a sophomore man. Relax. He knows. You did notice his last 2 drives were TD, TD. Game over and he did it with ease.

[@Trojan_in_Hawaii]

The guys who left (Hudson, Branch Bros., Joiner, Duce) showed they were all about themselves and not about the team (unlike Ford eventually learned), and will not be missed when next year is in full bloom. But the guys who stayed and especially who are returning next year (Pregnon, Ramsey, EG, (and hopefully Lemon🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼), et al) say more about where this team and staff are now and are headed moving forward. Hopeful for next season but afraid CLR won’t learn his lessons (which require a mirror).

[@bobspringer3372]

I think those guys mentioned might have been pointed toward the door. They weren’t pushed out, but I think they were encouraged and coaches made it known which direction they were going. Even when you look at Joyner, you never heard Riley give him glowing reviews and always heard he needed to grow in certain areas. To me, he was the biggest loss, but Bryan Jackson made me feel much better last night.

[@hrpickinstuff]

And what about the guys that left their teams to join USC for the 💰 are they selfish? ( Silver, Jarrett). I'm sure Ramsey and Pregnon are getting something. USC has benefited from the same system. Every player should do what's best for him. It's the way the system is, I don't blame anyone for wanting to get the best deal. Don't take it too personal. I'm a new UNLV fan and our team was gutted after a 11 win season. Those dudes played hard. I'm happy for them if they get a big deal. It's not personal to me.

[@Trojan_in_Hawaii]

@ Guaranteed Ramsey and Pregnon got something, but their draft stock probably wasn’t high enough to declare now and thought another year being coached up by our “NFL” guys would help them next year.

[@LockedOnUSC]

@@hrpickinstuff so after the game last night, I’m talking with someone affiliated with the USC football program, and we were talking about how these players deserve to make money, but at the same time they are ruining it for future college players. There’s only going to be so much money to go around because a salary cap will be put in place. Do not be surprised if programs reduce how many players they want on scholarship that they want to pay to look more like an NFL team. There’s no good explanation for why you need 85 scholarship players, when you only travel 70 on the road. And in the NFL they make it work with 53 players available plus a practice squad. And now, with these players making more money in college than they will in the NFL, don’t think for a second that the billionaires NFL Owners club isn’t looking out for their own self interest in the future. If there’s less players available because they’ve already been paid and can play five or six years in college , why do it professionally?

[@elvinware8033]

Riley building a good competitive no quit culture team. Now he needs to work on his game management skills ,we need a Qb, JM not him.

[@Jaime-u5m]

Marc, our castle functions best with warm to slightly hot water, especially as we cross the 50's. Cold agua actually shocks the system, causing our plumbing to sputter a little. Part of Japan's longevity was due to hot liquids until the tentacles of Little Boy started rising to the surface. In visiting Colombia last week, restaurants were perplexed about my ordering hot water. Waters in restaurants came in bottles, they lacked the infrastructure to serve a glass of hot water. You have coffee, correct? so, bring me the waters without coffee!! They brought me a half cup of water; daughter leaned over and reminded me I was not in the states. How about those Trojans? Fight On!

[@NiechZyjePolska48]

Congrats to USC for finishing 9th in the conference

[@DontbeahaterbeaHatton]

And congrats to you too, Nancy!

[@frunkdup828]

True but we went undefeated in the SEC against 2 of their better teams ✌️✌️

[@hrpickinstuff]

😂 I see you got jokes.

[@marcusnelson1465]

We need an OC, a QB (husan is ready), maybe 1 OL, and an LB, and let's keep our safeties together.

[@Jaime-u5m]

Husan has a kid's body, please don't rush him.

[@marcusnelson1465]

@Jaime-u5m until Hasan is ready

[@hrpickinstuff]

How do you know he's ready? He played against HS kids.

[@marcusnelson1465]

@hrpickinstuff He could be next year, but bringing in an established QB that will give him a year. Also, get some reps in as a freshman

[@jamesdixon1960]

Mr. Kulkin, I have been watching your show for a long time but you have just become a constant negative for our football program and I am sorry but this is it for me, I will find my SC football news from other sites.

[@LockedOnUSC]

Don't let the door hit you on your way out! I'm not here to ball wash or sugarcoat anything. If you want the rah-rah sunshine pumper, there are plenty of folks out there to make you feel good about yourself. Toodles!

[@MichaelBrown-ti1un]

Good riddance. You glazing alumni fanboys ruin these comments sections anyway. Marc is keeping it real about the state of this program, and pointing out the obvious red flags about Lincoln Riley's inefficiencies. You fanboys want confirmation, not information that's sometimes critical.

[@hrpickinstuff]

​@@LockedOnUSC Don't listen to him Marc. We want the truth. We're adults we can handle it.

[@LockedOnUSC]

@@hrpickinstuff All I ask is for people to do is to give a specific where I'm being overly negative. Let's talk about specifics because feelings come in 2nd place when it comes to critiquing.

[@jrow3101]

Great game, now fire Riley quietly and lets move on. Its fools gold like last year. What's the definition of insanity?

[@dannylavilla4018]

Time to move on from LR. Buy out his contract and go get Urban Meyer or John Gruden, believe me that will change the culture. The true question is does USC want this football program to be great or not.

[@NiechZyjePolska48]

This was an embarrassing season

[@halfbreed7208]

No it wasn’t a embarrass. season it’s not what we wanted. embarrasses is when you lose more than you win embarrass is when you don’t even go to bowl game because you don’t got enough wins. Embarrassing is losing your bowl game please . if you don’t knock ✊🏽 it off and act like a man 👨🏼 oops 😬 I Drop the Mic. 🎙️ I digress carry the hell on . WeAreSC Fight On 🗡️✌🏽💪🏽😤

[@NiechZyjePolska48]

Embarrassing is lying you head coach 11 million dollars a year and not getting close to winning your conference championship. Embarrassing is being the laughingstock of you conference.

[@reddfoxx91]

​@@NiechZyjePolska48stop. Nobody laughing at USC. We don't need to explain what happened we already know and we Movin forward.

[@ciscoflores5512]

We get it genius. USC isn’t that good. You are speaking to the choir. Go troll a team that lost its bowl game. Like A$M. Whose your team? Let me guess who ever wins the title

[@RSeaker]

The Trojans will come back strong. The conference is happy to have ya. -PSU fan

[@MrRaider772]

I was so surprised USC won the Las Vegas Bowl against Texas A & M, Fight On! ✌🏻🔴 🟡🗡️ 🏈

[@jerryjohnson9557]

with no bad ref calls would have lost would not let rushing game perform no clock mgmt

[@halfbreed7208]

Great 👍🏽 show. Great ✌🏽come back down by 17. Won The game on the last drive with time running out.

[@LockedOnUSC]

😎✌🏼❣️ A win is a win, no matter how it happens!

[@frunkdup828]

Don’t think it’d be smart to bring in another play caller as chances are they’d not be as good as Riley - being the head coach & calling plays works pretty well for Andy Reid ✌️✌️✌️

[@LockedOnUSC]

Lincoln Riley is nowhere close to Andy Reid and what he’s accomplished.

[@hrpickinstuff]

​@@LockedOnUSC😂 I'd have to agree.