Michael David Smith of PRO FOOTBALL TALK has a nugget from the NASHVILLE TENNESSEAN which sums up the acumen of football *fans* north of Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles. Vince Young, who is back in school at Texas (we’re sure his mom had nothing to do with that) , on how he has been received by classmates: “The kids,... more »
I arrived in Lincoln on Monday. I didn’t see my first USC fan until Wednesday night. The game was on Saturday. In the intervening time, to anyone who would listen, I explained my presence with an emphatic repetition of the first sentence above: “I’ve been here since Monday.” Judging by local reactions it was an effective way to evoke... more »
Why is Pete Carroll jotting down notes at your six-year old brother's pee wee football game? Why is Carroll carousing the maternity ward, clocking just how fast the newborn baby makes it through the birth canal? Why, you ask?...Because it's never too early to start recruiting for 2025.
Okay. It's not that extreme but Carroll is making waves with his early recruiting tactics, locking in power-recruits before anyone else can get their hands on them. Carroll, along with his recruiting coordinator (and eldest son - Brennan), are sweeping up big talent from all around Southern California, already landing early-bird recruits for 2009.
Brady Quinn has nowhere to go but up. That's really the only place you can go when you start where Quinn has: at the bottom of the barrel. David Kendrick of the San Antonio Express News recently ranked his Top 30 quarterbacks for the upcoming NFL season. Guess who's right behind Peyton Manning at the top? No other than former USC star Carson Palmer. Now guess who's dead last at number 30? Yes, Charlie Weis protege, Brady Quinn.
But lets not be too hard on him. Quinn's a victim of the Notre Dame system that owns the NCAA record for most consecutive bowl losses, nine to be exact, by an average of loss 17 points a game. And to be fair, only four of those consecutive bowl losses belong to Quinn. And yes, the kid had great stats during his regular season with the Irish. That is except for losing every single game he played against USC. But whatever...let sleeping dogs lay. I mean Brady Quinn's got great results in everything else BUT the big games. And that's all you can ask for, right?
That is unless...I don't know, maybe you want to win a Super Bowl or something.
Persons of Interest on the Top 30 list:
2. Carson Palmer, Bengals 4,035 yards, 28 TDs If he passed for 28 TDs after having off season knee surgery, just imagine what he'll do in 2007.
10. Matt Leinart, Cardinals 2,547 yards, 11 TDs Gained experience as a rookie. Now, it's time to make use of Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin.
16. Vince Young, Titans 2,199 yards, 12 TDs Young can still run (552 yards, 7 TDs in 2006), but the team doesn't have many proven receivers around him.
30. Brady Quinn, Browns ------Expect Quinn to beat out Charlie Frye, but he'll likely struggle in his rookie season.
Carson Palmer has bounced back from his knee injury like a man on a mission. Matt Leinart's quickly climbing the quarterback ranks. It's a countdown to week 11 of the NFL regular season, when the two former USC quarterbacks duke it out in Cincinnati. Yes, the Arizona Cardinals meet the Cincinnati Bengals on November 18th...The former backup will meet his mentor. But will the teacher become the teach-ed?
Steve Megargee, sports writer for Rivals.com, has compiled a list of what he figures to be the best 15 games of the season. Three USC games make the cut: Nebraska, Cal and UCLA. Inside, we'll go further in depth into these three match-ups giving you the juicy details. We'll tell you what's up, who's who, and what to look out for...
Pictures from newsimg.bbc.co.uk & uscfootballblog.blogspot.com
Safety Josh Pinkard was arrested May 18 on the suspicion of drunk driving, reports Gary Klein of the LA Times. Pete Carroll confirmed Tuesday that the arrest had been made.
Pinkard, a junior from Oxnard, was arrested on May 18 at 3:44 a.m. after a California Highway Patrol officer noticed a car swerving...Pinkard, 21, gave a breath sample after he was stopped and another after he was taken to the CHP's East Los Angeles station, according to (CHP Spokes person) Precardio.
In usual Pete Carroll fashion, he implied he would speak to Pinkard directly before making any judgments as to how this will affect the player and the team. This arrest is just one in a string of discipline problems faced by Carroll in the past two years. Legal woes have included such notable players as Eric Wright, Rey Maualuga, Mark Sanchez and Reggie Bush.
"We're looking into it and we'll find out the details," Carroll said. "As usual, we'll handle it internally. We take this seriously and we want to make sure we understand all of the circumstances."
Josh Pinkard is scheduled to appear in East Los Angeles Municipal Court on July 24.
New faces in familiar numbers: RoJo getting DJ's #8 is the most notable. Kalil's #67 is now freshman DE Michael Reardon. (Sophmore C.J. Gable and safety Taylor Mays have already switched to Steve Smith's #2.)
#4 - Joe McKnight, RB
#6 - Malcolm Smith, LB
#8 - Ronald Johnson, WR/CB
#15 - Aaron Corp, QB
#26 - Marc Tyler, RB
#27 - Marshall Jones, S
#29 - Broderick Green, RB
#37 - Jordan Campbell, FB
#40 - Rhett Ellison, TE
#44 - Christian Tupou, DT
#54 - Chris Galippo, LB
#61 - Kristofer O'Dowd, C
#67 - Michael Reardon, DE
#72 - Martin Coleman, OL
#80 - Brandon Carswell, WR
#82 - Damian Williams, WR
#92 - Trey Henderson, DE
#93 - Everson Griffen, DE
#98 - Da'John Harris, DT
Joe McKnight (#4) and Marc Tyler (#26) will don the same numbers they ran wild with in high school.
"USC's looking at my tape right now as we speak," said the Cy-Fair High School running back, who is ranked by Scout.com as the nation's No. 42 prospect. "I want an offer from them so bad. I really like Coach (Ken) Norton. He's a cool dude. He went to UCLA and his dad was a professional boxer. We text each other all the time.
"Great running backs come from USC," McGuffie said. "I've been compared to Reggie Bush before and that's a big deal. I'm going to take a trip there at the beginning of the season hopefully. An offer from SC would be huge. I would definitely be tempted to commit."
Houston (Texas) Cy-Fair running back Sam McGuffie was offered by University of Southern California coach Pete Carroll and assistant Ken Norton Jr. during school on Thursday.
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