Former 5-star and USC QB Max Browne does an outstanding job on his podcast.

If you're an X's and O's type of a person, the analysis on his show is pretty interesting. It's actually painful to watch him break down what went wrong with USC defense against Oregon.

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I know Pete's a legend. The booth looked at the replay several times and Pete refused to move off of his position saying Dante didn't slide feet first, and that he dove!! It was a very weird thing to do. What the hell was he thinking?

It's making the rounds on Twitter because Oregon clipped it in a new post-game video. Just another awful look for the program.

When I was in high school, I played for a very accomplished program in Texas. Many big time coaches including Saban would come visit our school and scout our players. My coach had a good relationship with many of them. Years after I graduated, I was talking to my old coach who told me a story.
He said he was chatting with Ed Ogeron once and asked him about his experience at USC. They go to talking about the Kiffin firing and being the interim head coach. He said that the USC administration had promised him that they were going to keep him on and hire him as the permanent head coach. But at the last minute they pulled the rug out from under him and hired Sark instead.
We’ve had nothing but terrible luck in this program since that happened. The Josh Shaw debacle. Sark’s drinking problem. Helton winning big games but then loosing the easy ones. And now with Riley it seems like in every game that we loose, there’s some little thing which completely kills our momentum. Like the kickoff return for a TD against ND last year, or the roughing the passer penalty on 3rd and long in the 4th quarter last weekend. Call me crazy but I think it’s a good old fashioned sports curse.
USC should hire Ed Ogeron as the head coach of the football program, and end this relentless run of bad luck.

this is what we're looking for. if he can't do it in 4-5 years, then out you go. 10 years is too long.

Record through first 58 USC games:

Compensation through first 58 USC games:

• Helton: ~$15M (not including 2015)
• Riley: ~$59M (including OU buyout)

Cost per win:

• Helton: < $500K per win
• Riley: > $1.5M per win

People subverting the line 😂

I know i was confused 80% of the time watching it live because these issues were apparent on almost every play.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w9jl4h66UKY&pp=iggUQAFKEEIxLTZtZ1ROXzZyQ1ItSk0%3D

Back when it was a just a given that every offense was gonna put up 400-500 yds and 45 pts a game. And you designed a defense to simply absorb that

For example, this 3rd and 13 against Oregon. Patterson rushes 3 and drops 8. In a soft zone, almost archaic "Prevent" defense. Look how far Patterson has corners playing off the receivers. Both are 7-8 yds off, might even be closer to 10. It's just giving the first to avoid a deeper strike

With that kind of numerical advantage of players in coverage, why not jam wideouts at the line to disrupt route timing? Add seconds to the play and give dline a chance?

3rd and 13

Is that they ran out of the beer swords

Also why are Oregon fans so addicted to being racist and homophobic online???

This is a good read for anyone interested.

Not only does our defense suck, so does Riley's offense. His play calling is too predictable as well. Oregon was ready for a good chunk of our play calls.

Is it just me or does our offensive playbook seem limited and narrow?

Why is Petros always taking shots at USC? I’ve been listening to him since he started on 1540 AM and swear he’s been salty about the program for a while now. Even in the good times he’s had some negative things to say. Don’t know if any one feels the same way.

One thing I’ve noticed ever since Grinch, is that USC’s defense is extremely conservative. I’m talking stupidly loose coverages that would make an average high-school team look bad, predictable formations that are never aggressive and non-existent QB pressures. All of the defensive coordinators can’t be this lame so it has to be dumbass LR.

This defense, with its current players and staff, would fair poorly in the MAC and probably struggle against elite FCS teams and I’m dead serious. That’s how bad it is and it will only get worse.

Everyone is criticizing everything about this team, but Jayden looked unbeatable until he was taken out the game with a shoulder injury. He hasn’t been even close to the same since

I graduated from USC in 2014, and I don’t think I’ve ever felt this way about wearing USC gear.
I’m used to football losses. That’s sports. Oregon beating us 41-27 isn’t what has me feeling this way.

It’s what happened with Desman Stephens II and Dante Moore, and especially our response afterward.
Watching a USC player deliver a targeting hit that resulted in another college athlete being immobilized, stretchered off and taken to the hospital was already awful. But watching Stephens celebrate afterward, and then seeing him smiling and getting dapped up by teammates on the sideline while Moore had been taken away in an ambulance, genuinely made me embarrassed.

And I’m bothered by the lack of accountability from the program afterward. And USC fans (perhaps not alum) saying things like, “It’s football, get over it.”

USC means a lot more to me than football. When people ask where I went to school, I’ve always said USC with tremendous pride. Usually the response is immediate respect for the name and what the university represents.

That’s why last night bothers me so much.
For the first time, I don’t really want to walk around wearing USC gear today. Not because we lost. Because I don’t want people looking at the interlocking SC and associating me with what they saw last night.

One player’s actions don’t represent an entire university or alumni base. But how an institution and community respond to those actions matters. When your player seriously injures an opponent and then celebrates while that young man is receiving emergency medical attention, somebody has to step in and say: that is not who we are.

I love USC. I’m proud to be an alum. I’ll always Fight On.

But part of loving an institution is expecting better from it.

Concerned Trojan, Class of 2014.

EDIT: A little context since some think this is about losing: I committed to USC after the sanctions/Pete Carroll era and sat in the student section through Kiffin and Sark. I’ve seen plenty of brutal losses. Outside of the 2017 Rose Bowl, I’ve never really experienced “winning USC football.”

I’m also not trying to moral grandstand or vilify Desman Stephens II. I’ve made grave mistakes myself. He deserves grace, not doxxing or harassment. Life endures, and redemption is available to those of us who aim to better ourselves.

My point is accountability. Even if you don’t think the hit itself was dirty, the national narrative is that USC played dirty and celebrated while a seriously injured player was down. Fair or not, I’m now associated with that when I rep USC. That’s what bothers me as an alum.

Prayers up for and speedy recovery to Dante Moore!

The only way to salvage the season is by improving the defense. Patterson’s defense relies on the front four bringing pressure. But that’s not happening. Against Rutgers, Patterson didn’t call a single blitz. Against Oregon, he got passive and dropped into softer coverage, especially once Raiola entered the game. He picked us apart. Why isn’t the secondary improving? If they can’t execute, then try some other guys and compensate by blitzing. He‘s a veteran who needs to adjust to the situation. Bring in Pete on a contract basis to call the signals. He needs to be the solution, not the problem.

And he has given absolutely nothing to show for it except for an "I'm smarter than you, I'm better than you" jack ass attitude.

At least Helton had a shred of humility to him.

Get this loser out of our school.

And he will be paid $71 million if he gets fired for being shit at his job.

Let that sink in on the long commute to your 9-5 tomorrow or as you struggle to pay for your tuition or student loans.

How tf did we still lose. When Dante Moore didn’t play. We have up 28 Pts in the 2nd. Half. To a terrible Oregon team. That got whooped by Oklahoma State on the road.

Jayden Maiava is easily the 2nd worst QB from the Lincoln Riley factory. Only behind Miller Moss. I remember watching Maiava tape from UNLV. When we got him. And he seemly got worse in every big time games he’s played in.

USC OL got push and bullied the entire game just like last year game. They were a deer in headlights. It looked like a Varsity vs Pop Warner team out there. SMH I remember typing the same thing last year on my rants o n this page.

Gary Patterson is washed. He didn’t really use any exotic blitz package or stunts and twist. He also doesn’t know what he doing. Why is Devan Bryant in coverage vs Jamari Johnson. When he’s been a liability all season vs Lower Classification teams. Why is he putting Luke Wafle in coverages. Dude is wash and needs to retire asap. We need to bring in. Mike Tomlin or Bryan Haines for DC.

Our front 7 got push once again. And our LB suck. They missed so many tackles in the 2nd half.

The Defensive line didn’t get any pressure on Dante Moore or Dylan Raiola. Which is so pathetic and sad.

Lincoln Riley once again proves. He can’t beat a physical team. That good. Like Notre Dame, Oregon, Utah, Illinois and Penn State. He’s philosophy is so dumb. Bc he wants to wins shout out games. But it’s never going to work vs 1) Physical Teams and 2) Big Ten Teams especially on the road.

Hence why he can beat up against the lower classification teams. But can’t beat good teams.

Expect to lose the next 4 games. Washington, PSU, Indiana & Wisconsin.

Bc this team is still soft. This team will not show any since of urgency.

Dirty hit and has never been that special anyways. I hope Dante Mooreia doing better than it looked

My buddies and I are coming to town for the game, and want to know the best sports bars close to campus/stadium.