Who listened to Andy Staples absolutely school Rick Neuheisel's arse on the USC/LSU Job?

Sweet link

LSU is a better job but I’m surprised the media narrative has finally shifted to accept this. Historically the love for SC has been nauseating.

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USC is a shite job at the present time.

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Now is a good time to remind everyone who coached USC into the gutter from which they never returned: Lane Kiffin

Winning actual championships changes things

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Now is a good time to remind everyone who coached USC into the gutter from which they never returned: Lane Kiffin

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NCAA sanctions and Sark being wasted at practice didn't help. And Kiffin has since grown up a ton and admittedly learned how to run a program from Nick Saban.

He isn't in my top 5 of candidates, but I wouldn't be too upset either.

And whom may I asked also contributed;
That would be SARK
OC for Natty at Bama
And now Texas HC

People just forget that LSU won a National championship while USC “was right.”

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Now is a good time to remind everyone who coached USC into the gutter from which they never returned: Lane Kiffin

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It was Pete Carroll’s actions way more than Kiffin. Kiffin had to deal with a 30 scholarship reduction.

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False. The NCAA's wrath, and USC's own administration put them in the gutter.

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There are a lot of potential similarities with USC and LSU. It’s a cautionary tale that I hope we recognize before it happens.

The USC job could be really, REALLY good:

1. It is in a metro area with numerous good football prospects

2. Much like the ACC and Clemson, the Pac 12 is a relatively weak conference that is primed for a powerhouse to dominate. If you are the HC at Penn St. you know you have to beat Ohio St. every year to make the playoffs. If you are at LSU you have to be Alabama. A good USC could pretty much pencil themselves in to the Pac 12 championship game much like Clemson generally can in the ACC

3. The expectation levels aren't insane like in the SEC. Just in the SEC West alone, Alabama, LSU, A&M and Auburn fans EXPECT their teams to challenge for the conference championship every year. However, with those 4 teams playing each other SOMEONE has to lose those games...which are unacceptable to the fanbases.

4. NIL is here and it will be a recruiting tool. That said, there may not be a better place in the country to establish your "brand" than in Los Angeles

The downside is that locally, USC football (and college football in general) is overlooked. The NFL is back in LA. The Dodgers and Lakers will ALWAYS be the primary sports interest of the city. And while college football might be the biggest event in Baton Rouge, Tuscaloosa, on a fall Saturday...it's kind of a blip on the radar in Los Angeles.

Still, if you get a guy in who can start winning big AND has the personality to embrace the entertainment aspect of LA, it could be a TREMENDOUS.

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while college football might be the biggest event in Baton Rouge, Tuscaloosa, on a fall Saturday...it's kind of a blip on the radar in Los Angeles.

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In the days of Reggie Bush and good QBs they were the ticket in L.A.