Comments on: Mark Schlabach begs to differ with Lester Miles

By: Student Body Right » » Business as usual this season at USC?

Student Body Right » » Business as usual this season at USC? — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:26:20 +0000

[...] It’s not much of a stretch to say that most of the nation is utterly sick of USC by this point. Want proof that Troy is getting under the collective skin of college football? Why else would Les Miles (whose own LSU team looks, on paper at least, every bit as title-worthy as the Trojans) take some unprovoked shots at USC’s conference schedule? Why else would Jim Harbaugh appoint himself the Official Press Secretary of Trojan Football with his own equally outlandish comments? Why else would the star playmaker of another ranked power, DeSean Jackson of Cal, take his own cracks at the Trojans months before the two teams lock horns in Berkeley? (Actually, we know the answer to that one: Jackson’s mouth doesn’t have an “off” switch, even when he’s completely disappearing against the team the SoCal native claimed he was ready to show up.) [...]

By: Student Body Right » » Nick Saban Defends Himself?

Student Body Right » » Nick Saban Defends Himself? — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:21:54 +0000

[...] Nick contends that he never had a good relationship with the South Florida press, and that the call of College Football in the South drew him back. He also joins the growing list of SEC coaches who take shots at other major conferences, saying that the Big 10 (a conference he couldn’t win while at Michigan State, by the way) is very top-heavy: “No disrespect to the Big Ten, but most of the time there were three or four good teams in the Big Ten each year,” he said. “Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State were pretty good and then there might be another team or two that was better that year. But here (in the SEC) there were eight or nine teams that were all pretty good. That was a challenge to play with the kind of consistency you needed to be able to sustain that kind of performance. [...]

By: Student Body Right » » #57: Catch and Release

Student Body Right » » #57: Catch and Release — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:33:31 +0000

[...] Our rundown of The 100 was preempted for a bit by Lestergate. But now that things have settled down somewhat, we thought we’d get back into reporting (and in some cases commenting on) USC’s appearances in college football’s “most iconic moments.” Next up, #57: In 1964, new Notre Dame coach Ara Parseghian revived dreams of South Bend greatness. The Irish won their first nine games, rose to No. 1, and led USC, 17-0, at the half. But the Trojans rallied, and when quarterback Craig Fertig completed a fourth-down, 15-yard touchdown pass to Rod Sherman with 1:33 to play for the 20-17 upset, the Irish dream of another national title had to wait two years. Posted by gpen Filed in Notre Dame, USC, “The 100″ [...]

By: gpen

gpen — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:33:30 +0000

Fair points, William—I think we can all agree with your 1)–3). And I don't necessarily want to attack the Baton Rouge Advocate, but I do think it would be nice if they spelled Berkeley right. Besides, we're equal opportunity nitpickers: we're happy, for example, to have a little fun with Pac-10 fans who have trouble spelling.

By: William Smith

William Smith — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:52:42 +0000

I don’t believe that Miles’s rant was justified. However, it strikes me as a bit foolish to spend text to point out the correct spelling of Berkeley unless one wants to attack the Baton Rouge Advocate as this is their transcription of what Les Miles said (not wrote). I would like to see a bit more sense from all parties that have commented on this matter. The professional journalists seem to have been up to the same stump speaking that Miles was when the comments first came out. And the message boards have of course been ridiculous. I would like to see someone admit a few very simple points that, to my eyes, seem important. 1) The SEC schedule from top to bottom is more difficult. 2) Over the past four years USC has proven to be the superior program. (Although the question of who was better in 2003 seems to be [and will forever remain] an open debate. 3) We won’t know about this year until it happens. Neither team is certain to end up in the Championship Game. (USC has to admit last year proves this point.

By: Student Body Right » » 54 days and counting

Student Body Right » » 54 days and counting — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:41:56 +0000

[...] In an effort to get ready for the season, here is Mark Schlabach’s breakdown of the best games each week—along with a list of teams that should be on upset alert. The Tennessee/Cal game on September 1 should go a long way toward shutting Les Miles up, while, in Week 2, he puts Texas on upset alert when TCU comes to Austin. The scariest thing for SC fans is that in Week 14 the upset alert is coming to the Coliseum (just like last year???). Posted by CommishRob Filed in SEC, BCS, USC, Big 12, Texas, Big “Ten”, Tennessee, The Biz, Cal, LSU [...]