USC's 2nd half performance against Utah State put me back in that same Washington State loss depression. The offense was horrendous again. Think about this - USC's average offensive starting position was on Utah State side of the 50 for the 2nd half of Saturday's game. We only managed 3 fucking points. Once again, Kiffin shows that he cannot be trusted to call an efficient game. Utah State's safeties were their weakest spot on defense, so we only tested the corners on the outside. Almost no throws over the top to the tight ends after Telfer's ridiculous drop. Marqise is making me miss Robert Woods' hands. At the same time, the offensive line has massive pass protection problems. Why we don't constantly run out of the play-action with our solid run blocking scheme is beyond me. Attendance at the Coliseum has been abysmal, with a fanbase of about 55k that is angry and jaded after he was able to retain play-calling duties. For all of these reasons, it is very clear to me that Lane Kiffin is finished as our head coach.
I was using my sources to get a read on the boosters and the general alumni consensus being felt at the athletic department. Boosters have been assured that Haden & Nikias are seeing the same things we are. They said the same thing last year, so we'll see. Through the grapevine, I've heard that Pat Haden would like to be the first to hire an African American head coach, and a select few boosters have been told that Herm Edwards is putting on the full court press with his interest. I think he will play well in the living room, and I think people still hold him in a generally positive light. It does feel an awful lot like we are trying to find another Pete Carroll, but PC never had a 2-14 season. On the bright side, instead of playing not to lose with Kiffin, we can look forward to this.
I was using my sources to get a read on the boosters and the general alumni consensus being felt at the athletic department. Boosters have been assured that Haden & Nikias are seeing the same things we are. They said the same thing last year, so we'll see. Through the grapevine, I've heard that Pat Haden would like to be the first to hire an African American head coach, and a select few boosters have been told that Herm Edwards is putting on the full court press with his interest. I think he will play well in the living room, and I think people still hold him in a generally positive light. It does feel an awful lot like we are trying to find another Pete Carroll, but PC never had a 2-14 season. On the bright side, instead of playing not to lose with Kiffin, we can look forward to this.
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