Riley is 22-9 in his first 31 games. Helton was 23-8.
Riley likely catches up because Helton was 5-7 in season 3.
The interim half Season shouldn’t and I don’t doubt because you have to have a comparative starting point. Taking over mid season for someone else’s disaster is out your doing. So from his first full season with a recruiting class. Fall camp and all that these are the numbers.
USC went 5-7 in this comparative season. Then 8-5 5-1 and 1-1 before he got canned.
I thought Father Helton was a disaster pinned to Hayden and Swan. He changed the culture with pitty pat practices, coachspeak babble, and soft team play.
My thoughts comparing the 2 HC's for their 1st 4 years, C.Helton smoked C.LR in recruiting. Looking back, C.Helton had top 10 recruiting classes, he beat Oregon in rankings and got Calif top players. See below for USC recruiting rankings by 24/7
C.Helton years as USC HC, 2015 to 2021. 2015 #2, 2016 #10, 2017 #4, 2018 #4, 2019 #19, 2020 #59, 2021 #7
Dam, C.Helton and AC recruited very well. USC were among the Big Boys, most of all beat Oregon. I remember reading other HC saying that C.Helton and his staff were animals in the recruting game. C.Tee Martin was his ace recruiter. USC were all over the country recruiting hard, especially Calif HS.
C.LR years as HC, 2022 to present. 2022 #70, 2023 #8, 2024 #17, 2025 still going on #12 So far all 4 years, Oregon has been killing USC in the recruiting battles and wars and getting Calif top players. Freaken C.LR has got to rav-up his recruiting program...
This guy had a better comparative record than Capri Pants?
I don’t think so. I think you started calling us double sided dildos.
Or am I making all this up?
I did know that about Kris Bryant. A local kid, who Ivementioned here, I was his roommate there and they were each others best man for their weddings.
Now do Harbaugh. Like you used to