A few kids and their parents upset about playing time? That exists on every team in every sport at every level in America. There will be transfers from USC and to USC next month. And some, maybe even most, will likely be upset about the unfairness of their previous school.
Let me ask you this....Gentry...is he the best performing lBer on the team? Why was it CLR said the reason he wasn't getting playing time was because he was rusty when asked the question about why Gentry is not on the field? Was Grinch telling Riley that was the reason he wasn't seeing the field afterall Riley doen't spend time with the defense. Gentry called CLR out for saying he wasn't seeing the field because he was rusty. Kid said he was ready to go when the season started. That alone should tell you something. Grinch had the hots for an unproven frosh LBer and benched Gentry accordingly...ya kids bitch about playing time but this one was obvious.
If you need the Trojan Blade to tell you that the Defense and the whole stinking program "has some problems" then you are dumber than I thought (which is almost impossible). Jen Cohen has some major work to do to fix this program. BOHNED!
Don't think it will take that much. I think they'll get a new dc. He will bring in 2-3 key recruits in the portal. And he will bring 1-2 coaches. And either Odom nua Donte or the s and c guy. Or maybe two of them. Will go.
It's been reported Nua is already looking around. You may be underestimating how many kids leave though but than again the transfers if they transfer again will hav to sit out a year so that should hold some back. The idea of a fresh start may help keep others that are thinking about leaving.
Yes I played sports years ago in High School. Was a Sprinter on the track team and a Corner/Flanker on the Varsity Football Team. Now that is settled...we can get on with the players...Gentry wasn't the only one that was complaining about the staff there were voiced complaints by several members including complaints about the S&C Coach and of course the complaint that neither the DL Coach nor the LBer coach had anything to say about which players at their positions would start...that tells me the DC had a lot of issues with his whole defense not just unhappy players .....and yes Gentry has nothing left he's gone at the end of the season.
think he means this is his senior year. And so yeah. He can gripe all he wants. He's gone
As to other griping? Good. When you lose I don't want you to be happy. An adult I hope will be hired and set things back in order
Players being bugged because they lost three out of the last four games. a stretch serious enough to fire a defensive coordinator, making $2 million a year three games before the end of the season? Not news. Not anything that bugs me. I hope they are pissed and determined to work hard and help a new coach establish a new system. Portal is a click away and grass isn't always greener.
As I've said I don't think this is an overhaul. I think a new coordinator will come in and bring a couple of coaches. He will identify certainly some talent areas that he wants players with a body style or playing style that he likes. And USC will go spend some money and try to get an Alabama or Georgia or Clemson second stringer to transfer. They've got some decent players now and some decent young ones.
I am not expecting to have a top 10 defense next year but I sure don't think top 40-50 is out of the realm of reason given the talent and resources available. I expected that this year and that is the reason why I made the predictions I did.
I felt USC would increase scoring 4-5 points a game and reduce their scoring d by the same. Figured a 10 point swing per game would mean a lot of close 2022 games would be wins. Losses them wins now etc. Sure didn't happen
If that comment was meant for me I wouldn't say I was big on the hire but I would say he put together some decent defenses at Washington St and initially improved the defense at OU over his predecessor...those are the facts. How things turned at USC appears he either had a great staff at those places or his growth as a DC was stunted dramatically upon his arrival at USC. Perhaps he let his relationship with Riley overide his ability to coach...who knows but the guy destroyed any chance USC had at having a defense that could stop anyone and as soon as he had to put wristbands on the defensve players for them to understand his playcalling and lost me on the guy entirely and the way the D finished last year had me calling for his head.
I'm not disagreeing with you only pointing out the fact Grinch according to one sooner fan may have had a lot to do with the approach Wylie took with the defensive players. Afterall it looks like Grinch had a free reign over pretty much everything that had to do with the defense and his assitants had nothing to do with coaching other than follow orders. Maybe Wylie was in the same boat, maybe not. I pointed out last year and again this season I didn't like the sheding of weight I observed on guys like Lucas who went from 295 to 265 or the so called number one recruit in the land who has been a complete bust who went from 260 to 235.Personally if Riley hires a new DC I expect most of the defensive crew to be gone. Talk is already Nua is looking around. I suspect others are as well. Hopefully the new DC hires competant coaches who know how to sell the program and can recruit like hell since I don't think outside of Donte anyone of that staff were great recruiters. Michigan fans said Nua wasn't much of a recruiter and that was primarily left with his co-DL Coach at UM. With that said Nua might be the most competant coach on that staff which I think is really a mess and I would say the same for the offense staff as well. How many WR coaches do you really need? Why no ST coach?, Why a DB coach is coaching OLBers? Riley needs to revaluate his thought process in the way he's structured his staff IMHO
A few kids and their parents upset about playing time? That exists on every team in every sport at every level in America. There will be transfers from USC and to USC next month. And some, maybe even most, will likely be upset about the unfairness of their previous school.
If you need the Trojan Blade to tell you that the Defense and the whole stinking program "has some problems" then you are dumber than I thought (which is almost impossible). Jen Cohen has some major work to do to fix this program. BOHNED!
Gay blade says nothing. This idiot thinks the smu dc is a good hire. Just a fan boy with a Mike
You were so big on the grinch hire. sc
This isn't good either, and Riley might be gone.
This aligns with Leinert's summary of the problems.
Like Ive been saying, Wylie is as much to blame as Grinch.
He has to be removed this offseason