LR said He couldn't recruit at Oklahoma, but BV Isn't having a problem at that

Just face it. Riley sucks. His off season aerobic classes don't help.

hard to lock down an entire state when you aren't from that region

Riley was one hell of a offensive coordinator, no doubt. We were regressing each year with him as a head coach. He might be better suited as a nfl coach, or maybe go back to being a offensive coordinator. Just my opinion.

When Kirby got to Georgia, they had trouble signing elite D-lineman, due to a lack of proven development in the Richt regime. Once he hired Tray Scott and started showing real development and putting people in the league, recruiting got a lot easier. LR will have to follow the same steps if he wants to succeed, but his coaching career up to this point doesn't bode well.

I mean the problem with USC is that they will never recover from what they are right now until they can somehow find a way to out recruit Oregon in California. that’s not gonna happen anytime soon, though because the stronghold that Oregon has because of lanning in California is just getting stronger and lanning is actually expanding his net of these high quality recruits and starting to take some of them from the south on top of completely dominating California. Plus with Oregon and their NIL reach on top of continuing to do great in football. It’s just gonna get harder, especially having to recruit in the Big Ten now where you’re probably not gonna be a top dog.

I think one of the biggest problems is LA is a mess right now. Besides being huge, the homelessness and crime is out of control. It’s not a safe city/place. The word is out on that. If you’re a top college football prospect, do you really want to go to a campus in a bad area in a city that’s out of control and dangerous in so many ways? Where stores and restaurants are closing right and left. Where organized gangs of thieves are hitting them up regularly? Where they are not arrested or prosecuted? If you’re from another place not like that, do you want to go to college in the midst of that when you can pick somewhere else?

To recruit successfully on defense a program needs a head coach that provides culture, toughness and past success playing defense, LR provides none of the above.

Dan Lanning is getting the cali kids

Lincoln Riley is part of the problem: he seems to think that having a defense is having a good offense. He doesn't seem to understand the purpose of a defensive squad, and certainly failed to put together respectable defenses at Oklahoma and USC, both marquee programs. He's not just losing recruits to Georgia, he's losing them to Wisconsin. Why? His defense was ranked below Bowling Green last year.

Guys…. Let’s give it some time here lol USC has to show results on the field before they can secure the top recruits. These kids grew up watching mediocre play from USC… the good teams growing up for them are Ohio State, Alabama, Clemson, and Georgia. Plus, LR got embarrassed last year and it seems to me like he’s trying to change the narrative. So let’s pump the brakes and give it some time.

It’s like that commercial, “ want to get away!” Not only is SC getting JuJu but JuJu just convinced the 4 star CB from Georgia to commit too. Just goes to show, these guys and many like them have no clue on earth what they are talking about.

Lincoln Riley and USC are realizing that 1) that BCS champion is a long time ago before some of these recruits were born and 2) they're not in the PAC-12 anymore. They're now competing with Ohio State for 5 star defensive talent. Why rebuild with USC when you can win right now with ready-made Ohio State?

SC is the new Nebraska

USC is on the rise in recruiting Right now we're number 15 in the nation, took a couple hits but that's okay we'll start moving back up. I'm so happy that Lincoln Riley is our head coach.

Why don’t they just grow their own athletes out there? Wouldn’t that be easier?

It just comes down to the performance of this team. He needs to show improvements as a whole with being way better than last year and his assistants he still has on staff from the last 2 years being way better. If this team doesn't produce better results, 2025 will be the year he is on the hottest seat, and Jen Cohen won't have issues parting ways with him because she wasn't the one that hired him. Mike Bohn hired him and then left, so it is critical for him to show major improvements, or else USC is having to look for a new head coach. During the Clay Helton era, I talked about so much that USC should hire a defensive minded coach because not only guys like Smart and Saban were winning titles, but Pete was the last defensive minded coach to win a title for USC. I wasn't happy that the program was constantly hiring offensive minded coaches like Sark, Kiffin, and Helton because they were bad at their job and all got fired because of it. If Lincoln is not the answer, then USC has to get a defensive minded coach. I had Brent Venables on my top list for replacing Clay Helton, given how he saw with his own eyes in person the beatdown he saw in the 2004 national championship

USC a shell of what they once were.

USC and UCLA have a major issue that will effect Washington even more. What kid wants to travel more than any other teams in college history. Whichever school decides to invest in NIL will have to pay more then most schools just to keep kids interested in this type of travel / being the 5th best team in a conference at best right now

The defensive staff is recruiting, not Riley. He signs off on it. Commitment is just a negotiating ploy. USC is not going to pay millions for a DLineman. Now, Georgia has to, twice! ✌️

Riley all offense & no defense

There's a difference between having money and willing to spend money

Riley can only recruit at qb and wr consistently. Whatever he is trying to sell to these top defensive recruits arent working. Its funny he said that he couldnt recruit at oklahoma. Looks like the recruiting problems followed him to SC because OU has had some loaded classes since Venables has taken over.

Usc does not recruit Matre Dei! Nor IMG! It's within 30 min of the stadium,

Recruiting to Los Angeles is not the same anymore. You can make money anywhere now. It’s the same problem the Los Angeles Lakers have the last several years when trying to get another superstar to the team. The Dodgers can do it because they have know salary cap. Also LA likes winning; if you’re not, people become uninterested and do a gajillion other things here; unlike those boring small towns throughout the South. Football is the ONLY thing to do. Why is that always overlooked?

Like the Taylor Swift song... Lincoln Riley is the problem. Imagine LR singing... I should not be left to my own devices They come with prices and vices I end up in crisis I wake up screaming from dreaming **One day, I'll watch as you're leaving** 'Cause you got tired of my scheming It's me, hi **I'm the problem, it's me** The sad thing is, LR is a blamer. Always has been always will be. He always blames something or someone else. He did it at OU, he does it at USC. This egomaniac has no self perspective and always sees the problems as someone or something else's, but never due to himself. He has no accountability. For this reason, he will always, ALWAYS ultimately fail. He is a smart enough offensive mind to win a lot of games when against inferior opponents and at a powerhouse blue-blood program that recruits itself. But he can not motivate a fly to eat honey. He's a giver-upper when things get hard. Lastly, he lacks the ability to make half-time or in-game adjustments. If he doesn't plan for something and faces a change-up, he's screwed. He sometimes makes weird decisions that baffle the mind. Look at the one playoff game he was in, with one of the greatest offenses of all-time, talent/skill wise. He does a squib kick with seconds remaining in the half, despite having a kicker who consistently kicked it 10 yards out of the back of the end zone all year. He blamed this on someone else. Next, same game, with a huge lead right before that, in the 2nd half Georgia made adjustments and he could never adjust back and counter-punch. Once the momentum piled up, he literally quit mentally. Just watch him on the sideline at that game, even when he still had the lead in the 2nd half but all the momentum was against him. He literally quit before he was even behind. That tells you everything. A quitter, a giver-upper and a blamer. USC's prestigious program deserves better.

LR is not the right coach for SC.

LR is playing a dangerous game of recruiting nationwide elite caliber, by selling future success. It's difficult to sell high school kids futures when they are hearing pitches by elite programs with proven success or getting checks from Nike University. USC needs California talent (3 or 4 star), spend where needed, but most importantly, get W's this year. W's, strung together in the second half of the season demonstrate player development.

If the athletes cancel their plane trip 72 hours prior, at least they get a refund. That’s why they did it now. Besides, who wants to get on a plane in Georgia and fly five hours across the country? No one. Absolutely no one.

Lincoln is no doubt a good OC but he doesn’t have the mental toughness and leadership skills to be a really good head coach. Maybe his best job would be back at TT?

Okay, this is like a fake rap battle for content 😂😂 the new coaching perigee alone is enough to just chill and watch, no worries ✌🏼

The most hilarious thing about USC right now, is that they have completely disappeared from OU videos. For the first year or so, they were there, in every single one of them. They know OU fans were right about that bitch out West.

USC Jay said it promises were not delivered to the kids so why would they stay?

If U*scx were smart they would release Lincoln and recruit Jeff Traylor from Texas San Antonio or usc will keep getting their ass spanked against big 10 competition and Nebraska is the sleeping Giant and they have a coach, cut the apron strings fropm history and go his way folks. Great fans in Nebraska as a Sooner I can say I have always loved how dignified and respectful Nebraska fans are. and as for Jordy Bahl I hope she recovers 110 pct and takes the big 10. She will forever have a place in the hearts and minds of Sooner fans, we were blessed to have her for two years and will be blessed to see how she causes the cornhusker resugence next year. Jordi will be Bahling the big 10 next year, Nebraska you will be proud.

Who is OU’s best player committed in the 2025 class I’ll bet you USC’s is better

I'm an USC fan always have been always will be so let me put some incite on it. Riley had an dream opportunity to bring this program back to powerhouse status but the first mistake he made & it was a big one was bringing Grinch out here with him. Lincoln had all the momentum, the buzz was there, you could not ask for more positive energy & hype around the program & he goes & brings a proven dump truck of a defense coordinator with him. That right there was a blown opportunity & a massive dumb move. Everyone knows your gonna get the offensive recruits but you got to have a solid D & what he did not only cost us defensive recruits but offensive recruits as well & then he keeps Grinch for another year my god that is just incompetence. Also he's going all over the country to get recruits but cant pull hardly any elite players from inside the state. USC is not just a team historically known for offense it has always produced top defensive talent Tim McDonald, Troy Polamalu, Clay Matthews, Jr Suau, Willie McGinest, & Ronnie Lott just to name a few there is no reason with USC history we should not have recruits lining up to play here. On top of all that last year we had good Running back & tight ends that could move the ball but instead of using them in a balanced way Riley would go to passing the long ball on first downs & manageable yardage situations instead of keeping the short & the ground game moving when it was working. It was almost like was he favoring trying to get Caleb a second Heisman ahead of running a balanced offense. Running backs will come to USC if YOU RUN THE BALL at one time USC was called Tail Back U for a reason. Well Salute to Riley to his credit he has finally gone out this year & gotten very solid competent defensive coaches so I credit him for that but this team could have keep a lot of key players & recruited a lot better & been in a better position right now if he had left Grinch at home & recruited better in state & done these moves to bring in top defensive coaching earlier when the fire was blazing. Now I'm just hoping he can turn this ship around. To Riley's credit there is & has been something wrong with USC's collective not being in place properly & possibly something with the boosters regarding the NIL which I think is out of Riley & the other coaches hands & I highly suspect it has also been a major issue that is causing USC problems with recruiting that we should not have & that should have been properly put in place from the beginning that is a mess. Their are some issues that need to get addressed and fixed if USC is going to return to the powerhouse it was. There is no reason the university known as the pipeline to the NFL should be in this position. Jus Sayn

Bigger question is can he learn to coach defense?

Guys, this is ALL ABOUT MONEY! USC is restructuring NIL Leadership team. Finally, WINNING cures alot of issues! USC 10-2 and CFPs! Fight On! Angel USC'78

Hugh Freeze has NEVER produced a QB who has taken meaningful snaps in the NFL.

Love the hat, Joe. Old school Buc's logo

Oklahoma just signed a 4 star QB from Lincoln’s backyard. 😉

Lincoln’s job is to hire a good dc . Nothing else on D. Grinch wasn’t. This new DC is good?

LR can’t recruit. We suffered through it at Oklahoma. He blames geography for his failures at Oklahoma and I believed him when he said it would be easier to recruit of west. Clearly not. The same Riley! Only regressing with each and every year.

College recruiting is about the money So until SC fines some boosters or big corporations to buy players for them They’re gonna have a rough time. Hell some college player are better than some of the staff . I remember when college was about a education and if you played football or baseball or basketball or track field scholarship for an education or

Its called NIL 💰! HELLO, its not that hard to figure out Joe!

Riley will be getting really familiar with Lanning's Woodshed..lol

Every major school has lost commits. People are such drama queens. Just wait til we see what shows on the field.

LA is a dead city. People are trying to leave it, and it's a terrible place to live.

Do your research on Lincoln Riley and local recruiting. He’s NOT offering local Kids unless they come and workout for him while he watches!!! Don’t believe me? Do some digging on this and you’ll find out

you know I see this trash on you tube and here is what I will yet once more say on thye subject. For years Winkie wriley lost start dl and lb and secondary talent at ou, yeah we got some b had a haul of wr and only 1 was worth their weight. Why are Sooner fans so very supportive of Coach Venebles becuase it feels genuinely Oklahoma, that means OU will be back in a big way. Build a culture and be real works for all succesful coaches, Bud, Barry, Bob, and next up Brent. You must change the culture but as a coach you must be sincere and approachable to the athlete just Like Patty Gasso, Like Barry Switzedr, Like Bud Wilkinson, Bennie Owens, Our Mens Gymnastics and womens gymnastics coaches, we can go back to Billy Tubbs. Mark Williams Mens Gymnastics coach... He raises the level at which his athletes compete, and they win. K.J. Kindler same thing what an incredible coach she is... it is about the culture the desire to run through a wall for their coach. Jennie Baranczyk the Lady Sooner softball team has shown she has that right recipe down as well. I hated how Lincoln left but IO was unhappy with him when Houston out physicaled and beat OU and the next week Ohio State Embarassed us. Winkie is a fraud, he coaches football worst than how he grills a BBQ ands that is ugly.

Over reaction. 😅

Long Beach bosco Dei corona OC schools stat local Riley

WAR EAGLE !!!!!!!!

Stubbs isn’t staying

No he is a bad HC. He is a great OC but that is it!