Sure. But that’s untenable for long term health. I’m not saying the diabetic needs to feast on sugar free Reese’s every day. But for someone who made that lifestyle change but really misses a treat like that, this is a treat that comes with little real sacrifice from that lifestyle. All things in moderation.
To compound off of this, I remember Miami took a commitment from Arthur Sitkowski (spelling?) a few years ago when Richt was still Miami's HC. Sitkowski looked great in these camps and was a solid 4-star QB. But when you looked at his HS film, it was mediocre. Many questioned the eval. When Sitkowski decommitted and went to Rutgers, some people actually thought that Rutgers landed a QB that would get them out of the basement of the Big 10; Miami fans knew better. A few years later, it was a missed eval.
I absolutely have. I watch a ton of college football. OU just gave up 37 points to a one dimensional offense with fluke Trash at QB in Spencer. The OU story is the same every year. Light up 45-50 PPG vs B12 fluke trash. Score 21-28 on the big stage with an elite opponent but give up 40-50 vs said elite opponent. Rinse. Repeat.
Not sure if Riley gets USC back to national title contention. But he's the best coach since Pete Carroll. At worst, he stocks the cupboards for the next HC. I wish I was a USC fan right now, I think he'll do great as Cali is a farmland of QBs along with athletes that Riley now gets first dibs on.
If you follow college football recruiting you’re already seeing that he’s the pied piper right now. OU’s class is decommitting left and right and many are now projected to USC. Timing was great for that from the perspective of the kids. If this happens 3 weeks from now, kids would have been locked into commitments during the early signing day 2 weeks from now.
This move really helps the PAC 12. I liken this to OSU signing Urban Meyer a few years ago. That launched a recovery for the whole B10 in the national perception after they had taken a competitive back seat to the B12 and SEC.
I'm thinking selfishly, right now Miami fans are clamoring for Mario Cristobal who's Oregon's HC. I think he's a B-hire (there are rare A hires), but he'd be a significant upgrade over Manny Diaz who's one of the worst HC's I've ever seen in all of football. People were wondering if Mario would leave Oregon since he has the conference locked up right now with his only challenge being Utah. That has now changed with Riley to USC.
I agree. USC has a strong history with QBs coupled with Riley having two back-to-back Heisman's on his resume, it's almost a guaranty.
Good. Fuck Notre Dame.
No offense bro, but I think that Miami program is a black hole and needs to catch lightning in a bottle to turn the tide. Too much failure and a lack of commitment to success from administration. There’s a ton of competition for Florida recruits now. The fence they locked up around south Florida in the 80s 90s and even up to Butch Davis just doesn’t exist anymore.
