USC's future.....How bad really?

USC has had 2 great recruiting years and nobody good is leaving.

If the top talent is redshirted, this group will be around after the bowl lockout.

If you get over the hate for Kiffin, what are USC's REAL chances in the future?

I don't see this mess a being a death blow to USC.  What do you think?

I agree. 

The 2011 recruits won't be affected much by the bowl ban so that won't stop them from going to USC.  I would rather have five 5 star recruits than twenty-five 3 star recruits.  It's the quality, not the quantity that counts.

Kiffin has a good coaching staff, tons of talent on the team, and an easy schedule this season.  Any loss this year would be an upset. 

I think USC's future looks just fine.   

 Then why even ask? Like I said........2-3 years & you'll have an answer.

That makes no sense.  Why would they fire him after only 3 years?  Or do you think he will leave on his own? 

As long as he can recruit, and keep a good coaching staff, he will be a winner.  He did well at Tenn with a lot less against SEC schools.

" Ty Willingham gets my vote for most overrated coach.....even if he did run clean. I would also say Dennis Erickson"

Agree.  I keep waiting for ASU to get scary. 

I guess even an average coach can do awesome things with awesome talent.

Let's see what Kiffin can do.

Kiffin has a rough road ahead of him. Its going to be very difficult for USC for the next several years,

Why?

Nobody good is leaving.  They have tons of talent and a good coahing staff.

The point of this thread is to see why USC is in trouble.  I don't see it. 

they are losing 30 scholarships for 2 years. that means all those recruits are going somewhere else. Which means that in 2 years USC will suffer, coupled with the fact that they will have a down year or two and lose recruits to someone else in the Pac 10. Within 2 years Lane will be gone. USC is a stepping stone for a "real" gig on the NFL, not the Raiders lol. USC will have a very good team this year, don't get me wrong, possibly a good year the year after next but after that, watch out it is probably gonna get worse before it gets better.

Quote Originally Posted by tideman:

Really? Post season play, with the bowl ban will have some affect on USC with some of the recruits opting to go to other schools, but the results from scholarship reductions is what is going to be a crippling blow 3 and 4 years down the road, when those recruits become juniors and seniors. You better enjoy their upcoming season, because after that, it will all be going downhill. I am a huge Bama fan, and I had to endure this same crap, and it affected their program for many years. Good Luck

Bama is a little different story.  They play in the SEC and have to recruit against SEC schools.  USC doesn't have the same competition.  I think it will go a little easier on us.  We'll see.

 Careful..............just because USC had a nice decade under PC doesn't mean it's gonna last. USC WILL lose recruits..............& the other pac10 schools will land a lot of them.

I would think if some player was good enough to go to USC and they chose not to go, they would not want to play for some other Pac-10 (12) school. 

There are better football programs out there.

After all, if they want to be on a NC team, or play in a BSC bowl, their chances are better outside the Pac-10.

"USC has had 2 great recruiting years and nobody good is leaving.

If the top talent is redshirted, this group will be around after the bowl lockout.

If you get over the hate for Kiffin, what are USC's REAL chances in the future?

I don't see this mess a being a death blow to USC.  What do you think?"

USC is unique. 

Only those of us close to USC understand what that means. 

The only time USC plays badly is when we have bad coaches.  We will have to wait and see what Kiffin has in mind.

Quote Originally Posted by bookieassassin:



agree.....unless somehow UCLA gets it together in a BIG way....trojans don't really compete with PAC 10 schools for top prospects .....SURE ...in 2-3 years they might....
anyway...enough speculation.....

from all this negative crap......possibly great team to play EARLY......
at Hawaii ?
Virg !
at Minny !
at Wazzu !.......should murder these teams....of course good guy Kiffin won't run it up...... ......boys we have the ingredients in place for maybe greatest bully ever.....

Wash > at Stan (off irish / ducks)> Cal > bye > Ducks >Zona St....8-1 or 9-0 ?
* these games set up well IMO....

then proceed with caution....@ Zona > @ Oreg St > Irish > @UCLA .....can see late season fade

That's the way I see it too.  Easy start should help the defense.  I think the offense is going to have to be pretty hot to outscore some of these teams.