BrownJuggernaut

April 4th, 2012 at 11:19 PM ^

Brandon Huffman ‏ @BrandonHuffman
"USC is the best combination of football and academics in the country..." -Browne

Nope.

I am looking forward to the Morris-Browne battles in Rose Bowls/National Championship games to come.

BrownJuggernaut

April 5th, 2012 at 12:21 AM ^

I'm glad at least one of them recognizes the other's talent and that they'll be gunning for each other. If both of them redshirt, we could foreseeably have the two of them face off twice if Michigan is scheduled to face USC in the B1G-PAC cross conference game. Regardless, even with the scholarship reductions, I expect USC to be competitive and I can't wait to see these two battle it out.

RickH

April 5th, 2012 at 12:43 PM ^

I didn't call them the best football power though, I said they're not the best combo of football and academics.  Currently, Stanford is better than USC in football as they've been to back-to-back BCS bowls and have beaten the Trojans 4 out of the last 5 years (including 3 straight).  Obviously Stanford is also way ahead in academics even though USC is up there as well.

CLord

April 5th, 2012 at 1:10 PM ^

False.  Sparty's won four in a row but do we call them a better football school?  Not even close.  The disparity between USC and Stanford is even greater.  How many fans attend Stanford home games again?  USC will be back to thumping Stanford real soon just as we are going to be getting back to thumping lil bro.  There is little question USC is far and away the superior football program to Stanford, just as we are to Sparty.

I can see where this kid is coming from with this statement given his age and short term history of awareness to draw from.

He's probably just comparing USC to the other schools that have won NCs in the last 10-12 years (Bama, Auburn, Texas, Fla, OSU, USC, Miami) in which case he's right in saying USC is near the top academically.

dth

April 5th, 2012 at 12:11 PM ^

Chris Hawkins claimed similarly when he committed to USC over Stanford a couple of days ago. Kiffin (apparently) spent a large portion of USC's junior day extolling their academics, etc. 

Probably because they lost Murphy and Peat on signing day...

turd ferguson

April 4th, 2012 at 11:23 PM ^

It's interesting how well USC, Ohio State, and Penn State have recruited in the wake of ugly problems with their football programs.  I think there's a lesson there about how valuable it is to be an historic powerhouse in today's college football.

pkatz

April 5th, 2012 at 8:04 AM ^

I get a certain amount of satisfaction from seeing a now-defunct coach (St. Tressel) holding a trophy sponsored by a defunct retail chain (Circuit City).... they were both flawed and we are none the worse without them.

turd ferguson

April 5th, 2012 at 1:19 AM ^

I think there's something a little different going on here.  If the Penn State thing had happened at NC State or Purdue or Kansas State, I think it would have completely obliterated the program.  There just aren't enough elite prospects who dream of going to those schools to sustain them through major crises.  At a place like Penn State, you can get through it.  Similar story for USC, where the penalties were reasonably severe.

born1ntheArbor

April 5th, 2012 at 12:25 AM ^

An is actually used in front of a vowel sound not just the "'an' before a vowel" rule. For instance, we say "a unform" not "an uniform".  With the word honest where the "h" sound is dropped and the "o" is emphasized, the proper article to use is "an" (an honor vs a honor). However, with the word historic, both "a" and "an" are used based on pronounciation and geographic location. "An historic" is not a mistake, but neither is "a historic".  However, in most academic papers and lectures, the phrase "an historic" is more commonly used.  Apparently, it just sounds smarter.

EECS Grad '15

April 4th, 2012 at 11:25 PM ^

Tough for Washington to be losing more in-state talent again, that state is really stating to churn out some big time guys. Hard to recruit against SoCal weather and girls though...

JohnCorbin

April 5th, 2012 at 7:56 AM ^

I noticed some talk about "an."  If you look at this espn article, close to the bottom, 

"The younger Sills, who is an seventh-grader at Red Lion Christian Academy in Bear, Del., has been training with Clarkson for three years." 

Now, I ain't no english major, and I dunt claim to be such, but I reckon that there "an" article be out of place.  I reckon an a done be the better choice.  

Perkis-Size Me

April 5th, 2012 at 12:22 AM ^

has anyone noticed how the last 3 big usc quarterbacks, including max browne, have all been the #1 qb recruits? sanchez, barkley, and browne have all been #1 at their position.

RollDamnTide

April 5th, 2012 at 9:00 AM ^

The good news for Michigan fans, is that the same guy who told me that Max was a USC lock (when a lot of people were saying it was a toss up). Is the same guy who said that Ty Isaac is a Michigan lock. 

CasBMW

April 5th, 2012 at 9:11 AM ^

Michael Hutchings mentions USC has the leader/favorites. And WR. D. Stringfellow only mentions Florida Gators.  And Joe Mathis seems a bit excited about Alabama offer. Mentions Ohio and other schools. No Michigan.  Just tidbits if not mentioned already.

 

Go Blue

UofM626

April 5th, 2012 at 11:40 AM ^

Spent 3 full days at SC this past weekend. Everyone knew here in Cdli that he was committing this week to the Trojans. SC is still in the running for a ton of prospects. Hopefully our guys stay Blue and we continue to finish strong