OT: USC adds another 5*

Err... We are the B1G TEN.

The link takes you to the article on Tom's website discussing the commitment.  It was Cyrus Hobbi, the offensive lineman from AZ.

TOTALLY SWEET DUDE!

It doesn't hurt to be in a talent rich area where you are (especially now that Harbaugh has left Stanford and UCLA has failed to turn the corner under Slick Rick) basically the undisputed top program between Austin, TX and the Pacific Ocean.  Gives you a pretty big talent pool to fish in.

congrats. I wish I was you. Always right and never obnoxious

the only thing I think you missed is that during the on-campus visits, said porn star could actually BE right there in front of him...most of them are in LA anyway, right?

I would've committed on the spot. Is that wrong?

The "everyone who succeeds in college football is cheating but Michigan isn't and never has" line of reasoning.  Reggie Bush took money from a guy who wanted to be his agent after he left school, not a guy who wanted him to come to USC.  Just like Marcus Ray did at Michigan (I'm sure he was suspended in 1998 for doing just that).  Just like Woodson very likely did (his future agent, a guy known to have paid other players while they were in college, was at the Heisman ceremony). 

Carson Palmer was a pretty well thought of (like, you know, a high school All American) recruit who signed with the Trojans in 1998.  Not to mention all of those NFL Hall of Famers who signed on long before that (USC has produced more of them than any other school).

Yeah, but we're not talking about pre-Carroll USC. They've come a long way since then.

But to refute your statement anyway, what year were Carson Palmer and all of his 2002 teammates recruited? That team only lost 2 games and beat up on a really good Iowa team in their bowl game. Most of those guys who beat up on us the following year weren't exactly underclassmen either.

I feel like the quality of the USC "Song Girls" has greatly decreased in the last few years.

The sanctions don't hit until this recruiting cycle.  Any early enrollers (they have a bunch of them) are allowed to count toward last year's pre-sanction class totals so long as the overall count (75, I think) isn't exceeded.

As of this moment they are at 18 non-EE commits according to Rivals.  This includes a second kicker in the class though and I think a longsnapper who will probably get the walk-on/greyshirt treatment if push comes to shove.  I know Haden and Co. think they have a good shot to get the scholarship reductions halved based on prior NCAA precedent but it will be a close call whether or not the appeals committee decides before signing day.

Yes, UCLA is vastly better than USC as far as location goes.  But UCLA really has done pretty well recruiting in recent years relative to performance.

Also, although it sounds cool to play in the Rose Bowl every week, I think it would be a huge pain to be an hour or more drive (given gameday traffic) from campus to the stadium.  I'm only guessing but I think this would severely detract from the autumn football atmosphere on campus.

UCLA is in westwood, and the Rose Bowl is waaay out in Pasadena. Thats a hike of over an hour. So lot of fans are put off by that. 

Furthermore, UCLA is considered to be the snooty, uptight school, while USC is considered to be the common man's school ( yes, i know the irony of private vs public is quite apparent). 

lolol.  +5