From: valdis@spica.usc.edu (Valdis Kalejs)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
Subject: Wakeup Call For SC
Date: 30 Dec 1992 16:18:21 -0800
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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After sitting in the rain at Anaheim Stadium, and witnessing what I did last
night, I thought that maybe Steven King was  just staging this for his next
horror classic with a title something like "Night of the Living Dead II",
or "Mr Smith Goes To Anaheim" or "Fright On". I also visualized a cartoon
(most likely appearing in Fresno) illustrating a Bulldog lifting his leg and
peeing on Tommy Trojan. But SC fans have seen their teams lose by bigger mar-
gins before, but never by giving up like they did last night. Sure, Fresno St.
deserves alot of credit, but they should never agree to accept ANY bowl invita-
tion without giving 100% of themselves for FOUR quarters. What they showed was
shameful at least.

As far as thinking on what this will do for next season certain questions will
have to be answered, AND SOON!:

1. Who will be the new AD??: In the next couple of weeks, Pat Haden will submit
                             a list of top candidates to Pres. Steven Sample,
                             who will personally interview them and make his
                             decision.

2. Will Larry Smith be back?: According to past newspaper articles, Pres. Sam-
                              ple wanted to have the new AD make that decision.
                              My view is that since 17-20 of this years star-
                              ters will be back,maybe he should have Haden find
                              a new head coach at the same time, and one that
                              will work closely together. If they wait after
                              the AD is hired, it will definitely hamper re-
                              cruiting efforts.

3. Will Conway & McGinest be back?: Since they have already announced a news
                                   conference a couple of days from now,it
                                   doesnt seem likely that they would call it
                                   just to say that they are staying. But in
                                   a way this could force the rest of the team
                                   to play more together as a team, rather re-
                                   lying on a couple of stars to do all the
                                   work. Stay Tuned.

4. What about Rob Johnson?: Well after the comments he made before last nights
                            game, Im sure that there is alot of Trojan big-wigs
                            plenty mad at him. since they have an army of able
                            QB's, this spring, they should open the position 
                            back up and see if Johnson has what it takes to re-
                            main as the #1 QB. What I have seen of freshmen
                            Kyle Wachholtz or Matt Koffler, he might not. If
                            anyone in netland havent heard of these guys, you
                            soon might. But whoever is coach or QB, they should
                            go and a few pages of the Bill Walsh playbook and
                            go to the short, high percentage passing game, than
                            the ineffective "hail mary" game.

5. Recruiting: Show the scouts old film of guys like Marcus,Charles, OJ and
               tell them to find anyone that runs the ball anywhere close
               to how the run the ball and tell them that they have a position
               reserved for them.


6. Defense: All I have to say that it doesnt get any better next year. They 
            open next year with this years #1 offense Houston.


Its been a long year, for SC, but for the players comming back next year, it
will be a longer spring...

Fight On (This has a new meaning lately)

Valdis Kalejs
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college