Today's LA Times and many others agree with you.
by cj (2019-12-06 11:07:14)
Edited on 2019-12-06 11:14:10

In reply to: We could be ready to fire Kelly's successor by now.  posted by Otter


"Folt placed the onus on the fans to continue backing an underperforming and undercoached team".


"Granted, outside of Meyer, none of Helton’s possible replacements represented a sure bet. That shouldn’t have stopped the administration from making a change. So maybe the school will have to swing-and-miss on a few hires before finding the version of Pete Carroll who won’t land them on probation.

Or maybe it will never find him. That’s not the point. The striving is what matters. Striving inspires hope. Striving reinforces ideas of self identity.

The moment USC football abandons its pursuit of national championships is when it stops being special and becomes like any other Power Five program.

That’s what USC has become...

This isn’t permanent. Not yet. A year or two more of Helton won’t erase the program’s incredible history.

But the longer Helton is around, the more his successor will have to overcome."

southern cal opens with 'bama next year.