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Being the bias USC fan that I am, it is worth noting that Jim Mora has the same amount of wins in his first two years as Lane Kiffin did at USC. Lane Kiffin actually beat Oregon @ Oregon and UCLA 2 times in a row as well. So while I agree that he has taken a down in the dumps UCLA program back to respectability, he has yet to win a big game outside of the rivalry game. Lost his first bowl game and hasn't yet won a game against the current elite teams of the PAC-12 (sadly, USC isn't elite right now---thank you NCAA). It will be very interesting to see how he does when USC isn't handcuffed by the terrible NCAA sanctions, since UCLA currently gets a giant recruiting advantage having more scholarships available to offer. That being said, I think if UCLA has another 9 or 10 win season, he's bolting to the NFL. Regarding Sark---he definitely made a good first impression on the team, media, and recruits. So I'm a little more optimistic than I was before, but still not totally sold. If he can get the majority of the draft eligible juniors to stay, plus a solid recruiting class---talent is there to win right away.

^I loved what he did to save this season, but the UCLA game proved his ultimate downfall: being an emotional leader only takes you so far. No adjustments on defense and predictability on offense. He got completely schooled from an X's and O's standpoint. The only way it would have worked with him is to pay the best DC and OC in the country to cover for his strategic weakness, but that's not really feasible since they'd jump ship for a head coaching job after a few years. I should also add that insiders to the program are reporting that Sark was the only candidate they were legitimately interested in. This may have been a done deal a month ago if the person is to be believed.

I'm sure we will know for sure soon enough! Though they are saying that all the mourners are hampering their efforts to finish the investigation.

Hoping this will be open by the Las Vegas Bowl!

^That is true. The current lion statue/strip entrance was added in 1998 to replace the old lion entrance. Here's a picture!

You mean to tell me that 16 year old kids making minimum wage with no benefits or possibility of growth don't really care about their jobs???

^Sark recruits southern california well and actually adapts on offense. An NFL coach comes with the questions of "can he recruit? can he adapt to the college game?" I'd like to think as a bias USC fan, this is akin to Saban making the jump from MSU to LSU…Sark managed to make a terrible UDub program an above average program again, just like Saban was turning the corner at MSU before he left.

^The problem with just going there to ride is that SFMM makes that very difficult with terrible maintenance and operations!

^Also a good sign! Hope Shane has things back on track and the announcement is opening day information!

^I think compared to previous IAAPA's, this one didn't have nearly as much big news.

I love the blender cups! I will go to Margaritaville next time just to buy one of those!

It's always been that way.

Chris Petersen turned them down. This hire is definitely not the home run hire I expected, and I'm not totally sold…but not totally against it either. USC's pro-set offense was too predictable, and as much as I loved the passion Coach O brought to SC to salvage this season, the UCLA game showed his deficiency: he's not an X's an O's guy and got completely out coached by Jim Mora and made no adjustments. Sark can still recruit well, and if he brings Justin Wilcox (in 2 years as D-coordinator at Washington they went from being 106th in total yards to 32nd) and Tosh Lupoi (he's just as good a recruiter as Coach O) along with keeping the better SC assistants (Tee Martin, John Baxter, Tommie Robinson, Mike Ekeler), that's a pretty solid foundation. Rumors also out there USC will go after UCLA's O-line coach (Adrian Klemm), who is another great recruiter. There's also now reports out there Jim Mora is in contact with UDub, so that makes it an even better hire for USC: killing UCLA's momentum!

^^I'd prefer Petersen. Anyone who calls a hook-and-ladder AND the statue of liberty play in the same game that just so happened to be a BCS bowl game is OK by me. He's recruited a lot in CA already and legitimately developed a lot of talent all the major schools passed on. Franklin has been overmatched in the SEC, though the qualifier with that is that Vandy doesn't even come close to having the resources of the other SEC schools.

I doubt magic mountain has many full paying guests.

^Go Spartans! My hatred of the NCAA would increase by 1000% if the buckeyes made it to the title game, so I hope MSU is able to prove they've played a weak schedule.

Perhaps the seat belts are actually being used to better determine whether or not a large guest can ride?

They'll move on as soon as CNN finds something else to get them ratings.

It was actually after the event. One of my friends actually posted a picture she got with him from the event on her facebook just hours before the crash! He owned a car tuning shop in Santa Clarita.

No matter what, the SEC hype machine will still be in full affect. "We didn't win the title this year because our conference is so tough you can't go undefeated!"

Windseeker at KBF always seemed out of place to me. It's not thrilling, nor is it needed for the views since they already have sky cabin.

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^Tabloids have better grammar. The subtitle of the article says "effect" instead of "affect."

^I can't imagine Bill & Ted's commanding a huge budget... Using your Kevin Smith example and cult classic films, Clerks 2 had a budget of $5 million and made $24 million at the box office+whatever it did in DVD sales... I agree with Larry. There's no way it doesn't get made if the stars are on board. There will most definitely be haggling over the budgets, but I can't see them passing on it.

^If he values his job, I am not sure there is much he can say...