Lincoln Riley Faces Must-Win USC Showdown With Ohio State

There is a lot of heat on Lincoln Riley. Lincoln Riley was asked, you're in year five. You have yet to take this team to the playoffs. You have yet to win a conference title. So he goes out of his way to talk to the fans at his press conference yesterday about Ohio State saying, quote, I love it here. I mean, like I told you guys a lot of times, there's not many people in college football history that gave up what I gave up to come here. Here's the problem, dude. No one gives a flying bleep about what you gave up to go to Southern California. USC is the university of spoiled children. Do you understand what USC thinks about themselves? Hold on. I don't care if it's 15 years down the line that never should be taken lightly. They don't care. It's certainly not taken lightly by me i came here because i believe in this place and none of that has changed whatsoever here's the problem for Lincoln Riley they don't believe in you you can believe in the place all you want but you have done nothing with all the resources that Southern California gives to you the recruiting base the fan base the money the history the alumni the university of spoiled children do not care where you came from you are lucky to be the head coach of Southern California of the Trojans that's their take and they not and they're now not sure that after this season you should be the head coach why because Bob Chesney is blowing your life up dude in your same city there's a guy in year one, who has his team ranked in the top 10, they're undefeated, and they are going to be a problem for you because your rival is doing it quicker and better than you, Lincoln Riley. So no one cares where you were. No one cares what you gave up. Nobody cares that you should not put that down you should not take that lightly that i gave up so much to come to Southern California nobody cares like what are you doing talking about that at anything else it should be an apology you haven't even sniffed a conference championship or a national championship or a playoff berth at USC you can't win away from home you can win home games but you can't win away from home you can't win on the East Coast it's well documented so now you have a quarterback i like Maiva i like a lot he's from UNLV he was great at UNLV he's been good at USC they have all these young talented freshmen right he went the freshman route he went the old school recruiting route and these kids are starting to play really well i i was really surprised that Lincoln Riley went down that road to basically tell USC fans you're lucky to have me i gave up so much to come here oh boy buddy uh-uh your resume does not let you talk like that you're in the spot of Pete Carroll okay you're in the spot where Fight On is looking at rings in championships and again UCLA did it pretty damn fast you're in year five dude he better beat Ohio State that's all i gotta say about Lincoln Riley he better beat Ohio State you're at home the Buckeyes have a backup quarterback making his first start on the road you better beat Ohio State if you lose to Ohio State coming off a bye and you're USC at home you got a night game you got a coliseum that will be completely full and sold out boy oh boy if you don't win this game you're Lincoln Riley, I don't know what to tell you man, you may not be there next year, it's I mean you have a huge buyout. I get it. USC doesn't care. If money fixes an ill, USC is going to fix it. It's the one thing that they can deal with. It's like Notre Dame, right? Talking about alumni and fan bases that will pay to get themselves out of any problem or mistake that may have been made. And they won't like it, but they will write the check to get rid of you if they need to. I really hate to say he's coaching for his job, but it really feels like Lincoln Riley is coaching for his job coming up here against Ohio State because the schedule doesn't get easier for Ohio for USC and then they've got UCLA like if you lose this game at home to the Buckeyes without their starting quarterback you're going to go at Indiana next week you're going to beat Indiana, you lost at home to Ohio State, you're going to lose to Indiana and then you're on the road at UCLA to end the year. Uh-oh. You're currently 6-2. That's five losses. You're going to go 7-5? Goodbye.