(11-29-2018 07:24 PM)ruowls Wrote:  

(11-29-2018 06:49 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(11-29-2018 02:53 PM)That Guy 2012 Wrote:  Also Also,
USC is currently without a president, with AD Lynn Swann widely seen as a lame duck holding place until the new President is installed. Not many people are going to want to take that job there, knowing their new boss isn't long for the office and that a new AD will want to install their own guys.
Come this time next year, USC should be a bit more stable and in a better place for a new hire. Helton will be a 10-Game winner or in the unemployment line.

I think this is a big factor. I'm sure Swann has looked around, and found that nobody is excited to come into a situation where his boss and his boss's boss are both likely to be gone within a year, and the alumni and supporters are not willing to accept anything less than a 10-win season. Who's going to go there?
Jimbo? No.
Miles? No.
Saban? No.
Smart? No.
Meyer? No.
Mensa? No.
Brian Kelly? No.
Stoops? Maybe, but not sure he is a great fit.
Dabbo? Maybe, given his recent comments, but he's probably in as good a position at Clemson as SC is for now.
People may not realize this, but AD's usually have some idea what Plan B is before they abandon Plan A. And there is a strong possibility that none of the Plan B's looks any better than Helton at this point.

Jeff Tedford
So Cal guy from Downey who actually beat UCLA this year

Good thought. He had more success at Cal than most. 4 top 25s in 11 years, not sure anyone has done better than that since Pappy Waldorf. Just not sure how the SC alumni would view a guy from Cal and Fresno. I would think they would hope for more like Nick Sabam. You're on the west coast, so you are closer to this than I am.