USC fans shouldn’t be mad about US LBM Coaches Poll … but players should be

Aug 31, 2019; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Southern California Trojans fans with body paint spell out “Fight On!” in the first half against the Fresno State Bulldogs at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. USC defeated Fresno State 31-23. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

The US LBM Coaches Poll, presented by USA TODAY Sports, was released on Monday. The first preseason poll of the year is out, and it’s clear that USC football received zero respect. We put the matter plainly in our initial reaction to the poll: “The Trojans barely got in while a lot of other programs have much higher rankings despite facing questions as severe if not worse than what USC football is dealing with.” USC football fans could be really mad about all this, but when you think about it a little, they shouldn’t be mad at all. Fans don’t gain or lose anything when their team is underrated in a poll. Let’s look at USC’s place in this poll and what it should mean for the players and coaches, the guys in the locker room who can actually do something about all of this in the fall:

LSU 11 SPOTS AHEAD OF USC

#LSU coach Brian Kelly is here after the team’s fifth preseason practice.

Says today was about situations. 2nd down mostly.

He says the challenge the is acclimating the team to the heat.

Full statement: pic.twitter.com/GjI7YMo5TV

— Cory Diaz (@ByCoryDiaz) August 6, 2024

ARIZONA RANKED AHEAD OF USC

MIAMI AHEAD OF USC

Miami HC Mario Cristobal on coaches accusing teams of tampering: ‘Just play ball, man’

“I think tampering existed way before I was put on this Earth, you know what I mean. So I don’t get much into complaining or just flat out bitching about stuff.”https://t.co/g00w11YpOD pic.twitter.com/9PpXnWwxLT

— On3 (@On3sports) August 2, 2024

OKLAHOMA STATE

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Oklahoma State had a decent 2023 season, but in the Big 12, a far worse…

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Author : Trojans Wire

Publish date : 2024-08-06 23:21:27

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