Pete Thamel reports Lincoln Riley to USC. (link)

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Carroll level hire. - GoldCoastIrish 2021-11-28 18:43:53
- Interested to watch if it’s Carroll or Kelly. - gregmorrissey 2021-11-28 20:19:46
The only reason Kelly is still here is because USC sucked - NDEE01 2021-11-28 17:37:50
- You give Savvy Jack way too much credit. * - 01momanor 2021-11-28 17:48:20
- Yep - Kelly’s nice little 11-year run of facing… - irishdemon 2021-11-28 17:44:52
I was told that head coaches don't lateral from major - VaDblDmr 2021-11-28 17:22:35
I assume Rees will be a prime candidate at OU * - Groundhog 2021-11-28 16:45:49
- Yes, for an analyst position. * - Private Joker 2021-11-28 20:37:14
- You're joking, right? Tell me you're joking. * - eddysorin 2021-11-28 17:25:52
- Freeman will be on that list - irishrock 2021-11-28 16:48:57
  - They were rebuilding when he hired Stoops - Nathan 2021-11-28 17:52:53
One Riley is better than two Kellys - Regis 2021-11-28 16:40:26
- That's scary. Almost as scary as these two fellows: - SWPaDem 2021-11-28 18:34:15
I do not like that * - WilfordBrimley 2021-11-28 16:39:27
2x the talent, 1/2 the competition of the SEC - SEE 2021-11-28 16:31:53
“Act like a have”. - SavageDragon 2021-11-28 16:31:23
So when he said post game that he was not going to LSU - TWO 2021-11-28 16:28:38
I’m surprised LSU is last to name a coach. I think that is a - irpa 2021-11-28 16:27:12
- It’s Gruden * - NDMainiac 2021-11-28 19:59:13
- Aren't there still legal issues swirling around LSU? - G.K.Chesterton 2021-11-28 17:18:15
- Has it been confirmed that Aranda has signed an extension - Jaxdulac 2021-11-28 16:49:57
- I should add that Kelly would do well there and he can bring - irpa 2021-11-28 16:32:39
But who can we get!?!? * - airborneirish 2021-11-28 16:20:44
CJ Williams likes the hire if his Twitter is any indicator * - NDTommie 2021-11-28 16:20:09
- looks like Raleek Brown, 5* RB, is coming with Riley to USC. * - MrE 2021-11-28 16:25:52
  - Maybe Riley had a master plan all along? - irishdemon 2021-11-28 16:43:47
    - that 2023 OU class, offensively, is mind-blowing. - MrE 2021-11-28 16:56:14
      - Could be some really fun USC O vs ND D matchups... - revressbo 2021-11-28 17:00:55
- He’s giddy - and likely gone. Oh well. * - irishdemon 2021-11-28 16:24:37
Proving again it’s possible to hire superstar coaches - Freight Train 2021-11-28 16:12:23
- & the nonsense about too many other jobs open in a given yr * - MrE 2021-11-28 16:22:41
- USC hasn’t had that will either - DBCooper 2021-11-28 16:13:16
  - Don't forget Riley was an internal promotion at OU too - ravenium 2021-11-28 16:16:34
    - Or Jimmy Lake * - Nd06seattle09 2021-11-28 16:36:49
Smart move. - TavianCainBass 2021-11-28 16:10:19
He enjoys college bands that know 1-2 songs * - JayInTx 2021-11-28 16:09:15
BK knows how to win in Oklahoma. Just saying. * - Zaggradirishfan 2021-11-28 16:04:15
Kelly won't be able to hang his hat on beating them now * - Groundhog 2021-11-28 16:04:05
- His teams are soft and play no D. Fits right in the PAC12 * - JBrock18 2021-11-28 16:29:07
- We're about to see what BK can do against a Carroll-level... - revressbo 2021-11-28 16:11:51
  - It’s now going to be a struggle to beat USC * - Ty Webb 2021-11-28 17:40:05
  - He’s not “Carroll level” - IrishLep 2021-11-28 17:30:46
  - Carroll level? * - athlete37 2021-11-28 16:27:28
    - Close to it. - revressbo 2021-11-28 16:29:23
  - We know what he does against the top teams * - DBCooper 2021-11-28 16:14:10
Riley will dazzle in lala land. Great hire for southern cal. - arch_moore 2021-11-28 16:04:01
- he's going to have to turn around this recruiting class ASAP - MrE 2021-11-28 16:05:56
  - I suspect he will succeed, but he's going to face challenges - Tex Francisco 2021-11-28 16:10:36
  - The new transfer portal mitigates this issue - mocopdx 2021-11-28 16:07:27
Good move for Riley before heading to the SEC and becoming - DomerJon 2021-11-28 16:02:46
- The next Maryland. Whoops. * - rfk 2021-11-28 16:50:45
  - Maryland is 2-0 vs. UTA this past decade. * - GoldCoastIrish 2021-11-28 18:49:13
He emphatically said last night he wasn’t going to LSU. - MobileIrish 2021-11-28 15:59:20
- Well, he wasn’t lying about that part. * - FtWorthIrish 2021-11-28 16:00:36
  - Yeah. Just saw your post on Cartier. * - MobileIrish 2021-11-28 16:07:24
Must have offered him a boat load of money - ravenium 2021-11-28 15:55:38
- No way. USC is a top 3 job - rvaughn 2021-11-28 17:14:05
- Tons more talent, far easier league than the SEC * - SEE 2021-11-28 16:38:24
  - Can't argue the sec angle, though - ravenium 2021-11-28 19:51:19
- OU is also moving to the SEC soon. - revressbo 2021-11-28 15:58:21
  - One is in LA, the other La. * - airborneirish 2021-11-28 16:23:47
and Billy Napier to Florida - MrE 2021-11-28 15:55:30
- LSU might be scrambling * - DBCooper 2021-11-28 16:11:17
- Probably since Jimbo left FSU for A&M * - BillShakespeare 2021-11-28 15:58:25
  - ah, yes, duh. Forgot about that one. * - MrE 2021-11-28 16:00:47
Wow, that sucks * - DBCooper 2021-11-28 15:54:00
Wow. Looks like a great hire for them. * - garbageplate 2021-11-28 15:51:22
If true, expect to lose - ND74KJS 2021-11-28 15:47:49
- Didnt Sawchuck pick OU? * - JAXDULAC 2021-11-28 15:55:28
Welp, it was nice beating them while we still could. - mocopdx 2021-11-28 15:45:16
- I actually agree with your last sentence. - revressbo 2021-11-28 16:15:58
- The last game of the year should ALWAYS be ND-USC. - BIG MAC 2021-11-28 16:10:50
  - Why would we want to play USC without our students present? * - dcmike 2021-11-28 18:49:26
  - ND likely has little interest in hosting a Thanksgiving - cujays96 2021-11-28 17:26:22
  - My guess is that USC would rather cancel the series - Piertravlr 2021-11-28 16:53:27
Homerun hire for them * - Combodraw 2021-11-28 15:45:06