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Did Lincoln Riley and D’Anton Lynn say “Beetlejuice” together three times and this invoked Pete Carroll? ghost and a defenseHopefully this ghost will be around for the entire season and wreak havoc.
Brad Clevinger
Tehachapi
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Incredible the difference a competent defensive coordinator and a few extra pounds on the defensive line mean that no one will ever question Lincoln Riley’s offensive prowess, his tutelage of three Heisman Trophy winners a testament to that fact. However, Riley’s inability to field a competitive defense has been his Achilles’ heel. The Michigan and Penn State games will prove whether this Trojans team is a playoff contender or if Louisiana State’s win was just a mirage in the Las Vegas desert.
Mark S. Roth
Beach View
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According to reports from Dylan Hernandez and Ryan Kartje, it looks like I missed a very good USC win over LSU. I have DirecTV!
Vaughn Hardenberg
Westwood
Bruins in ruins?
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) It seemed absolutely pathetic. against Hawaii. I doubt they’ll win a Big Ten game. It was fitting that the game was played in a high school stadium.
Joe Novak
The Crescenta
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Apparently DeShaun Foster is worse at coaching football than he is at public speaking.
Barry Saunders
Monrovia
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By Ben Bolch Coach Foster’s Question Relation The phrase “I just wanted to go for it” in relation to the punt on the opening series against Hawaii begs the question: Who is in charge? Does Eric Bieniemy make all the game management decisions, with the authority to override those of the head coach? And, whoever made that decision, why did he make it?
Quarterback Ethan Garbers has shown, as he did in the second half, that he should be fine. The more serious concerns are game management by the new coaching staff and an offensive line that can be overwhelmed by Big Ten defensive fronts. It could be a very long season.
Jim Stryker
Laguna Hills
Damn Shohei?
Harry Frazee, the owner of the Boston Red Sox, sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees 104 years ago. In the “Curse of the Bambino,” it took the Red Sox 86 years to win the World Series.
Last year Arte Moreno, owner of the Angels, I didn’t even try to match an offer to re-sign Shohei Ohtani, arguably the greatest player of our time. With the Angels’ only World Series win coming in 2002, the question is whether there will be a “Shohei Curse” and if we can expect 2088 to be the next time Anaheim wins a World Series.
Rich background
Sherman Oaks
Every Angels fan and/or ticket holder should feel that owner Arte Moreno does not care about them in the slightest. Why would Moreno sell his rights to the most exciting player in the Major Leagues, Shohei Ohtani, a two-way player and the new Babe Ruth? Moreno traded away the excitement of the fans for money. I hope he realizes what a stupid mistake he made. Hopefully fans and ticket holders will remind him of that. I’m sure the Dodgers will.
Miguel Gesas
Beverly Hills
Time to retire
Bill Plaschke, In factMaybe, just maybe, Aaron Donald retired in time, before CTE set in. Football fans love to bet money on the game. So who wants to bet that CTE won’t take over this athlete’s mind? What, no one dares?
Robb Patton
Indian Wells
Optimistic prediction?
Sam Farmer is a seasoned football writer, so I’m not sure if he’s being provocative, delusional or just fanatical. but including the Rams as one of the seven teams —along with Kansas City, Philadelphia, Detroit, etc.—that could win the Super Bowl is absurd. Aaron Donald has retired, Matthew Stafford is a year older and recovering from a hamstring injury, the best linebacker has been traded, two receivers are already injured. Or maybe he’s just filling in for Bill Plaschke this week.
Juan Merryman
Redondo Beach
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Sam Farmer’s selection of the Rams as the team with the seventh-best chance to win the Super Bowl, over several superior teams like the Green Bay Packers, is a choice so apt that even Homer Simpson would cringe.
Mario Valvo
Fortune
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