[Farm93]

No Giants, USC wanted in order:
Howard Jones
John McKay
Bill Walsh
Knute Rockne

But:....... all dead.

Funny, kind of...
USC wanted a lot of bigger names, but had to settle for Riley.

Riley "seems" to check some important boxes.
He has been to the CFP.
He is young.
He has successfully recruited in Texas and in southern California.
And he likely realized staying in Oklahoma as it transitions to the SEC would be a bad career move.

And yet, Riley has started to load up his staff with coaches from the State of Oklahoma and other schools in the greater Big12 footprint.

I just can't help but wonder if that will work.   In the past he got some kids from southern California that were open to leaving CA to join his program full of bling and goodies designed to wow 17 year-old kids.   However, I suspect the majority of recruits from the SoCal don't really want to go to Oklahoma and also don't want Oklahoma to come to them.   He will need to convince those kids that USC infused with Oklahoma region coaches is the best move for them. 

It was a smart move to get out of Oklahoma, but I suspect (hope) he is a bad cultural fit for the recruits he will need to convince to attend USC.

Oregon normally would have an easier task as they have the locker room and training room goodies recruits expect, but the timing of their search is brutally bad.    This might be a bad year for them, but they can easily make it up in 2023 given their recruiting is not limited by geography or academic merit.

[Farm93]

No Giants, USC wanted in order:
Howard Jones
John McKay
Bill Walsh
Knute Rockne

But:....... all dead.

Funny, kind of...
USC wanted a lot of bigger names, but had to settle for Riley.

Riley "seems" to check some important boxes.
He has been to the CFP.
He is young.
He has successfully recruited in Texas and in southern California.
And he likely realized staying in Oklahoma as it transitions to the SEC would be a bad career move.

And yet, Riley has started to load up his staff with coaches from the State of Oklahoma and other schools in the greater Big12 footprint.

I just can't help but wonder if that will work.   In the past he got some kids from southern California that were open to leaving CA to join his program full of bling and goodies designed to wow 17 year-old kids.   However, I suspect the majority of recruits from the SoCal don't really want to go to Oklahoma and also don't want Oklahoma to come to them.   He will need to convince those kids that USC infused with Oklahoma region coaches is the best move for them. 

It was a smart move to get out of Oklahoma, but I suspect (hope) he is a bad cultural fit for the recruits he will need to convince to attend USC.

Oregon normally would have an easier task as they have the locker room and training room goodies recruits expect, but the timing of their search is brutally bad.    This might be a bad year for them, but they can easily make it up in 2023 given their recruiting is not limited by geography or academic merit.