1. Pete Carroll and USC: The End of an Era

    Football Fiends, All weekend, the rumors have been flying around the Internet and ESPN. Beloved USC Coach Pete Carroll – in talks with the Seattle Seahawks? Say it isn’t so, Pete! But alas, it is so...

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  2. Pete Carroll: Please Don't Go

    Football Fiends, The anxiety! It’s not good! ESPN is reporting that beloved USC football coach is likely to depart Troy for Seattle...

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  3. I'm here! I'm here!

    Football Fiends- I swear I have not fallen off the face of the earth or succumbed to the swine flu (tho NEARLY! Still COUGHING for f***s sake). I am just OMFG BUSY...

    Amy Lamare Written by Amy Lamare about over 3 years ago 135 reads 0 comments

  4. Merry Christmas to one and all!

    Hey Football Fiends! I’ve been enjoying a little extended Holiday Break here on Gridiron Goddess. Licking my wounds, so to speak and hoping for better things with my beloved USC Trojans ...

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  5. Why Charlie Weis is a Classless Jackass

    Hello Football Fiends, It’s late and it’s been a hard day of football—hell, it’s been a hard season of football for this Trojan—but I cannot let this pass by. In an interview posted on Rivals...

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  6. It's Troy Week and UCLA STILL SUCKS

    In 1979, the Trojan Marching Band played on the Fleetwood Mac recording of Tusk. Football Fiends, thanks to the wonders of YouTube I bring you the USC Trojan Marching Band after beating Cal: ...

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  7. It's Troy Week—USC Band Alternate Lyrics for UCLA Fight Song!

    Trojan faithful learn the lyrics to this spoof on the UCLA fight song practically before we learn FIGHT ON! Westwood High lyrics by the USC Marching Band High up in the hills of Westwood ...

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  8. NCAA: R.I.P. UGA VII

    Football Fiends, It is with a heavy heart that I pass on the news that the adorable four-year-old bulldog mascot for the University of Georgia "UGA VII" has died today. His handsome wrinkley face has been a fixture at the school for more than a year..

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  9. USC Football: Bandwagon Now Departing at Fig & Jefferson

    Football Fiends, In some circles, I’ve been called a Bandwagon Fan. This post is in answer to those charges. (Which were obviously made by people who do not know me very well, nor have they spent much time reading my posts...

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  10. In Pete Carroll We Trust: Why USC's Dynasty Isn't Dead

    Hello Football Fiends! Did you know Stanford’s Jim Harbaugh is a giant flaming stinking pile of isht? You didn’t? Well, now you do, and trust me, I’ll remind you again and again...

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  11. USC vs Stanford: Well That Was Depressing

    I am sure, Football Fiends, that I will have a whole lot to say about tonight’s loss to Stanford tomorrow. Right now, well, Jim Harbaugh is a big fat steaming pile of...well you get the idea...

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  12. USC vs. Stanford: Keys to the Game

    So yeah, USC vs. Stanford.  I can’t say I’m looking forward to this game. In fact, I dread it. I am about as big a Trojan fan as they come. My car’s license plates are LOVSCFB (Love SC football)...

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  13. College Football Picks Week 11: Week 11?!!

    Hey Football Fiends!!! So you will notice that I am not picking the USC-Stanford game. I just can’t. I am not at all certain that we will win (we won’t cover the 10.5 spread for sure), and I have a strict policy of never picking against my team...

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  14. From the Archives: Delhomme and Carr Fight Back in Carolina

    Football Fiends- Today we conclude our trip through the archives with the final “Press Conference” in the Vinny Testaverde series. My NFL picks (ugh...

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  15. From the Archives: You Give Glove a Bad Name (Satire)

    Football Fiends, It’s Tuesday and once again we’re delving into the archives to bring you some laughs. Below is the third “press conference” in my 2007 Satire series about Carolina signing Vinny Testaverde...

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  16. USC vs. ASU, 2009 Analysis: Bad Flashbacks

    Football Fiends, If I didn't know better, I’d have sworn we were looking at a Paul Hackett-coached USC team on Saturday in Tempe. We looked that bad. That undisciplined. That off the mark...

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  17. Week 10 College Football Picks: New Drinking Game Edition

    I’ve invented a new drinking game that ensures you can responsibly handle the duties of a designated driver. Every time the USC defense makes a tackle, take a shot. Big announcement coming soon...

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  18. From the Archives: Vinny Testaverde Calls Press Conference (Humor)

    Hey Football Fiends! Did you catch my USC Trojans’ defensive performance on Halloween? You didn’t? Funny, NEITHER DID I. NO TACKLES. NO TACKLES...

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  19. From the Archives: Separated at Birth #5: Stanford Edition

    Hey Football Fiends! I’ve got some big news potentially to share with you all regarding Your Gridiron Goddess further expanding her internet reach, but I am going to wait until its all official-like, ...

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  20. College Football Week Eight: Holy Crap the Season is More Than Half Over

    Hey Football Fiends! Here are my CFB picks for Week Eight.  I’ll be back with content OTHER THAN picks next week...

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  21. NFL Week Seven Picks: In Which I Cry UNCLE

    Football Fiends, let’s be frank (Hi Frank!): I am stinking up the joint with my NFL picks lately. I’m kicking ass in CFB picks, but that’s neither here nor there...

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  22. College week 7 Picks: Beatdown in Southbend

    Hey Football Fiends, it’s the big USC v Notre Dame weekend. The Trojans are favored by 10.5 and this is one game that I do think we will not only win, but cover the spread...

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  23. School Spirit: What We Mean When We Say FIGHT ON!

    Hey Football Fiends, in honor of USC-Notre Dame I am re-running a classic Gridiron Goddess post this week, so enjoy! The subject is School Spirit—something the Trojans and Fighting Irish have in spades...

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  24. College Football Picks, Week Six: The Big Florida-LSU Showdown

    Hey Football Fiends! I’m sitting here, nursing a bit of the stomach flu and pondering this weekend’s matchups. I’d LOVE to see LSU beat Tim Tebow and company. I’d love to see The Gators take a big ol’ face plant...

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  25. College Football Picks—Week Five: The Big Florida-LSU showdown

    Hey Football Fiends! I’m sitting here, nursing a bit of the stomach flu and pondering this weekend’s matchups. I’d LOVE to see LSU beat Tim Tebow and company. I’d love to see The Gators take a big ol’ face plant...

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