Musings from Arledge: Extreme Makeover, Hello McFly, and Ready for a Street Fight
A few years ago, one of television’s big hits was a show called Extreme Makeover, where family and friends would …
Chris Arledge
Chris Arledge is a graduate of USC’s Gould School of Law and is the co-founder and managing partner of an intellectual property law firm. Chris’s forgettable football career started at Elsinore High School, where his Tigers defeated Kyle Wachholtz’s Norco squad for the league title (Bring on Brad Otton’s team, too!), and ended at William Jewell College, where Chris was a team captain and an all-conference defensive back.
Articles by Chris Arledge
Musings from Arledge: Slovis, Punting, Dear Oklahoma, and a Great Night at the Coliseum
Being wrong feels amazing. I now understand why so many people I know try it so often. I thought that …
Musings from Arledge: Positives, Not Positives, Rankings, and The Great Pumpkin
In It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Linus spends Halloween night in the pumpkin patch awaiting the arrival of the …
Musings from Arledge: Critical seasons, what I want to see, and hitting somebody else
Every four years, political partisans of both left and right insist that the next election is the most important one …
Musings from Arledge: Waiting for Opening Day, QB Conundrum, Talented Talanoa, and Quoting Swann
In the words of Gene Wilder’s Willy Wonka (the only Willy Wonka worth anything): “The suspense is terrible.” I feel …
Musings from Arledge: QB Competition, Looking Forward
The four-man quarterback race continues. The old saying is if you have two quarterbacks, you don’t have any quarterbacks. Far …
Musings from Arledge: Recruiting, A Tough Stretch, and Peanuts
The new December signing period, and the large number of blue-chip players who have chosen to sign on the early …
Musings from Arledge: Pac-12 Problems
At most conference media days, there is chatter about the teams in that conference that might make a run at …
Musings from Arledge: Handicapping half the season, UC Davis, and finding long-term success
Greg Katz, always eager to give the people want they want, came out with some preseason predictions that had USC …
Musings from Arledge: Random Offseason Thoughts
It’s the slowest time of the year. Can the season just start already? While we’re waiting, here are my random …
Musings from Arledge: Swann, JR, Stoops, Courtright, and the 1978 ASU Loss
Just before his resignation, Nixon’s approval rating was 24%. Jimmy Carter ended his tenure at 32%. Congress is just under …
Musings from Arledge: Urban Meyer, Nike, and the All-Time USC Corners
Sorry for the delay in getting Musings published this week. I was smarting over being picked by Athlon as the …
Musings from Arledge: The Trojan Family
My former boss was a Bruin. I know. But I was young, and I needed the work. He wasn’t just …
Musings from Arledge: Summer Signing Day, Helton’s Hopes, and Pat’s Promise
It’s been a long time since my last Musings. I’ve spent most of the last three weeks in the Superior …
Musings from Arledge: Recruiting Wasteland, Running Back Recount, and Runner Up to a National Champ
Quick Musings today. I’m preparing for trial, and nothing is happening this time of year anyway. Well, that’s not entirely …
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