Ykili Ross Christian Active Member Joined: Jan 20, 2018 Messages: 54 Likes Received: 35 Aug 26, 2018 #1 didnt see his name listed on the depth chart released tonight. I know he had an incident last week where he left practice. Is he no longer on the team?
didnt see his name listed on the depth chart released tonight. I know he had an incident last week where he left practice. Is he no longer on the team?
TrojanFireHorse12 Junior Member Joined: Aug 24, 2017 Messages: 3,884 Likes Received: 2,494 Aug 26, 2018 #2 He's gone, will finish his degree and bounce. User1234 and Rodgarnay51 like this.
Christian Active Member Joined: Jan 20, 2018 Messages: 54 Likes Received: 35 Aug 26, 2018 #3 You know that for sure or just guessing based on the circumstances? I agree that’s where he’s headed but haven’t read anything confirming that.
You know that for sure or just guessing based on the circumstances? I agree that’s where he’s headed but haven’t read anything confirming that.
norcalsurfer Points Member Joined: Sep 1, 2017 Messages: 4,925 Likes Received: 5,090 Aug 26, 2018 #4 https://twitter.com/joeyrkaufman/status/1033906903280103425 CP619 likes this.
Christian Active Member Joined: Jan 20, 2018 Messages: 54 Likes Received: 35 Aug 26, 2018 #5 That’s pretty clear. Thanks
PickSicx Junior Member Joined: Aug 24, 2017 Messages: 3,091 Likes Received: 5,172 Aug 26, 2018 #6 Give his scholarship to one of the walk-on's. There must be someone else who understands the meaning of Fight On! who would be deserving of a scholarship. User1234, reaLchaZZZy, Rodgarnay51 and 1 other person like this.
Give his scholarship to one of the walk-on's. There must be someone else who understands the meaning of Fight On! who would be deserving of a scholarship.
PickSicx Junior Member Joined: Aug 24, 2017 Messages: 3,091 Likes Received: 5,172 Aug 26, 2018 #7 OK -- one more thought: How emotionally fragile is this guy? He had a spat with someone at practice and the next thing we hear, he's transferring? Apparently, there was some confusion about who was supposed to be on the field and who got the next rep. When Ykili didn't get his way, he walked all the way to the far end of the field and pouted. Did he expect someone to come running after him? And just like that, now he's ready to transfer? One bad rep and I'm outta here? Wow -- is this guy made of sugar? If he wants to throw away a career at USC and the potential to get a look at the NFL just because someone said "Get off the field, it's not your rep", then that's pretty sad. Good for the coaching staff to not coddle him. Leave him off the depth chart. If he comes back, he's going to have to win his position back. User1234, TrojanRB, CP619 and 1 other person like this.
OK -- one more thought: How emotionally fragile is this guy? He had a spat with someone at practice and the next thing we hear, he's transferring? Apparently, there was some confusion about who was supposed to be on the field and who got the next rep. When Ykili didn't get his way, he walked all the way to the far end of the field and pouted. Did he expect someone to come running after him? And just like that, now he's ready to transfer? One bad rep and I'm outta here? Wow -- is this guy made of sugar? If he wants to throw away a career at USC and the potential to get a look at the NFL just because someone said "Get off the field, it's not your rep", then that's pretty sad. Good for the coaching staff to not coddle him. Leave him off the depth chart. If he comes back, he's going to have to win his position back.
KANDI11 Junior Member Joined: Aug 24, 2017 Messages: 3,234 Likes Received: 3,200 Aug 26, 2018 #8 He lost my respect after his matador move during the game vs the Ruins. RJC15, CP619, OC2SC and 3 others like this.
TrojanFireHorse12 Junior Member Joined: Aug 24, 2017 Messages: 3,884 Likes Received: 2,494 Aug 26, 2018 #9 Funny enough, he was also suspended for the Cotton Bowl game because of academic ineligibility. Which i totally forgot about and did wonder at the time, why Bubba was starting. CP619 and Rodgarnay51 like this.
Funny enough, he was also suspended for the Cotton Bowl game because of academic ineligibility. Which i totally forgot about and did wonder at the time, why Bubba was starting.
VM805 Junior Member Joined: Aug 24, 2017 Messages: 2,894 Likes Received: 2,543 Aug 27, 2018 #10 Wish him the best. Good luck wherever he ends up at. Next man up!
PickSicx Junior Member Joined: Aug 24, 2017 Messages: 3,091 Likes Received: 5,172 Aug 27, 2018 #11 Ross was 6' 1" tall, 19o lbs. Some had him listed him at 200, but coming off his injury, that may not have been true. Bubba Bolden is listed at 6' 3", 200 (sophomore) Talanoa Hufanga is listed at 6' 1", 215 (true freshman) Isaiah Pola-Mao is listed at 6' 4", 200 (RS freshman) With Ross gone, we're getting younger and bigger. I'll take that. jorgec55 and TrojanRB like this.
Ross was 6' 1" tall, 19o lbs. Some had him listed him at 200, but coming off his injury, that may not have been true. Bubba Bolden is listed at 6' 3", 200 (sophomore) Talanoa Hufanga is listed at 6' 1", 215 (true freshman) Isaiah Pola-Mao is listed at 6' 4", 200 (RS freshman) With Ross gone, we're getting younger and bigger. I'll take that.
BlemBlam Junior Member Joined: Aug 24, 2017 Messages: 2,866 Likes Received: 2,810 Aug 27, 2018 #12 You are speculating that the incident at practice was the reason he quit when it very well may be it was just the culmination of an ongoing situation or simply the end result of him realizing he was sliding down the depth chart, along with maybe some behind the scenes stuff. SCTradition1, DARNELLJAX, bestlakersfan and 4 others like this.
You are speculating that the incident at practice was the reason he quit when it very well may be it was just the culmination of an ongoing situation or simply the end result of him realizing he was sliding down the depth chart, along with maybe some behind the scenes stuff.
PacTrojan Junior Member Joined: Aug 24, 2017 Messages: 905 Likes Received: 793 Aug 27, 2018 #13 He's going as a Grad Transfer - which is a concept I fully support. You come to USC to get your degree, which he is about to do, and which makes him a member of the Trojan Family for life. 10, 20, 30, 40 year from now, having a USC degree will probably have meant more to him than anything he's learned on a football field. Chances of any scholarship player on the team making a career in the NFL is very remote (even at USC - of the 30 players that left last year's USC team only 7 are on NFL teams today). So Fight On! Ykili jorgec55, MU5CLE, SCTradition1 and 3 others like this.
He's going as a Grad Transfer - which is a concept I fully support. You come to USC to get your degree, which he is about to do, and which makes him a member of the Trojan Family for life. 10, 20, 30, 40 year from now, having a USC degree will probably have meant more to him than anything he's learned on a football field. Chances of any scholarship player on the team making a career in the NFL is very remote (even at USC - of the 30 players that left last year's USC team only 7 are on NFL teams today). So Fight On! Ykili
mvpreed2 Junior Member Joined: Aug 24, 2017 Messages: 1,869 Likes Received: 1,304 Aug 27, 2018 #14 Thank you for the time you put in here at USC and good luck to you in the future Ykili. Fight On! jorgec55 and SCTradition1 like this.
Kalven Junior Member Joined: Aug 24, 2017 Messages: 157 Likes Received: 58 Aug 27, 2018 #15 I remember watching him at the Army game thinking this kid got skills. TrojanFireHorse12 and Rodgarnay51 like this.
old scotty Junior Member Joined: Aug 24, 2017 Messages: 15,269 Likes Received: 18,020 Aug 27, 2018 #16 Sounds like blem might be doin some speculatin too.... CP619 likes this.
BlemBlam Junior Member Joined: Aug 24, 2017 Messages: 2,866 Likes Received: 2,810 Aug 27, 2018 #17 Speculation without criticism is much different than speculating about an incedent and in turn using that as commentary about someone’s psychological makeup. Or maybe Blem knows more than he is putting in his post so he isn’t speculating at all? Just like he wasn’t speculating that JT was going to start and the decision had been made long before it was officially announced? But nice try SCTradition1 and TrojanFireHorse12 like this.
Speculation without criticism is much different than speculating about an incedent and in turn using that as commentary about someone’s psychological makeup. Or maybe Blem knows more than he is putting in his post so he isn’t speculating at all? Just like he wasn’t speculating that JT was going to start and the decision had been made long before it was officially announced? But nice try
old scotty Junior Member Joined: Aug 24, 2017 Messages: 15,269 Likes Received: 18,020 Aug 27, 2018 #18 Nice try at what? I made no comment at all about this guy. Do not know anything about him, or any problems he might have. He is gone, I have no need to know why, or to speculate. I do love it when blem claims to know something, as always, but never shares what he knows. Then again, when others come fotward with knowledge ...identifying sources, he is often quick to say " I don"t give a____what _____says," Always a nice try. Last edited: Aug 27, 2018 CP619 likes this.
Nice try at what? I made no comment at all about this guy. Do not know anything about him, or any problems he might have. He is gone, I have no need to know why, or to speculate. I do love it when blem claims to know something, as always, but never shares what he knows. Then again, when others come fotward with knowledge ...identifying sources, he is often quick to say " I don"t give a____what _____says," Always a nice try.
BlemBlam Junior Member Joined: Aug 24, 2017 Messages: 2,866 Likes Received: 2,810 Aug 27, 2018 #19 Ha ha. Another nice try Go back to the Storm Front ....er Off Topic board VM805 and TrojanFireHorse12 like this.
old scotty Junior Member Joined: Aug 24, 2017 Messages: 15,269 Likes Received: 18,020 Aug 27, 2018 #20 I would stay away, but I enjoy seeing blem claim inside knowledge...when he may or may not have any