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Design at Minute Media. Podcast at @ReignofTroy Radio. Horrible at sports video games.

Los Angeles, Calif.
Joined September 2011
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Michael Castillo
5 years
Daenerys wasn't winning the way she wanted to win. She spent her whole life in an echo chamber while believing a fantasy of her claim to the throne, and when life didn't follow that script, she couldn't handle it.
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Alicia de Artola Castillo
5 years
It's been alluded Dany has mad king tendencies. Fine with that. It's also been established for 8 seasons that Dany has a heart and cares about people. If you're gonna tell this story in which she *wins* and suddenly decides to nuke everything just cuz, I'm gonna reject it 🤷🏻‍♀️
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And so as shoddy as GoT has been the last few seasons —this season especially— it's honestly refreshing that she didn't get a rosy win. It would've been corny as all hell for her to rule on the throne with Jon as her lap dog because yayyyy it feels good.
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Michael Castillo
5 years
The real Westeros —the Westeros she encountered, not the one she dreamt of— didn't give a damn about Daenerys Targaryen. Especially one who had always shown tendencies of being a mad queen. She figured that out when Sansa, Arya, Jon, Tyrion and Varys all defied her in some way.
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Michael Castillo
7 years
Easy to disregard Playboy for its imagery, but Hef's cultural impact in journalism, music & magazines as a medium is unparalleled. #RIPHef
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Michael Castillo
2 years
And so USC has officially won the Transfer Portal Championship. What a time.
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Michael Castillo
2 years
11-1. 4-0 vs. the rivals. No Loss November. Heisman favorite. USC really is back. (And it’s somehow only Year 1 of the Lincoln Riley Era. They’re way ahead of schedule.)
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Michael Castillo
7 years
The only people on the planet who don't want the NHL at the Olympics are the owners. Literally 30 dudes in the entire world against it.
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Michael Castillo
5 years
Oregon QB Justin Herbert on loud venues: "Nebraska is as loud as it gets." Also mentioned Utah and Washington.
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Michael Castillo
2 years
Wow. ESPN is bringing Kirk Herbstreit to broadcast the USC spring game on April 23rd. The only spring game of the year ESPN is broadcasting.
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Michael Castillo
4 years
Please for the love of god, put George Russell in the Mercedes for Sakhir. A Russell vs. Bottas quali? MUST. SEE. TV.
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Michael Castillo
8 years
The biggest thing about Making a Murderer was the wrongness of Brendan Dassey's conviction. Steven Avery's was murky. Dassey's malicious.
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1 year
It just dawned on me...Pete Carroll and Lincoln Riley's first seasons both ended with a loss to Utah in Las Vegas.
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Michael Castillo
4 years
USC and UCLA should never let anyone walk into SoCal and take talent like Kayvon Thibodeaux and Justin Flowe in back-to-back years.
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Michael Castillo
2 years
What a damn game. Greatest USC-UCLA game of my lifetime. Move over 1990.
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Michael Castillo
8 years
Between Dassey being freed and Adnan Syed getting a new trial, 2016 still has hope, you guys.
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Michael Castillo
6 years
We just forgetting that LeBron literally stacked his own deck to create a dynasty in Miami?
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nick wright
6 years
This is a dangerous game. Dynasties due to individual greatness are captivating. Dynasties due to absurd deck stacking feel very different.
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Michael Castillo
6 years
Pitt is now officially The University of Quarterbacks Sam Darnold Beat Out.
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USC Psycho
6 years
Former #USC QB Ricky Town transferring yet again. This time to Pitt. via @cftalk
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Michael Castillo
2 years
The Pac-12 is good, folks. Oregon, UCLA, Utah and SC are all legit. Ducks the cream of the crop for now, but it’s still anyone’s game. Buckle up for the rest of the year.
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2 years
USC being behind LSU isn’t a bad thing. Because… 1. It shows the CFP Committee values the wins over the losses. 2. If USC wins out, then 2 of their best wins are still to come. 3. 12-1 USC would likely have better *wins* than 13-0 TCU and the 11-1 OSU/Michigan loser.
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Michael Castillo
1 year
Chris Fowler just casually triggering Utah Twitter by quoting Ryan Day’s “What if Caleb Williams doesn’t pull his hamstring?” line.
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Michael Castillo
3 years
Here’s the thing...she said yes.
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Michael Castillo
2 years
From a structural standpoint, this might be the athletic department's wet dream of a #USC football schedule. -7 home games -No weekdays away -No back-to-back roadies -No cold weather trips -No Oregon -No Washington -Extra rest pre-UCLA -November entirely at home
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USC Football ✌️
2 years
See you next fall 😎 #FightOn ✌️
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Michael Castillo
7 years
Playoff I'd love to see: #1 2001 Miami #2 1995 Nebraska #3 2004 USC #4 2008 Florida
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Michael Castillo
2 years
This scene is incredible, given that Travis Dye is a transfer who’s played 9 games at USC. The dude is that adored.
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Michael Castillo
4 years
Sorry but the hot mic defense for Thom Brenneman ain’t gonna cut it. You can’t drop that F-word at your workplace in 2020 and expect no consequences. Get him off the air.
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Michael Castillo
7 years
It's a modern Greek tragedy.
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Michael Castillo
3 years
Dodgers fans calling the Astros the “Asterisks” while simultaneously touting their Mickey Mouse asterisk ring will never not be hilarious.
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Michael Castillo
4 years
Good god, the Chargers absolutely murdered the Rams in terms of branding.
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Michael Castillo
2 years
A random foreign thought for my brain to grasp: USC is 11-1 and the outright regular season Pac-12 “champ” but has no possible shot at playing in the Rose Bowl, win or lose.
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Michael Castillo
4 years
It’s 2020, Kipnis is about to be a Cub and I still am not over this.
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Michael Castillo
5 years
USC is a footba— no, wait. USC is a bask— no, not that either. Here we go: USC is a sand volleyball school.
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Michael Castillo
2 years
#USC receivers for life after Drake London: Mario Williams, Tahj Washington, Gary Bryant Jr., Terrell Bynum, Kyle Ford, Michael Jackson III, John Jackson III, CJ Williams, Kyron Ware-Hudson It’s not a bad group.
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Michael Castillo
2 years
Now run out of Corvallis and never look back.
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Michael Castillo
6 years
USC should probably cancel the Alabama game in 2020. There's no need to ever play another game in the state of Texas.
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Michael Castillo
3 years
Here's the thing about USC basketball tonight: Enjoy it. If they lose, there's zero shame. Gonzaga is 29-0 and the Elite Eight is an enormous accomplishment for the program, even with this talent. If they win, well...it'll be the greatest win in the history of USC basketball.
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Michael Castillo
3 years
Death. Taxes. USC ending UCLA’s world at the buzzer.
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Michael Castillo
4 years
It’s still early. But have seen more Iowa football players walking around San Diego than #USC fans.
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Michael Castillo
6 years
2004 USC beats 2005 Texas by three touchdowns and no one will ever convince me otherwise.
@SportsCenter
SportsCenter
6 years
ESPN Analytics found these college football national champions to be the most dominant of the past 20 years. What do you think?
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Michael Castillo
3 years
The Pac-12 made these divisions 10 years ago with the dream of USC vs. Oregon matchups. It only took the football gods a decade, a global pandemic and several canceled games during a cluster-F 2020 to allow it to happen.
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Michael Castillo
2 years
Yikes. But don’t think for a second this makes UCLA less dangerous next week.
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Michael Castillo
3 years
Ohtani is living proof the DH is absolute garbage.
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Michael Castillo
6 years
If you don't want to see an all SEC title game, beat them.
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Michael Castillo
6 years
Now that Hue Jackson is available, someone needs to make sure his phone number is changed and/or deleted from the USC Rolodex.
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Michael Castillo
3 years
No, going 5-1 during a pandemic wasn’t an abject failure. But #USC is past the point of using successes & failures for judgement on Clay Helton. And good effort or not, nothing shown in 2020 proved this regime is the one to win going forward. It’s time. It’s been time.
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Ryan Abraham
3 years
#USC won the #Pac12 South but finished 5-1 after losing the #Pac12Championship to #Oregon . Do you consider the Trojans season a failure?
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Michael Castillo
2 years
Anyone up for a series of USC stats? Buckle up. Here's a thread.
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Michael Castillo
1 year
Death. Taxes. USC getting guys after the podcast ends.
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Michael Castillo
1 year
The worst part of losing your mom is knowing it’s forever. But it doesn’t have to be. Especially when the memories you cherish last twice as long. RIP Mom ❤️
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Michael Castillo
6 years
Live #NFLDraft Tracker: 1st pick: Rose Bowl loser 2nd pick: Rose Bowl loser 3rd pick: Rose Bowl winner
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Michael Castillo
2 years
USC is going to Las Vegas.
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Michael Castillo
5 years
Kedon Slovis has played 3 fourth quarters (vs. Stanford, at BYU and at Notre Dame). He's 22-of-28 for 242 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT with a passer rating of 186.5. That's pretty damn good. Especially for a true freshman with an unreliable offensive line.
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Michael Castillo
3 years
This wave of Oklahoma decommitments speaks to the lack of trust/confidence recruits have in the current regime to make the HC hire. OU isn’t fooling anyone.
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Adam Maya
3 years
This wave of decommitments speaks to the lack of trust/confidence recruits have in the current regime to make the HC hire. USC isn’t fooling anyone.
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Michael Castillo
5 years
Cracks me up Greg Burns is still wearing the #USC gear he got during his first tour of duty under Pete Carroll. I mean, I'm pretty sure I wore that hoodie to the 2006 Rose Bowl.
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Michael Castillo
6 years
After hearing that JT Daniels shaved his mustache, I’m now banking on at least 4 TDs tomorrow.
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Michael Castillo
4 years
In a vacuum, Clay Helton did enough to not get fired in 2019. Though in that same vacuum, he also didn't do enough to be retained, if national contention is the goal. But most importantly, 2019 didn't happen in a vacuum. It happened in context of 2018 and 2017 and 2016 and 2015.
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Michael Castillo
7 years
Utah. Utah Twitter is the equal opposite of FSU Twitter. They too have a 6th sense for every Twitter mention, but are overwhelmingly nice.
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Michael Castillo
3 years
2 #USC thoughts after last night... 1. @insidetroy ’s column nailed it. Insane rivalry win during a wacky season. Enjoy that. Life’s way too short. 2. I genuinely think it’s time to start having the Hufanga vs. Polamalu discussion. And yes, this means I’ve settled Hufanga-Su’a.
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Michael Castillo
2 years
The internet has peaked.
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Michael Castillo
5 years
Getting Velus Jones back is huge for #USC . Really think Harrell will use him more efficiently. And now you can go five wide with Pittman, Vaughns, Amon-Ra, Jones and Williams. Can’t imagine there’s a better receiving corps in the country, and that’s assuming no Bru McCoy in 2018.
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Michael Castillo
5 years
Hi guys. The QB doesn't matter. Thank you.
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Michael Castillo
11 months
Death. Taxes. USC getting the top two WRs in California.
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Michael Castillo
3 years
The upcoming hot mic action of Clay Helton being fired might be the most downloaded podcast in the history of our show.
@ReignofTroy
Reign of Troy Radio
3 years
We're literally in the middle of the podcast and #USC fired Clay Helton.
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Michael Castillo
5 years
Rewatching last night's game. The Kedon Slovis bomb to Amon-Ra St. Brown is really something else. It really couldn't have been put in a better spot. Almost as if it fell out of the sky with magnetic pull to Amon-Ra's bread basket.
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Michael Castillo
1 year
The worst part of USC having a Heisman favorite? Having to make time to watch the actual ceremony tonight.
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Michael Castillo
3 years
#USC S Talanoa Hufanga has been officially announced as this week’s Chuck Bednarik Award Player of the Week.
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Michael Castillo
5 years
#USC missing out on both Bryce Young and DJ Uiagalelei seemed unfathomable a year and a half ago. But here we are.
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Michael Castillo
5 years
The hockey version of "sure, he ran the red light, but he was under the speed limit!"
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Pete Blackburn
5 years
Anytime someone writes “late hit but clean” they should get suspended from Twitter for a couple days
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Michael Castillo
2 years
Michael Jackson III being like USC’s No. 7 receiver is insane. A receiving corps shouldn’t be this deep.
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Michael Castillo
1 year
The Mike Bohn era ending abruptly is sure something. Obviously time will continue to flesh out his legacy, but as it stands...today seemingly ends the best USC AD tenure in decades. The juxtaposition of his run vs. those of unqualified alums before him was jarring.
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Michael Castillo
5 years
Is #USC improved? Probably not. Is there reason to believe they'll keep winning? Not really. But Friday night's win was one of those weird magical moments that solidify college football's awesomeness.
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Reign of Troy Radio
5 years
#USC won one of the strangest yet magical games of your life tonight. @MichaelCastFS has the quick recap.
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Michael Castillo
4 years
There's certainly lots of moving parts here and Mike Bohn, should he ultimately retain Helton as reported, can't reasonably offer transparency to all those factors. But I'm not sure his reputation as a USC AD ever comes back from retaining Clay, given the tenor of the fan base.
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Michael Castillo
6 years
No Pac-12 school has ever won both the Pac-12 football and basketball championship games in the same school year. #USC will go for it on Saturday. If they win, it'll be their first conference tournament title since 2009...the same school year as their previous football crown.
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Michael Castillo
5 years
The @ReignofTroy .com comment section has now gone from railing on Clay Helton for naming Kedon Slovis No. 2 because he's a freshman, to railing on Clay Helton for naming Kedon Slovis No. 2 behind JT Daniels. What a world.
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Michael Castillo
6 years
Tuli Letuligasenoa spelled backwards is Marlon Tuipulotu.
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Michael Castillo
1 year
I would physically gouge my eyes out live on stream if they wear these.
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College Sports Only
1 year
Yay or nay to USC blackout uniforms? 🧐 (via @TedHyman247 )
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Michael Castillo
2 years
#USC HC Lincoln Riley: There’s been a notion that there isn’t a lot of big OL/DL talent here in the West. In my time so far, I’d say that’s false.
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Michael Castillo
7 years
I asked John Baxter what he told Matt Boermeester before the field goal: "Nothing. I just said 'Go pass your final exam.'"
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Michael Castillo
6 years
Things #USC has lost this year... Five games Pac-12 South Helton's perfect home record Helton's perfect Nov. record Winning streak vs. Cal
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Michael Castillo
2 years
So when do we start talking about Tuli Tuipulotu as a potential All-American?
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Michael Castillo
7 years
Hiring Herm Edwards during a coaching carousel with so many good options is like going to Bevmo and coming home with Natty Light.
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Michael Castillo
2 years
THE GRASS WAS REALLY LONG AND UNCUT BECAUSE CHARLIE WEIS WAS WORRIED ABOUT THEIR SPEED BUT THEN IT ENDED UP BACKFIRING AND LOSING THEM THE GAME. BECAUSE IF JARRETT SCORES ON 4TH AND 9, THEY WOULD’VE HAD TIME FOR ANOTHER POSSESSION. BUT IT SLOWED HIM DOWN AND LET ‘EM KILL CLOCK.
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Michael Castillo
7 years
Last night's We Are SC chant at the Coliseum was rather loud and proud.
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Michael Castillo
4 years
*SEC eats itself* “My god, they’re so strong. So deep!” *Pac-12 eats itself* “Typical. What a shitty conference.”
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Michael Castillo
7 years
There's a huge Go Utes! banner being flown over the #USC campus right now. Utah fans, man. They go hard.
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Michael Castillo
4 years
If I’m Clay Helton I don’t overthink this. Just flex Johnny Nansen to special teams and then hire a big name defensive coordinator with something to prove (see: Charlie Strong or Todd Orlando). Have him pick his defensive staff.
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Michael Castillo
3 years
Just realized last night was the first time #USC held an opponent to single digits in 57 games. Fifty-seven.
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Michael Castillo
5 years
Losing an in-demand offensive coordinator to an offer he couldn't refuse is one thing. Losing a Mater Dei kid who's already enrolled and would be cool with sitting out a year to avoid playing for USC would be...uh, damning.
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Michael Castillo
6 years
I asked Ronald Jones if he's made a decision. #USC support staffer Gavin Morris interrupted: "Yeah. He decided on cheese for that Whataburger he wants." RoJo then confirmed he wants a Whataburger right now.
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Michael Castillo
5 years
USC lost to Washington with a 3rd-string QB. Stanford is going to beat Washington with a 3rd-string QB.
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Michael Castillo
7 years
Not saying they're the same team and will achieve the same things, but #USC 's start to 2017 is pretty identical to last year's Clemson.
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Michael Castillo
6 years
Not only has @ShotgunSpr pointed out that #USC 's Michael Pittman touchdown against Utah should've been called back by an ineligible receiver downfield penalty...but this looks like an illegal hands to the face penalty on Kana'i Mauga on the Tufele scoop & score TD.
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Michael Castillo
3 years
Bob Stoops. Matt Campbell. Luke Fickell. Eric Bienemy. That should be the list. Look nowhere else.
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Michael Castillo
4 years
Update: My never-leave-early father has text me. He has, in fact, headed to the exits at the Holiday Bowl. There's more than 10 minutes left in the game.
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Michael Castillo
1 year
There’s USC news for @PenguinOfTroy and I to discuss and we’re due for a @ReignofTroy podcast, especially as we’ve got big plans for 2023 we’re excited to reveal. However life has offered up a difficult hurdle this month, having us prioritize our family. We’ll be back soon. ❤️
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Michael Castillo
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Michael Castillo
6 years
JT Daniels will be the 4th different Mater Dei QB to start at #USC in the last 15 years.
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Michael Castillo
5 years
Jack Jones costs ASU a game and UCLA is losing by 46 to a Top 10 team #USC beat with a third-string quarterback. The Pac-12, everybody.
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Michael Castillo
2 years
Here’s the thing…honeymooning in Alaska with @PenguinOfTroy was a good time.
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Michael Castillo
2 years
I'm a huge believer of Lincoln Riley at USC. The school's best hire in 97 years, and I think he'll live up to the hype. Also think his unprecedented roster overhaul puts SC in position to be good quickly. But it's so weird to me how infallible people think they'll be in Year 1.
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