Feldman feels that Helton is what USC needs.
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Obviously, it remains to be seen if Helton will prove to be the answer for a program that has had a ridiculous amount of turbulence since Pete Carroll left for the NFL. One thing that I do buy from Haden’s comments is that the stable Helton is the right man at the right time. Yes, this is a guy who was hired by Kiffin as the Trojans QB coach after being the offensive coordinator of a 2-10 Memphis team back in 2009, but lots of excellent head coaches have been through some down years as assistants.
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Helton, son of long-time NFL and CFL O-line coach Kim Helton, is sharp enough to have learned what to do -- and not to do -- in leading this Ferrari of a program, full of its blue-chip talent. Yet, like Orgeron, Helton is also wired right to know that, at the core, in its DNA, USC wants to be about physical, old-school football. And the Trojans have been, outrushing every opponent they’ve faced by a whopping 139 yards per game since he took over and doing a much better job of taking care of the ball, producing a plus-9 in the turnover margin.
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Winning the news conference usually doesn’t turn out to mean too much. Dozens of coaches have charmed folks at their introductory pressers and flopped on the sidelines in the years after. Talking to coaches who have been around Helton, though, they’ll tell you this was no act or spin job. He came across as genuine, which is apt because that’s who he truly is.
“He’s an adult, and he’s also a solid football guy,” said one coach who knows Helton well. “He won’t screw it up."
Given what USC football has been through in the past five years, that’s a decent starting point. These Trojans don’t need glitz. The program already has high-wattage star power. The Trojans need someone who can manage it and be focused and on his game every single day, day in and day out. As cliché as that may sound, it’s what folks around the program say they’ve lacked in the previous two youthful hires who were more charismatic but yet produced inconsistent and ultimately underwhelming results. USC players say that consistency and focus is what Helton provides, and in response the team is finally playing up to its talent level. And now it might even rally to win the Pac-12 title.
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But maybe Haden did get it right this time. I think Helton is a good option, although there are no guarantees.
http://www.foxsports.com/college-fo...en-steve-sarkisian-lane-kiffin-feldman-113015
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Obviously, it remains to be seen if Helton will prove to be the answer for a program that has had a ridiculous amount of turbulence since Pete Carroll left for the NFL. One thing that I do buy from Haden’s comments is that the stable Helton is the right man at the right time. Yes, this is a guy who was hired by Kiffin as the Trojans QB coach after being the offensive coordinator of a 2-10 Memphis team back in 2009, but lots of excellent head coaches have been through some down years as assistants.
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Helton, son of long-time NFL and CFL O-line coach Kim Helton, is sharp enough to have learned what to do -- and not to do -- in leading this Ferrari of a program, full of its blue-chip talent. Yet, like Orgeron, Helton is also wired right to know that, at the core, in its DNA, USC wants to be about physical, old-school football. And the Trojans have been, outrushing every opponent they’ve faced by a whopping 139 yards per game since he took over and doing a much better job of taking care of the ball, producing a plus-9 in the turnover margin.
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Winning the news conference usually doesn’t turn out to mean too much. Dozens of coaches have charmed folks at their introductory pressers and flopped on the sidelines in the years after. Talking to coaches who have been around Helton, though, they’ll tell you this was no act or spin job. He came across as genuine, which is apt because that’s who he truly is.
“He’s an adult, and he’s also a solid football guy,” said one coach who knows Helton well. “He won’t screw it up."
Given what USC football has been through in the past five years, that’s a decent starting point. These Trojans don’t need glitz. The program already has high-wattage star power. The Trojans need someone who can manage it and be focused and on his game every single day, day in and day out. As cliché as that may sound, it’s what folks around the program say they’ve lacked in the previous two youthful hires who were more charismatic but yet produced inconsistent and ultimately underwhelming results. USC players say that consistency and focus is what Helton provides, and in response the team is finally playing up to its talent level. And now it might even rally to win the Pac-12 title.
...
But maybe Haden did get it right this time. I think Helton is a good option, although there are no guarantees.
http://www.foxsports.com/college-fo...en-steve-sarkisian-lane-kiffin-feldman-113015
