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Bill C is recently single from his last working relationship, and the first podcast he hooked up with was us! Saman and Kenneth dive even deeper into his deep dive preview of the 2019 season.

USC pulled a Dr. Strange and brought a bunch of heroes back through a portal to help the team win. Saman and Kenneth talk about this good offseason news plus some predictions coming out.

After a month-long hiatus, Alicia de Artola of Reign of Troy joins Kenneth to discuss the reasonable fear that USC is going to very soon end another streak: that of never playing an FCS school.

The USC Trojans wrapped up their 2019 spring camp with positive reviews regarding coach Clay Helton's changes — how much optimism should there be around the program? The full THT crew discusses.

Saman talks to Shawn Rose (https://twitter.com/ShawnFace), who has coached on the 7-on-7 circuit and helps operate an athlete performance gym, about what a strength and conditioning coach brings to a college football program and how 7-on-7 has impacted college football.

Saman and Kenneth talk about Lynn Swann's latest misadventures, spring football, basketball hype, USC's other sports, problems with the bookstore, and finally the demise of the AAF.

What is that? Is that the sound of... hope? Promise? A hire outside of the Trojan Family? Saman and Will discuss future USC president, Dr. Carol Folt. They also touch on the little bits of spring practice notes from the Trojans and a merciful end to the basketball season.

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Saman and Will detail the first day of USC's 2019 spring camp, from how new players played, how new coaches coached, and reading way too much into Trojans coach Clay Helton's first media scrum.

Saman and Kenneth talk Trojans hoops, WINTER (spring) camp, and a strange message from fellow USC podcaster Michael Castillo.

Will and Saman are once again joined by Mike Piellucci (@mikelikessports) to talk about Clay Helton's 2019 recruiting class for the Trojans. Hint: USC fans are probably not thrilled.

The gang revels in the fact that USC is actually committed to running the Air Raid, evidenced by its hiring of Graham Harrell as the Trojans' new offensive coordinator. Plus, Kenny and Saman talk about some quality USC hoops, as Will just chimes in every now and then.

Kenny and Will talk about a rare good moment for USC athletics: the Trojans' big win over crosstown rivals UCLA. Otherwise, things look bleak, including an unnecessary fight with the Song Girls. Cool.

The gang discusses a whole slew of depressing USC news: the post-Kliff Kingsbury era, the Kevin Porter Jr. saga, and reportedly shameful board of trustees behavior. At least Ivan Lewis is gone!

The gang reconvenes for their first episode of 2019 to talk about some great news! Or not. Kliff Kingsbury is now the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals, leaving USC to fill his offensive coordinator position. Cool.

In Part 2 of the THT/Reign of Troy Radio crossover with Michael Castillo and Alicia de Artola, the quartet wraps up looking back at the 5-7 2018 season as well as begin to look forward to 2019. Listen to Part 1 at Reign of Troy Radio (https://bit.ly/2Ex1ca0), follow them on Twitter (https://bit.ly/2PPXt9z) and please subscribe to them on iTunes (https://apple.co/2vrKLZj).

Kenny and Will welcome back SB Nation's Ian Boyd who tells fans what to expect from new USC offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury. Later, Kenny and Will go over USC's 2019 schedule and prematurely freak out about it.

The gang welcomes back Joey Kaufman of The Orange County Register to talk about USC's spirited loss against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Lynn Swann's decision to retain Clay Helton as the Trojans' head coach.

Kenneth and Saman discuss the rivalry game that should be the nail in the coffin of the USC-Clay Helton era while reckoning with the fact that this season still isn't over, with the worst nightmare to end the season on: the playoff-caliber Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Kenneth and Will discuss the end of USC's streak against Cal, the idea that this might be the worst Trojans season since the Pete Carroll era, and then try to muster up some kind of excitement for the crosstown showdown against the also-awful UCLA Bruins.