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For me, if I can’t impact the outcome, I look to who’s running the show. Riley runs the offense and he has great position coaches at every single position. Then I look at the players he’s using and we have solid talent and experience. We had concerns about how ready some of the young guys would be, but that’s no longer an issue in my eyes. Our RBs haven’t seemed as explosive as last year in the open field, but they’ve been solid. That brings me to my biggest concern - the run blocking seems inconsistent in creating open field for the RBs to be explosive in. If Neil Callaway was coaching them, I’d be pessimistic, but Zach Hanson has done enough to give me optimism. Gary Patterson runs the defense, so that gives me a general optimism. Some of the coaches I don’t know well enough to judge and another hasn’t blown me away in the past - but like others have said, when we’re at full strength, we’re pretty damn good up front - so far. The LBs have shown improvement, but we have plenty of big tests left to pass. The secondary still has some growth to do - but that takes me back to who’s running the show - GP gives me hope. Pesimism leads to hopelessness and defeatism - pointless. Pure optimism can lead to complacency, because everything will somehow turn out OK. Enjoy what’s good and focus on what you can control and improve on and you’re moving in the right direction. If all I had with USC football was pessimism, I’d look for another way to fill my time - unfortunately, I know this from experience. Even with areas of concern, there’s no need for pessimism right now.