Trojan Watchmen: Coming to a Living Room Near You
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HBO has been running The Watchmen movie recently, and I watched this movie in its entirety just before the news broke that Lane Kiffin, along with a big name coaching staff, was headed to USC.
The Watchmen is a movie about a band of outcast superheroes who decide to reunite in hopes of saving the world from a nuclear threat and the end of the natural world as we know it.
With names from USC’s past, such as Ed Orgeron, Norm Chow (who is not a lock to go to USC just yet), and Lane Kiffin, surfacing in connection with USC’s revamped coaching staff that was left in shambles when Pete Carroll decided to leave for The Pros, this situation mirrors the plot of The Watchmen. So much so, that each of the coaches are similar to characters from the above mentioned blockbuster.
Lane Kiffin, Rorschach. Stubborn, unapologetic, walking to the beat of his own drum. Rorshach was the consummate vigilante who didn’t care for authority and never let anybody tell him what to do. Lane Kiffin easily fits this role as his well-publicized potshots at Urban Meyer and National Champion Florida Gators at his first press conference as UT’s head coached established him as the contentious and edgy new coach that Tennessee so desperately needed.
USC's New Coaching Staff Reminds me of a movie I just saw.
Monte Kiffin, Dr. Ozymandias. The watchful protector. A stabilizing presence rich with knowledge and experience. Ozymandias is the only true superhero with superpowers of all the Watchmen, and was often looked to for advice as to how exactly The Watchmen could save the world.
While Lane Kiffin has been getting by on potential throughout his brief coaching career, Monte Kiffin, Defensive Coordinator Extraordinaire, will be an important factor in rounding the rough edges of his kid. With Monte’s experience and a pedigree that even a stint with The Redskins couldn’t screw up if Snyder tried, Monte Kiffin is the most accomplished coaching figure of the entire Kiffin regime. Differences lie primarily on the fact that Monte doesn’t walk around with his balls hanging out.
Greg Orgeron, Nite Owl II. Greg Orgeron, recruiting extraordinaire resembles the unassuming and soft spoken Nite Owl II, who was at the forefront of compiling the talent that made the Watchmen reunion possible. As the recruiting coordinator for USC, a position in which Greg excelled at, Greg is the most unassuming and least-recognized figure under this big name administration. However as recruiting coordinator, Greg plays perhaps the most important role in keeping the ball rolling for USC as they look to return to glory.
Norm Chow (Still Pending), The Comedian. While The Comedian dies at the beginning of the movie, Norm Chow is going to be fine provided he eat 3-4 meals per day and does nothing to piss off Adrian Veidt. With a strong and stubborn personality that can easily rub people the wrong way, Chow’s successes (and failures) have been linked to his take-no-shit temperment, and his presence in USC will be important in the ultimate success of this impending era in Troy.
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