IMHO Sunday: Spring game brings hope, determination, and anticipation

In my humble opinion, cardinal and gold thoughts on what I see, what I hear, and what I think from Los Angeles. Spring hope: With the perfect setting of the Hollywood sign looming in the distance just over the fringes of the last row of the Coliseum, watching the USC Trojans spring game was like sitting in a movie theatre viewing a movie trailer that became so intriguing that when it ended, there was a feeling of wanting more but knowing the main feature wouldn’t be out for public consumption until late August. Spring hope – Part 2: USC’s spring game, under a breezy but sunny Southern California day before an announced gathering of 25,213, came to see the returning stars from last season’s 11-3 team and the excitement of the newcomers, and for the most part you saw more than what you expected to see and came away feeling the best is yet to come. Despite a very challenging back end of the 2023 schedule, Lincoln Riley's Trojans seem to be in position to accept next season's challenge and will bring a boatload of offensive talents and some promising defensive advancements to make a big run. Of course, you never really know the strengths and weaknesses of a team until the actual games are played, but things look like hope could turn into something special.