Traveler Hates Thursdays

Saman and Will are back from Dallas and feeling totally great about the USC Trojans after their valiant loss to the Alabama Crimson Ti—oh, wait. They also preview the ass-crack-of-dawn home opener against Utah State.

Game week is finally here! Saman and Will look ahead to the USC Trojans' upcoming battle against the Alabama Crimson tide at AT&T StadiuM (aka 'Jerrah World'), breaking down the matchup and going inside Lane Kiffin's vengeful brain.

In the critical No. 55 podcast, Saman and Will bring on Jake Merrifield (@WBjake68) of What’s Bruin Show (@whatsbruinshow), and of GoJoeBruin.com (@GoJoeBruinUCLA)to talk all things UCLA Bruins. We manage to play nice — relatively speaking.

Saman and Will look over USC's 2016 depth chart out of fall camp, discuss each position (including Max Browne over Sam Darnold at quarterback), and predict the Trojans' season.

Saman and Will reel in Ben Belden (@bbelden330) of Slap The Sign (@SlapTheSign), FanSided's Notre Dame blog. Somehow a coherent conversation about the Fighting Irish was able to occur despite more technical difficulties.

Saman and Will chat with Shane Roberts (@TheShaneR0berts), the co-managing editor of SB Nation's Utah blog, Block U (@BlockU). They talk all thing 2016 Utes.

Will and Saman chat with their friends Michael (@MichaelCastFS) and Alicia (@PenguinOfTroy) at Reign of Troy Radio (@ReignofTroy), talking USC fall camp, the Pac-12 going into 2016, and our Drake/Meek Mill-like beef over Matt Grootegoed.

Saman and Will chat with Rusty Ryan (@Rusty_Ryan11) of SB Nation's Oregon blog, Addicted to Quack (@AddictedToQuack), about all things Ducks: why some fans don't like Mark Helfrich, the tirefire of its 2015 defense, the billion skill position stars, and more.

Saman and Will skip the USC Media Day recap and bring on Ryan Priest (@RyanPriest) of UW Dawg Pound (@UWonSBN) to talk about the insanely hyped Washington Huskies.

Saman and Will aren't into media day, but you all are. So they discuss the Trojans that will be on hand, how Su'a Cravens fits into USC defenders the last 15-ish year apropos of his tweets, and finally touch on the Pat Haden L.A. Times report. Oh, and we cover the jerseys again.

Saman and Will somehow convinced SB Nation writer Bill Connelly (@SBN_BillC) to discuss his extensive preview of the 2016 USC Trojans (http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2016/7/5/12090224/usc-football-2016-preview-schedule-roster/in/11789615). Spoiler alert: He wasn't thrilled with the Clay Helton hire.

Will returns from a harrowing work week to join Saman in previewing the Arizona Wildcats, by talking to Gabe Encinas (@gabe_encinas) of Arizona Desert Swarm (@AZDesertSwarm).

Saman talks to Jack Barsch (@JackBarsch) of Ralphie Report (@RalphieReport) about the Colorado Buffaloes, how amazing their mascot Ralphie truly is, and give a way too early prediction for the USC vs. Colorado game.

Saman and Will learn talk about Arizona State with Kaelen Jones (@kaelenjones) of House of Sparky (@HouseOfSparky) and learn why some fans unrightfully dislike Todd Graham, who the heck plays for the Sun Devils, and an irresponsibly early prediction of the Trojans' bout.

Saman and Will continue their time-killing series on previewing USC's 2016 schedule by talking to Jeremy Mauss (@JeremyMauss) of Mountain West Connection (http://www.mwcconnection.com/) about the Utah State Aggies.

Due to a scheduling conflict, Saman and Will leapfrog in the schedule and chat with Nick Dempsey, who manages both USC blog Conquest Chronicles (@CChroniclesSBN)and Stanford blog Rule of Tree (@RuleOfTree).

Saman and Will (seriously) dig into the sexual assault report concerning Baylor University. In more light-hearted news, they praise the Kevon Seymour profile, rip Dennis Dodd's piece on USC head coach Clay Helton, and share their big-time tussle.

Saman and Will kick off their season preview (and offseason distraction campaign) by talking to RollBamaRoll.com editor Erik Evans (@gothlaw) about all things Crimson Tide. It doesn't look good for the USC Trojans.

There's truly less and less to discuss. So Saman and Will cover the USC Coliseum renovation website (ooooh!), the Trojans winning the first ever beach volleyball, and Texas A&M's terrible assistant coach Aaron Moorehead.

After the 2016 NFL Draft, Saman and Will rehash the horror Round 1 was for Laremy Tunsil, hit on all the USC Trojans that got grafted, and examine Lane Kiffin's social media presence in horror.