Helium Boys Podcast: USC's South Bend drought continues, play calling and Trick or Treat holdouts

Peristyle Podcast - USC Trojan Football Discussion

Ryan Abraham - USCFootball,com publisher

Sports, Basketball, Football

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2025

⏱️ 133 minutes

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Shotgun Spratling and Chris Trevino are back in a digital room together to break down USC's disappointing showing in a 34-23 loss to No. 13 Notre Dame in South Bend, extending the losing streak since 2011. Spratling spends his 'Two-Minute Drill' on him failing to see the Trojans win in South Bend and resigns to the fact that he may never get to see it. Trevino goes in another direction to discuss running into a Pop-Tarts Bowl rep on the sideline and making a fool out of himself. The Helium Boys dive into Stock Up, Stock Down, including Lincoln Riley's playcalling, the offensive line, the officials, kicker Ryon Sayeri, freshman wideout Tanook Hines and the mysterious "Ja'Kobi Dean." They also get a big update on the Stock Neutral debate. In the second half of the show, they take on some listener questions about offensive tackle Elijah Paige, the way Notre Dame defended Makai Lemon and USC's defensive game plan against the Fighting Irish. Shotgun spends the Overtime period giving his Trick or Treat thoughts while the hosts also listen to the scariest movies listeners saw as kids. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:44.1	Hello and welcome into the Helium Boys podcast, a serious non-serious USC podcast.
1:50.0	I am your host for this week's episode, Shotgun Spratling, along with my co-host, Chris Trevino.
1:55.5	Chris, how are you doing after being in the rain for a good three hours there in a second half,
2:01.7	you know, dealing with the elements in South Bend after a night out in Chicago?
2:08.5	Then you had some travel delays.
2:10.4	So how's my fellow Helium boy doing today?
2:14.4	I'm being honest, and I like to be honest on this show.
2:17.2	I'm not doing great. I don't feel 100%. I wouldn't say I'm feeling like sick, but my head is cloudy. I got a little bit of a tickle in my throat. I've had some cough today. I still haven't like, my ears haven't like fully, fully popped from the plane
2:37.4	from Sunday.
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