Hammer falling on USC..

[obucard]

I'm so happy for Lane Kiffin. By the time he gets through paying for Pete Carroll's violations he'll have his own to pay for.

That sound you hear is the Knoxville, TN having a city-wide ROFLMAO.

[go birds]

I'm so happy for Lane Kiffin. By the time he gets through paying for Pete Carroll's violations he'll have his own to pay for.

That sound you hear is the Knoxville, TN having a city-wide ROFLMAO.

I wouldn't be surprised to see them being investigated as well.

Especially after Kiffin reeled in the #1 recruit in the nation last year. Bryce Brown now wants to transfer. Something smells fishy there.

[phins]

Juniors and Seniors are free to transfer without having to sit out a year. Ouch.

Plus, freshman can appeal to NCAA to transfer without penalty.

It ended up being 30 scholarships over the course of three seasons. Wow.

That is harsher than the U got for their Pell Grant scandal.

I loathe USC, but I'm leaning towards that's pretty harsh on the surface. I read it was the harshest penalty since the death penalty at SMU.

[go birds]

Well i think they want to set an example...

Just because you're a big huge prestigious footyboolz school doesn't mean you get circumvent the rules then get a slap on the wrist.

Perhaps i am a little bias though.

[phins]

Well i think they want to set an example...

Just because you're a big huge prestigious footyboolz school doesn't mean you get circumvent the rules then get a slap on the wrist.

Perhaps i am a little bias though.

I don't know...they've set that precedence several times before.

[Spider John]

I loathe USC, but I'm leaning towards that's pretty harsh on the surface. I read it was the harshest penalty since the death penalty at SMU.

From what I've read about this, the USC administration's attitude has been one of arrongance toward the whole investigation. That may have had something to do with it. And we may see more of their arrogance if AD Mike Garrett is allowed to keep his job as if nothing happened.

And after watching them at Tennessee last year I can't imagine a worse set of coaches than Kiffin and recruiting coordinator Ed Oregeron to work under NCAA probation.

[Spider John]

Well, the hammer finally fell on Mike Garrett:

Embattled Southern California athletic director Mike Garrett will be replaced by Pat Haden next month, and the school will return its copy of Reggie Bush's Heisman Trophy in its ongoing effort to repair its reputation after last month's severe NCAA sanctions.

In a letter to school supporters Tuesday, incoming USC president Max Nikias said Garrett will be replaced Aug. 3 by Haden, a respected member of USC's board of trustees and an NBC football analyst.


The 66-year-old Garrett has been the Trojans' athletic director for 17 years, but he received caustic criticism for his handling of the scandals surrounding USC's powerful football team and other programs over the past several years. The NCAA hit USC with major sanctions last month, including a two-year bowl ban and scholarship restrictions.

Nikias also said USC will return Bush's trophy to the Heisman Trophy Trust next month, possibly indicating the trophy will be revoked in the future. The school will take down any jerseys or murals recognizing the former star tailback or basketball player O.J. Mayo, the other major figure in the four-year NCAA investigation.

[ThatGuy]

I hate all of this for Lane and USC.

[lukethedrifter]

I hate all of this for Lane and USC.

I bet you do.

[sighyoung]

I hate all of this for Lane and USC.

I bet you do.

I don't think I'll invest in Kleenex stock tomorrow.