I didn't know Paul Dee.

I would venture to guess that many outside the upper echelons of the NCAA didn't know Paul Dee either.

At least not the Paul Dee that Ivan Maisel describes here...

Former Miami athletic director Paul Dee, who died Saturday night at age 65, was a gentle man and a gentleman who loved his university and served it in various roles for three decades. Dee, an attorney by trade, shunned the spotlight and valued loyalty. He brought back former ‘Canes assistant Butch Davis as head coach. He promoted assistants Larry Coker and Randy Shannon as his next two hires. USC fans never forgave him for his role as chair of the NCAA Committee on Infractions when it ruled on the Reggie Bush scandal. Yet those who knew him knew a man of integrity and a good guy.

I vehemently disagree about Dee being a man of integrity.

His famous quote of "high-profile players demand high-profile compliance" will live on forever...especially when a mere fifteen months later, the very university that Maisel claims that Dee loved so much was caught in a scandal that was far greater than the one that Dee hammered USC for.

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Facing Texas A&M in the second round the Trojans won 4-0 to move to the third round at Athens Georgia, playing on friday at 9:00. USC took the doubles point with two 8-4 victories at #1 & #2 doubles, then Senior Steve Johnson got the first singles point with a 6-2, 6-1 win. Then super sophomore Ray Sarmiento winning at #2 singles with a 6-1, 6-4 showing, finally freshman Robert Quiroz clinching the match with a 6-1, 6-3 win at #6 singles. Next up for the 29-1 Trojans is the #16 seed Illinois a 4-3 winner over Auburn, winner to match up with Baylor (unseed sleeper) or #8 Duke. 2012 NCAA BRACKET and women's 2012 NCAA BRACKET

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The USC women's team beat Fairfield 4-0 in the 1st round, then take down Vanderbilt 4-1 in there 2nd round match to advance to the round of 16 at Athen's Georgia starting May 17. It has been awhile since they have made it to the final rounds site, this as the #5 seed and #4 ranked team in the nation with a 22-3 overall record. After working hard to take the doubles point from Vandi, Valeria Pulido started things off at #6 singles with a 6-0, 6-0 bageling of Megan Gornet, the next point went to Vandi at #3 singles, Sabrina Santamaria a 6-2, 6-3 loser to Marie Casares. Now ahead 2-1 the Trojans took #2 singles when Danielle Lao beat #94 Lauren Mira 6-2, 6-3 to go ahead 3-1 and USC need just one point with 3 matches remaining. So here comes USC's #4 player Kaitlyn Christian to finish off the Commodores with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 win over Ashleigh Antal to take the match and move to the round of 16 against 25-7 Baylor.

The men beat Fairfield 4-0 in their first round match on saturday and play Texas A&M today at Marks stadium on the USC campus at noon, sorry but maybe you can still catch singles action since this will be a contested match. The men won the doubles quickly with 8-2 and 8-1 victories at #1 & 2, getting the first point. Then it was on to the singles where #1 Steven Johnson with 6-0, 6-1 win over Dan Sauter, next was Ray Sarmiento at #2 single with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Ian Testamond putting the trojans ahead 3-0. Then it was freshman Yannick Hanfmann winning at #4 singles 6-2, 6-2 over Dennis Zlobinsky to clinch the match.

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