Not that I am really surprised but that seems to be the conventional wisdom...

Stepheson, a forward who attended Harvard-Westlake in North Hollywood, petitioned the NCAA for immediate eligibility after transferring from North Carolina because he said he returned home to be closer to his father, who has health problems.

Several sources at USC believe the NCAA will deny the appeal.

And there it is....

Anyone here think that the NCAA could be holding things up (read dragging their feet) because of their frustration in the lack of progress regards to the respective Bush and Mayo investigations?

I do...

They have no incentive to help SC out and this is just one way for them to get their pound of flesh.

The gift that keeps on giving!