Was Sidney Radioactive?
by Paragon SC on Apr 29, 2009 7:00 AM PDT
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Sidney, a 6-foot-11 power forward, visited Mississippi State last weekend and a source close to the family said the Sidneys and USC had agreed upon "a mutual parting of the ways." The source spoke on the condition of anonymity, having not received clearance from the family to be quoted publicly about the matter.Sidney's father, Renardo Sr., "didn't want his son to be the scapegoat for those allegations," the source said without elaborating why that could happen. "Neither side wanted an impending investigation hanging over them."
The split was confirmed about a week after it was learned that Sidney had achieved a passing SAT score, which, when factored in with grades in 16 core classes, is how an athlete acquires eligibility. The USC coaching staff had expected Sidney to officially sign soon after.
However, the source close to the Sidney family said school officials expressed concern about signing the player while an NCAA investigation into former USC stars Reggie Bush, a Heisman Trophy winner in football, and O.J. Mayo, a first-round NBA pick last year, was still open.
A source familiar with the USC athletic program not permitted to publicly discuss recruiting details confirmed that the university is no longer interested in signing Sidney but did not say why.
Let the posturing begin...
We have all read the rumors that there may have been some issues that made both USC and ucla skittish in the recruitment of Sidney.
This article pretty much confirms it. USC is on high alert with the NCAA combining the Bush and Mayo investigations so why take any chances. I am ambivalent either way. There have been questions about Sidney's drive and desire to get into playing shape. There were the rumors of his Academic struggles as well as his dads gig with Reebok. But SC also needed a big man
Who knows what the truth is, SC is probably better off in the long run but in the short term what looked like a promising recruiting class now looks run of the mill. Without a big man in the middle, SC will be where they were last season probably worse so with Taj not coming back.
Everything happens for a reason...
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What's so weird is that. . . .
. . . .the boy’s amateur-status maintains that he’s “OK” to play high school basketball. Yet, when the Draconians over at NCAA Compliance get his application. . . .there’s question marks left and right.
It would seem logical that if a boy can play in high school (that’s as amateur as you can get, no?) than he’d be in the clear, as it were, to play in college.
Something’s backwards in Monopoly-land.
That Sonny Vaccaro has got something of a redress for these hapless youths in going over to Europe for a year. I hate to write that last one, but. . . . .
Comer4tide to Nico2.0: "How come I've never heard of any of your random songs?"
Todd to Comer: "Because if you had, he wouldn't listen to it. BOOM. Roasted."
Nico to Todd: "Shouldn't you be off voguing somewhere?"
by BixBeiderbecke on Apr 29, 2009 10:05 AM PDT reply actions
Sonny is an old man stealing from dumb kids, theres a guy who should be banned from AAU.
USER-USER-NOTHING BUT A USER-CAN YOU PUT YOUR HANDS IN YOUR HEAD-OH NO
Paul D. Kelley
by so.cal.native1952 on Apr 29, 2009 10:26 AM PDT reply actions
I read that Shelbourne column in LA Daily News. . .it was quite good!
And then yesterday, I went over and read Nestor’s Burning Rah-Rah (oops, I mean “Brewing Roust-a-bout”. . .oops! I mean, “Bruin Roundup”), and can you believe the guy links to a Dufresne/LAT column and states something to the effect that Chris Dufresne actually READS Ruined Nipple (Bruins Nation) and claims that Dufresne gleaned something from their “Fanposts” ??
I’m sure you could do the same thing with Shelbourne’s article and tie it to us. . . .but really?
What a dork! (Nipster, that is)
Comer4tide to Nico2.0: "How come I've never heard of any of your random songs?"
Todd to Comer: "Because if you had, he wouldn't listen to it. BOOM. Roasted."
Nico to Todd: "Shouldn't you be off voguing somewhere?"
Ramona Wrote a Balanced Article
Too bad, we could have been a contender. No matter, Sidney is too much of a risk and at SC football is King. In Mexico they would say “del plato a la boca se cae la sopa.”
by Locoweed 1.1 on Apr 30, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
It's the Spanish version of "don't count your chickens before they hatch."
Literally: From bowl to mouth, soup can spill.
by Locoweed 1.1 on Apr 30, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Arriba, abajo, al centro, para adentro!
Que bueno, a’ Loco! Bravo hijo.
Comer4tide to Nico2.0: "How come I've never heard of any of your random songs?"
Todd to Comer: "Because if you had, he wouldn't listen to it. BOOM. Roasted."
Nico to Todd: "Shouldn't you be off voguing somewhere?"
by BixBeiderbecke on Apr 30, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
The reason for my salud?
You and Paragon were totally on the same page. He wrote his post-Sidney write-up before he found out from you what “se cae la sopa” meant. That was spot-on!
Umm, sopa! My Tia Maria makes the best! Con arroz tambien, lo mejor!
Comer4tide to Nico2.0: "How come I've never heard of any of your random songs?"
Todd to Comer: "Because if you had, he wouldn't listen to it. BOOM. Roasted."
Nico to Todd: "Shouldn't you be off voguing somewhere?"
by BixBeiderbecke on Apr 30, 2009 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Le gusta albondigas!
Me three! Mexican meatballs are the bombizzle! And in that soup broth. . . with cabbage. . . and fresh cilantro just before putting that one first spoonful into your mouth. . .sublime!
Coming from Chile, I never had that. Nor tacos. Not even burritos. But when I got here and started in on Mexican food. . . . . . ..
It’s my all-time favorite! There’s so many different and varying cuisines of Mexican food. Seriously, I think it rivals French, Italian, and Japanese in culinary quality and epicurean-tastes. Easily.
Close second for me? Indian food. (as in sub-continental India)
Comer4tide to Nico2.0: "How come I've never heard of any of your random songs?"
Todd to Comer: "Because if you had, he wouldn't listen to it. BOOM. Roasted."
Nico to Todd: "Shouldn't you be off voguing somewhere?"
by BixBeiderbecke on Apr 30, 2009 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Sopa de albondigas
Señora Locoweed makes riquisimas albondigas. She sneaks a little piece of hard boiled egg in the center of each little meatball, que deliciosas! And don’t get me started on her Enchiladas Suizas!
by Locoweed 1.1 on May 1, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Lucky!
Comer4tide to Nico2.0: "How come I've never heard of any of your random songs?"
Todd to Comer: "Because if you had, he wouldn't listen to it. BOOM. Roasted."
Nico to Todd: "Shouldn't you be off voguing somewhere?"
by BixBeiderbecke on May 3, 2009 7:25 AM PDT up reply actions
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