I was just thinking of that as well. Seriously, Pola can’t explore other jobs? Typical arrogant NFL.

I can’t believe they filed a law suit what a waste of money, but I guess since they already have their lawyers on retainers why not have them do something.

suing Kiffin. Maybe Pola could be sued, but all Kiffin did was offer a guy a job. As far as I know Kiffin isn’t bound by any anti-tampering rules. Maybe he could be sued for tempting someone to breach their contract.

*responsible here

why is Bryce Brown’s name in the bottom right corner?

Delusional, no. Excited, maybe?

Delusional and partisanship aren’t mutually exclusive, by the way when it comes to bRuins.

However. . . . . . . still, . . . . WE ARE. . . . .SC!

This case is a total joke. How the hell is Lane Kiffin responsible for knowing the details of Kennedy Pola’s contract. That isn’t something that’s made public.

And since we’re all delusional here, can you explain how we’re wrong?

I really don’t care.

Bo you have anything else to offer? You’re an Atty why not bring something to the table for a change?

we’re just having some fun, too many serious people, life’s too short…..

When I made a crack about homerism yesterday, this is what I’m talking about. Homerism means a delusional loss of a grip on reality. A homer is the kind of guy that screams “pass interference” when there was clearly a nice play made by the other club. Homers scream about getting ripped off by refs. Homers make accusations of other programs with no basis to do so. Homers won’t admit when their own team sucks or when their own coach or players are boneheads.

Maybe this isn’t BruinsNation or NDNation level homerism, but it’s homerism nonetheless. People need to be rational and realize that it’s not good for SC to look like this.

offer something up or move on

read it and get back to us…

Coaches are not allowed to change jobs. Pete, please open your eyes and join us in the real world on occasion.

USC is considered a “dirty” program because of our tremendous success. “Dirty program” is the moniker always given by jealous rivals to tear down the king.

I do care deeply about the school’s reputation, especially in regards to academics, but a lot of the stuff that’s out there right now is really just a ton of B.S. Do I like the fact that the NCAA just concluded a 4-year investigation in regards to a “lack of institutional control?” Of course not. But ‘SC is down right, and a lot of people are just using this as an opportunity to kick the program when it’s down. Not that it doesn’t a warrant a few kicks here and there (several individuals screwed up royally), but it’s getting to the point where it’s pretty excessive.

There are some who call ‘SC “the most scandalous program in modern collegiate athletics.” And to be honest, they’re simply just Westwood fucks preoccupied with ‘SC instead of their own football program that’s been swimming in mediocrity for over a decade. None of care what they say. ‘SC is the west coast version of the Yankees when it comes to college football. People love to take shots, and they’re doing that. I could care less.

It’s important to remember, though, that there’s a difference between perception and reality. Granted, it’d be nice if ‘SC didn’t have the reputation of being a “dirty school,” but whatever. I’m not going to be having sleepless nights simply because the people in Westwood, South Bend, and Knoxville, think it’s a dirty program. Whatever. The facts are facts, and the NCAA found that Reggie Bush took gifts. One guy was named in the report (in regards to football).

I don’t care about perception. It’d be nice to be perceived better, but it is what it is.

I don’t think SC “cut corners” in the past. I think they certainly did with basketball. Mike Garrett and Tim Floyd screwed up bigtime with basketball. There’s no question that OJ Mayo was cutting corners.

Reggie Bush’s stupidity had nothing to do with his choice to play at USC or his performance at USC. That wasn’t “cutting corners.” Carroll hired an extra coach that had little or no impact. In fact, the team stunk even worse that season. Big wow. Even if that extra coach had been incredible he would’ve had little or no impact.

I don’t buy that the football program “cut so many corners.”

However, I’m aggravated that Mike Garrett continued to make choices and say things that made SC look bad. I am aggravated that Kiffin would continue to make unscrupulous choices that make SC look bad.

Yes, sometimes perceptions don’t matter and it’s better to stand up and fight and rebel and be your own man and stand out. I guess that matters if you’re Abe Lincoln.

Other times, though, perceptions do matter. The kid who dyes his hair and puts in lip rings is being a contrarian idiot, rather than being an individual leader. He looks like a dork. And SC has gone and gotten the equivalent of a raunchy tramp stamp and a nose ring with a move like this. Even if Kiffin and SC’s intent was perfectly clean and honest here, they had to have known it could make them look horrible.

I don’t like how it makes my school look, and it’s obnoxious to hear a bunch of people respond with a “F THE MAN” attitude about it.

Would there be a way to finagle this into a settlement, if it reached that point? Not saying, that’s where USC Legal would want to bring it, but if I were them- I’d shoot for it. We’re dealing with Lane here btw.

And by settlement, I’m thinking buying out the first year of Pola’s contract. (man, all it would have taken was a freaking phone call too!)

Coaches under contract leave all the time. Deciding to file suit in a situation where this is rarely done is a desperate PR move. Even if they win, the maximum ‘damage’ Kiffin/Pola could have caused would be paltry thousands. The lawsuit itself is purposeless; the Titans are trying to cash in on Kiffin hatred.

Are his skills unique? There are qualified coaches available.

99.8% of these cases settle out of court, and since this one is a PR stunt with little merit, it will either by thrown out or settled quickly.

hey Vols, we hate Lane too, now rally behind us and buy some tickets!

I’m thinking this gets thrown out or settled for very little $. Just hard to show that USC, Kiffin were supposed to have understanding of Pola’s contract terms.

They’re asking for compensation not for Pola to return to Nashville.

Good luck with that

That’s what my first comment was going to be about. Preventing Coach Pola from coming to USC. I didn’t want to ruin anything though.

Thanks a lot. ;- )

Nothing here, just a routine buyout.

I honestly sometimes go to BN just to read their in depth of analysis of all things Trojan. They leave no stone unturned and have something to say on all issues USC related.

then I laugh

Rec’d

“Why has SBN given USC two blogs on this network while all the other teams only get one?” . . . . . .well that would be because. . . . . . . .uber-ninny-Nestor would crap his pants if he doesn’t get his way. And his way is HATE HATE HATE on USC! This guy so wants to be a Trojan, but we don’t come in his small size. Magnums, yes. Thermometer covers? . . . .No fucking way!

Means they already have Pola’s replacement on staff. Have a hard time thinking they will have a hard time finding a replacement for whoever that is, I’m sure the fax/e-mail resumes have been humming ever since.

What damages do they propose to the judge next spring if that happens?

Honestly, this will settle soon for little money. It was all a PR stunt. I’d almost like to see USC fight it, but Pat Haden will take the high road. Pay Tenn $500k and make this story go away with KP safely on campus.

Bud Adams and Al Davis are two grumpy old men.

hmm. I smell a VH1 reality show in the making.

No school is going to intentionally reduce exposure for their athletes, and no player should let this influence their job prospects over a business dispute.

Third one could be a possibility, but this can be addressed in the future by jumping through an extra hoop. Plus, I don’t think this really changes anyone’s opinion of Bud Adams.