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Misplaced Blame

Paul Finebaum has an interview with Montgomery, AL sports attorney Donald Maurice Jackson on some of the ills that we currently see in college sports. Jackson says a lot of the current problems...

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"Filtered through the prism of critics"

I offer this up in response to the Pat Forde's and Luke Winn's of the world. Instead of propping up the old guard and its antiquated rules maybe they could use their pulpits to try and force some...

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Mike Garrett and compliance: how deep should changes be?

DC Trojan and I kicked this around for a few days as we felt that with all that is going on in the athletic department it was time to take a look at how we got here and the leadership needed going...

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Now I've seen everything: Beckham to lecture at USC?

Apologies for two mentions of Euro soccer in a row, but when I was searching for an article from the Guardian (UK) for a post on another blog, I came across a news release from the Annenberg Center...

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The USC Facebook Controversy

As I promised over the weekend I wanted to address this situation a little more closely than just a quick blurb in a diary. It's unfortunate that the USC players involved in the Facebook issue...

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You're Kidding Me...Right?

In general I am a tolerant person. I tend to have the attitude of live and let live but even I have standards when it comes to personal behavior and decency. I am not some goody-two-shoes, I have...

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If You Give 'Em An Inch They'll Take a Mile

I kind of have an unwritten rule here at Conquest Chronicles. I don't feel its necessary to comment on other schools infractions or legal issues. I think the reasons are obvious. I don't have a...

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Why Character Matters

One of my favorite people is Sen. John McCain.  Regardless of what you think about his politics, his life has been well documented in many forums.  His actions throughout his life have been a...

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