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Mark Emmert has a checkered past...
Looks like the president of the NCAA leave a lot of mess behind when he seeks greener pastures... Six years after Mark Emmert left his job at the University of Connecticut, the governor of...
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Pete Carroll - "It's just so out of whack"
Pretty good read from Bruce Feldman this morning that quotes former USC head coach Pete Carroll on the mess that is the NCAA. "It's just so out of whack," added Carroll, whose son...
The Continued Corruption of the NCAA
Prior to the announcement of the NCAA's internal investigation on their handling of the Miami investigation, NCAA president Mark Emmert fired a number of the enforcement staff. One of those people...
USC Non-Revenue Sports Update -- 1/23
This Super Bowl isn’t going to be very enjoyable for Trojans fans outside of San Francisco and Baltimore, because for the second straight year and only the fifth time in Super Bowl history,...
About those "fair minded folks" at the NCAA
I would not get your hopes up but to absolutely no surprise to no one it would appear that the has been doing some shady dealings going on. The NCAA improperly retained Nevin Shapiro's attorney...
Winter Trojans Get Back In The Swing of Things
So while the firing of Kevin O’Neill has sent the USC blogs into a tornado of speculation, a lot of stuff was happening around USC Athletics over the weekend, including swim meets, the start...
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Brian Te'o a parent who thinks he in entitled
This is the perfect opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. Manti Te'o is an exceptional human being. Te'o comes from a strong family, is devout in spiritual beliefs and you could even say...
BCS National Championship Open Thread
This should be a great game tonight. I will take 'bama in a close one. Key to the game is the Alabama O-line against the ND front seven. I think Alabama will have some difficulty running the ball...
The LAT finally writes a piece on the NCAA
The article below reminds me of a Friday media dump. The men and women of the NCAA enforcement staff prefer to work in secret. They almost never speak publicly about tips they receive or...
Championship Saturday Open Thread
I did not watch the second half of the Pac-12 Championship Game but I was happy with the outcome. Today we find out who Notre Dame will be playing in the BCS title game. This is easy for...
Week six TV schedule
Saturday is loaded with a bunch of games you'll want to see. The Pac-12 has some pretty good games today. Arizona and Stanford square off from Palo Alto at 3:00PM ET. The yearly hate fest ...
My Favorite 5 - Week One
Although Oregon and UCLA (showing the pathetic depth of the conference) played in the inaugural PAC-12 championship game last year in Eugene, most college football pundits felt that USC was the best team in 2011.
The NCAA's "cram-down" on Penn. St.
One PSU Trustee said, "It's like walking around with a dagger in you..." Another said "Mark Emmert showed himself to be a sanctimonious hypocrite..." These are expected reactions of the Penn St....
Rebecca Soni's Gold, WR Highlight Thursday Action
USC alum Rebecca Soni became the first woman to swim the 200m breaststroke in under 2:20 and became the first woman to repeat as Olympic breaststroke champion. Former Trojans also found success on the volleyball courts Thursday.
Once again the NCAA is about to overreach
The NCAA Is considering letting boosters provide member institutions with bonuses for their respective athletic departments...
NCAA Announces Stiff Penalties Against Penn State
Editor's Note: USC athletic director Pat Haden has released a statement following the NCAA's sanctioning of Penn State today. It can be found here. A decision did come. This morning, the NCAA a...
Penn. St.'s "Unprecedented" Day of Reckoning
Penn. St.'s "Unprecedented" Day of Reckoning
College Football has a Playoff
We have a playoff. As was announced on ESPN at 6PM EDT the BCS is dead after the 2013 season. Still lots to be decided...like a name, a selection committee and the bowl rotation. I guess this is...
The BCS: A Four team play-off in the works
Like it or not we are a play-off society. Every other sport that we play has a play-off system...including D-II and D-III college football. FOLLOW THE SBN STORY STREAM ON THE BCS PLAY-OFF So,...
Oregon hears from the NCAA...Is repeat offender status in play?
The University of Oregon heard from the NCAA last week on the Willie Lyles situation. The rest of us heard about it in a typical Friday afternoon document dump. Bad news travels fast... I highly...
Joe Paterno Passes
I had this ready to go last night, but I waited until it was confirmed. An icon passed today. Paterno is up there with the likes of Bear Bryant and John McKay among others. Paterno was a great...
The NCAA passes on Auburn
The NCAA decided to let the Cam Newton/Aurburn issue go. Not really surprising......The NCAA's claim is that they don't have any HARD evidence. After conducting more than 80 interviews, the...
The NCAA's history shows just how corrupt it is
I was sent this link today. I saw it on twitter but really didn't pay it too much attention until the person who sent it to me told me I had to read it... That the NCAA has lasted this long is mind...
Pat Haden to be part of group to reform NCAA Enforcement
This should be interesting. Pat Haden will attempt to educate the NCAA on how to change its enforcement mode. Haden is going to have either reaffirm or eat his words on the the NCAA being made up...
Did the NCAA go easy on Kiffin because of Paul Dee?
Paul Dee's hypocrisy has been well documented. The Sham that is the NCAA has also been discussed until we are blue in the face. It's clear the NCAA answers to no one, regardless of what some NCAA...
