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The Todd McNair Case...The NCAA "Malicious"

Paragon SC Nov 21 2012, 3:44p

The NCAA has some explaining to do... The NCAA was "malicious" in its investigation of a former Southern California assistant football coach who was linked in a report to a scandal surrounding...

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2. There is no longer a good theory for the USC case There are certainly plenty of conspiracy...

posted by Paragon SC, Aug 02, 2012

2. There is no longer a good theory for the USC case

There are certainly plenty of conspiracy theories about why USC received one of the stiffest set of sanctions ever handed down in Division I. Chief among them is after years of not being able to get enough evidence to bring the case against the Trojans, the enforcement staff and the Committee on Infractions had to send a message that they were not going to let USC get away with it. But even if we assume this is true, there still needs to be a more appropriate explanation.

The best reasoning had been that ultimately USC was a recruiting case, not an amateurism case. By creating an environment that allowed Reggie Bush and OJ Mayo to receive thousands of dollars of extra benefits, USC got a huge recruiting boost. The message was "come here, you don’t need to worry about those pesky NCAA rules, we don’t mind."

If that was the core of the USC case, UCF should have gotten the death penalty. Not only was that the culture created at UCF, but the athletic director was involved as an integral part of creating that culture. Southern California might have had a laissez-faire attitude about who was in the locker room or around recruits, but the evidence that the school was actively promoting the violations was tenuous. No such problem at UCF.

— Lessons From the UCF Infractions Case | Athletic Scholarships Gee, ya' think? I am shocked I tell ya'...

Reggie Bush Speaks to ESPN...Says Nothing

Paragon SC Jul 12 2011, 12:15p

Reggie Bush was interviewed on ESPN last night. The relevant part is at the 2:20 mark. Nothing new to report...same old answers from Reggie, not even apology. Not like I am surprised. I thought...

Bryan Fischer has your Tweet of the day!

Paragon SC May 28 2011, 6:50a

Perfectly stated! After seeing what the Ohio State players have been driving, you think Reggie regrets just getting an Impala?less than a minute ago via TweetDeck Favorite Retweet ReplyBryan...

Some thoughts on the Ohio St./Tressel Notice of Infractions

Paragon SC Apr 26 2011, 7:00p

In looking at the NOA that the NCAA sent to Ohio State one thing stands out... This is all about Jim Tressel and NOT the Ohio State University. Tressel is basically being called a liar while the...

Pat Haden's take on the SI Agent Story

Paragon SC Oct 13 2010, 1:35p

USC AD Pat Haden offers up his thoughts on agents paying players... "This is another example of the insidiousness of unscrupulous agents and why it is important that USC and all schools be...

Tweet of the day!

Paragon SC Sep 9 2010, 6:19p

Shouldn't Reggie Bush start saying he's from Helix HS? Saying he's from USC, isn't that a violation?less than a minute ago via TweetDeckBryan FischerBryanDFischer Heh...perfectly stated!

Lane Kiffin is doing his best impression of Bobby Fischer... With USC's depleted roster and with the team racking up a few injuries Lane Kiffin has decided to take a different approach to practice. ...

Thoughts on USC's return of Reggie Bush's Heisman

Paragon SC Jul 20 2010, 5:49p

This is is tough decision for many to endure but I think this is the right move by President-Elect Nikias. There will be those like me that will applaud and support this there will be others that...

A little more about Reggie's Impala

Paragon SC Jul 1 2010, 8:36p

I realize that people will think I won't let this go but something on Reggie's Impala just does not add up. I discussed in my piece earlier this week that the dates in the COI report and in Todd...

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