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From Iconic Photos: On June 15, 1992, in a classroom in Trenton, New Jersey, Vice-President Dan Quayle cemented his reputation as an intellectual lightweight. As Quayle himself later noted, the gaffe he committed was a perfect illustration of what people thought about him anyway. In Trenton, Quayle was asked to judge with sixth-graders for a…
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Enough of the pity party. The world’s not coming to an end. It’s Friday after all! USC Song Girls are still the hottest cheerleaders in college football, keg stands will still make you drunk and the USC-UCLA/Notre Dame rivalries are still the best in college football. So here’s some USC themed happiness to start the…
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The only good thing about the NCAA sanctions against USC being so broad and overbearing is that there is room for appeal. It is possible for the ban on two post-season bowl games to become a single year. It possible for the loss of 30 scholarships to become 24 over three years, or even 20…
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Another clarification today in just how bad the NCAA wants to screw USC. Prison screw. The NCAA has clarified that it will currently allow other teams to contact USC juniors and seniors in attempts to recruit them away from the Trojans. Furthermore, it will allow the other teams to waive the typical transfer year of…
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The meat and potatoes of the infraction committee report as taken from the NCAA’s official website: The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions has penalized the University of Southern California for violations in its football, men’s basketball and women’s tennis programs. The penalties include: * Four years of probation * A two-year football postseason ban…
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First year head coach Lane Kiffin reacts to the severe NCAA sanctions revealed Thursday. He talks about next year’s team, the affect on recruits and the appeals process going forward. Uncut video after the jump.
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Let me get this out there. Right now everyone is suspicious, and rightfully so, of Carroll. That he somehow knew the outcome of the investigation some eight months before the sanctions committee even knew it themselves, and pre-planned to abandon the sinking vessel. Sure. Hold on to that if it makes you feel warm and…
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I bet you kind of wish Pete Carroll led the football program in the same direction as O’Neill and preemptively forfeited last year’s post-season. I would happily give the Emerald Bowl back for a single post-season sacrifice forward. O’Neill’s full statement after the jump.
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From the eye-opening Mayo/Bush File: INCIDENT #173: Though his part was later edited out, Reggie Bush was in the original cut of Crash, widely considered to be the worst Academy Award-winning Best Picture ever.
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In case you hadn’t heard, the NCAA ruling on Reggie Bush/O.J. Mayo-gate arrived in USC’s inbox Wednesday. Two-year bowl ban, 20 scholarships stripped in football. In other words, just about the worst anybody was expecting. Additional reporting/more detailed analysis to follow here and over at TrojanWire. For now, all I can say is – Go…
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Hollis Brown Thornton. [Thanks to Dude Ror for the link.]
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