[Fiji Hill]

The ncaa investigated USC for almost 5 years, and all they got was ONE family of ONE athlete got illegal benefits, and that athlete may (it’s disputed) have gotten benefits, too. The benefits did not come from any booster, or anyone connected with the university. The only one who said the university knew, is a convicted perjurer, who fingered one assistant coach, who denies all this.
Oh yes, there was the football player who drove his girlfriend’s car, where the car was financed by her employer who is not an agent or a “booster”.
What a farce. USC’s real sin was winning.

Agreed. Did the NCAA present any evidence of wrongdoing by the university or its boosters? This is a bunch of CS, as Paul Le Mat, in American Graffiti, would have put it.

Fight on!

[commish]

For all those whining about the penalties — Understand this:
These penalties are not about the Bush family living in a $750,000 home or Reggie Bush getting money — The penalties are because the Benefits came from a REGISTERED AGENT, and that is a clear violation of NCAA Rules.

The defense the school did not know about it is also bogus - IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SCHOOL NCAA COMPLIANCE STAFF TO KNOW WHAT EVERY SINGLE PLAYER IS DOING AND RECEIVING - Period end of story.

USC was at fault exactly because THEY DID NOT KNOW! How hard is that to understand?

The same thing happened to Alabama with Antonio Langham. As soon as he SAT DOWN at a table with an AGENT he became ineligible. As soon as Reggie Bush talked to this guy he became ineligible.

Sorry, but USC is at fault plain and simple because they did not police their players, and most importantly their stars.