01-21-2011, 09:02 PM
Uncle Chuck, you\'re giving USC way too much credit, in my opinion.
USC, led by Mike Garrett denied any wrong doing for years and played the "self imposed sanctions" card only when it became obvious the NCAA hammer was about to fall. Even afterward Mike Garrett denied any wrong doing publicly and often. He famously commented when the USC sanctions were announced:
Pat Haden was brought in to clean house and improve USC\'s image.
USC, led by Mike Garrett denied any wrong doing for years and played the "self imposed sanctions" card only when it became obvious the NCAA hammer was about to fall. Even afterward Mike Garrett denied any wrong doing publicly and often. He famously commented when the USC sanctions were announced:
Quote:As I read the decision by the NCAA, all I could get out of all of this was I read between the lines and there was nothing but a lot of envy, and they wish they all were Trojans. (http://espn.go.com/blog/pac10/post/_/id/...ot-of-envy)
Pat Haden was brought in to clean house and improve USC\'s image.
In 1938 Neville Chamberlain declared "Peace in our time", Superman first appeared in Action Comics, Seabiscuit beat War Admiral ....... and C.a.l last won the Rose Bowl.