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red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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Someone as smart as Lane Kiffin wouldn't willingly take a job on a sinking ship.
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As smart as Lane Kiffin? What am I missing here? The guy made stupid move after stupid move at Tennessee.

red55, Jun 3, 2010

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This is the same Kiffin that incorrectly accused Meyer of NCAA violations and then got busted himself for multiple infractions because he didn't know the rules.

I don't know how much stock I put into his read on the NCAA rules committee.

pharpe, Jun 3, 2010

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LSUGradin99 I Bleedeth Purple 'N Gold

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lol.. an article written on the basis that Lane Kiffin isn't stupid.

LSUGradin99, Jun 3, 2010

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LaSalleAve when in doubt, mumble

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watson1880 said: ↑

“the NCAA was so mad at Kentucky, it gave Cleveland State two more years of probation.”
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that is classic.

LaSalleAve, Jun 3, 2010

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Looks like the announcement has been postponed. Wonder how many USC alumni are on the NCAA infractions committee?

USC: Infractions report not coming this week - ESPN Los Angeles

USC says it hasn't seen report

ESPN.com news services

USC will apparently have to wait until at least next week to learn the outcome of an NCAA investigation into the school's football and basketball programs.
The NCAA committee on infractions report will not be released on Friday. ESPN.com, citing a source with knowledge of the situation, reported earlier this week that the report would be delivered on that day.

"There are set channels for these kind of things, and we haven't heard anything," Grant said, according to Annenberg TV News. "The media reports are all absolutely false."

NCAA spokesman Erik Christianson told ESPN.com on Thursday: "NCAA policy is not to comment on potential, pending or current investigations."

The NCAA infractions committee held a hearing in February in which USC presented its responses to allegations of NCAA violations. Results of the report have been expected for several weeks. Once released, USC would have a chance to appeal.

"It's already been three months," Grant said, according to ATVN. "[The report] could come next week."

USC already admitted wrongdoing with the basketball program and sanctioned itself, including a ban on postseason participation, a reduction of scholarships and vacating all of its wins from 2007-08.

The school's football team is under investigation for it's dealing with Heisman Trophy-winning running back Reggie Bush, who played at the school from 2003-2005. Bush also won the 2005 Heisman Trophy; if he is found retroactively ineligible, the Heisman Trust could strip him of his 2005 Heisman Trophy.

The NCAA and Pacific-10 Conference investigators have tried to determine whether Bush and his parents took improper benefits, including an alleged rent-free residence provided by a sports marketer. Bush has not met with NCAA and Pac-10 investigators and has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.

USC chose to contest the allegation against the football program, hoping to overcome the perception of a lack of institutional control, which could result in significant sanctions, including scholarship reductions, TV and postseason bans, recruiting restrictions and probation.

If USC is found guilty of major violations, the NCAA also could rule that the Trojans are "repeat violators." Per NCAA rules, "An institution shall be considered a 'repeat' violator if the Committee on Infractions finds that a major violation has occurred within five years of the starting date of a major penalty."

The athletic program was last sanctioned in August of 2001.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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Herb, Jun 4, 2010

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Is anybody actually surprised at not finding out today. It's apt to be another year!

KyleK, Jun 4, 2010

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I was so looking forward to this today!

LSUMASTERMIND, Jun 4, 2010

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LSUMASTERMIND said: ↑

I was so looking forward to this today!
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i was too. lsu baseball, usc getting slapped around (hopefully) and i was all set for a good day.

but to look forward to the day, i have a feeling we need to be prepared to wait quite a while.

OkieTigerTK, Jun 4, 2010

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red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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Well, they don't take this long to announce nothing.

red55, Jun 4, 2010

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red55 said: ↑

Well, they don't take this long to announce nothing.
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Sure they do, they will drag it out in hopes that people tire of waiting for it and so that when the official "slap of the wrist" comes down there will be no outrage. The days of "heavy" penalties are gone and I don't expect much to come of this. Probably about the same as the OU Rhett Bomar Big red sports deal. Lose some schollys (a few) and maybe vacate some stuff that no one cares about anyway. After what happened to SMU and the absolute devastation that was caused by their death penalty I don't think we will ever see anything close to it again.

shane0911, Jun 4, 2010

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