@BFeldmanESPN: USC has been hit with a two-year post-season ban in addition to the loss of scholarships, among other penalties from the NCAA.

6/9/2010 11:44:57 PM

wish they would have had to vacate wins

6/9/2010 11:48:06 PM

they probably won't make the postseason in basketball anyway.

6/9/2010 11:53:40 PM

i thought this had to do with FSU. guess not

6/9/2010 11:59:37 PM

They are vacating wins and national championship from 2004 according to Espn.

6/10/2010 12:09:59 AM

wish they would have fined pete carroll

ok, put it in coaches contracts that if they fuck up, they forfeit their pay for that year or pay it back.. or something.

[Edited on June 10, 2010 at 12:58 AM. Reason : coaches shouldn't go unpunished]

6/10/2010 12:55:11 AM

They don't even have anything close to the authority to do that.

6/10/2010 12:56:24 AM

anyone know if it's just for football or does it span all sports, im assuming it's just football but i was asked this question and wasn't sure

6/10/2010 1:07:31 AM

is reggie going to have to forfeit the heisman?

6/10/2010 2:36:47 AM

Quote :

"The USC football program will receive a two-year postseason ban, a reduction in scholarships and a forfeiture of wins from at least the 2004 season when the NCAA releases its sanctions on Thursday, a source told ESPN's Shelley Smith."

[Edited on June 10, 2010 at 9:12 AM. Reason : .]

6/10/2010 9:11:43 AM

I am glad that they are getting punished. Pete Carrol pulled a Calipari and got the hell out before the hammer fell.

6/10/2010 9:13:59 AM

On espn this morning they said that since the Heisman and BCS are seperate entities it would not affect the BCS national championship or Reggie's Heisman. Those entities would have to make that decision, which is possible.

[Edited on June 10, 2010 at 9:21 AM. Reason : .]

6/10/2010 9:20:40 AM

This is still gonna hurt Carroll if he ever looks for a college job again.

6/10/2010 9:44:50 AM

Yahoo reporting a loss of more than 20 scholarships

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/southern_california_sanctions

6/10/2010 9:50:22 AM

Good, Fuck USC and Fuck that Cocksucker Lane Kiffin!

Seriously, I'm just glad they actually are gonna get a meaningful punishment. I was afraud the NCAA would pussy out and not do anything to USC.

6/10/2010 10:06:52 AM

how long has this investigation gone on now? 4 years or so? bout f'n time

6/10/2010 10:15:27 AM

Just heard that juniors and seniors will be able to transfer w/o penalty. (Unofficial) If true, that's gonna sting a bit.

6/10/2010 10:27:38 AM

What were the violations? Sorry, I'm out of the loop. I just heard about the punishment last night and was like FUCK! they must have FUCKED UP!

6/10/2010 10:34:33 AM

LOL @ http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/13471720/kiffins-presence-speaks-volumes-on-trojans-future?tag=pageRow;pageContainer

6/10/2010 10:35:34 AM

ha, that douche colin cowherd has been saying for months that nothing is going to happen to USC. i wanna get all up in his face and be like pwnt bitch!

6/10/2010 10:38:17 AM

Quote :

"But the past is less important than how USC looks going forward. It seems like Kiffin, with his seven career college coaching victories, is going to be able prove himself (or not) with unencumbered by major sanctions. Postseason ban? It ain't happening. Crippling scholarship cuts? No way. Those are really the only two issues USC has to worry about. Anything else, USC can handle. If there was a hint that either one was on the table, Kiffin wouldn't be with the Trojans. "

6/10/2010 10:51:40 AM

6/10/2010 11:05:55 AM

shit eating grin?

6/10/2010 11:36:21 AM

ncaa really needs to institute something that says if a coach avoids punishment by going to the nfl or something, their punishment will be waiting if they ever come back to the ncaa

6/10/2010 1:15:38 PM

when is their AD gunna get canned? Mike Garrett right?

6/10/2010 3:32:43 PM

SUCK IT KIFFIN!!!!!!!!

6/10/2010 3:41:48 PM

did Golden Tate steal those doughnuts for him?

6/10/2010 3:59:34 PM

Quote :

"ncaa really needs to institute something that says if a coach avoids punishment by going to the nfl or something, their punishment will be waiting if they ever come back to the ncaa"

They can give a "show-cause" penalty for a coach for X number of years, meaning any school that wants to hire him has to go before the NCAA infractions committee and show cause as to why they should be allowed to hire him. It's basically a coaching ban since no school does that.

6/10/2010 4:08:36 PM

Quote :

"• A vacation of all football victories starting in December 2004 and running through the 2005 season. This includes the national championship win over Oklahoma on Jan. 4, 2005."

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ys-uscpenalties061010

6/10/2010 4:17:36 PM

This is probably the best thing to happen for Kiffin. He can still rake in 4 mil a year and has an excuse if they suck ass.

6/10/2010 4:28:13 PM

^^which was their only NC in the last 10 years

even though USC fans like to claim had they beaten Texas, it wouldve been a 3-peat

6/10/2010 4:29:10 PM

I wonder how many of his JRs and SRs are going to jump ship.

6/10/2010 4:32:28 PM

Ok does that mean OU gets the championship? Or that there is now no National Champion in 2005?

6/10/2010 4:33:46 PM

Isn't the BCS technically a different body than the NCAA? So they could remain "BCS National Champions" while still having their wins vacated by the NCAA?

I dunno. I'm scratching my head over that one.

6/10/2010 5:01:08 PM

heard today that BCS said they would cooperate with any NCAA rulings i.e. would take the championship away if it wins were to be vacated

6/10/2010 5:05:31 PM

Here's the full report:

http://assets.espn.go.com/preview/100610/espn_uscpenalties.pdf

Reggie Bush and his family are even shadier than USC.

6/10/2010 5:18:30 PM

Is "The Assistant Coach" named in the report Kiffin?

6/10/2010 5:44:49 PM

People here in Auburn want some love for that national championship.

War Eagle

6/10/2010 5:46:12 PM

they deserve it too

that was a nasty Auburn team

6/10/2010 5:49:46 PM

Quote :

"Is "The Assistant Coach" named in the report Kiffin?"

Todd McNair

6/10/2010 6:14:37 PM

^ thanks

I'm about 20 pages in, and it is pretty interesting read

Of all the cars Reggie wanted, he chose a burgundy '96 SS Impala

6/10/2010 6:16:32 PM

we need some Blue Chips photoshops

6/10/2010 6:34:38 PM

If the BCS takes away the championship there will be no champ that year. Just heard it on ESPNEWS

6/10/2010 6:34:49 PM

This is fucking gay, i hate this bullshit where 5 years later they make a decision.

The NCAA needs to turn this shit over to independent regulators who regulate shit like Nate Dawg and Warren G.


Im glad USC is fucked because they deserve it. The coaches shouldnt be allowed to ever coach again in NCAA. I wish Calipari was banned right now. But its still dumb to try to remove history.

When I was growing up if I looked at who won in 1985 and it was removed because Miami and Nebraska players were fucking white girls they paid for with booster money I wouldn't know what the fuck to think.

The NCAA needs to either stop pretending or just give each team a salary cap.

The next stop is the East Side Motel.

6/10/2010 6:42:34 PM

Why can't freshmen and sohphomores leave?

I don't understand punishing the currennt coach and players. makes no sense.

6/10/2010 7:33:38 PM

i would think Reggie would at least get an old school Impala, not that shit from the mid-90s

6/10/2010 7:46:38 PM

^^ The bowl game ban lasts for 2 years, so freshmen and sophomores would still be able to play for a possible championship.

[Edited on June 10, 2010 at 7:50 PM. Reason : ^^]

6/10/2010 7:49:41 PM

If they want to vacate the wins from the 2004 season they should also make USC and the Pac 10 pay back the bowl money. That would make quite a big message to them.

6/10/2010 7:55:06 PM

^ They are having to pay back bowl money

6/10/2010 7:55:59 PM

Oh ok. Haven't read the report yet.

6/10/2010 8:02:56 PM