In today’s announcement, USC says it seeks to “overturn certain findings.” That is the most important part of the press release because it no doubt refers to certain alleged factual errors in the NCAA report.
Remember, the committee on infractions appeals is made up of a different body of members than the committee on infractions. This will make one of my advisers happy, who is upset that Missy Conboy of Notre Dame was allowed to be on the infractions committee.

Here’s USC statement on its appeal to the NCAA, which asks for a one-year ban (implemented this season) and for a 15-scholarship reduction instead of 30.
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Let’s review the current state of the NCAA’s actions, a couple weeks later.
The Infractions Committee was sloppy in figuring out the sanctions, and the effect of those sanctions. See the 12th game debacle, which the NCAA still is not clear about.
The NCAA pulled back from committee chairman Paul Dee’s threat of television sanctions. This was a multi-million dollar issue to a Notre Dame member on the committee (Missy Conboy).
The key evidence tying USC to knowledge of the Bush violations may be, at best, mistaken.
And the NCAA apparently has a new standard, at least with respect to sanctions: even if only one student athlete is involved, big-time sanctions are appropriate, if it is a really, really important student athlete.
“High profile players demand high-profile compliance,” Dee said.
Otherwise, there are no questions about the NCAA’s logic.

A question here about committee on infractions chairman Paul Dee.
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More good questions in this segment.
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You ask. I answer.
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Time for some answers.
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Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott and some Rose Bowl reps are at Wimbledon watching tennis. Or maybe Scott is trying to add Oxford and Cambridge to the Pac-12.

The St. Paul Pioneer-Press quotes Seantrel Henderson saying, “I don’t want to talk about that,” when asked about his USC status.

Today is the NBA draft but the Pac-10 can probably take the day off. Washington forward Quincy Pondexter might get drafted in the first round. Might. Or might not.