USC Morning Buzz: Remembering The Original DeflateGate Incident

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POST.PATSIt seems like much of the sports world is transfixed by whether the New England Patriots deflated footballs in the AFC championship game. So it’s worth taking a moment to remember USC’s version of DeflateGate in 2012.

USC was fined $25,000 by the Pac-12 after officials were forced to re-inflate five footballs before the game and at halftime against Oregon. The official story was that a student manager was responsible on his own.

However, an equipment manager was reprimanded and members of the coaching staff said they believed Lane Kiffin was involved. There was also the question of whether Matt Barkley knew. That he would not know seemed improbable. And Barkley passed for 484 yards and five touchdowns in the game.

25 thoughts on “USC Morning Buzz: Remembering The Original DeflateGate Incident”

  1. oh, it’s TOTALLY worth taking a moment to examine more cheating by Clown College!!

    wolfman, do you think shenanigans like THIS are the real reason the NCAA will not grant Southern Cal any leniency while they the coddle the monsters at Penn St. like a debutantes who got home 10 mns late from choir practice??

    #PastIsPrologue

    • You want to bring up the OG of cheating Buckethead? How about Bruin Booster Sam Gilbert? Like Jerry Tarkanian said, “UCLA had the same payroll as the Lakers when Wooden was there.”

        • Anyone can GOOGLE Sucla NCAA VIOLATIONS and check out and see how innocent you choir boys are!

          • Alleged violations Decon. UCLA got the BB NC’s and Clown U. got sanctions. Oh well!

        • I’m not saying Tark was clean. He admitted he skirted the stupid NCAA rules many times; like letting a player use his ofice phone, giving a player a postage stamp, etc. Last time I checked, Tark won a $2.5 settlement from the NZAA for harrassment.

          • So Wooden was fronting UCLA players first class or better delivery postage.

  2. An equipment manager…with no name.
    Members of the coaching staff…with no names.

    Inside USC, where made up rumors fly around like a magic carpet ride, and past events are more relevant than current events.

  3. Hey butthead go cover the bRuin already! Your fans like Charlie Bucket will follow you wherever you go.

  4. Now more than ever, we must dredge up minor scandals from several years ago. When that Seahawks guy was riding that cop’s bicycle around the field after the game, it was just like when Baxter got a ride on that golf cart. Kiffin CLAIMED he had no involvement with that one, either.

  5. Wolf, you are an a$$! The original deflategate! I as an official myself has seen it in almost every game I’ve worked as a referee! I’ve also seen over inflated balls that kickers like to try and sneak in! Why don’t you go and ask the Pac 12 referees if USC is the original deflategate before you shoot your mouth off with your couch stupidity and your sofa ignorance!

    • If you are a ref, it’s nice to hear from someone that know what they are talking about.

      • Every team and every game is referees get together with the coaches on the field so there is no bias or background talk going on. We ask them if everyone is properly equipped according to the rule book. We ask them about any trick plays they might run so we won’t be caught by surprise. We inform them if it is legal or illegal at that time. Then the umpire which is responsible for watching the line play and sets the ball ready for play asks the ball boys for their game balls which are then marked by the umpire. This is done for both teams before the game. There is a lot more pre game that we do but I’m not going to go into it but hopefully you get the jist of it.

  6. STRONG the Force is with you, wolfman.

    but much doubt and FEAR I sense in the Dummies.

    FAMILIAR this cheating is, hmmm?

    very well, Sith Lord Garrett trained his apprentice

    the Dark Side is STONG in Caesar, I sense.

    herh herh herh!

  9. Gutless Lane Kiffin let the student manager take the fall for him, that’s one of the reasons why I was so delighted when Kennedy Polamalu punched him in his face…Lol !!

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