NCAA Releases USC Documents

The NCAA released nearly 500 pages of documents that called former assistant coach Todd McNair, “a lying morally bankrupt criminal, in my view, and a hypocrite of the highest order.”

It also showed the NCAA was unhappy USC hired Lane Kiffin, fresh off alleged rules violations at Tennessee.

“Paul Dee was brought in at Miami to clean up a program with serious problems. USC has responded to its problems by bringing in Lane Kiffin,” committee member Rodney Uphoff wrote in an undated memo to other members of the group. “They need a wake-up call that doing things the wrong way will have serious consequences.

“In light of all of the problems at USC, a failure to send a serious message in this case undercuts efforts to help clean up NCAA sports.”

And Uphoff’s weirdest analogy is comparing the McNair case to the Oklahoma City bombing trial.

“There is no question that the evidence in this case is much stronger than against (Terry) Nichols in the OKC case,” Uphoff wrote.

16 thoughts on “NCAA Releases USC Documents

  1. Penn State dudes covered up the molestation of children, then proceeded to get jobs at Ucla – now it’s time for SC to get it all back.

    • Wooden and JP Morgan = Sam Gilbert – ucla the most corrupt program in the history of NCAA mens basketball

      • Yet Otis, Wooden is credited with10 NCAA Basketball NC’s and Klown U none. Drink up Otis, time to black out.

      • Rusty,
        You exhibit your stupidity to the world when you call John Wooden corrupt. Years of beat downs by UCLA football and basketball have taken their toll on your sanity, but get used to it….

  2. It’s obvious, the NCAA has a lack of institutional control over their investigators

  3. I think the only real issue outstanding is whether or not USC should seek to have its victories and national title restored and whether or not it should sue for damages. It’s almost certain the McNair case will now be remanded to LA Superior Court and be cleared for trial. The penalty phase alone could net McNair upwards of $15-25 million in damages, unless the NCAA wises up and finally settles quickly. What could USC get for damages from not being allowed to play in bowl games, being denied scholarships that resulted in losses in games, concessions, ticket revenue, merchandise, etc. It would be a plaintiff lawyer’s dream.

  4. It is pretty sad that the NCAA acted this way. It’s almost like a frat-spat and not like a professional governing body. I still say it is time they were disbanded. The NCAA has proven to be a useless organization from a bygone era.

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