Next Take

Q: I just read your "Making The Grade, Part II", so I have to ask since you had the "foresight", are you now saying that Trojans are lowering their standards to get some of these "stud" athletes? Fight On!

A: No, I said that class had some recruits with academic issues. The next two classes were not in the same category.

Q: Do you honestly believe that the Song Girls can get back to being beautiful and the preeminent cheerleading squad in the country again? Haven't they dropped so far down that there really is no coming back? If you really do believe that they can return to their glory days, how long do you think it will take? Could it just be a case of cutting all the current girls and having an entirely new squad for of beautiful girls?

A: Sometimes you need to tear something down before you build it back up, but I think this could be solved in one year, with the proper selection committee.

Q: Any chance Romeo Miller would/could give his scholarship back and pay his own way so 'SC would have another scholarship to hand out?

A: Sure. There's also a chance O.J. Mayo will ask the NBA to allow him to return to USC for another year of eligibility.