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Mike Singletary and player character issues
We've got plenty of discussion available throughout the front page on the 2009 schedule release. We'll also have some more discussion in the coming days. However, I wanted to take a look at a another topic while I can still remember it. It's mostly draft-related, but can very easily be applied...
Misplaced Blame
Paul Finebaum has an interview with Montgomery, AL sports attorney Donald Maurice Jackson on some of the ills that we currently see in college sports. Jackson says a lot of the current problems derive from the media and advertisements for commercial products which dictate to young people that...
Should Weis have to answer for Spygate?
Interesting article from NBC Sports' John Walters. The 52-year-old head coach has flatly refused to discuss Spygate since that first comment almost 10 months ago. In May, then Notre Dame athletic director Kevin White, who has since accepted the same position at Duke, told the Chicago Tribune,...
On Accountability
It is not surprising to read all the nonsense that I have read about accountability in regards to the McNair situation. Recognizing the wrong in McNair's actions should be obvious to anyone with half a brain. I am not 100% accepting of his explanations that I read in this morning's L.A. Times. But...
Better Than It's Ever Been Done ... ?
A funny thing occurred to me last night as I posted a take here about the latest in a string of "controversies" to threaten the reputation of USC Football ... I'm getting tired of this crap. Certainly, I understand it all comes with the territory. I know that unprecedented success on the field...
The Trojans Hunker Down
Today's LA Times has a piece by Bill Plaschke about USC and their image. Outside from the loyal opposition and the general community of USC haters there has been little written by Trojan supporters that SC needs to protect its image. I've never thought that Pete Carroll didn't care about his team's...
Pat Forde's Bad Boy Team
ESPN's Pat Forde has compiled his All-Bad-Actor Team. I've discussed the character issue many times and I believe that a more strict policy of dealing with these issues needs to take place at all institutions. But Forde's use of the current hostilities in Iraq in his article to me is appalling....
Brandon Ting Test Positive for Steroids
The LA Daily News' Scott Wolf is reporting that departing USC Football player Brandon Ting tested positive for steroids in the winter. (Big Hat Tip to my fellow blogger DC Trojan) Well, this hurts. With all the positive things that were said in regards to his character Brandon's testing positive...
Why Character Matters
One of my favorite people is Sen. John McCain. Regardless of what you think about his politics, his life has been well documented in many forums. His actions throughout his life have been a great inspiration to a great many people. While what he has been through is at the far end of the spectrum...
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