I will happily take you up on your offer. Thank you also, for the personal correction on my misspelling of “affix.” Your correction of my one spelling error in the two thousand words I have typed here has certainly put me in my place. Not only is it totally relevant to your argument but it also is the exact type of civility that all us non-USC fans are lacking.

I only wish I had the civility to take pot shots at other peoples spelling errors and inability to react to a automated red line below a word. Instead I am stuck wading thru and rebuffing your flawed logic. (by the way I misspelled “thru” there ; - ) and that is a smiley face winking fruitcake.)

Let me instead try your superior method:

“You, Bill, are probably even a fan of the nazi’s.”

Wow that feels really good, dare I say refreshing. I am no longer burdened by logic or any upstanding tact. Now I can say things like: my school is at no fault despite conceding that, “Reggie, in all probability, benefitted in an improper way (albeit his family that gained the most), and the case can be made that USC should have caught on.”

No….

Wait….

Alas I cannot.

My instincts for self-preservation cannot agree with your stupid.

Please respond to every response on here. That way everyone will have a personalized diatribe from you.

Oh, and what organization can handout punishment to innocent students for violations committed before the student went to the school? Your beloved NCAA! Don’t forget that ‘affix’ has two ‘f’s in it, especially if you are going to check the dictionary before your next post.

As much as you are approving of the decision (right or wrong aside for the moment), you haven’t acknowledged the inconsistencies in the COI’s handling of interviews, which seems (from the eye of a fan of CFB and no team in particular) awfully egregious. Reggie, in all probability, benefitted in an improper way (albeit his family that gained the most), and the case can be made that USC should have caught on. Is that as bad as physical proof of payoffs? No. Is it worse than videotaped transactions of cash? Uh-uh. ‘Maybe’ should not be enough. And if you wish to defend the NCAA and the COI as the right way, may God have Mercy on your soul.

You’re probably even a fan of the BCS.

What would any of these guys do if they didn’t have each other to lean on???

What a way to make a buck -

In the end - the NCAA is the most worthless group of old farts who live off the work of kids - call this child labor - so they can make millions and keep it all.

The NCAA = whores.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SPOILED CHILDREN
ALUMNI AND FANS ASSOCIATION

you say:
“Clearly there are folks in this comment thread opting to play the martyr role; wanting USC to pay the price EVEN THOUGH there is no direct evidence.”

A quick trip to the dictionary would help you immensely:
A martyr is somebody who suffers persecution or death for the people, a country or an organization, or refusing to renounce a belief, usually religious, political or rights.

Your comment would make sense if it said this:
“Clearly there are folks in this comment thread opting to play the martyr role; USC fans are willing to afix themselves to an indefensible position out of supposed principle.”

By the way, i know all of this comes as shock to you and all the other USC fans, and none of you are to blame. You feel taken, and hurt.

But denial is only step one.
Next is anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.

I know this is a hard concept to grasp, and I will explain this again, direct evidence has nothing to do with it. The thing that pisses the COI off the most is when a university shirks their responsibility to foster an effective compliance environment. That includes strategies to educate and monitor, as well as react to and correct transgressions.

That is where USC failed. They were obstructive, not transparent, not thorough on their investigations, had open relationships with Agents in their lockerrooms, had a laundry list of secondary violations, and though no one is denying that Reggie took money, USC has yet to do anything about it, because they think because they had no knowledge of it at the time, they are not at fault.

Who’s fault is it then? Oklahoma’s?

Do you see the problem? Reggie took money, USC did not know about it the time. But they haven’t taken corrective procedures since learning about its possibility, and they have been the opposite of open and helpful with the NCAA.

The comment directly from the COI’s press release on the matter:

“The general campus environment surrounding the violations troubled the committee. When citing the lack of institutional control finding, the committee noted the university failed to heed clear warning signs; did not have proper procedures in place to monitor rules compliance; failed to regulate access to practice and facilities, including locker rooms; and in some instances failed to take a proactive stance or investigate concerns.”