Why doesn't this surprise me? Lane's team seems to becoming increasingly volatile. After starting the season as #1 and it has come down to this. USC and Kiffin seem to be getting more and more negavite press.
Per Si.com
http://tracking.si.com/2013/01/16/usc-players-altercation-locker-room/?sct=uk_t2_a3
I assumed it was a couple of
Maybe they can team up with Sparty for lessons on who
to beat up. Incorporate the student body instead of student athletes into your fights.
Paging Leon McQuay
ok he probably doesn't have a pager but come to michigan dude we don't fight.
[lack of punctuation is artistic license cool it grammar nazis]
Tremendous!
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I have to wonder just HOW
I have to wonder just HOW much their musical department is a player in his plans? I know its good, but is it worth it to knowingly commit to that dumpster fire when there could be another program that is sufficient?
The Team, The Team, The Team
I love this: damned if you
I love this: damned if you do, damned if you don't.
Kid picks program based on academic field: "Why! we have a more stable program!"
Kid picks program based on football: "Why! Our degree means something!"
Access
Southern California might be slightly better for a kid wanting to break into popular music than Ann Arbor. There's a good chance that the people he idolizes in music and can help that career will know his name from the football field, maybe not so much playing at UM.
Completely agree,
...but that's the impetus behind my statement. Where do you find the balance between school and sports? Is this disaster of a team and coach worth the academics?
The Team, The Team, The Team
Kiffin is many things and one
Kiffin is many things and one of those things is an incredible salesman. USC will always recruit well with him in charge no matter what else is going on with the program.
Chaos is found in greatest abundance wherever order is being sought. It always defeats order because it is better organized.
Haha artistic license? Please
Haha artistic license? Please explain.
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The Team, The Team, The Team
if you have to ask
you'll never know
Tremendous!
Funky motherf***er
Will not be told to go
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Not sure what a negavite is,
Not sure what a negavite is, but I do know that this site is likely chock full of them.
Hail.
Another brick
This goes along with the reports that USC snubbed the social function that was supposed to involve both teams. Lundquist and Danielson were kvetching about that during the game. How long can this clown keep his job in the face of the mounting evidence? And does the president of USC wear a bow tie?
LKM8O
Remember the 8.
Larry King Married 8 Oldies?
Larry King Married 8 Oldies?
No, he's referencing the band
No, he's referencing the band that does that Party Rock song.
Hail.
total shocker. that's what
total shocker. that's what happens when you start out as preseason #1 and totally collapse, culminating in an embarressing loss to a crappy georgia tech squad. i hope stuff like this keeps happening for usc, because it will only make kiffin's seat hotter. he's a garbage coach and a shit human being.
It's been a lot. Its been a roller coaster that for some reason seemed like it would never get good. But you know what? We kept fighting. It's like that old saying goes, "Those Who Stay Will Be Champions." -David Molk
Who will somehow fall forward
Who will somehow fall forward when he gets booted from USC. He has to have something on somebody, because I haven't seen anybody burn so many bridges, yet come out smelling like a rose.
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Personally I hope he stays
Personally I hope he stays there for a long time because he sucks so bad. Having him as your head coach should be the NCAAs new toughest sanction. He'll give you hope with his huge recruiting classes, then watch them self destruct year after year. I hate USC and how much they cheated over the years, from buying all the best college players, to refs and booth officials admitting to calling games for them. I want Lane in SoCal for the next 20 seasons.
How many times have you been on the freeway and had someone fly by you at 100 mph then end up 2 cars ahead of you at the off ramp? What's the point? -Mark Harmon
NCAA Sanctions
I think JLS was part of the pilot program for this type of NCAA punishment?
The Team, The Team, The Team
What do you expect if
What do you expect if freshmen were talking shit to seniors.
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How many times have you been on the freeway and had someone fly by you at 100 mph then end up 2 cars ahead of you at the off ramp? What's the point? -Mark Harmon
Bottom Line
Bottom line...Lane Kiffin is a poor leader. Instead of being self-less, putting the team first, caring about the kids and people, and building trust and accountability he does the opposite. He puts himself before the team, he only cares about results, but more specifically his results instead of the teams results which includes taking a better job or getting more money, and he doesn't build trust in players and coaches because he's unwilling to be vulnerable and genuine, which has a tendency to make others self-centered as well instead of doing what's best for the team. This is the definition of a dysfunctional team.
Strength equipment is expensive and guarantees you nothing. A strong will is free and can give you everything you want.
To be fair, it's not all that
To be fair, it's not all that rare for football teammates to get into fights. Granted, this one sounds worse than usual, but I don't know if it's really big news.
it's not all that rare for football teammates to get into fights
99% of all the intra-squad football fights I've ever heard about have been during training camp, and none of them have ever involved the number of players reported here. Within the world of big-time college football I think it is big news, because it highlights what an absolute disaster Lane Kiffin is as a head coach.
Class a DB
Kiffin is a DOUCHE.
Come on guys! USC loves
Come on guys! I am sure Tennessee would love to have Lane back
3-3-5 til the day I die y'all
Yikes
This is pretty funny though.
BTW, do pretty much
BTW, do pretty much all college have a big rock that they paint or is that more of a regional thing around here? (I know that the Rock on Washtenaw was originally laid there to commemorate George Washington's 200th birthday.)
Western
Western does. I don't know if I ever saw it painted without some frat or sorority's greek letters on it.
It's very hard
To like Lane Kiffin. This isn't too surprising unfortunately.
Love seeing
Lank Kiffin take bad press......Top 5 doosher in the country
Go Blue!
the ESPN
the ESPN story:
http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/college-football/story/_/id/8849887/usc-t...
Zach Banner - a blast from the past.
Say what you want about Lane
Say what you want about Lane Kiffin, but I still firmly believe
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I'd bang his wife.
Lane Kiffin is a special
Lane Kiffin is a special combination of being a massive d-bag and a terrible coach.
some new details from ESPN
To be fair...
...it sounds like the effort level of the seniors SHOULD be called out. Should maybe come from the, you know, coaches instead of the freshmen...but it could actually be that those freshmen are the most noble characters in this dumpster fire.
He'll be fired after the
He'll be fired after the sanctions are done with, just a stop gap until then. Lame duck coach one an increasingly lame duck team.
Agree,
USC will keep him around and let him recruit a bunch of 5* guys for their next coach.
"They're stuck with that quarterback (sophomore Braxton Miller) for the next two or three years, that's fine with me. He throws worse than (Tim) Tebow. - Steve Everitt
That college must be very fun
That college must be very fun for youngsters to go to. Because i don't see why anybody would want to play for lane.
John 14:6 - Jesus said " I am the way the truth and the life, no one comes to the father except through me."
Reason #1 why teenage guys go to USC
It is because people like this go there:
EDIT: This was supposed to be posted in response to Tyang's comment above me. Also, bonus points to anyone that knows who the first photo above is. She's not as famous as the two below her, but she was a classmate of mine in HS
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The first photo is Dana Ward. How many
bonus points did I win?
Your opinion has no value.
If I were a mod
I'd give you 500 points for knowing that one. How did you know that? Do you know her? watch her web show? or did you just backtrace on the link for the photo?
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Combination of having seen one of her web shows (not bad);
and tracking the link to get the full name (I had the first name correct, but was way off on the last name).
FWIW, I think she has a great future ahead of her if she can get some exposure. Seems to have an infectious combination of talent, humor, and looks.
Your opinion has no value.
I'll let her know
your praise. I hope for her she does get more exposure, maybe with luck and hard work her web series will get her picked up by a channel like E! network. You are right on the combo she has going for her. She was definitely one of the hottest girls in our HS, but she was the total package - smarts, athletics (soccer and cheerleading), and a kind heart to go along with her great looks. Unlike most hot girls, she was kind and friends to all, not bitchy like so many on her level of popularity.
I tried to talk her in to going to UM but alas I failed. IIRC she did apply and get in to Michigan but chose USC since she wanted to go into the entertainment industry. I remember seeing her on TV once or twice, but now she has her web series for hollywood news.
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And....
I assumed it was a couple of guys shoving, maybe throwing a punch or two at the worst. Ten to fifteen?! And it was born out of freshman questioning the senior players...yeesh. The USC train has managed to go even further off the rails than it initially appeared.
I am this close to going all Dark Blue in here.