OT: Mike Garrett axed, Tom Hammond to rule with an iron fist

it was more like:

Awe (shit), wide open

I'd go w/ his definition of maize: "A bold, arrogant shade of yellow."

Max Nikias, who has just taken over as president of the university, apparently flipped out when Garrett made his ridiculous, "Y'all just jealous" comments.  Once that happened Garrett was gone according to SC's beat writer.

http://insidesocal.com/usc/archives/2010/07/firing-line.html

UPDATE: It looks like that ESPN article you posted was just updated with more info.  USC is returning Reggie Bush's Heisman Trophy (the school gets one and the player gets one) and removing all banners/posters/pictures featuring Bush or Mayo around campus and the athletic facilities.  Awesomely harsh quote from the new university president about the decision regarding Bush/Mayo:

"The Trojan Family honors and respects the USC sporting careers of those persons whose actions did not compromise their athletic program or the opportunities of future USC student-athletes," Nikias said.

And let's not forget his studly left tackle, Rhodes Colossus

Garrett wasn't fired sooner because SC's former president was dealing with health problems, which eventually lead him to step down. So SC wanted to finish their search for a new president before they had to look for a new AD.

I thought the same, and was excited to hear about how jealous we all were of the trojans

Who is this two headed QB monster of an Athletic Director named Rhodes Scholar and Tom Hammond...can they work together? Is this a good idea?

Hayden was a bright spot in those telecasts.

Haden is sharp.  I never understood why a Trojan was doing Notre Dame games anyway . . . aside from the huge paychecks from NBC of course.

nobody even responded to my real-life story!!! And I mentioned Tom Verdamt Hammond's wierd eyes b4 anyone else!

(Secret bonus fact: He looked older then than he does now. I sh*t you not.)

THANKS A LOT

I had to go browse boytaur pics for 20 minutes just to undo the sight of those eyes. They stare directly into my soul, and touch me inappropriately while in there.

"...What is going on down on the sidelines?"

paging Mr. Collinsworth*..... 

*nothing to back that up but hopes

When somebody wins the Heisman, their school gets a trophy and the player gets a trophy.  SC is giving theirs back but Reggie still has his.  So yeah, it is more like taking down a banner as the trophy will no longer be on display in their athletic offices.

This sort of sets up one or the other of them; you always have to lay your money on the AD. Kiffin, Oregeron et al. were around during the corruption era at USC so it will be interesting to see how this thing works out between them and Haden. 

Haden will have pressure from tall over the place...the fickle LA and SC fan (they are with you win or tie) will not support a loser while, at the same time, he needs to maintain revenues. Haden may envision a "clean" program  but it's hard to say if he can make the Stanford model work in a culture of Snoop Dog fandom.