USC Deserves What It Gets

In the latest non-football related news about USC Football, USC head coach Lane Kiffin has been sued by the Tennessee Titans for luring away a Titans assistant football coach to become the USC offensive coordinator. The Titans' issue is with Kiffin's approach and professionalism. Kiffin is already disliked in the state of Tennessee for leaving his post as the head coach of UT to take the USC job after 1 season.

The USC job became vacant after Pete Carroll cowardly left USC in the midst of NCAA investigations centering around his star running back Reggie Bush. The NCAA came down hard on USC, and I think it was the right thing to do. Not everyone agrees though. None of the players on the USC football team played with Bush, and for the freshman and sophomores on the team, Bush might not have even been an influence. Unfortunately, the NCAA can't punish former head coaches because Carroll is the one who deserves it.

Caroll has gotten out from the accusations pretty clean. Just a few weeks ago, he was all over the various ESPN platforms to promote his new book "Win Forever," and somehow has emerged as a motivational rock star. A great column by CBS', Gregg Doyel highlights what kind of person Carroll really is . He's a scumbag and a coward who gets away with breaking rules and ruining reputations. In a lot of ways, he's just like BP CEO Tony Hayward; they are both able to walk away from their problems while others suffer the consequences. While Pete Carroll was not responsible for a national catastrophe like Hayward, he did affect the lives of his players, fans, and alumni of USC. My guess is that if Heyward published a book about his rise to the boardroom, it would not sell.



Kiffin is just as bad as Carroll, and is not just vilified in Tennessee, but around the country. This season, Kiffin will have an athletic director who appears to be serious about taking USC in a new direction. In the meantime, I'm sure many fans, myself included will be rooting for USC's downfall. As a Northwestern fan, it makes me appreciate the fact that NU coach Pat Fitzgerald does things the right way.