PG/SG O.J. Mayo (Official Thread)

[BB73]

USC = Unethical Sickle Cell ?

It would seem likely that an NCAA look at these allegations regarding Mayo gets rolled into the current Bush/Jarrett investigation.

[LitlBuck]

Originally Posted by starBUCKS

Wait....let me put on my shocked face..... ok.

Unthinkable is the only word that comes to my mind

[OH10]

It's Ohio.... in May... it's raining.

It's USC... it's a "student" -athlete... there's free money.

[gracelhink]

ESPN - USC, Tim Floyd have no excuse for turning a blind eye - Columnist

Does anyone connect from what Pat Forde accuses, that USC ought to have realized that Mayo had some eligibility issues?

Death Penalty is some strong hyperbole or was that just a metaphor?
This sure makes TM look not so slovenly for taking a pass last year.

Not recruiting or pursuing one and dones of O.J. caliber is one thing, steering clear of questionable background or compromised eligibility is another.

[jlb1705]

Originally Posted by BB73

An ESPN article claims that Mayo received benefits while in high school and at USC.

You mean that's against the rules? Oops!

[HailToMichigan]

Originally Posted by BB73

USC = Unethical Sickle Cell ?

It would seem likely that an NCAA look at these allegations regarding Mayo gets rolled into the current Bush/Jarrett investigation.

So we should hear something about it round about 2011 at this pace?

Forde says USC deserves the death penalty but ultimately won't get it because of the "smoking crater" it left at SMU. What people forget is that SMU was never a particularly noteworthy program until they started cheating with both hands....they became a national power upon doing so, and then the death penalty smacked them back down where they belonged. At some point the NCAA will have to use the death penalty again - they can't keep worrying about the impact on a program. At what point do you stop saying we don't want to punish too heavily a program that wipes their ass with the rulebook?

[jlb1705]

Originally Posted by HailToMichigan

So we should hear something about it round about 2011 at this pace?

Forde says USC deserves the death penalty but ultimately won't get it because of the "smoking crater" it left at SMU. What people forget is that SMU was never a particularly noteworthy program until they started cheating with both hands....they became a national power upon doing so, and then the death penalty smacked them back down where they belonged. At some point the NCAA will have to use the death penalty again - they can't keep worrying about the impact on a program. At what point do you stop saying we don't want to punish too heavily a program that wipes their ass with the rulebook?

I'd be surprised if the NCAA ever uses the death penalty again. There is way more money on the table now than there was the last time they used it.