USC sanctions: 2 year postseason ban, lose 20 scholarships
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:50 pm
by Skjellyfetti
A two-year bowl ban and a loss of more than 20 football scholarships are among the sanctions that the NCAA has dealt USC, a source with knowledge of the situation said Wednesday.
The NCAA, the governing body for collegiate sports, informed USC of its decision after a four-year investigation regarding allegations centered on former football player Reggie Bush and former basketball player O.J. Mayo. The NCAA could make its decision public as early as today.
USC officials would not confirm that the school had received the NCAA's report.
USC spokesmen said the university would address the situation when the NCAA makes the report public.
Limited recruiting contacts, probation and forfeiture of victories are also among the penalties regarded as possibly in play.
USC sources, who requested anonymity because they are not authorized to speak about the situation publicly, said they were bracing for the worst. One said the school probably would utilize an appeal process.
Asked if the sanctions were appropriate, a source said, "It depends how you look at it. It is if you're a UCLA fan."
Re: USC sanctions: 2 year postseason ban, lose 20 scholarshi
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:09 pm
by Beef
Ouch!
Re: USC sanctions: 2 year postseason ban, lose 20 scholarshi
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:17 pm
by SuperHornet
Wait a minute. If they're being punished for both Bush AND Mayo, then why do the sanctions seem to affect only the football program?
Re: USC sanctions: 2 year postseason ban, lose 20 scholarshi
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:21 pm
by Skjellyfetti
SuperHornet wrote:Wait a minute. If they're being punished for both Bush AND Mayo, then why do the sanctions seem to affect only the football program?
That's just what the article is able to report right now. There will be a press conference in the morning and all of the sanctions will be laid out. It will include sanctions for the basketball team.
And they'll likely be forfeiting the 2004 title.
Major Sanctions For USC Coming Thursday
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:33 pm
by UNHWildCats
Among the penalties are:
2 years ban from postseason play
loss of 20 scholarships
The team could also be stripped of its 2004 BCS title and 2 seasons worth of wins.
Re: Major Sanctions For USC Coming Thursday
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:40 pm
by Grizalltheway
No wonder Carroll finally decided to bolt for the NFL.
Re: USC sanctions: 2 year postseason ban, lose 20 scholarshi
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 4:53 am
by bluehenbillk
Loss of 20 scholarships turns them into a FCS team.
Re: USC sanctions: 2 year postseason ban, lose 20 scholarshi
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 5:33 am
by JMU DJ
Vols fans are probably laughing their asses off right now, especially this guy below.
(Oh yea, NSFW/put the ear muffs on the children)
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Re: USC sanctions: 2 year postseason ban, lose 20 scholarshi
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 6:08 am
by ASUG8
Good - I've never like USC, and especially now that Lame Kiffin is there. He was already coaching out of a hole with a limited personal skill set, now he'll have this to deal with from a recruiting perspective.
Re: USC sanctions: 2 year postseason ban, lose 20 scholarshi
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 6:27 am
by dgreco
good
Re: USC sanctions: 2 year postseason ban, lose 20 scholarshi
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 12:18 pm
by UNHWildCats
USC's sanctions: 4 yrs probation, 30 docked scholarships over 3 years; must vacate Oklahoma Orange Bowl win and all '05 wins, 2 year postseason ban.
Committee also nearly banned USC from tv for two seasons too. That would have unfairly punished other teams though
Re: USC sanctions: 2 year postseason ban, lose 20 scholarshi
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 4:34 pm
by Skjellyfetti
4 years of probation....... odds Kiffin gets them the death penalty?
Re: USC sanctions: 2 year postseason ban, lose 20 scholarshi
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 4:45 pm
by clenz
Is the vacated national title the one that USC claims they won, but they shared with OU and many believe OU would have won if they had played?
Re: USC sanctions: 2 year postseason ban, lose 20 scholarshi
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 4:58 pm
by Skjellyfetti
clenz wrote:Is the vacated national title the one that USC claims they won, but they shared with OU and many believe OU would have won if they had played?
And the one where Auburn finished 13-0. Worst fuckup in the history of the BCS.
Re: USC sanctions: 2 year postseason ban, lose 20 scholarshi
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 4:59 pm
by clenz
Skjellyfetti wrote:
clenz wrote:Is the vacated national title the one that USC claims they won, but they shared with OU and many believe OU would have won if they had played?
And the one where Auburn finished 13-0. Worst fuckup in the history of the BCS.
That's what I thought but I couldn't remember.
Does Auburn now get USC's share of the national championship? I mean it only seems right.
Re: USC sanctions: 2 year postseason ban, lose 20 scholarshi
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 5:47 pm
by Willie
clenz wrote:
Skjellyfetti wrote:
And the one where Auburn finished 13-0. Worst fuckup in the history of the BCS.
That's what I thought but I couldn't remember.
Does Auburn now get USC's share of the national championship? I mean it only seems right.
Why would Auburn get a share? They played Oklahoma in that game. It was decided that there is no National Champion for that year.
Re: USC sanctions: 2 year postseason ban, lose 20 scholarshi
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 5:47 pm
by UNHWildCats
clenz wrote:
Skjellyfetti wrote:
And the one where Auburn finished 13-0. Worst fuckup in the history of the BCS.
That's what I thought but I couldn't remember.
Does Auburn now get USC's share of the national championship? I mean it only seems right.
Best guess is it will be left vacated.
Aaron Rodgers tweeted today asking when he will be getting his 2004 PAC 10 Championship ring.
Re: USC sanctions: 2 year postseason ban, lose 20 scholarshi
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 5:50 pm
by UNHWildCats
The BCS will vacate the Orange Bowl triumph, a 55-19 pasting of Oklahoma, a game in which quarterback Matt Leinart threw five touchdown passes.
BCS executive director Bill Hancock issued the statement:
"In accordance with the findings released today by the NCAA, the University of Southern California's 2005 Orange Bowl game victory has been vacated. We take the integrity of NCAA rules seriously. As a procedural matter, the BCS Presidential Oversight Committee (POC) must meet to formally consider vacating USC's championship title and the game records. If the POC takes such action, there would be no BCS champion for the 2004-05 season. The POC will meet shortly to discuss this matter.
"In light of USC's statement that it intends to appeal, we want to make it clear that no action will go into effect until the appeal is heard and decided by the NCAA."
