That apology USC delivered to UC San Diego also included a $50 million payment in damages for taking UCSD’s Alzheimer’s program. This is a direct of Max Nikias‘ presidency, where he had a win-at-all-costs attitude on everything. He didn’t care about the ethics of taking the Alzheimer’s program. Or the potential for a lawsuit. Sometimes, it might have worked, like when he got the L.A. … Continue reading The Legacy Of Max Nikias Proves Costly
I spoke to someone who worked with Rick Courtright, who is suing USC for $2 million and claims Clancy Pendergast committed NCAA violations. “I didn’t know him as a coach, I knew him as a scout,” the person told me. “He was a good scout. I think he knew football.” Is it really so impossible that Pendergast or Clay Helton issue a comment on this … Continue reading Do You Believe Rick Courtright?
USC apologized to UC Santa Diego on Tuesday after it raided the prestigious Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study at UCSD in 2015 and took control of the program’s contracts that were worth ten of millions of dollars and led to a contentious lawsuit. “USC and Dr. Paul Aisen regret that the manner in which Dr. Aisen and members of the ADCS staff left UC San Diego … Continue reading Morning Buzz: An Apology From USC
A lawsuit from a former USC football analyst is not the ideal news on the first day for a new school president. But how will Carol Folt feel if USC gets hit with a notice of allegations from the NCAA regarding possible basketball violations? That won’t be a good look for Lynn Swann either. I’ve heard Rick Carr, the fired security director, is fighting to … Continue reading Maybe It Is Drama U.?
I focused last week on how the cancellation of the Salute to Troy affected the past teams that get honored. But it also affects the families of current players who usually come to enjoy the festivities with their sons and the diehard fans who come to the event. “We weren’t selling many tickets,” a USC employee told me. Clay Helton is strangling the football program … Continue reading Where Are The Fans?
I’m in the process of finding out some things about Rick Courtright at USC. But in the meantime, it feels like he and Clancy Pendergast deserve each other. Here’s an excerpt from Courtright’s complaint: “Pendergast also repeatedly thanked Courtright for allowing him to claim many of Courtright’s great ideas as his own.” Does it surprise me Pendergast would take credit for someone else’s ideas? No. … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Who You Gonna Believe?
