I’m hearing rumors the Board of Trustees voted to hire a new president and they are sitting tight with the announcement. Hmmm. Will it be an academic like Northwestern president Morton Schapiro or a corporate CEO type like Bob Iger of Disney? Continue reading Has USC Hired A President?
What great timing! USC announced today it would raise tuition 3.5 percent next year from $55,320 to $57,256, a 3.5 percent increase. The increase was approved by the Board of Trustees, of course. USC spins this by saying, “The increase is one of the lowest in five decades.” Maybe they wanted to announce it before the next scandal breaks. The Board of Trustees probably feels … Continue reading USC Raises Tuition 3.5 Percent
Back in January, Caesar’s Palace listed USC’s national title odds were 50-1. But today, SuperBookUSA has USC listed at 100-1. That sounds more like it. Here are rest of the odds: Clemson 2-1 Alabama 5-2 Georgia, Ohio State 8-1 Michigan, Oklahoma 14-1 Texas 25-1 LSU, Notre Dame, Washington 30-1 Florida, Nebraska, Oregon, Texas A&M 40-1 Auburn 60-1 Wisconsin 80-1 Florida Staet, Iowa, Miami, Mississippi State, … Continue reading USC Must Be Making Oddsmakers Nervous
Since Lynn Swann is finally under the microscope, here’s another story of how he acts. I heard a USC donor approached him recently about the state of the baseball program and Swann did not want to listen and then became argumentative. This is consistent with many other stories I’ve heard about Swann not wanting to interact or respect others. Continue reading Bad Athletic Directing 101
It is Monday so what will this week’s scandal be? I think an undercovered aspect of the college admission scandal has been the role of former USC women’s soccer coach Ali Khosroshahin and his assistant coach Laura Janke. We now know the scandal came to the government’s attention when a Los Angeles-based parent whose daughter played club soccer implicated the Yale women’s soccer coach. Khosroshahin … Continue reading Morning Buzz: One Possible Way USC Got Involved In Admission Scandal
I’ve gotten a lot of feedback from radio interview with Softy Mahler last week. A USC donor even called me to day I made his weekend when he heard it. That’s what it takes these days to make a USC fan’s weekend: Point out how incompetent and ridiculous Lynn Swann is as athletic director. What else is there to celebrate? Making the NCAA Tournament? Continue reading How Do You Make A USC Fan’s Weekend?
