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I don't believe Todd needs any financial assistance with a case like this. Some sharp law firmprobably took a look at the facts and agreed to represent him based upon a contingency payout for a portion of the settlement.

That's a good thought ...

First off, if the LA Superior Court rules in favor of McNair, won't the NCAA appeal to the State Supreme Court? Then, if they lose that, won't they then appeal to the Federal Supreme Court? This could be years in the making of an eventual verdict/settlement.

So, I don't see the NCAA relaxing the sanctions against us at all.

When/if McNair is found to have been set up, I truly wonder if Haden/Nikias will go after the NCAA. We would have grounds to sue for money lost from no bowl games in 2010 and 2011, as well as all kinds of other "mental anguish" type stuff. But, I somehow doubt that the school's administration would do so.

I have wondered for the past 22 months why the vast USC alumni base has not filed a class action law-suit against the NCAA. If every alum pitched in $100 that would be a fairly large war chest to do battle with. Also, I'm sure many Trojan alum attorneys would donate their time to the cause as well. I just hate that we appeared to have rolled over after getting rail-roaded with truly unfair penalties.

I hope McNair wins, for his name and reputation, and for our school's reputation as well. Fight On, beat the NZAA!

Sadly, have to agree 100% with your assessment.

The subservient, passive, almost cowardly persona of USC as depicted in Pat Haden makes me cringe to even consider how he will further anger alumni and fans with his propensity to embarrass himself and denigrate his university.

The next time he publicly speaks critically of any organization in collegiate athletics besides USC will be the first time.

I really don't intend this to be sarcastic, but have you followed this saga since PH became AD at USC?

If so, I truly find it hard to believe that anyone familiar with the substance of the situation, regardless of their opinions, cannot see numerous reasons for criticism of Pat Haden's representation of USC's reputation and interests in the public forum.

Pat Haden has been Neville Chamberlain when Winston Churchill was needed.

laars, I'm seeing things from an entirely different perspective now.

With these recent revelations from the judge, USC owes it to every other NCAA member school to stand up to governing body entrusted with ensuring fairness across the board.

The quote that comes to mind I would share with Pat/Nikias is "Evil abounds when good men do nothing". If USC does nothing, then they become complicit in the corruption.

The NCAA has shown themselves to be no different than corrupt cops who frame innocent people for crimes they didn't commit. Hopefully they aren't allowed to run roughshod over one other program.

Haden comes out looking pretty weak with this exposure of the NCAA, even if he was just following orders from higher ups. He went out of his way to suck up to the NCAA and call then fair-minded individuals, tell all of us that we had "tin foil hats" for believing there was malice and a conspiracy against USC, actively dismissed USC's opportunity to challenge the NCAA findings based on the Auburn outcome (Nikias drove that one), and generally did everything possible to keep the fanbase from demanding justice.

If Haden truly believed that a lawsuit was not worth the effort given the narrow legal avenue to pursue relief, that's one thing. But nothing stopped him from calling a press conference and going through the NCAA report with all of the misstatements, lies, omissions, etc., that are now coming up in this lawsuit for McNair. We could have easily accepted the penalties but defended our name in the process and let a fire under the press to examine how the NCAA could possibly come to this level of punishment based on such a shoddy case. Look what happened with Shabazz the second UCLA and the press pushed back.

Instead, Haden has been complicit in moving USC in a direction he thought was best (along with Nikias, et al.) but now that this new information comes out regarding malice, he and USC looks rather foolish and timid for not standing up for itself.

Hopefully this new information provides USC a third chance to stand up and use this finding and the reference to biased investigative work as a means to demand from the NCAA--of which it is a member--fairness and justice, and in particular access to these emails and communications that the NCAA is trying to suppress.

Haden demonstrated leadership--just in the wrong direction with the wrong tone (i.e., "win the right way"), and it's coming full circle now.

You and JPL Trojan are vastly underestimating these men
You will realize that at some point

Interesting, How so?

Maybe once the files are released Haden would change his mind, but I am not seeing right now.He had a chance to set the tone early but passed.

guess we will find out...but I think the NCAA will appeal and find some relief and then its back to square 1.