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Quick note from LA

Later this week, I'll be blessing your intertubes and ebays with my preview of the Emerald Bowl between Boston College and USC.

However, I would be remiss in my responsibilities as West Coast correspondent for the BBC and my reputation as "that guy" if I didn't point out the following:

The Trojans are also struggling with having players eligible for their bowl game, and are without three starters (two offensive, one defensive) as preparation continues.

In addition, running back Joe McKnight did not travel to the Bay Area with the team due to some "paperwork", according to ESPN's account from coach Pete Carroll.

I'm sure there's no real concern on this later issue, since the plan is that McKnight will drive himself to the game later.

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Well, if McKnight drives his SUV, he’ll have plenty of room to bring along the other three Tro-hans.

by Ken on Dec 22, 2009 9:11 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

McKnight shoulda went with a Prius, he woulda got a pass from the environment

by BuckeyeSki on Dec 22, 2009 10:31 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Tip of the iceberg. Something’s gotta sink the Titanic sooner or later. If the Reggie Bush thing plus this McKnight scandal doesn’t start it rolling, nothing will.

by Bucksfan on Dec 22, 2009 11:12 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

But, you’re also forgetting OJ Mayo, the Williams “free rent” saga, etc.

Fact of the matter- nothing will happen. They are the premier program west of Austin Texas, and in the second largest media market in the country. There’s too much money to be lost by the NCAA hitting them with huge sanctions- and I don’t just mean the players’ payments.

Like I’ve said before, this is the very definition of “lack of institutional control”. The NCAA has no ability (or, it seems, desire) to control it’s institutions in meaningful ways.

Well, unless they’re Division 1-AA or below.

by MaliBuckeye on Dec 22, 2009 12:04 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Yea I agree with Mali, nothing will come of this. Don’t be suprised to see McKnight playing in the bowl game either. Surfer Pete saying he had “paperwork to do” indicates, to me anyways, that they are getting him eligible. One way or another…

by BuckeyeSki on Dec 22, 2009 4:31 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

“paper work” = paper bag full of green paper on someone’s desk.

by soutbaybuckeye on Dec 24, 2009 12:19 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

“That bag of cash ain’t picking itself up…”

You don’t expect him to drive that Land Rover AND pay for the gas, are you? The mileage on those things is criminal…

by MaliBuckeye on Dec 24, 2009 1:26 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Whoa whoa whoa! who said anything about money. I was only implying that this bag of non-sequential unmarked greenish papers were your “Christmas gift”.

Joe’s only rollin in the LR3 because he’s 2004 Impala is in the shop.

by soutbaybuckeye on Dec 24, 2009 10:39 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

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