Lane Kiffin (HC Ole/Young Miss & Twitter Troll King)

[ulukinatme]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVRCKWm4stE&feature=player_embedded"]Runaway Lane (Lane Kiffin Song) - YouTube[/ame]

 

[NFBuck]

I was hoping several more years at the helm of USC would drive them down to middle of the pack in the PAC 12.

They're already there...

 

[ulukinatme]

They're already there...

I was kinda hoping long term though. They still have far too many great athletes, and the recruiting hit is just going to be in effect...although I wonder if it's even going to be an issue. If USC inserts a decent coach next year or soon, ESPN will be talking about the Trojan dynasty again. If USC puts together half a defense at this point, they're back at the top in the PAC 12.

 

[Muck]

If USC inserts a decent coach next year or soon, ESPN will be talking about the Trojan dynasty again. If USC puts together half a defense at this point, they're back at the top in the PAC 12.

I just wanted to point out the irony of the above being posted by a ND fan.

 

[ulukinatme]

I just wanted to point out the irony of the above being posted by a ND fan.

Notre Dame has been irrelevant though for the last 20 years, we're only a few years removed from the 2005 USC dynasty!

 

[Muck]

Notre Dame has been irrelevant though for the last 20 years, we're only a few years removed from the 2005 USC dynasty!

That's exactly my point.

 

[MaliBuckeye]

And then there's this-

A USC football student manager has been relieved of all duties with the Trojan football team for intentionally deflating, below NCAA-regulated levels, some game footballs used by USC's team during the first half in last Saturday's game against Oregon.

Game officials discovered and re-inflated three of the balls before the game and two others at halftime. All balls were regulation in the second half.

When informed of this allegation by the Pac-12, USC investigated it immediately. The student manager confirmed that he had, without the knowledge of, or instruction from, any USC student-athlete, coach, staff member or administrator, deflated those game balls after they had been tested and approved by officials prior to the game.

As a result, the Pac-12 reprimanded USC and imposed a fine.

Hell, with properly inflated footballs, Oregon might have broken triple digits.

 

[TDunk]

And then there's this-



Hell, with properly inflated footballs, Oregon might have broken triple digits.

Lane and Ped State sound like a match made in a place where Paterno is not residing in.

 

[ysubuck]

A USC football student manager has been relieved of all duties with the Trojan football team for intentionally deflating, below NCAA-regulated levels, some game footballs used by USC's team during the first half in last Saturday's game against Oregon.

Game officials discovered and re-inflated three of the balls before the game and two others at halftime. All balls were regulation in the second half.

When informed of this allegation by the Pac-12, USC investigated it immediately. The student manager confirmed that he had, without the knowledge of, or instruction from, any USC student-athlete, coach, staff member or administrator, deflated those game balls after they had been tested and approved by officials prior to the game.

As a result, the Pac-12 reprimanded USC and imposed a fine.

That has Lane written all over it.

 

[NFBuck]

That has Lane written all over it.

Yep.

Funny thing, this clown pulls all of these shenanigans, and is still a pretty spectacular failure.

 

[gracelhink]

And then there's this-



... with properly inflated footballs, Oregon might have broken triple digits.

Just curious what advantage underinflated balls might offer for USC.
and seem to remember that USC's underinflated balls would only be used by the USC offense,
refs would insert Oregon provided game balls when Duck offense takes possession.
So Oregon's offense could have hit triple digits only if they used USC balls.

 

[TheStoicPaisano]

Just curious what advantage underinflated balls might offer for USC.

Cushing and Mays might know two things about underinflated balls.

 

[Brutus1]

Under-inflated are considered easier to catch.

 

[Dryden]

Just curious what advantage underinflated balls might offer for USC.

A 'softer' ball is easier to grip and catch, though that advantage is virtually negligible at the NCAA/Pro level. The biggest benefit with a deflated football is that it provides a larger 'sweet spot' when kicking, so Ks and Ps can kick deeper and get more hang time. The difference in the kicking game is rather substantial. The NFL has mitigated this problem with the 'K ball', which simply means a factory sealed football with a 'K' written on it in Sharpie which is locked in the officials' dressing room up until game time. The NFL provides 12 K balls for every game. The NCAA has no such rule, so teams can reach into their bag and grab whatever football they brought for whichever situation arises.

The reason Lane would endorse deflating a few balls for kicks and punts is to force more fair catches and touchbacks because he was worried about Oregon's return game.

 

[exhawg]

So should they check the ball boy's bank account or Mrs. Kiffin's vagina for evidence of a bribe?