December 15, 2011 · 7:31 AM

In Columbia, they’re dumb, but they mean well.

Apparently, South Carolina’s defense to the numerous (and serious) NCAA rules violations outlined in its own 111-page report boils down to “don’t hate us ’cause we’re stupid”.

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Filed under 'Cock Envy, The NCAA

38 responses to “In Columbia, they’re dumb, but they mean well.”

  1. Puffdawg
    December 15, 2011 at 8:00 AM

    The irony is the stupid response is brilliant.

    I love that they don’t want to reneg on any offers they have out there currently. An honorable school like USCe does not reneg on offers. Well, at least not when they are looking down the barrel of NCAA sanctions. Also funny they reserve the right to adjust the 2012-13 numbers. In other words, let us see who we get commitments from and we’ll get back to you. They also request the NCAA to keep a “close eye on the program.” for violations committed in 2009… Kind of like the NCAA keeping an eye on them from 2005-2008. So they basically committed major violations the very first year the NCAA packed up and left town.

    Lastly, I motion you add “good faith error in judgement” to the lexicon. That’s something I’m going to circle back around next time I knowingly and intentionally cheat to get ahea and then get caught.
    Oh, one more thing: I want all you fucking retarded Dawgs fans out there who bitched and moaned about USCe overtaking us in the East as supporting evidence to fire Mark Richt to raise your hand and leave the building.

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    • Doug
      December 15, 2011 at 9:05 AM

      …let us see who we get commitments from and we’ll get back to you.

      Not surprised USC is taking that attitude. Isn’t that pretty much what Spurrier tells every commit with fewer than 4 stars?

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    • AthensHomerDawg
      December 15, 2011 at 10:53 AM

      “I want all you fucking retarded Dawgs fans out there who bitched and moaned about USCe overtaking us in the East as supporting evidence to fire Mark Richt to raise your hand and leave the building.” ……and shut down your negative blog and turn in your Dawg card, and be forced to attend all Tech home games for one season to increase your awareness of what you got BEFORE a new Dawg card is issued. Anyone else got anything they want to add to that?
      just sayin’

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  2. Spike
    December 15, 2011 at 8:16 AM

    OK. We will hate them because they are the “Cocks.

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  3. Bad m
    December 15, 2011 at 8:20 AM

    Well, Senator, you got the first point right.

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  4. Lrgk9
    December 15, 2011 at 8:35 AM

    Jenny is still employed because she’s got written/electronic evidence stored in a safe place.

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    • Mayor of Dawgtown
      December 15, 2011 at 2:07 PM

      Yep, that should solve the problem. Demote a mid-level Athletics Department employee and cut her salary $10,000. Do nothing to the (purposely?) neglectful HC and AD or University President that fostered the environment that allowed the violations to occur, though.

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  5. Normaltown Mike
    December 15, 2011 at 8:45 AM

    “When the compliance office compared the hotel’s lease terms to other furnished apartments in the area, “it did not consider the rates the hotel previously charged the university for extended stay guests,” USC wrote in its response”

    So your compliance director compared the lease terms offered by The Whitney with leases at Del Boca Vista Phase Five and The Players Club instead of comparing the terms to other leases AT THE WHITNEY?!?

    Brilliant! Can I get that job?

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  6. Daniel Simpson Day
    December 15, 2011 at 8:50 AM

    I’m kinda surprised they didn’t blame the Chicken Curse.

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  7. Russ
    December 15, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    So, they will self-impose a reduction in scholarships, unless they need them, and then they’ll do it when it’s convenient?

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    • Ubiquitous GA Alum
      December 15, 2011 at 9:20 AM

      Kind of how the Head Cock handles player suspensions … Screw up in the spring/summer/fall and we’ll hold you out of the Homecoming game against Directional U.

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      • The Lone Stranger
        December 15, 2011 at 9:50 AM

        Homecoming game! That would be so very penal — the Visor will find it in his conscience to sit scofflaws only for Spring Games, mostly.

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  8. Go Dawgs!
    December 15, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    So THAT’S how Spurrier fixed South Carolina football. He figured out that the NCAA wasn’t really smacking anyone else anymore, so go ahead and cheat with them!

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    • Mayor of Dawgtown
      December 15, 2011 at 2:19 PM

      Totally understandable when one observes what has been going on at Auburn (and I would argue at Bama, too) for years.

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  9. Jason Marcus
    December 15, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    Holy Shittake how do you get any lawyering done? Your superque er friends are heading over to Joe’s on juniper later. You should join them for their weekly gangbang, f@g.

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  10. Derek
    December 15, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    I would have went with the “if we were cheaters we would have won something by now” defense.

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    • Puffdawg
      December 15, 2011 at 11:01 AM

      Keep up Derek, we all know that would be a complete lie. A victory in their upcoming bowl game will be an unprecedented run of success for them, worthy of SEC Championship SEC East Championship Sugar Bowl Championship Cap One Bowl Game Championship rings. I mean, 11 wins in one season!!!! OMG!!!!!!!!! That’s like twice than normal!

      The ring’s the thing.

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      • Devil's Advocate
        December 15, 2011 at 11:37 AM

        I believe UGA did the same thing in 2004 for the Cap One bowl.

        Maybe you should brush up on your Dawg history.

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        • Puffdawg
          December 15, 2011 at 12:45 PM

          First, I don’t recall the Dawgs getting rings for that. Could you get me a link to back up that claim? Can’t find anything on google supporting.

          Secondly, what relevance does that have to the point at hand. Derek claims they haven’t had success, and I claim clearly they have, if only by their own pathetic standards.

          If by brushing up on my Dawg history you mean counting the number of SEC, SEC East, and Sugar Bowl championships we have, I’m happy to oblige. I can’t even take a decent shit in the time it takes to recount USCe’s experience on that front.

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          • Devil's Advocate
            December 15, 2011 at 1:44 PM

            I apologzie. That was after your 1992 season. UGA made rings for their citrus bowl win against Ohio State. For what it’s worth, UGA finished 10-2. Exactly where USC stands right now.

            http://dawgsbui.blogspot.com/2009/07/1993-citrus-bowl-ring-uga-21-osu-14.html

            The relevance to my remark is you play down the rings in your statement when you cross out three things that USC didn’t get this year (SEC, SEC East, & Sugar Bowl).

            I look forward to the USC/UGA game next year. I hope it’s a good a game. Now please beat MSU.

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          • Go Dawgs!
            December 16, 2011 at 8:28 AM

            Georgia 100% did get rings for the 2005 Capital One Bowl after the 2004 season. I know this because I was on the field at G-Day before the ’05 season when they handed them out.

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  11. Macallanlover
    December 15, 2011 at 10:32 AM

    SC sounds a lot like GT when they pled ignorance about being unable to interpret the NCAA’s math. They really need to employ people not educated at their institutions to advise them.

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    • Puffdawg
      December 15, 2011 at 10:45 AM

      Shorter GT officials: “By, ‘Don’t alert the people we intend to interview we are about to interview them,’ we didn’t know you meant, ‘Don’t alert the people we intend to interview we are about to interview them.'”

      A simple miscommunication. I’m still pissed those morons got our 2009 ACC Championship taken away.

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  12. AusDawg85
    December 15, 2011 at 11:27 AM

    Clearly the most bullet-proof and best defense to any NCAA inquiry is…”Oops”. Wish we’d thought of that with AJ.

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  13. Dog in Fla
    December 15, 2011 at 2:32 PM

    “So that’s the gist of USC’s response today. We’ll see what the NCAA thinks in February. Joining Spurrier, Pastides and Hyman on the trip will be Boynton, Frye, Mangus and Styles.”

    Speculation is that they’re taking Mangus and the other reprimanded coaches to use them as exhibits to bolster the “don’t hate us ’cause we’re stupid” line of reasoning at the infractions hearing in Los Angeles.

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