Report: BCS Strips Trogans of 2005 Orange Bowl Win, Possibly the Championship

by Meriones on Jun 10, 2010 5:22 PM PDT in Football

This just in -- from the Kansas City Star, of all places:

The BCS has stripped Southern California of its 2005 Orange Bowl victory over Oklahoma and could strip the Trojans of their BCS national championship for the 2004 season.

The brief article also states:

BCS executive director Bill Hancock issued the statement:

"In accordance with the findings released today by the NCAA, the University of Southern California’s 2005 Orange Bowl game victory has been vacated. We take the integrity of NCAA rules seriously. As a procedural matter, the BCS Presidential Oversight Committee (POC) must meet to formally consider vacating USC’s championship title and the game records. If the POC takes such action, there would be no BCS champion for the 2004-05 season. The POC will meet shortly to discuss this matter.

"In light of USC’s statement that it intends to appeal, we want to make it clear that no action will go into effect until the appeal is heard and decided by the NCAA."

Still awaiting other verification.

GO BRUINS

Tweet Comment 18 comments | 0 recs |

Do you like this story?

Comments

Presidential Oversight Committee

Here is the lineup of the BCS Presidential Oversight Committee which will, after sc’s frivolous appeal taken solely for purposes of delay appeal is rejected, decide the fate of the 2004-2005 BCS championship:

Harvey Perlman – Chancellor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Chair
Scott Cowen – President, Tulane University
Rev. John Jenkins – President, University of Notre Dame
Mark A. Nordenberg – President, University of Pittsburgh
John G. Peters – President, Northern Illinois University
Gary Ransdell – President, Western Kentucky University
Robert Shelton – President, University of Arizona
Graham Spanier – President, The Pennsylvania State University
Charles W. Steger – President, Virginia Tech University
Robert Witt – President, University of Alabama
John Welty – President, Fresno State University
Michael Young – President, University of Utah

I don’e see anybody on there who would have the slightest affinity for southern cal. In fact, one suspects the Notre Dame President will have no desire to show any mercy or offer the slightest forgiveness.

by peggysue69 on Jun 10, 2010 5:44 PM PDT reply actions

Surprising

To me that so many non-BCS schools are on that committee.

by BruinFanGA on Jun 10, 2010 6:13 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions

Appeal

I hope Dr. witt from Alabama remembers our recently denied appeal and returns the favor. We were denied the appeal of vacated wins for the textbook scandal, if it can be called that, Most of the charges were from extra study materials handed out with the textbooks which are returned after the completion of classes. Scholarship players are required to return their books unlike students who buy them. Most of the materials were accidently handed out and the value of some of the “extra benefits” was a whopping 35 cents. May their appeal get them extra time, after all the Joe McKnight free vehicle wasn’t even a part of this investigation.

by bornbama1 on Jun 10, 2010 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions

Wait until an appeal is decided?

What, do we have to wait another 6 years to strip them of the championship they did not deserve? This is ridiculous. The BCS should strip them now; grow a back bone already. 6 years of investigation and a ton of evidence is not enough?

by cyberdbk on Jun 10, 2010 5:45 PM PDT reply actions

Hey NCAA and BCS...

WHAT’S YOUR DEAL!!?

Easy money and faithless women, red-eye whiskey for the pain...

by rich87 on Jun 10, 2010 7:37 PM PDT reply actions

+1

by 8sp0rts8 on Jun 10, 2010 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions

love this quote from Garrett....

USC athletic director Mike Garrett, approached by ESPN.com at a previously scheduled USC Coaches’ Tour at the Airport Marriott in Burlingame, Calif., said: *"No comment. Don’t bother me. The world is great." *

What a complete fool… a walking, talking PR tsunami.

Easy money and faithless women, red-eye whiskey for the pain...

by rich87 on Jun 10, 2010 7:39 PM PDT reply actions

Forget douche canoe

This guy is a douche Exxon Valdez.

But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.

by tasser10 on Jun 10, 2010 7:55 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions

I think the proper term now

Is a BP Douche

RESCUING DANCE MUSIC FROM THE BLAHS

by AMM19 on Jun 10, 2010 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions

Ceremony

I’d like for there to be a big formal ceremony outside of heritage hall where cheatey petey and reggie bush formally give back the National Championship Trophy and the Heisman.

by Tim Macias on Jun 10, 2010 8:34 PM PDT reply actions

U$C's 2009 response to NCAA has been

posted by Scott Wolf

by LA Bruin on Jun 10, 2010 9:02 PM PDT reply actions

Anyhone read $c's response?

Even more so than the long winded NCAA findings, this 169 page gem is chock-full of what appears to be the same tired arguments that their fans have been making for about four years now. It was really TL:DR. However, I did like this though:

We understand and acknowledge that some of the allegations are valid, including some very serious ones. We understand the gravity of these violations, and we accept full responsibility for them

I find this interesting. What happens when the appeal is denied and their arrogance propels them into a disastrous civil suit? I suppose this appeal is the last realistic hand they can play and it doesn’t look good for them.

EGO TROIORUM MALLEUS SUM

by Bruins102NCAA on Jun 10, 2010 9:19 PM PDT reply actions

I don't think I'm going to read just$c*'s response

Either my blood pressure will go through the roof, or I’ll laugh so hard I’ll fall out of my chair. Either way, I just don’t need it.

I would like to have someone tell me the page where they say they never heard of bu$h or OJ2, and anyone who says they did is obviously a felon working on a book deal.

by Fox 71 on Jun 10, 2010 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions

Well, on argument I did catch

was that all of this did not come to light until the seedy characters brought it up. I really don’t see why that is relevant given that the NCAA said they could not be relied on but rather corroborated the allegations with other evidence.

This is going nowhere fast for $c. They ought to just take the punishment and start rebuilding instead of dragging it out. I mean if the NCAA didn’t anticipate an appeal by constructing an ironclad case I would be flummoxed.

EGO TROIORUM MALLEUS SUM

by Bruins102NCAA on Jun 10, 2010 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions

someone explain to me how

vacating the 2005 Orange Bowl and the 2004 National Championship are two different things? If they vacate the results of the bowl game due to the NCAA finding Bush ineligible doesn’t that automatically cost them the National Championship? What is there to meet about?

The best thing you can do for your children is to love their mother. John Wooden

by MexiBruin on Jun 10, 2010 9:40 PM PDT reply actions

I think

It’s because they couldn’t corroborate the fact that Bush was on the take before the 2005 season. The NCAA’s argument was intentionally crafted to not rely so heavily on what the “ex-felons” alleged. There was more there than just these bare allegations.

EGO TROIORUM MALLEUS SUM

by Bruins102NCAA on Jun 10, 2010 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions

You are correct

But it would seem there are still i’s to dot and t’s to cross. The championship vote certainly did occur after the Troylets purportedly won that game. But the vote was a distinct act separate and apart from the game, although as a direct result of it.

Flush the Troylets. For the next two years their only bowl is Porcelain.

Bleeding powderkeg blue and gold for 55 years. Go Bruins!

by Digdog on Jun 10, 2010 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions