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Stumped: (He)Lane of Troy Calls For A Lifeline During Pac-10 Media Day Q&A

Pac-10 coaches are wrapping up their media tour today with the LA media day at the Rose Bowl. Somehow we knew Hello Kiffin was not going to disappoint. Apparently he was the only coach who came out wearing glasses during the press conferences (waiting for wire footage). He then had to call for help from a grown-up - his SID - when asked a simple question:

Kiffin on debunking one myth about himself: "Wow. Where's my SID, you didn't prepare me for that one. What would be one myth? I'm gonna have to think about that. There are a lot of them out there."

Per Ted Miller Kiffin said he just "didn't know" about the myths about him "out there." He was also asked about transfers and came up with standard "didn't want to compete" lame excuse:

Kiffin on transfers: "The difficult thing was these sanctions, and I don't know if it was why they did it, but we created free agency in college football. There's no salary cap on. Our players can leave at any time to go anywhere. You saw a number of guys leave who weren't very excited about playing time. The penalty is about the ban, but every guy I talked to said they thought they could go and get more playing time. When they made these decisions, they'd have to leave something valuable, they'd be leaving a degree at USC."

LOL, right. I am sure Matt Leinart, Reggie Bush, and OJ Simpson are really remembered for that "degree" from Southern Cal.

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Degree?!

I didn’t know that USC was acreditted, must have gotten them confused with the University of Phoenix.

by hongerelli on Jul 29, 2010 1:25 PM PDT reply actions  

At least....

…the University of Phoenix has its own stadium!

by Twothphry on Jul 29, 2010 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

"There's no salary cap"

Comical that he framed this as a bad thing for SC.

by bornagainbruin on Jul 29, 2010 1:25 PM PDT reply actions  

My favorite line:
While Barkley was talking about not being able to play for a national championship for the next couple of seasons, Kiffin piped in. “So are you announcing you will return for your senior season?” Barkley: “We’ll see.”

Go Bruins!

by Harsha on Jul 29, 2010 1:28 PM PDT reply actions  

Hey now

Given how long they kept Garrett around Lane might last a while.

Go Bruins!

by Harsha on Jul 29, 2010 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

We really need volunteers

to startup and blog on KeepLane.com or FightOnLane.com.

by Nestor on Jul 29, 2010 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

It’s not like Barkley is NFL-projected material at this point, is he?

by Orz on Jul 29, 2010 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm sure with an sc degree and his smile

he’d have no trouble getting a job filling up the gatorade jugs for the raiders.

by Chris09 on Jul 29, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

Are you sure that he wants to stay?

Garret probably lied to him about NCAA sanctions and now he’s gone.

Lame might want to jump ship too.

But who would hire him?

by layout on Jul 29, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

We had an 8-year streak

on the field. They had a 7.

But, these occasions in which CRN outshines Lame passed embarrassing a long time ago. What’s the score and streak now, about 253 to 0?

by Bruinut on Jul 29, 2010 4:17 PM PDT reply actions  

Latest Numbers for $UC = 54% of footballers...

…get degrees. But then that also includes Leinert majoring in Ballroom Dance.

by C.T. in Boston on Jul 29, 2010 5:15 PM PDT reply actions  

Scholars?

I think Haden is the only scholar(?) that’s come out of Figueroa Tech.

by Twothphry on Jul 29, 2010 6:58 PM PDT reply actions  

Lots of people get degrees and many people become Rhodes Scholars.

We all know that a degree from just$c* is meaningless, and can be obtained in lots of ways, including endowing a wing on a building. Question (serious, not rhetorical or snarky): Can the Rhodes Scholar selection process be manipulated?

by Fox 71 on Jul 29, 2010 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

Rhodes Scholarship process is very rigorous

My father interviewed for a Rhodes scholarship in the 50’s (didn’t make the cut). The organization is independent and is very thorough in the evaluation process.

Bob O. (Signholder #3)

by TuneMan7 on Jul 30, 2010 4:08 AM PDT up reply actions  

It does favor athletes though

One of the original standards was

energy to use one’s talents to the full, as exemplified by fondness for and success in sports;

by SuperBruinMan on Jul 30, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

Is it just me

Or does Barfley look like some kind of cabana boy at the Jonathan Club?

by bru79 on Jul 30, 2010 10:46 AM PDT reply actions  

One an done maybe (please God no!)

I hate to say it but Kiffin could be one and done. Odds are he will last 2 seasons, maybe 3.

But this was the most embarrassing press conference in L.A. sports history since that 1981 disaster where Jerry Buss fired Paul Westhead (in response to Magic Johnson’s complaints) and the good doctor (and known trOJan) announced he would have one coach coach the offense (Pat Riley as I remember) and another coach do the defense.

Another sc sweep, numbers 1 and 2 (maybe a tie), over a nearly 30 year period, for the two lamest news conferences in L.A. history.

by peggysue69 on Jul 30, 2010 11:41 AM PDT reply actions  

You could call the award

“The Lamey,” with double meaning of “Lamey.”

by Bruinut on Jul 30, 2010 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

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