Looks the (alleged) exploits of Pom Pom Peter's (alleged) thugs are becoming a national story of disgrace:
BERKELEY, Calif. -- Can football save Rey Maualuga?
Southern California coach Pete Carroll must think so. Never mind that at a lot of places the freshman linebacker would be suspended at this point -- perhaps worse. That's a safe assumption after the 18-year-old allegedly punched a man twice -- unprovoked, police say -- at a Halloween night party.
Rey Maualuga is shown after a win over Washington State on Oct. 29, two days before he landed in legal trouble.
One account said the victim's head hit the side of a house after Maualuga hit him. There was blood. When a woman said she was going to call the police, the Los Angeles Times quoted a witness saying that Maualuga replied: "I own the police." Then he fled into the night.
A few hours and $20,000 in bail money later, Maualuga was free after turning himself in, booked on suspicion of misdemeanor battery.
Since then Maualuga has been rewarded with the most playing time of his short career. In Saturday's 35-10 victory over California, he was arguably the best defensive player on the field with six tackles, an interception and a sack.
Like we have written before, what is going on over at that "University" in the name of college football is disturbing. Pom Pom has become a national joke in the eyes of even Trojan worshipping, bandwagon jumping Bill Plaschke:
Southern California coach Pete Carroll must think so. Never mind that at a lot of places the freshman linebacker would be suspended at this point -- perhaps worse. That's a safe assumption after the 18-year-old allegedly punched a man twice -- unprovoked, police say -- at a Halloween night party.
Rey Maualuga is shown after a win over Washington State on Oct. 29, two days before he landed in legal trouble.
One account said the victim's head hit the side of a house after Maualuga hit him. There was blood. When a woman said she was going to call the police, the Los Angeles Times quoted a witness saying that Maualuga replied: "I own the police." Then he fled into the night.
A few hours and $20,000 in bail money later, Maualuga was free after turning himself in, booked on suspicion of misdemeanor battery.
Since then Maualuga has been rewarded with the most playing time of his short career. In Saturday's 35-10 victory over California, he was arguably the best defensive player on the field with six tackles, an interception and a sack.
"When I'm on the field, I can put everything aside," said Rey Maualuga softly.
Which is exactly why the USC linebacker didn't belong there.
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By not suspending Maualuga for even one full game, Carroll is sending the message that his players are invincible not only on the field, but everywhere.
By allowing Maualuga to return to play so soon after leaving the police station, Carroll is administering the first real injection of doubt, however slight, into the backbone of the nation's smartest and best-run football program.
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According to witnesses, in the early morning hours of a Halloween party, with no apparent motivation, Maualuga walked up and punched his alleged victim twice, knocking him down.
When the victim's companion threatened to call police, Maualuga allegedly shouted, "I own the police" before running away.
In the two weeks since then, it's as if he owns the university.
He has not only escaped any perception of punishment, he has become a star.
It was immediately announced that he was demoted to the scout team, but then he showed up on the field in the second half against Stanford and said he was unaware of any such punishment.
Yes, it's definitely clear that USC under Pom Pom has become the nation's smartest and best-run ethically and morally corrupt football program. Pom Pom is making a mockery of the concept of student athletes in college football. He is a joke, and parents around Southern California and around the nation should really take a closer look before allowing their kids to grow under this clown who seems to have no sense of what is right and what is wrong. I am sure the Juice is proud of Pom Pom Trojan today. Disgusting scumbags.
Which is exactly why the USC linebacker didn't belong there.
[...]
By not suspending Maualuga for even one full game, Carroll is sending the message that his players are invincible not only on the field, but everywhere.
By allowing Maualuga to return to play so soon after leaving the police station, Carroll is administering the first real injection of doubt, however slight, into the backbone of the nation's smartest and best-run football program.
[...]
According to witnesses, in the early morning hours of a Halloween party, with no apparent motivation, Maualuga walked up and punched his alleged victim twice, knocking him down.
When the victim's companion threatened to call police, Maualuga allegedly shouted, "I own the police" before running away.
In the two weeks since then, it's as if he owns the university.
He has not only escaped any perception of punishment, he has become a star.
It was immediately announced that he was demoted to the scout team, but then he showed up on the field in the second half against Stanford and said he was unaware of any such punishment.