Happy 4th to you and your family John - not sure when you’re going to get a day off with all this drama!
Yes, keeping USC would have been the #1 job for George. But in his defense:
1. The Texas/Oklahoma SEC move came just a few months after he started in this role, likely still trying to get his bearings.
2. The “Alliance” obviously meant…
Happy 4th to you and your family John - not sure when you’re going to get a day off with all this drama!
Yes, keeping USC would have been the #1 job for George. But in his defense:
1. The Texas/Oklahoma SEC move came just a few months after he started in this role, likely still trying to get his bearings.
2. The “Alliance” obviously meant nothing to the B1G, and they acted in bad faith and were disingenuous in their verbal agreement with the Pac12/ACC. But how would George know they were lying to his face?
3. Carol Folt was one of the 12 Presidents who hired him. Multiple reports say this USC conversation began last fall. How could George anticipate that Carol would hire him, then bolt the conference?
I’m not his apologist - clearly he’s been naive. But the level of dishonesty and subterfuge is off the charts on this whole thing.
If I’m George I’m on the phone with Washington, Oregon, Stanford, Clemson, Florida St, Miami, Baylor, Oklahoma St, West Virginia. These schools aren’t going to be satisfied being left on the outside. Form a third mega conference and challenge this new world order controlled by SEC/B1G.
Happy 4th to you and your family John - not sure when you’re going to get a day off with all this drama!
Yes, keeping USC would have been the #1 job for George. But in his defense:
1. The Texas/Oklahoma SEC move came just a few months after he started in this role, likely still trying to get his bearings.
2. The “Alliance” obviously meant nothing to the B1G, and they acted in bad faith and were disingenuous in their verbal agreement with the Pac12/ACC. But how would George know they were lying to his face?
3. Carol Folt was one of the 12 Presidents who hired him. Multiple reports say this USC conversation began last fall. How could George anticipate that Carol would hire him, then bolt the conference?
I’m not his apologist - clearly he’s been naive. But the level of dishonesty and subterfuge is off the charts on this whole thing.
If I’m George I’m on the phone with Washington, Oregon, Stanford, Clemson, Florida St, Miami, Baylor, Oklahoma St, West Virginia. These schools aren’t going to be satisfied being left on the outside. Form a third mega conference and challenge this new world order controlled by SEC/B1G.