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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 06-16-2010, 09:39 AM:

Carroll says the NCAA had no basis for unfair and “really, really harsh” sanctions on USC.

“There’s nothing there,” he said Tuesday of the investigation into his program’s knowledge of former Trojans running back Reggie Bush’s(notes) improper benefits and relationship with an agent.

“Now the word’s out. You can do this,” he said. “One person can do this, go after a university and a kid. And nothing has to be true. NOTHING has to be true. They just have to make claims, and then the investigations and all that are under way.

“I just hate the thought that that can take place and we can do nothing about it.”

Carroll says he didn’t leave USC six months ago to escape imminent NCAA penalties.

“Why wouldn’t I have left some other time (during the NCAA’s five-year probe)?” the Seahawks’ powerful new coach asked.

He was facing questions for the first time since the governing body for college sports on Thursday banned USC from bowls for two years and took away 30 scholarships over three years, mainly for what Bush received during Carroll’s tenure.

“I thought I would never leave USC, but this is just too good an opportunity to pass up,” he said, reiterating what he said in January.

He hears skeptics who scoff at hearing he didn’t know about Bush’s improprieties.

“It looks like, ‘Why would you not know?’ Well, Reggie Bush became Reggie Bush in a matter of a few months, weeks,” Carroll said, mentioning Bush wasn’t a starter until his junior season. “LenDale White(notes) scored 54 touchdowns in the same time that Reggie was there. … And Matt Leinart(notes) was the quarterback—and he was the Heisman Trophy winner. So there was a lot of stuff going on, a lot of acclaim.

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Posted by BlueCollarMan (Member # 2114) on 06-16-2010, 10:55 AM:

Oh, yeah. He's just a victim. [Roll Eyes]

Fred

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 06-16-2010, 07:07 PM:

Carroll knew what was coming down and got out of USC as quick as he could.