One more thing before I turn in-Yes, I'm gonna miss the Dubs attempt at history: The University of Southern California today hired Lynn Swann to be their Athletic Director.
Yes, and your point is?
USC has one of the very few truly storied, historically great scholarly tackle football programs in the whole history of the earth. Lynn Swann is an alumnus of that program. Was a star receiver there. College football Hall of Fame. Went on to a stellar career in the National Concussion League. Pro football Hall of Fame. Great tackle football player. For USC and the Pittsburgh "Steelers." That is all that Swannie has to recommend himself-he has no prior experience in the administration of college athletics, for instance; he has no coaching experience at all. He has spent most of his post-football career doing football television commentary.
Lynn Swann replaces Pat Haden and an era of errors. Haden's resume before being named USC AD: star college player at USC, Rhodes Scholar, very mediocre NFL player, lawyer, football television commentator.
Haden succeeded Mike Garrett: see above for resume.
They could have anyone, USC could have anyone as AD. They could have had O.J. Simpson. For instance. Same qualifications! Three times in a row now USC has hired people who are nobodies in athletic administration. The definition of insanity is repeating the same mistaken behavior and expecting different results? That's USC today.
Yes, and your point is?
USC has one of the very few truly storied, historically great scholarly tackle football programs in the whole history of the earth. Lynn Swann is an alumnus of that program. Was a star receiver there. College football Hall of Fame. Went on to a stellar career in the National Concussion League. Pro football Hall of Fame. Great tackle football player. For USC and the Pittsburgh "Steelers." That is all that Swannie has to recommend himself-he has no prior experience in the administration of college athletics, for instance; he has no coaching experience at all. He has spent most of his post-football career doing football television commentary.
Lynn Swann replaces Pat Haden and an era of errors. Haden's resume before being named USC AD: star college player at USC, Rhodes Scholar, very mediocre NFL player, lawyer, football television commentator.
Haden succeeded Mike Garrett: see above for resume.
They could have anyone, USC could have anyone as AD. They could have had O.J. Simpson. For instance. Same qualifications! Three times in a row now USC has hired people who are nobodies in athletic administration. The definition of insanity is repeating the same mistaken behavior and expecting different results? That's USC today.