Who was SCORNED?

Just because Pete Carroll would not allow (UC)LA Times reporter Bill Plaschke to interview Joe McKnight after USC's Emerald Bowl victory over Boston College, Mr. Plaschke wrote a viscious "attack" article about the Trojans on Sunday, 12/27/09.

Mr. Plaschke used these accusatory words in his article: "deposition; broken the NCAA law; run interference with the NCAA; if Trojans had control; NCAA confusion; traveled on a cracked brick road; soiled; result in a lawsuit; reckless, foolish incident; if only they could find one (a strong athletic director); NCAA sanctions."

Don't give me any garbage about a woman scorned, Mr. Plaschke is a vindictive, SCORNED man!

What Alleged Crime Did They Really Commit?

After reading (UC)LA Times reporter Bill Plaschke's article entitled "USC playing with fire" on Sunday 12/20/09, I asked myself this question:

"Why is Mr. Plaschke treating Trojans Reggie Bush, O.J. Mayo and now, Joe McKnight like they are criminals?"

What crime did they commit? NONE!

Then I wondered:

"Why hasn't Mr. Plaschke attacked UCLA Men's Basketball Coach Ben Howland (like he attacked USC Coach Pete Carroll in his article) for allowing Nikola Dragovic to continue playing after Dragovic was arrested for felony assault?"

Assault is a REAL CRIME!

The Answer: Bill Plaschke is a BIASED UCLA Lover and a USC Hater!

I Can't Believe It Either!

After reading (UC)LA Times reporter Bill Plaschke's Sunday 11/29/09 "Not simply a take-a-knee-jerk reaction" article, I can't believe that Mr. Plaschke supported Pete Carroll's decision to keep competing. He even wrote that Rick Neuheisel was "acting like a brat."

I still can't believe it!

What a Time-Out!

UCLA Coach Rick Neuheisel's time-out signaled the USC Offense to CONTINUE competing and to score a 48-yard touchdown bomb!

This same time out signaled his UCLA Defense to STOP competing and to not defend the USC pass play!

What a difference one little time-out made!

"No" is BAD and "Wrong" is OKAY...

In today's (UC)LA Times, Gary Klein reported tht Dave Cutaia, the Pac-10's co-ordinator of football officials, suspended an official in the USC-Oregon State game for a "no" call on a Taylor Mays personal foul. So, NO is BAD!

But, Dave Cutaia did not suspend the official in the USC-Notre Dame game for a "wrong" call on a bogus Taylor Mays personal foul. So, WRONG is OKAY!

Then, what is RIGHT?

Both Pac-10 officials should have been suspended!

Twelve not Eleven?

Evidently Bryce Yokomizo (10/24/09 (UC)LA Times Viewpoint Letters) didn't watch the same USC-Notre Dame game that I did. Upon further review, both personal foul penalties against USC's Taylor Mays were BOGUS!

The S.E.C. officials exalt Florida with penalties in the Gator's favor, while Pac-10 officials debase USC with bogus penalties against the Trojans.

The Trojans are up against 12 players, not 11, on every snap!

The S.E.C. Got It Right!

No reporter at the (UC)LA Times has brought up the fact that the Pac-10 officiating crew at the USC-Notre Dame last Saturday 10/17/09 blew at least three calls that affected the game. Foremost were two "no calls" against Notre Dame and one blatant "wrong" call against USC. Twice, the Irish tackled Joe McKnight and Matt Barkley out of bounds and were not whistled for a personal foul. Then, Trojan Taylor Mays was flagged with a personal foul for pushing a Notre Dame player after the player was out of bounds. The replay clearly shows that the Notre Dame player was inbounds when Taylor pushed him out of bounds to stop his forward progress.

Today the S.E.C. suspended the Florida-Arkansas officating crew that called a "bogus" personal foul on Arkansas near the end of the game last Saturday. That penalty affected the outcome of the game.

The S.E.C. got it RIGHT!

Why isn't the (UC)LA Times "blowing" the whistle on these sub-par, anti-USC Pac-10 officials?

It didn't happen to UCLA!