USC To Get The Axe?

Rumor on the street is that USC was about to be closely investigated by the NCAA for rule infractions involving recruitment, among other things, essentially pushing Pete Carroll out the door.

Whether or not there was cheating involved, the entire situation smells. We've seen too many programs (read: Tech, Kansas) have Come to Jesus type seasons this year and coaches get pushed out for reasons that might not even incur the same penalties sanctified cheating would incur.

I wish they had the Cheaters crew on hand when news came in, for whichever side made the decision, for Carroll to leave. Would have been awesome to see the way that whole event went down between Carroll and Mike Garrett.

Final Note: Good luck to Pete in Seattle, after his first two forays into the NFL he's going to need it.