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New USC AD: Lynn Swann

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by LongTimeListener, Apr 13, 2016.

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  1. Tarheel316

    Tarheel316 Well-Known Member

    What about Matt Leinart? He's available.
     
    Tarheel316, Apr 13, 2016
    #13
  2. Spartan Squad

    Spartan Squad Well-Known Member

    I hear he's locked into a long term commitment
     
    Spartan Squad, Apr 14, 2016
    #14
  3. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Bingo. As long as Swann gets it, I don't think this is a terrible hire. Give him a couple of strong deputies to actually run the department while he plays rainmaker. Schmooze. Bring in the money. A deputy tells him, hey, we need to fire this guy. Hey, we need to hire this guy. Hey, we need more money. So as Hondo noted, Swann takes a big wheel to Augusta and there's your money.
     
    Moderator1, Apr 14, 2016
    #15
  4. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    It's hard to imagine USC athletics ever being hard up for dough.
     
    Michael_ Gee, Apr 14, 2016
    #16
  5. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    No one knows the rules better than Reggie Bush's mom
     
    heyabbott, Apr 14, 2016
    #17
  6. Doom and gloom

    Doom and gloom Active Member

    Crap. I was hoping they'd hold out for O.J. when he's set free.
     
    Doom and gloom, Apr 14, 2016
    #18
  7. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Takes work to keep it that way!
     
    Moderator1, Apr 14, 2016
    #19
  8. RubberSoul1979

    RubberSoul1979 Active Member

    Swann was there, always there, as a college sideline reporter for ABC. Then he ran for governor of Pennsylvania, lost and, poof, he was gone. What's he been up to all these years?
     
    RubberSoul1979, Apr 14, 2016
    #20
  9. ChrisLong

    ChrisLong Well-Known Member

    Moddy nails it again. Be the face of the program and have smart underlings implement the plans.
    Disclaimer: I was classmates with Swann, who also was a Journalism major. We had many classes together. Great guy. Go-to guy for quotes after the football games. He might have been the first Trojans football player to grab the drum major's sword and direct the band. And to the umpteenth person who brought up OJ (hahahahaha NOT), OJ never directed the band.
     
    ChrisLong, Apr 14, 2016
    #21
  10. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    That idea seemed to work wonders with the last two guys, so I can't see anything that could go wrong this time.
     
    LongTimeListener, Apr 14, 2016
    #22
  11. Doom and gloom

    Doom and gloom Active Member

    Band members wear gloves. OJ showed the glove didn't fit. No band fit for him.
     
    Doom and gloom, Apr 14, 2016
    #23
  12. ChrisLong

    ChrisLong Well-Known Member

    Garrett didn't let the smart underlings implement the plans, he did it himself and his smugness did him in. Haden, I have no idea. He is the smartest guy in the room, or maybe WAS the smartest guy in the room and might have lost it. I went to school with him, too, but we were only in a couple of common classes, those once-a-week cinema classes with 400 students in a huge lecture hall.
     
    ChrisLong, Apr 14, 2016
    #24
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