Just For Results

Congratulations to Pat Hayden on being named The University of Southern California’s new Athletic Director. Pat will replace outgoing Athletic Director  Mike Garrett who will be taking a retirement package from the university. In the midst of the recent NCAA sanctions the university will be facing, Pat is the right man in the right position at the right time to lead  U.S.C.’s proud and illustrious athletic department.

Pat Hayden is a successful businessman and has been a sports commentator for NBC Sports besides also being a Rhodes Scholar. As a quarterback for U.S.C. and in the National Football League, Pat is definitely a proven leader  and understands what winning and competing is all about. There is no doubt that U.S.C. has made the best choice to position their athletic department for achieving even more victories with the proper guidance that will insure all student athletes prospering on and off the field in the right way.

Most would agree that the recent sanctions imposed by the NCAA investigation was overly harsh and it could be argued that U.S.C. ‘s incredible winning streak made them a big target for the NCAA. The NCAA always had a history of sanctioning university’s that consistently win and turn their eye’s on schools that don’t win national championships even though most competitive universities with a competitive athletic program can be sanctioned at anytime since they all face the same situations with their athletes. The NCAA board needs to take a hard look at themselves and investigate if they are really insuring the best of interests of all student athletes or just their own interests and salaries.