sports.espn.go.com - 6/10/2009
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Tim Floyd might be done talking for the foreseeable future. A statement issued to his hometown-area paper in Jackson, Miss., possibly served as his farewell speech to college basketball. But there are countless questions that need to be answered to understand the full scope of the complete ...
rumorsandrants.com - 6/10/2009
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rumorsandrants.com —
Tim Floyd sure knows how to make an
exit. Very quietly, and out the backdoor to boot....
By now you know the story. Floyd resigned his position as head basketball coach at USC on Tuesday, stepping down amid an investigation by the NCAA into whether (or how much) money changed hands in the ...
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Tim Floyd Peaces Out: And You Thought Calipari was Shady
aseaofblue.com - 6/10/2009
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Tim Floyd reactions from around the intrawebs
Ballin' is a Habit —
By now, you've probably heard: Tim Floyd has stepped down as the head coach of the USC Trojans. Here is what the best have to say about it: Gary Parrish of CBSSports: Mayo had bounced around in high school. He was tied to a noted "runner" named Rodney Guillory. He had been a big part of a corrupt summer scene for years. And yet Floyd still took him, still put him on scholarship and welcomed him to campus. Two years later, Floyd's career is effectively over, his name forever tainted by allegations that he, among other things, once gave Guillory a stack of ...
The Big Blue Daily Mail -- Who is to Blame for Cheating?
A Sea Of Blue —
... thinking he is hoping for a shot at Alabama.
Floyd's action speaks volumes. I'll await the formal charges, but I do have to admit that what I have read so far looks really bad for Tim Floyd.
Scoffing at the NCAA rule changes. Maize n Brew Dave does it so I don't have to.
NCAA Basketball: Rule change is foul Lew Wright laments the latest NCAA idiocy -- imaginary lines. Imagine that!
Tim Floyd's departure as the Southern California men's basketball coach raises ...
ESPN's Andy Katz: The consensus was that recent actions by Floyd showed a move was imminent
Conquest Chronicles —
... Katz does a pretty good job of compiling a lot of questions that were bound to be asked but probably are not going to be answered. Some of these fall into the area of a conspiracy theory but most are legit. ...
Speed Read: Sox Spank Yanks Again At Fenway
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
Yeah, yeah, I know it’s only June, but the folks in New York can’t be pleased that the Yankees dropped to 0-7 against the Red Sox this year with a 6-5 loss at Fenway last night. To put it in perspective, the last time this happened the Yankees weren’t even the Yankees. It was 1912, and the New York Highlanders (and here I thought there could only be one Highlander) were the ones who couldn’t buy a win against the Sox.
(This is about the only Red Sox spanking Yankee fans wouldn’t mind)
Even more worrisome for New York is the continued debacle that is Chien-Ming Wang. ...
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collegehoopsnet.com 6/11/2009 — The lasting image of Tim Floyd's tenure at USC won't be the celebration following the Trojans' run to the Pac-10 tournament title. Instead, it will be an alleged payment of $1,000 to a runner and the mass exodus of key players this offseason. With a program severely hampered by the NCAA's ...
Downfall Of USC Basketball
obsessedwithsports.com 6/10/2009 — This whole college coaching thing is sketchy business. That is especially true at the large division 1 basketball and football programs. It would seem that everyone bends rules and it simply becomes a matter of what you can get away with.
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socalsportshub.com 6/11/2009 — 83970624JG014_CAL_V_USC If you have any sort of sports pulse, then you are more than likely aware of the fact that USC’s Tim Floyd has resigned as the school’s head basketball coach. But before you go clamoring away, suggesting crazy things like Rick ...
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Trojan Lambs Of Just$C*
bruinsnation.com 6/10/2009 —
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Believe it or not, people still want the USC job
rivals.yahoo.com 6/17/2009 — Why, it seems like it was just yesterday when I referred to the USC basketball program as a "smoking, post-apocalyptic crater." My, how the time flies when you're having -- what's that? That was
yesterday? And the metaphor is still apt, ...
Tim Floyd Adds Himself to the Nation's Unemployment Rolls
idiotsonsports.com 6/10/2009 — Photo: LA Times USC coach Tim Floyd resigned today under a cloud of suspicion and alleged recruiting violations that have roots in the bizarre fashion which lead O.J Mayo to Southern California campus. Floyd leaves with an 85-50 record at USC that included one trip to the sweet sixteen. USC ...
A way too early look at the 2009 schedule: Week 3 - Cal
thedailygopher.com 5/27/2009 — Through the first two weeks the schedule isn't exactly easy, but Syracuse and Air Force are games that the Gophers should be favored to win. Week 3 is when we get into the teeth of the schedule. The Cal Bears come to Minnesota with hopes ...
Floyd resigns as USC coach amid Mayo allegations —
Examiner Sports 6/10/2009
Tim Floyd took Southern California's basketball program from also-ran status to three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances. Now he's gone, having suddenly resigned amid allegations that he paid to have O.J. Mayo delivered to the Trojans.
Report: Floyd to leave USC —
Hoops on Hoops - NY Daily News Blogs 6/10/2009
Tim Floyd is out at USC, according to a report from the Jackson, Miss. Clarion-Ledger. The paper obtained a letter Floyd sent to AD Mike Garrett today in which he submitted his resignation.
Floyd claimed in the letter he could no longer devote his ...
