Floyd's Shameful Actions Leave USC in a Mess

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Floyd should have taken accountability, after Guillory advertised bad vibes. It would have been a felicitous time, rebuffing interest for anything offered, especially knowing what transpired in previous years. In the past, USC hasn’t been saints, with unforeseen infractions that have us unsure if the program is legitimate or not.

I dare say yes, they’re legitimate.

But Floyd, desperate, allowed entrapment, and settled for anything to build a successful program. After giving much to Guillory and violating rules, he must compensate for wrongdoings and live with self-destructing his brilliant future. The University could be used as an example of scorns, suffering from grievance troubles, with investigations pending regarding former running back Reggie Bush; who allegedly accepted gifts and free rent from two agents who tried to sign the former Heisman Trophy winner as a client.

But lately, it’s a scam spreading around, the latest one being Floyd. It’s obvious he couldn’t deal with the allegations, and is finding a way out by running from the problems. Instead, he could have addressed the allegations, and very well could have denied infractions publicly. As of late, it’s not too glorifying in college hoops, becoming the new version of Major League Baseball, like having steroid issues, but the only difference at the college level are troubling recruiting scandals.

There was Derrick Rose, who was named NBA’s Rookie of the Year, and was accused of cheating on his SAT.

Then, there was an immoral Kelvin Sampson, who ruined a positive ritual at Indiana, when caught violating recruiting policies.

So, that’s all the reason to suggest that Floyd would have known better of getting caught in such an entrapment, a situation that helps nothing but damages reputation.

If the allegations have any true sides, Floyd will be remembered as a sham in a program, where it seemed brighter days were ahead, where it seemed the Trojans would finally challenge will in something other than football, where it seemed spirit was lively on the hardwood. But now, it converts back to those soulless times when basketball was so inferior, and now will encourage people, as it usually does, to rush back to football season.

To pay off a college star is absolutely ridiculous, unconfident and stupid. Floyd took a risk that never eased off, instead caught up with him, and now he is paying the price for his slick-minded behavior and unintelligence about winning. With Floyd attracting and demanding a superstar freshman, he made a run at O.J. Mayo, who was the top freshman in the class that year. Mayo was a must have when he should have been a turn down, if anyone had known how costly he could be.

Still, the Trojans played more productively a year before his arrival, and a year after his departure. After all this has surfaced, Arizona should be feeling lucky Mayo rejected their offer, preferring to leave shameful smears and stress on USC Athletic Director Mike Garrett. Sure, Arizona believes they have a good luck charm, hiring former Xavier’s Sean Miller. It beats having infractions preface distractions and tainted results. 

Maybe, we saw the last of Floyd, after making placing shame on USC. Or maybe there’s someone else willing to give him chance, only as long as there’s no Guillory or Mayo nearby.

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