Dillon Baxter: NCAA Ruling Undermines USC's Ability To Govern Itself

Within a couple of hours of Dillon Baxter's announced suspension, Gary Klein at the LA Times had written an article suggesting that USC's suspension of running back Dillon Baxter was creating opportunities for other players.

Really Gary?

You're going to be hard pressed to convince me that someone who could perform to a high level in the USC-Hawaii game could show that potential to the coaches in another way. Also its not like Baxter is backed up by no one and out for the season.

Give me something to read; I'm tired of regurgitated, unoriginal thought from writers who can produce better material.

What Gary seems to have ignored in his half-hearted article is the fact that the NCAA is destroying USC's ability to govern itself with its punishments. If Dillon Baxter had done something "seriously bad" in the eyes of the NCAA, then what would happen?

Bring out the trumpets and confetti as USC announced a semi-perm-suspension of Baxter, while he fielded phone calls from other schools who were technically welcome to invite him to play. Gasp. USC's power on policing its own program has been taken away

Thanks for your stellar moves, NCAA.

The real issue here again boils down to the same thing. The major media is looking for reasons to report on USC because its the most reportable college program ever. And non-issues that can be turn into issues should be, in the eyes of ESPN.

But here is something from someone who wants college football to get better.

How about instead of the current, ridiculous NCAA rulings from people who know nothing about law, we go ahead and change things around so that USC players doing "irresponsible" things can be punished sincerely by the university without making immediate threats of transfer (that they can follow through on).

The NCAA is a microcosm for the American government. Both seem to be powerful organizations that make illogical, irrational and emotional decisions in what the deem to be the "best interest" for their constituency, but they rarely ever consider the side effects.

In the NCAA's case, because its a conglomeration of people in competition with each other, such views are borderline dangerous.

But they won't be improved anytime soon, because the NCAA continues to make a fortune. Despite the fact that they seek out punishment for anyone else who does.

Sounds a bit like slavery to me. How do we feel about that, America?