[Goose]

As long as Helton was coach, USC would likely underachieve and remain mediocre, at least compared to expectations. 

THIS! Those folks down there are delusional! And when was the last time they achieved any great success without succumbing to cheating?

I don't think they much care about the cheating part. They want a coach that will return them to national relevance, no matter how he does it. Not getting caught is nice, but not essential. The real problem is that U$C needs a coach that wins. To do that, he has to have the confidence of the athletes and instill discipline in their play. That has proven difficult to do, but is essential to success. The coach also has to interface with and to a significant degree please the administration. The coach has boundaries. They are wide boundaries, but they exist and an underlying current of distaste from the administration is a real negative. The coach also has to please the alumni base which as pointed out is delusional. Then, after he has done all that he has to recruit players and win. Not may are willing to even attempt all this once they realize what is involved.

[Goose]

As long as Helton was coach, USC would likely underachieve and remain mediocre, at least compared to expectations. 

THIS! Those folks down there are delusional! And when was the last time they achieved any great success without succumbing to cheating?

I don't think they much care about the cheating part. They want a coach that will return them to national relevance, no matter how he does it. Not getting caught is nice, but not essential. The real problem is that U$C needs a coach that wins. To do that, he has to have the confidence of the athletes and instill discipline in their play. That has proven difficult to do, but is essential to success. The coach also has to interface with and to a significant degree please the administration. The coach has boundaries. They are wide boundaries, but they exist and an underlying current of distaste from the administration is a real negative. The coach also has to please the alumni base which as pointed out is delusional. Then, after he has done all that he has to recruit players and win. Not may are willing to even attempt all this once they realize what is involved.