[gailtate]

USC's football makeover started when they brought in an AD from outside who knows and cares about football.

Pat Haden? Lynn Swann? I think their football bona fides speak for themselves and success (as they defined it) never really found a home at $C while they were in charge. Even the guy they've got now floundered for a couple of years before the portal and NIL opened up.

The watchword in Spiny Norman's post was "outside" as an AD with real AD chops. Haden was razor sharp and Swann could charm a ballroom full of moneybag donors, but both were out of their depths when it came to overseeing 36 sports and managing a bazillion-dollar budget.

[gailtate]

USC's football makeover started when they brought in an AD from outside who knows and cares about football.

Pat Haden? Lynn Swann? I think their football bona fides speak for themselves and success (as they defined it) never really found a home at $C while they were in charge. Even the guy they've got now floundered for a couple of years before the portal and NIL opened up.

The watchword in Spiny Norman's post was "outside" as an AD with real AD chops. Haden was razor sharp and Swann could charm a ballroom full of moneybag donors, but both were out of their depths when it came to overseeing 36 sports and managing a bazillion-dollar budget.