Not only were his heels nipped he was nailed with a major violation. The LA Times was totally remiss with their coverage of southern cal's and carroll's violations. I sent an email and the linked article appeared the following day....
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul/14/local/la-me-pete-carroll-20100714
Here's the email I wrote the time on
Sent: Tue 7/13/10
To:
Bcc:
sports@latimes.com;
bill.dwyre@latimes.com;
t.j.simers@latimes.com;
bill.plaschke@latimes.com; Gary Klein (
gary.klein@latimes.com);
chris.dufresne@latimes.com;
baxter.holmes@latimes.com;
eric.sondheimer@latimes.com
Good morning:
Isn’t it time that someone at the LA Times reports on both Pete Carroll’s and Papadakis’ transgressions?These guys seem to be getting an undeserved pass as both contributed to USC’s lack of institutional control. The NCAA Public Infractions Report excerpts, violations and penalties caused by these 2 are below. Also, the fact that Papadakis and the AP are falsely reporting the news is unfair. In light of the upcoming HBO special it may be time to set the record straight.
Please fast forward to the 3:18 mark of Petros Papadakis interview with Pete Carroll (link below).
http://www.petrosandmoney.com/pages/ontheshow.html?feed=391992&article=7312030
In addition, this AP report flat out lies too. Pete Carroll was cited for an NCAA Major Violation. Plus, who was on watch for the massive problem with agents surrounding the program?This was another problem area that Pete Carroll’s deficiency in monitoring led to the lack of institutional control findings.
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Watching-USC-deal-with-adversity-tough-for-Carroll-071210
Petros flat out lied to his audience and stated to Pete Carroll:
"Now you weren't mentioned coach in the N C double A report, at all, your name is not there."
I corresponded with Petros and told him he was not accurate as Carroll had been cited for a Major Violation on page 37 of the NCAA’s Public Infractions Report. I also provided Petros with the actual text citing the “head football coach”.Here’s Petro’s response
it wasnt in there pete carroll
wasnt in there
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The fact of the matter is that both Carroll and Papadakis’ restaurant were cited in the report for being in violation of the NCAA rules. Papadakis’ violations occurred between 2002-2005 and involved “illegal” contact with recruits at his restaurant.
Thanks for your time,
The NCAA findings on Coach are located on Page 37 of the report. Below is the exact text from the NCAA's Public Infractions Report along with his penalties.
3. VIOLATION OF COACHING STAFF LIMITATIONS. [NCAA Bylaws 11.7.1.1.1, 11.7.2 and 11.7.4]
During the period August 8 to December 11, 2008, the institution's intercollegiate football program exceeded the maximum number of countable coaches. Specifically, in August 2008, the former head football coach hired a consultant ("the consultant") for the entire 2008 regular playing season.
During this period, the consultant engaged in activities that triggered NCAA Bylaw 11.7.1.1.1 when the consultant attended practice sessions, analyzed video footage of the institution's contests, and discussed with the former head football coach his observations and analyses of the institution's special teams.
Committee Rationale
The institution, the enforcement staff and the former head football coach are in agreement with the facts of this finding and that violations of NCAA legislation occurred. The institution believes that the violation is secondary because, in its estimation, it was isolated, inadvertent and neither provided, nor was intended to provide, a competitive advantage. The enforcement staff took no position as to whether the violation was secondary or major. *The committee finds the violation occurred and it was major in nature.*
The committee concludes that the violation was major because the actions taken to hire the consultant were not inadvertent and the services of this consultant provided more than a limited competitive advantage. The consultant is a veteran college and NFL coach with a wealth of experience. Having such an individual augment the football staff resulted in a competitive advantage for the institution.
The committee notes that the former head football coach did not check with the institution's compliance office before hiring the consultant. Rather, another institution's compliance office notified the compliance office at USC of the consultant's service with the USC football staff. As a result, this violation is a component of Finding B-7, lack of institutional control.
APPENDIX TWO
CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE INSTITUTION'S DECEMBER 12, 2009, RESPONSE TO THE NOTICE OF ALLEGATIONS.
Football
1. Letter of admonishment for the former head football coach, as a result of exceeding the limit on coaches as set forth in Finding B-3.
2. Letter of reprimand for the former head football coach, as a result of the impermissible contacts between representative A and prospective student-athletes as set forth in Finding B-4.
4. IMPERMISSIBLE RECRUITING CONTACTS BY A BOOSTER. [NCAA Bylaws 13.01.2, 13.01.4 and 13.6.7.1]
On several occasions beginning in December 2002 and continuing to December 2005, during prospective football student-athletes' official paid visits to the institution's campus, a representative of the institution's athletics interests and the owner of a local restaurant ("representative A") made impermissible off-campus recruiting contacts with a number of prospective student-athletes.
Committee Rationale
The enforcement staff and institution are in agreement with the facts of this finding and that violations of NCAA legislation occurred. The institution believed that conversations between representative A and prospective student-athletes visiting his restaurant were neither made nor intended to be of a recruiting nature. The institution further asserted that these conversations were not interpreted by the prospects as having a recruiting purpose, and that they did not play a role in any prospect's decisions to attend the institution. The enforcement staff took no formal position as to whether the contacts were major or secondary violations. Although the committee finds that the violations were secondary, they form a component of Finding B-7, lack of institutional control.
APPENDIX TWO
CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE INSTITUTION'S DECEMBER 12, 2009, RESPONSE TO THE NOTICE OF ALLEGATIONS.
3. Letter of reprimand to representative A for the impermissible contacts discussed in Finding B-4.
4. The football program discontinued hosting recruiting dinners at representative A's restaurant effective August 2006. The last recruiting dinner held there was in December 2005.
Petros,
I listen to your show a lot and appreciate your high velocity and fun. However, I was a little disturbed by your exchange with Coach Carroll.
At about the 3:18 Mark of your interview you stated:
"Now you weren't mentioned coach in the N C double A report, at all, your name is not there."
First off, no one's name is mentioned in the report. However, "head football coach" is prominently mentioned. I believe it's fair to assume we all know who that is. The fact of the matter is that Coach Carroll was cited for a "Major Violation" which contributed to the lack of institutional control charge. I can understand your not wanting to put him on the spot. However, you misled your audience greatly here. Why is it that no one in the LA media market is making note of Coach Carroll's "Major" transgression?
Thanks for your time.