Reader EMail Regarding USC

Just thought I would pass this along...

Hi, I am a big fan of the site and am glad that you posted the other day.
While I am a die-hard Trojan fan, as expected, USC engaged in some
oversigning this week.  Michael Lev of the *Orange County Register* did a
breakdown of scholarships:
http://usc.ocregister.com/2012/02/03/usc-football-scholarship-count-2312/104437/

Accordingly, USC appears to have 77 kids for 2012 and only 75 spots thanks
to sanctions.  While my own biases want to spin this as the NCAA's fault
and the near impossibility of managing things with ten lost scholarships,
it doesn't change the fact that USC had a budget and went over it by two
when signing.

Thus, two kids are not going to have scholarships come fall.  And looking
ahead to 2013 when USC can sign three early enrollees and 15 regular
enrollees, USC will need to shed four additional scholarships for whatever
reason.

I cannot in good faith criticize other schools for their oversigning and
ignore my own school's actions.  I have read that UCLA is close to 95 now
though, so I can take some solace in that.  Regardless, USC should not have
signed two kids more than it has room for.