It may be the only NCAA investigation to last longer thanthe largely fruitless, Whitewateresque 1990s probe into Arkansas basketball (that, among other things has essentially led to the death of a once-proud program), but trouble is on the horizon for Pete Carroll and the USC Trojans.

An appellate court ruling yesterday in a lawsuit against former USC star Reggie Bush should pave the way for the depositions of Bush and Carroll. At that point, we might find out of Yahoo! Sports really did some of the best investigative sports journalism of the decade with its expose on USC a few years ago. 

Even with all of these endorsements, Reggie Bush may have taken a pay cut when he went to the NFL.

This is just the latest in a long recent stretch of negative headlines for the Trojans, who appear to be experiencing a lot of  internal strife. (both are columns by the L.A. Times’ Bill Plaschke, but provide good background)

I look for Carroll to pull a John Calipari and get out of town while the gettin’ is still relatively good, and just before his program is hamstrung with the NCAA’s dreaded “lack of institutional control” label.

"Guys, I am coming back and we are gonna roll it up in 2010".

may be pretty good next season. (scroll down to the last answer) If Arkansas can’t split the 3rd and 4th games of next season (@ GeorgiaSept. 18 then hosting Bama on September 25) then I think they will have a good chance at 10 wins (assuming Mallett returns).

is interesting because he broke it down into mainstream and indy films.  What do you people who don’t have 2-year old (or have family close by or a babysitter) and actually get to see movies think of the picks?  I am not suprised that “The Blind Side” missed the cut.  I haven’t seen it, but from what I have heard, it sounds like a movie critics would be above liking.