USC stands up Tech at Sun Bowl dinner
USC stood up Georgia Tech for a Sun Bowl dinner Wednesday night, reportedly showing up more than 90 minutes late for a function. By the time the Trojans party arrived, Tech had already left to return to its team hotel.
A later-than-scheduled practice was partly to blame, according to an online report from the L.A. Daily News.
It is another faux pas for USC in its relations with the host city of El Paso, Texas. Shortly after the team was chosen to play in the Sun, a Trojans linebacker sent out a Twitter message critical of El Paso. Another USC football player sent out a tweet Wednesday describing El Paso as an “(expletive) city.”
Ken Sugiura, Georgia Tech blog
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mr SC (living in ATL)
December 27th, 2012
11:43 am
I like how all of you know that Kiffin is to blame and you seem to know he did it on purpose. Who knows what happened? bottom line is tech will be outclassed with or without the support you get from Dawg fans (who should be worrying about Nebraska after losing to a lesser MSU team last year)
Bad Dawg, Bad Dawg
December 27th, 2012
11:43 am
What do you expect coming out of Lane Kiffin? Ask UT fans what they thought of his actions and character. I didn’t see any quote coming from Kiffin or Pat Haden the AD saying “we’re embarrassed and we regret the oversight on our part to honor the event, our host and Georgia Tech”. Also, do you expect any more coming out of California?
Bad Dawg, Bad Dawg
December 27th, 2012
11:43 am
What do you expect coming out of Lane Kiffin? Ask UT fans what they thought of his actions and character. I didn’t see any quote coming from Kiffin or Pat Haden the AD saying “we’re embarrassed and we regret the oversight on our part to honor the event, our host and Georgia Tech”. Also, do you expect any more coming out of California?
Bad Dawg, Bad Dawg
December 27th, 2012
11:43 am
What do you expect coming out of Lane Kiffin? Ask UT fans what they thought of his actions and character. I didn’t see any quote coming from Kiffin or Pat Haden the AD saying “we’re embarrassed and we regret the oversight on our part to honor the event, our host and Georgia Tech”. Also, do you expect any more coming out of California?
rlnjtn
December 27th, 2012
11:43 am
USC showing up late for dinner with Georgia Tech does not surprise me. They are a classless act. Weren’t they supposed to score the most points of every team this year and were going to be number 1. What a joke of a team and Kiffin too.
Jacket Man
December 27th, 2012
11:45 am
Here’s a write up from a “national” site that you might also find of “interest: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/usc-shows-hour-bowl-dinner-trojans-player-cusses-154236056–ncaaf.html
GB's Hamburgers
December 27th, 2012
11:46 am
Very Lane Kiffinish. Anyone watching the end of the USC-Notre Dame game knows he doesn’t have a clue as a coach. Vol fans know that he is even worse as a human being. So here is one Dawg who hopes Tech pays them back for this blatent disrespect for their host and for them.
Jacket Man
December 27th, 2012
11:46 am
It actually refers back to THIS article but adds a whole lot more…
mr SC (living in ATL)
December 27th, 2012
11:47 am
Jeez, Bad (or Silly) Dawg. Im sure there will be some response. Give the AD a chance to get the news. Its not even 9 oclock am out west.
Bob Dodd
December 27th, 2012
11:48 am
They will beat the breaks off you bugs
Freddie Blassie
December 27th, 2012
11:49 am
This signee/recruit/waterboy knew that you could not find a decent purse in South Bend or Tallahassee. You simply must come to Atlanta to find decent accessories.
mr SC (living in ATL)
December 27th, 2012
11:49 am
A USC athletic department spokesman said the Trojans’ tardiness was because of their late arrival at the airport, which pushed back the start of practice and their return to the team hotel before they departed for the dinner. The spokesman said USC apprised bowl officials of its delays.
OLD DAWG
December 27th, 2012
11:51 am
Doesn’t surprise me about Kiffin but I couldn’t pull of the North Ave. Trade School if they were playing Iran or North Korea.
Real Dawg
December 27th, 2012
11:52 am
I hope USC doubles up Tech. Enjoy your crap bowl game!
mr SC (living in ATL)
December 27th, 2012
11:52 am
Ok. I admit it. Im a USC alum and my school looks pretty awful and entitled with their actions thus far. I apologize to Tech fans. Good luck in the game though i expect my team to play quite well.
Bubba
December 27th, 2012
11:53 am
2 sorry teams that don’t really need to be in a bowl game. Also GO DAWGS
SC Dawg
December 27th, 2012
11:53 am
I was pullng for USC in this game but after classless act like this I will be pulling for GT to win this one to show how teams from the Southeast play.
Bad Dawg, Bad Dawg
December 27th, 2012
11:54 am
Biloxi Dawg….only thing worse than being a Dawg is being from Biloxi…..what a disgusting city. Still paining from the could’a, would’a, should’a season? Who did you beat this year? Gators beat themselves. Enjoy the Capital Two Bowl. Put that 1980 national championship tape in the VCR and throw some sugar in the air and watch it fall from the sky.
mr SC (living in ATL)
December 27th, 2012
11:55 am
Hey SC Dawg. Anybody who knows anything about football knows we have owned teams from the southeast lately. Ask Auburn (twice) and Arkansas (twice)
DCDawg
December 27th, 2012
11:56 am
It looks like this was the second time the Gnats were stood up based on all the empty seats at the ACC championship game.
Biloxi Dawg
December 27th, 2012
11:59 am
You’re right, all the teams we beat were a bunch of nobodies, like Georgia Tech.
Say it with me!
42-10! 42-10! 42-10!
Go join the Little Ten, you midwest team!
Clay
December 27th, 2012
12:03 pm
According to Pat Forde at Yahoo Sports, a late flight caused a late practice which caused a late dinner. USC kept the Sun Bowl officials in the loop on their schedule. Tech didn’t want to wait around and watch the Trojans eat–and I can’t blame them.
Stiffneck
December 27th, 2012
12:11 pm
Wonder who gets fired first? Kiffin or CPJ?
Fix my computer, Geek Squad
December 27th, 2012
12:11 pm
What’s going to be bad is if they did this to you AND extended your magnificent bowl streak.
molar roller
December 27th, 2012
12:11 pm
As sorry as USC is, they will put a hurt on this pitiful team.
CDAWG
December 27th, 2012
12:12 pm
I am a Dawg fan but hope Tech beats the shinola out of that Clasless loser Kiffen.
GTalumnus33
December 27th, 2012
12:14 pm
We’re not joining the Big Ten, but so what if we did? It sounds like Florida State and Clemson are going to leave soon, potentially Virginia Tech. I don’t want to be left with Duke and Wake Forest.
wolfman
December 27th, 2012
12:15 pm
Given their coach should this surprise anyone????
markwhitebass
December 27th, 2012
12:19 pm
Hey Lane Kiffin PLAYERS SHOWING SOME REAL CLASS. WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND
11 of 12
December 27th, 2012
12:21 pm
I hate Kiffin, Tenn. hates Kiffin, Half the college football world hates Kiffin and now Tech fans are going to learn to hate him as well.
I hope Tech scores 60 on him and he gets fired. I feel sorry for all those USC fans that have to put up with his crap. He is like an immature little kid pulling stunt after stupid stunt.
Biloxi Dawg
December 27th, 2012
12:23 pm
In January, you’ll get your wish. Tech joins the Little Ten and becomes Georgia’s midwest team! LOL! 42-10!
I hope USC runs the score up to 60!
Monroe's First Redcoat
December 27th, 2012
12:25 pm
I am Georgia Bulldog through and through, but I hope the Jackets pound the Trojans into the turf from start to finish. I spent six and a half miserable years as a prisoner=of-war in the People’s Republic of Los Angeles. Followers of the University of Spoiled Children were every bit as arrogant as the team members themselves. Can’t believe I’
m saying this, but GO JACKETS!!!!!
ScoutDawg
December 27th, 2012
12:26 pm
Tech gets even and has the last laugh not showing up for the game.
LouisVol
December 27th, 2012
12:26 pm
USC has the problem of having a 30 something year old spoiled brat for a coach… He may teach his players something about football, but he surely is incapable of teaching them anything about acting like a mature, responsible adult. I hope the Sun Bowl committee withholds part of the bowl money for failure to meet bowl obligations… of course, the only way Lane Kiffin will learn anything is if the Pac10 makes him personally make up the shortfall (and even then I’m skeptical).
Just an Old Dawg Fan
December 27th, 2012
12:27 pm
West coast teams think they outclass everybody else. Maybe GT should just decide to not show for the game. Naw, go on in there and whip up on the condoms. Jackets can do it if they just will. A win here would be great for Paul Johnson and the team.
juvenal
December 27th, 2012
12:29 pm
maybe they were scared by the offense & felt practice more important…….
Biloxi Dawg
December 27th, 2012
12:30 pm
Dawgs fans who say “Go Jackets” are not Dawgs fans.
Jacket Man
December 27th, 2012
12:34 pm
For those trying to make excuses for Lane Kiffin, here’s something else I just found:
According to Jason Kirk of SBNation.com, the Trojans were not delayed for any good reason either, as the official USC Athletics Twitter account tweeted a picture of Kiffin in a sombrero and announced that USC had officially arrived in San Antonio. Since the tweet was posted at 11:34 a.m. on December 26th and the Sun Bowl shindig was scheduled later that day, it seems there were no travel issues involved in the dinner diss. Perhaps a broken team bus?
Harry Callahan
December 27th, 2012
12:38 pm
Lane Kiffen smokes trouser trout.
gunga din
December 27th, 2012
12:42 pm
I dislike USC
gunga din
December 27th, 2012
12:43 pm
I dislike Lane Kiffen. All players should be given a chance to play regardless of skill level.
www
December 27th, 2012
12:43 pm
this guy is one OBSESSED moron – “Biloxi Dawg Dawgs fans who say “Go Jackets” are not Dawgs fans.”
get back to the kitchen, fool.
gunga din
December 27th, 2012
12:43 pm
That trout comment is offensive to me.
Biloxi Dawg
December 27th, 2012
12:47 pm
www is an obsessed fan of Biloxi Dawg, who can’t accept that we own Tech, and will always own them.
Jeff - Clemson Fan
December 27th, 2012
12:52 pm
I hope GT smacks USC around like a rag doll. I’m pulling for GT all day in this one.
GT 21 USC 17
Freddie Blassie
December 27th, 2012
12:57 pm
To Hell with Georgie.
Tommy
December 27th, 2012
12:59 pm
Well, USC is a sh*t team, so why shouldn’t they be playing in “sh*t city”? If they were any good, they wouldn’t be there in the first place, would they?
Please Read Slowly, Dog Fans.
December 27th, 2012
1:04 pm
Dear Butt-hurt Georgia Fans,
The epic karma smackdown of 5 yards short and epic butt-hurtness afterwords only proves what most of us have already known for awhile.
Even God hates UGA.
mr SC (living in ATL)
December 27th, 2012
1:08 pm
They had a sh*t year. It happens to the best of them. Sorry USC is used to playing in Pasadena and Miami. We will smack Tech. We will be back. Never down for long. Remember we just RECENTLY PLAYED IN 7 STRAIGHT BCS bowl games for those of you with no memories. Something your team has never done.
Bubba
December 27th, 2012
1:08 pm
could it be that no one wants to eat with “classless” PJ? Just sayin…