Quick thought: USC and Len Dale White

As if things in college football could not be any more surprising in the world of college football this season, Len Dale White, former USC running back decides to go rouge on his former school. 


Evidently, White, who has been critical of the coaches and of the entire program at USC of late says he was kicked out of the L.A. Coliseum by Pat Haden after Haden had shook his hand. White was on the sidelines during the Trojans homecoming win over the Colorado Buffalos yesterday afternoon. After, the game, White tried to enter the room where the press conference was taking place. That, evidently is where Len Dale became irate. Why? You ask. Here is the reason. Security did not allow him into the room. So White decides that he has been disrespected in some way by his school and decides to make a scene because of that disrespect.


Let me get this right. A former player for a school, who had helped that school to National Championships gets escorted out of the stadium because he was trying to get a place where he couldn't be and he throws a childish fit because someone said "no." to him. Okay, some needs to tell me where USC went wrong.


Len Dale White is not a reporter, he's not part of any sort of media. He's just a former player. That's it. He admitted he was coming to the game to see his former coach Steve Sarkisian. He got a sideline pass for him and his buddies. He had seats for this game that most fans would die to have. The kind of access during a game with sideline passes is crazy.


Len Dale White was a good player, not a great player for USC. He needs to realize where he is in the pecking order at USC. He's not a member of the media, so if you want to talk to your former coach just wait until the presser is over. Universities have rules in place for a reason and some people think the rules don't apply to them at times. For Len Dale, yesterday was one of those times. I'm sure Len Dale White may be a good guy most of time, but for modern day athletes, they think they can do and go anywhere they want. Wonder if Len Dale White will be allowed anywhere on the sidelines for the next game?


Hats off to USC to sticking to their rules and not letting former players dictate what schools allow them do.