Jim Leavitt article on 247 sports.

[MikePhillips]

I met Jim Leavitt numerous times. I ate with him in the Fontana dining area numerous times in 1996 and 1997, when the football players were based out of Fontana. Leavitt was truly an amazing person. He literally built something out of nothing

We didn't have anything for a football team. The team had mowed grass outside of the Field 2 Softball field to practice at, a trailer for the coaches and program. 

In my opinion, Leavitt was THE CORNERSTONE of USF Football, and they ****-canned him for what? He was USF Football from inside and out, he built the program out of dirt and air. And we fired him

We will never get that back, we will never get the energy or passion back for USF football that we had with him. 

Easily the dumbest thing we could have done for the program was fire him. Unreal

[Brad]

46 minutes ago, BulledOver said:

Yeah but he allegedly hit a plyer too. ?

He also allegedly uttered the statement referring to himself as the “most powerful man in the building”. that turned out to be a lie, too.  Sort of invalidates the “story” being told; it lacked credibility, especially when you toss in a fired and vindictive Brett McMurphy and the untrustworthy Miller family.

[Rocky Style]

1 minute ago, Brad said:

He also allegedly uttered the statement referring to himself as the “most powerful man in the building”. that turned out to be a lie, too.

Wow did not know that.  Also, even if it were true, I think anyone could say anything if they were getting railroaded.  It's a human thing, which happens sometimes when humans react to things.

[Brad]

Powers that be, or were, knew that would be a certain trigger to turn people against him.  And it did.  Or, as criticized back then, the administration was to intent on believing some accounts but not all, they chose what to believe.  Half assed operation that still haunts the program.

[CousinRicky]

How many national championships do you think we have if CJL wasn't fired?

[BullyPulpit]

Not sure if I can find the posts on here, but I recall picking apart the sham of a report following the investigation and posting my thoughts/findings. I will see if I can dig it up. 

[Thebullsfan]

2 minutes ago, CousinRicky said:

How many national championships do you think we have if CJL wasn't fired?

All of them. 

[puc86]

1 minute ago, BullyPulpit said:

Not sure if I can find the posts on here, but I recall picking apart the sham of a report following the investigation and posting my thoughts/findings. I will see if I can dig it up. 

My personal favorite part of the shammockery of an investigation is we were trying to protect the team but then we couldn’t even manage to take the time and effort to properly make a pdf and the witnesses were unmasked in a matter of minutes.

[Rocky Style]

1 minute ago, puc86 said:

My personal favorite part of the shammockery of an investigation is we were trying to protect the team but then we couldn’t even manage to take the time and effort to properly make a pdf and the witnesses were unmasked in a matter of minutes.

That was wild.

[puc86]

Just now, Rocky Style said:

That was wild.

It was to be expected