Josh Shaw's story questioned

[joeybee12]

LOS ANGELES -- USC football coach Steve Sarkisian said the school has received several calls questioning the authenticity of Josh Shaw's story about saving his nephew from potentially drowning and is investigating the matter.

Shaw said he suffered a pair of high ankle sprains Saturday night after jumping from the second story of an apartment complex to save his 7-year-old nephew, who was struggling in the pool. Shaw said his nephew did not know how to swim.

"Josh Shaw, first and foremost, is a good person and a good kid," Sarkisian said after Tuesday's practice. "He came to us with what had occurred Saturday night, and I have no reason and no history to not believe Josh and his story and what has occurred. Within the last few hours or so, we've gotten a few phone calls contradicting what Josh said occurred Saturday night, so we're going to continue to vet. We're looking at it. Beyond that, I only know what I know. Josh is adamant with what occurred, and we'll continue to vet some of the other stories that have come across our desk and our phones and see where we can go from there."

When Sarkisian was asked who had called and made him second-guess Shaw's story, he said, "I don't want to get into who's calling us. I'd just appreciate it if you guys gave us some time to vet it and look into it so that we can give you a real solid answer instead of more hearsay and what might have or what might not have occurred."

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/college-football/story/_/id/11412509/josh-shaw-usc-trojans-validity-story-questioned

The comments aren't great, but a few are amusing because they note with Pete Carroll at USC, stories like these would have been kept quiet, kind of like the way he's done with the Seahawks rampant steroid abuse.

[opiate69]

1. "rampant steroid abuse"

[joeybee12]

2. 11 in 3 years...

and those are the only ones who got caught!

[opiate69]

3. 5. My math-challenged friend...

And, while we're at it, Adderall isn't a "steroid", and that's what most, if not all of them, tested positive for. And, of those 5, only one is a current Hawk, and his suspension was overturned. (Not even getting into the whole Brandon Browner horse shit)
http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcwest/post/_/id/100145/seahawks-lead-in-ped-bans-under-carroll

[joeybee12]

4. Yeah, they're saints, and Carroll is the Pope...

The Seattle Seahawks and coach Pete Carroll have been collectively fined more than $300,000, according to sources, and will lose two double practices in 2015 as ruled by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for violating no-contact rules that govern NFL teams' offseason practices.


Carroll's fine was at least $100,000 and the Seahawks were docked over $200,000 while the team will lose at least two minicamp practices next season because it had excessive contact between players during a June 16 practice, per sources.

The NFL confirmed the loss of two practices, but said the team will be allowed one practice session on the final day of its minicamp.

The Seahawks had been fined an undisclosed amount in 2012 by Goodell for a similar violation under Carroll's supervision and lost their final two organized team activities practices, sources added.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11414018/seattle-seahawks-pete-carroll-fined-more-300000-violating-no-contact-rules

[opiate69]

6. Well... I don't know about all that, per se... but I do know that they're

[bigwillq]

5. From hero to zero.

Sad if new allegations are true. What a dope.