When Pat Haden returned to USC to be its athletic director, it was universally hailed as a stunningly respectable move for an athletic department that had been lax on making good decisions the past few years under former AD Mike Garrett.

The golden prodigy was returning to Troy, a former Trojans quarterback coming home ready to clean up a mess with the NCAA and return the program back to the glory years of double-digit wins and Rose Bowl berths on the gridiron. Haden ticked every box when it came to his qualifications, bringing with him an unquestioned resume that would later be deemed so inspiring that he was tapped to be on the first e...

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