Ambles said USC was his dream school and he was "Little Hollywood". WTF happend? Even when he was suspended , people would say he will never be dismissed. Something happend and we just don't know about it. Don't care to either. His recruitment was a joke. Markeith forgot that the guy who recruited him was his coach , not his friend. Kiffin told him everything he wanted to hear and then when he landed at SC , this friend turned into a Coach. Same stuff happend with Janzen and Nuke. Janzen was punished the first day of practice along with Myles Junior I believe. It's also a new ballgame out west. Short leash for everyone. Including the coaching staff. As for Ambles , the dream school thing was something put in his head by his friend. He couldn't even spell Trojan. Reeks of dream school doesn't it? When Ambles went though hell to visit Tennessee , with his mind already made up about SC , he still looked like a lost dog. People said he looked like he didn't want to be here. It was during a Basketball game. Looking back , I think he knew he was making a mistake. I honestly think it became a personal thing , to get players previously committed or still committed , when deep down the last staff couldn't careless about them. Whatever it takes to stick it to Tennessee.
Fans of other teams and some people here complain that the fanbase was hurt. Some were. But the fact is , when you use the money of one university to recruit for months (and Tennessee has one of , if not the biggest recruiting budget out there) and then you try and flip players ... not just before they sign , but before they start class , you are a low down POS. That was the problem. Kiffin spun it like we wouldn't have football in Tennessee and we would have mass suicide without him coaching Tennessee. Yes , the timing was bad , but he could have done things differently. It became his little joke and the mouth that didn't stop here , turned on the school that gave him a chance. The recruiting expenses and back stabbing done on the way out were the only true issues as far as him bolting. Ambles is a casualty of the unethical bastard. How he acted during his recruitment and with his recent dismissal , my answer is zero. Sorry kid , learn from it , but move on.