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I knew something was up when Tim Floyd was a no show at the Coaches Tour in San Diego yesterday. Today Coach Floyd resigned. At this point nothing is surprising when it comes to the USC basketball program. In a letter to athletic director Mike Garrett, Floyd wrote:

"As of 1 p.m. today, I am resigning as head basketball coach at the University of Southern California. I deeply appreciate the opportunity afforded me by the university, as well as the chance to know and work with some of the finest young men in college athletics. Unfortunately, I no longer feel I can offer the level of enthusiasm to my duties that is deserved by the university, my coaching staff, my players, their families, and the supporters of Southern Cal," the letter said. "I always promised myself and my family that if I ever felt I could no longer give my full enthusiasm to a job, that I should leave it to others who could. I intend to contact my coaching staff and my players in coming days and weeks to tell them how much each of them means to me. I wish the best to USC and to my successor."

Coach Floyd led the Trojans to 3 straight NCAA tournament appearances, 3 straight 20 plus win seasons and a Pac-10 tourney championship. All are firsts for USC basketball. TrojanWire has nothing but love for coach Floyd and we wish him the best. It is just a bad situation right now.

Report: Floyd resigns [espn.com]

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After four years of relative transparency in its year-end ballots, the ages-old Coaches' poll -- one-third of the formula for spitting out the all-powerful BCS rankings -- is going secret again for individual results in 2010, on the recommendation of the professionals: "Gallup said, 'Look, why do you think they have curtains and booths for voting?'" [American Football Coaches... more »

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One piece of info that came out the Coaches Tour last night was a tentative 2009-2010 Men's Basketball Schedule.

Sunday, Oct. 25: Cardinal and Gold game (exhibition)
Saturday, Nov. 7: TBA (exhibition)
Tuesday, Nov. 17: vs. UC Riverside
Saturday, Nov. 21: vs. Loyola Marymount
Friday, Nov. 27: vs. Coppin State
Sunday, Nov. 29: vs. Nebraska
Thursday, Dec. 3: at Texas
Saturday, Dec. 5: at Georgia Tech
Tuesday, Dec. 8: vs. Sacramento State
Friday, Dec. 11: vs. Idaho State
Saturday, Dec. 19: vs. Tennessee
Tue.-Fri., Dec. 22-25: Diamond Head Classic at Honolulu
Thursday, Dec. 31: vs. Arizona State
Saturday, Jan. 2: vs. Arizona
Thursday, Jan. 7: at Cal
Saturday, Jan. 9: at Stanford
Saturday, Jan. 16: at UCLA
Thursday, Jan. 21: vs. Washington State
Saturday, Jan. 23: vs. Washington
Thursday, Jan. 28: at Oregon State
Saturday, Jan. 30: at Oregon
Thursday, Feb. 4: vs. Stanford
Saturday, Feb. 6: vs. Cal
Saturday, Feb. 13: vs. UCLA
Thursday, Feb. 18: at Washington
Saturday, Feb. 20: at Washington State
Thursday, Feb. 25: vs. Oregon
Saturday, Feb. 27: vs. Oregon State
Thursday, March 4: at Arizona
Saturday, March 6: at Arizona State
Wed.-Sat., March 10-13: Pac-10 Tournament at Staples Center

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If you want more information on the 2009 USC Coaches Tour featuring Pete Carroll and Tim Floyd click here and here. The tour will take place in California. These are the dates and locations:

Wednesday, May 27 • Irvine
Friday, May 29 • Indian Wells
Monday, June 1 • Pasadena
Thursday, June 4 • Bay Area (Burlingame)
Monday, June 8 • San Diego
Wednesday, June 10 • Manhattan Beach
Thursday, June 11 • Westlake Village

The evening will include cocktails, dinner, a silent auction and Q&A with both coaches. Proceeds from the event will go to the Mario Danelo Endowed Scholarship and the Ryan Francis Endowed Scholarship.

You can also call the USC Athletic Development at (213) 740-4155 for more information.

Online RSVP and Event Information [usc.edu]
2009 USC Coaches Tour Ready To Kick Off [usctrojans.com]

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USC ranks ahead of Ohio State.

Arizona State and Oregon make the Top 25.

2008 Preseason Top 25 Coaches Poll [USATODAY.com]

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<!--start image--><!-- end image-->Coaches and players from around the Pac-10 gathered in Los Angeles Thursday to talk about the upcoming football season at media day. Some had their minds on the upcoming schedule, and others had their minds on bigger, more important things. Go inside for a look at what the coaches opposing the Trojans had to say about... more »

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Previous Headlines

• Floyd Mum on Mayo
• Wednesday Hot Links
• The Coaches Tour Kicks Off...
• 2008 USC Coaches Tour Set To Kick Off
• Lewis on rookies: ‘Wow’
• USC Awards Night, Mayo MVP
• USC and UCLA to play with home jerseys
• 2008 Recruiting Dinner
• Report: Davis Asked Kiffin to Resign
• Rachal on the way out

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