Okay, this is not Big East-related. But it is college football-related and it is an interesting commentary that as disgusting as college football’s seemed at times, as much as we think we’ve finally accepted college football’s a business with no higher sense of academia-infused right, we really aren’t immune to the shock of some of its shenanigans.

I was in the Jets locker room for another assignment when I saw Erik Ainge sitting alone in his locker. I’d been watching SportsCenter only a bit before, admittedly incredulous that Lane Kiffin – after seven wins, countless recruiting violations and even more uncouth gaffes – was getting the USC gig. And bailing on Tennessee after one lousy year. Remembering that Ainge had been a star quarterback in Knoxville, I walked over to him.

Oh boy was he honest. Ainge openly said that he still hurt that Phil Fulmer was traded out for Kiffin (“Coach Fulmer was Tennessee football to me”), he said he really did not like all the jawing Kiffin did as soon as he came on board and he said as much as he should maybe be happy the guy’s gone, he thinks Kiffin leaves having disrespected his program.

It’s interesting stuff. Check out the whole story right here.