Based on a statement issued by the University of Southern California on Friday morning, through senior VP of administration Todd Dickey, the University expects the NCAA to reduce its punishments for violations of NCAA rules during the Reggie Bush era.

By accepting some of the punishment, the school has esentially admitted at least some wrongdoing. But as many analysts who have actually read the NCAA's report pointed out, the punishment USC received simply does not match the crime.

There is some precedent in college football for reducing penalties when they are targeting the innocent, which could explain USC's appeal strategy.

According to the report, USC will specifically appeal their two-year postsea...

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