LOS ANGELES--USC Athletic Director Mike Garrett defended his controversial decision to hire Lane Kiffin to fill the school’s head coaching vacancy by explaining that Kiffin was the sleaziest guy the school could find. Garrett noted that USC’s program, one of the most corrupt and scandal-ridden in the nation, required somebody “with absolutely no scruples or sense of right and wrong.” “A lot of people have been criticizing this hire, but honestly, Lane was the only person we could find who was sleazy enough to take the job,” said Garrett. “We looked at other candidates but nobody else came close. And I think Lane felt the same way about us. He tried Tennessee, but they just couldn’t match this program in terms of sheer unscrupulousness. So this pairing was a match made in heaven and I think Lane will do really well here - until the little snake ditches us for someone else.”