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Living Legend
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Re: Say good bye to your Heisman Mr. Bush
good points, but unless the NCAA starts paying the players and paying people to do background checks/keep tabs on them, the corruption will continue. this isn't just a USC problem, this isn't just a reggie bush problem, and whatever the consequences, they're going to be largely ignored by many, because only 1/1000 transgressions gets caught (much like speeding tickets).
Reggie was dumb for taking such large sums while in such a spotlight, but even though he should have known better, i bet it's harder to say no when all that free money is sitting right in front of you. |
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Re: Say good bye to your Heisman Mr. Bush
ESPN.com - NCF - Report: Tapes could confirm Bush received gifts
Ok now there is supposedly new eveidence of Bush's guilt in taking gifts. If he is found guilty, other than taking away his Heisman Trophy, what else can be done to him?
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Re: Say good bye to your Heisman Mr. Bush
Can't they penalize USC by taking away scholarships and the National Championship if this is indeed pans out?
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Re: Say good bye to your Heisman Mr. Bush
Yes the school can have those taken away but I think the NCAA would have a hard time pentalizing the other players by taking away their NC. I also heard today that the rules state that at the time of voting for Heisman the player must be in good standing. So at the time Bush was in good standing so taking away his Heisman may be tough to do. Someone else mentioned work but from what I heard today that a player is not allowed to work drun the football season. Which would make sense because trying to go to school, playing football and working would be way too much for a player to do. We have to remember that these kids get prayed upon by adults trying to make a buck off them. Alot of them come from families that cannot afford to send much money. So at age 19 these kids get money offers to help them and their families and it could be real tough to turn down the money to help your family out. Now maybe the parent or parents sould be the one to say no don't take that money we will do what needs to be done to get you through college. I would also think that its only a small % of players that have this problem because an agent is not to bribe a kid who may never even see the pros.
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Re: Say good bye to your Heisman Mr. Bush
Actually I guess now that I think about it there could be some tax repercussions. Free gifts and all being untaxed = tax evasion. I guess that is one thing that could happen.
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Re: Say good bye to your Heisman Mr. Bush
maybe he accepted a donation, who cares, if this happens in any other sport in any other league then nobody cares. his parents needed money... that doesn't mean he's a worse humam being or he is a worse professional athlete
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Re: Say good bye to your Heisman Mr. Bush
Right. On the flip side of that, as a kid not even out of college, it would most definitely be hard to say "no" to that kind of cash staring you in the face.
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Re: Say good bye to your Heisman Mr. Bush
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Re: Say good bye to your Heisman Mr. Bush
I don't care what he did. That 88 yard play is easily the play of the year and the somersault was the cherry on top!
He totally embarrassed Urlacher and I have a feeling it won't be the last time. |
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Re: Say good bye to your Heisman Mr. Bush
If that is the case wouldn't USC be stripped of their Title for that yr seeing that would have made Bush inelligible?
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Re: Say good bye to your Heisman Mr. Bush
stuff like this just reinforced to me how screwed up the NCAA is. i just read an article that the NCAA isn't going to bother some of the southern schools that still display the confederate flag. they are more worried about Reggie bush getting some money, last year? these athletes bring in sooo much money to their schools, there ought to be some type of athletic allowance. because of what was previously stated, big time athletics is a full time job
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Re: Say good bye to your Heisman Mr. Bush
whats $200.000 compared to the amount of money that U.S.C's football program brings to that school? peanuts. they probably fund their entire athletic budget from the football teams' revenue
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Re: Say good bye to your Heisman Mr. Bush
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Then you have to pay the basketball players, baseball players, etc. Where does it stop? |
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