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Academic or otherwise. Most of these cats are taking money. Haven't u heard of the $1,000 handshake? | |
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And what about Pete Carroll. You think he didn't see the tidal wave coming and got the hell out of dodge. Don't laugh at my funk
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For real if they are trying to play holier than thou. Don't laugh at my funk
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Fa sho! Did you see his interview on Bryant Gumbel's show??? He hemmed and hawwwed so damn bad it was ridiculous. He admitted to noticing Reggie's new ride and teasing him about it. You trynna tell me that as the coach of the #1 program it didn't look odd that this kid (and star player) whose financial situation you are totally familiar with is suddently rolling phat??? At least odd enough to look into??? Bitch, please. | |
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All of them should get what's coming to them.
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Absolutely! And Vince Young should get the Heisman, fuck this vacant shit. They do it for Miss America, they should do it here too. | |
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Look at some of these players from mediocre football programs like North Carolina and South Carolina who are under scrutiny. UNC had 9 starters and an additional 7 players miss Saturday's college football game against LSU because of what they may have or may not done at a party thrown by an agent in Florida. The other USC(East)played last Thursday's game without perhaps their best player on offense TE Wesley Saunders and a few others who were held out because of questions of staying at an upscale hotel for practically free. God knows what else went down. The NCAA also suspended Alabama's top DE because of that party thrown in Florida by an agent. There are a lot of players in college football receiving shit under the table. You just don't hear about it. In Bush's case he was just the high profile player playing at the mecca school in college football. Was he wrong? Yes, but don't think for one minute this crap ain't happening at other schools. Don't laugh at my funk
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Cap.
Come on, now.
He didn't earn anything from Floyd Flake.
He was given this stuff on the side in exchange for promised signings and endorsements once he got to the pros.
And he took it in violation of NCAA rules.
Surely you're not saying his (now meaningless) exploits on the field justify him breaking the rules off the field. Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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Of course I'm not saying that......but the reality is, if they busted every guy doing dirt in the corrupt NCAA.....no one would be playing. | |
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But you're making S's (and my) points for us.
A lot of players take plane rides, cars, jobs, VIP access to parties, and even a little money.
Bush took at least a half a million dollars in assets.
Whatever else went down in the UNC and SoCar situations combined are likely not over 1/10 of the value of what Bush did.
That's why this is such a big deal. Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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I acknowledged in my second post that it certainly happens, frequently. Go after them too or change the rules. The fact that we ARE hearing about it so much NOW and the college football season is barely starting shows that this Reggie Bush situation is changing how the NCAA pursues these infractions. I can't recall hearing of so many suspensions in an entire season, much less, so early in the year.
Regardless, one thing has absolutely nothing to do with the other. We're talking about THIS case where the Heisman winner, who won two national titles, while ineligible because he accepted almost $1 million in improper benefits and agreed to sign with an agent when he ain't supposed to have ANY contact with an agent. The question remains: What should the penalty be for him and the school who most likely knew about this but continued to benefit from his on field performance????
Answer: Take ALL that shit! | |
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Every guy doing it is not RB playing for USC and getting a $1 million (I'm including the house the agents bought and let his parents live in rent free) on the side. Of course they should go after the big fish because it'll make a bigger splash and trickle down to the rootie-poots. Like I said, the fact we're hearing so much already proves that Reggie's situation had an impact on their approach to finding the rule breakers.
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You see, NOW we are getting somewhere!!!!
The Heisman Trophy is simply a PROMOTIONAL TOOL.
USC gets promotion and $$$ because they have a program that creates/features Heismen candidates. The NFL gets promotion and $$$ because they have a team/draft of Heismen winners/candidates.
What does a nice car or a swag house have to do with averaging 5 yards a carry, or 2 sacks a game?
Eligibility has fuck all to do with guys who Juice. It's a completely separate issue. If Reggie didn't play at USC, he might have played at LSU or Florida or Texas or Ohio State or some other monster school because HE WAS GOOD WITH THE ROCK.
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Like i said Southern Cal was the mecca of college football during Carroll's tenure. I'm not downplaying what Bush did but if the school is going to take a mural of him down at the school and play holier than thou then they should clean their shit up all the way around and the NCAA needs to set some consistencies into what is legal and what is not because they also consider minor shit that don't make any sense a rules violation. The bottom line no matter what Bush was the best player in college football that year period and for the record i don't like Southern Cal. He was just as much Mr. College Football those years as Tim Tebow was when he played at Florida. Don't laugh at my funk
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Show me another player of RB's stature at another Div 1 school who got all of this and the NCAA ignored it. This shit goes way BEYOND a $1000 handshake.
Those benefits include:
Additionally, New Jersey memorabilia dealer Bob DeMartino alleges that Ornstein provided:
Documents and multiple sources also link Bush and his family to receiving benefits from New Era's financial backers, including:
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And now you're getting into some good questions too.
Here's a guy who broke the rules. What should his penalty be?
If caught DURING, obviously the kid would be put on probation or not allowed to participate. But they caught him AFTER.
So the NCAA wasn't doing their job? Why have the rules to begin with if they can't keep an eye on shit while it's going down?
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The problem is that oversight and compliance should START with the schools who are supposed to report issues to the NCAA for investigation. So, you have the fox guarding the hen house. Pete Carroll admitted that at the time USC only had one compliance officer which shows that neither the school NOR the NCAA were taking this shit seriously. Pete said they now have six officers.
Like I said earlier, I don't think any of this woulda came out or been investigated if it wasn't for RB's appearance on Dub magazine. Clearly, Pete must have been aware of the changes in his finances. At the least, he noticed the car and didn't press RB about it.
My stance is that everyone knows what the rules are and CHOOSES to break them knowing of the possible repercussions. Until the rules change, whoever is caught with their hand in the cookie jar deserves whatever happens cuz they KNEW. | |
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Peanuts........ | |
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So, where are all the stories of 1/3 of the players getting this much swag on the side? | |
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I could tell u some........but then u would probably never hear from me again. | |
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You's a mess.
Hey, if they can get it and not get caught, good for them. More power. Just keep ya dumb ass off magazine covers with your ill-gotten gains. | |
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Ever notice that it is always certain "types" of folks that get busted? | |
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If you're saying it's just "us," maybe it's cuz bruthas gotta show off their rims an' shit instead of laying in the cut. We are our own worst enemy. | |
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Now that i can definitely agree with. Don't laugh at my funk
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I have a feeling it is a lot deeper than that. We also make it 2 easy 4 them 2 use certain things against us. | |
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Aww, po Reggie....perhaps I can show him some comfort
Oh wait, I don't think I'm his flava.. "Bring friends, bring your children and bring foot spray 'cause it's gon' be funky." ~ Prince
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Although, I'm laughing at his dumb ass for getting caught, let me be perfectly CLURRRRR:
Reggie is one foine muthafucka and I'd fuck him down to a low gravy. And really, isn't that THE most important thing we should all take from this thread???
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yes LAWD.... "Bring friends, bring your children and bring foot spray 'cause it's gon' be funky." ~ Prince
A kiss on the lips, is betta than a knife in the back ~ Sheila E Darkness isn't the absence of light, it's the absence of U ~ Prince | |
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