re: Reggie Bush gives back Heisman Trophy

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I agree. I think it's quite hypocritical for the money hungry NCAA to punish the kids who make them that money for trying to reap some of the benefits.




Hold on a second. They are given a full scholarship with housing. This is a significant payment

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Come on, you know college football players bring in a lot more money than just that. Most major programs bring in millions. It would be interesting to see what USC brings in with their size. These are not kids, they are grown adults and are providing their school with a ton of money and a lot of older people nice jobs.

Good god frickers get off your high horse. You think Patrick Peterson hasn't taken money from someone. Gtfo. Reggie won the award on the field. He took money off of it. The NCAA football program is a joke. From the bcs to the bowl money to schools. "but he got free housing and education" and isn't allowed to hold a job and has to deal with the expectations of professional athletes while going to school. Yeah Reggie cheated but frick off if you think everyone of our major athletes haven't. It's part of world of professional athletes we live in today.

He should have sold it too a friend..... Not sure why he couldnt' have done this

Or just gave it away to someone on the street

oh yea, i forgot, you have to have 432863 posts to get a reply on this board

tough guy huh?

i never once attacked somebody or used foul language?!

ok its cool, sorry for being a 'bitch'... but the point i'm trying to get across is, if they don't want someone like reggie to represent their elite club, why is it OK for O.J. Simpson??

I think you're missing my point man

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You think Patrick Peterson hasn't taken money from someone

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Great, so without a scintilla of proof beyond the vain speculations of your mind, you diss the character of Peterson. Guilty until proven innocent, eh? You don't know and I don't know, but to presume is inexcusable.

As far as Bush goes, what he did was wrong ... but look who enabled (if not outright arranged it/pressured Bush to engage in it) the whole blasted thing: his own parents. I thought the old man was gonna make it up to the podium to accept Reggie's Heisman the night the award was awarded. He resembled a d*mn predatory shark that night.

What 17-18 kid is going to go against his parents in a matter like this? Yep, he should have gone to his coaches at USC, but do you think PC, Kiffin, et.al., back then wanted to know about it? That aside, could you have gone against the wishes of your parents age age 17 or 18?

Ah, sure, we're all a noble, character-filled lot 'til we're in the circumstance ourselves.

All of that aside, what Reggie did was wrong, but he had adults who knew a whole lot better - his own parents, if not others at USC as well - benefiting from it too. That to me is the most despicable part of all.

Reggie's instinct in not laying his soul bare to the NCAA may have had something to do with protecting his parents ... or not, I dunno. But I do know he didn't live in that house and benefit from all the goodies by himself. I also note that at least up to this point, ESPN and others seem disinclined to ask and discuss the rest of the story.

Like Desmond Howard said yesterday afternoon, the whole of the Bush/USC story has yet to be known. Reggie was wrong, but he had lots of "adult supervision" in his wrongdoing.