Reggie Bush seems like a good guy. His teammates and even his opponents usually only had good things to say about him.
I was watching Outside the Lines today and it was clear that he has been very charitable to his new home in New Orleans. Lending a helping hand himself and using his endorsement deals to better the community. Pepsi, Subway, and Adidas have donated large sums of money to the Katrina relief effort as part of their endorsement deal with Reggie Bush. It is very cool that Reggie and Ornstein would make sure that whoever endorsed Reggie would also donate to Katrina relief.
Sure this is a brilliant PR move by Ornstein and Bush, but it is a PR move that benefits everybody. Reggie himself has taken a very personal interest in how this money was used. Choosing and overseeing the reconstruction of several local high school football stadiums. Stadiums that were once flooded and covered in debris are now clean and green. Reggie Bush is making a difference on and off the field.
Off the field difference has not been all positive though. While Bush is rebuilding New Orleans and the Saints he may have left his Trojans in shambles. USC's future is in major jeopardy. Bush and Ornstein's relationship was undeniably violating NCAA rules and it was under the watch of Pete Carroll. I don't think this investigation will affect Reggie's play on the field. Even if he loses his Heisman (which I am against) it will more than likely only motivate him more on the football field. USC on the other hand could and most likely should face major sanctions and lose future scholarships.
The rise of the Saints and the fall of the Trojans is upon us.
It has been reported that Lee Pheifer a partner of Mike Ornstein (the head scum in this ordeal) was investigated by the NCAA this week. Pheifer has nothing to hide because he is angry with Ornstein for negated his end of the deal. Yahoo! believes that Pheifer has additional documentation proving that Ornstein paid for additional trips for the Bush family.
There is also a rumour going around that Yahoo! has proof that the coaches at USC knew of these violations. The rumour is that they are just finalizing some of this info and will come out with it soon.
In addition the FBI is also investigating the agents involved in a conspiracy to take advantage of Reggie Bush's riches.
So NCAA, Pac-10, Yahoo!, and the FBI are all hot on the USC and Reggie Bush trail. Reggie is already a millionaire and while this could cost him his Heisman and some endorsements he will be forgiven for his future greatness in the NFL. Hopefully the agents get punished hard so they can not mess up other kids lives. Also I hope Bush's parents are punished in some way, but honestly they are millionaires now too. So USC is the one that is going to be hurt the most. Sanctions and lost scholarships are definetely on the way.
Reggie Bush got ripped off. We are talking about one of the greatest college athletes of all time and this is all he got? New Era Entertainment and USC got the steal of a century. I am pretty sure Matt Leinhart was making alot more than that, and he would not have accomplished half of what he did without Reggie Bush.
So lets just call it like it is. Indentured servitude for the University, the Entertainment company, and the Pac-10. I am more appalled that this is ALL Bush was getting. USC, NCAA, the Pac-10 and the NEE should all pay Bush what he was worth and give him a direct percentage of all the money he earned them in the National Championship games and Heisman hype etc.
If you want to suspend USC and take away schollies or whatever. That is fine but don't take Reggie's Heisman. If anything Reggie deserves TWO Heisman trophies not one.
So I am at my gym today getting in a little cardio. I hate cardio. And for some readon 4 of the 6 TV's are showing price is right and NONE are on the usual ESPN or FSN. Thats ridiculous. Since you can only see the TV's while on cardio and I don't cardio long I was too lazy to complain - being lazy at the gymn(I don't remember if there is an n at the end I don't think so but I am too lazy to spell check so I just typed it once with the N and one without) sad I know. Anyway I am watching PIR and remembered I really don't like Bob Barker. He is nice and older than dirt I am sure, but I just keep thinking of when he punched Happy Gilmore and I don't like him - granted he still has toxic honey's giving away prizes on the show.
Where am I going with this? Well one of the dorky college contestants was wearing his dorky USC sweatshirt and that got me thinking about the whole Reggie Bush stuff. You know his parents getting bought the house from a marketing/ pro agent firm. I think it is easy to have the first reaction of how dumb is the Bush family? But then I got to think if I was just finishing my freshman year of college and some smart people in suits wanted to give my pretty poor parents a big old house and all I had to do was sign with them in a couple years when I went pro- I WOULD DO IT TOO!!! They have to know more than me right? They promise its not breaking any rule or we can't get caught etc etc. and hey what kind of selfish kid am I to not give my parents a crib.
The other thing that #### me off is that there is all this chat of taking his HEISMAN..... for what?? Boosters weren't paying him his parents just got a house. Plus its TOO LATE!!! I am sick of this Chris Webberish take trophies and wins etc. etc. after you have already awarded them. There has to be some sort of TIME amount where you can get busted. Bush is a pro football player now and they wan't to try to erase one of the greatest Heisman Trophy Winners after the fact. If you catch them in season... then yeah its fair game. But your TOO SLOW NCAA/ MEDIA/ WHOEVER!!!
Last word on Reggie Bush. The Houston Texans will regret passing on Bush for EVER EVER EVER EVER!!!! Mario Williams is NO Reggie White and that is what it would take to be what Bush will be. Bush WILL electrify the NFL he is one of a kind. Congrats to the Saints they got Drew Brees and Reggie Bush - they deserve it after dirty old Katrina.
JC
Tru dat, tru dat.
U know I can't stand haters. Leave Reggie and what he did in college alone. Punish the school if you must, but he is in the NFL now and his college career is over. Too bad the hate isn't over. People are even making a big deal of him wearing the #5. That's his number, let him wear it!!!
He is Reggie Bush. I let him wear anything on his jersey, from his high school number or college number to his social security number or his baby mama's phone number! There is a Bush in our country worthy of critism and scrutiny, and that Bush don't play football.
As for PIR, I can't hate on Bob Barker. The man stands the test of time. Name me a better game show host! Who u got- Sajak...Seacrest...Regis? Puhlease. The show is still going strong and Bob even overcame the ginormous void of Rod Roddy. ROD freakin' RODDY. Nuff said.
