[desertrat]

Apparently there may be a problem here. I wonder if it is possible USC will have to forfeit last years games.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_yl...yhoo&type=lgns

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Days before Bush is expected to be the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, unanswered questions about the residence and how his mother, stepfather and brother came to live in it within the last year have prompted the University of Southern California to refer the matter to the Pacific-10 Conference for an investigation. NCAA statutes prohibit student-athletes or their families from receiving extra benefits from professional sports agents, marketing companies or their representatives. A breach of these statutes could result in an athlete being ruled ineligible, and games in which they played could be forfeited.

I love it... the NCAA...always looking to slap the hand that feeds it...This reminds me of when we use to send "amateurs to the Olympics" when every other country was sending state funded pros...eventually we got wise and decided it would be okay to send a pro Dream Team...but hey, the NCAA...delusional good old boys that they are can't see the writing on the wall...

Bush gave them huge TV ratings...for that, they will repay him by saying....gee we really don't like your family enjoying a pre-draft perk...

Let the NCAA destroy itself.

[wvuauthor]

Is this not ridiculous? It seems like everyday there is a new scandal...

[cjg11582]

Scandal... that term is used really loosely now in college football (really all revenue generating college athletics). My question is does anyone really care? If the NCAA retracts USC's 2005 season from the record books (including Reggie Bush's heisman) are we all going to pretend it didn't take place? Will it result in anyone forgetting about the Notre Dame or Fresno State games?
All of these semantics by the NCAA are usually inconsequential. I still remember the fab five quite vividly.

[wvuauthor]

Yes, I definitely care. There is no place in college athletics for this sort of behavior. Just like everyone cared when it happened at OSU with Clarrett. I think that anything like this is sure to get national attention, and deservedly so...

[legend]

The most hilarious result of this is people saying that the Downtown Athletic Club will take a long hard look at this and may revoke Reggie's Heisman trophy. O J Simpson can keep his, but Reggie, we want yours back!

[wvuauthor]

Good one Legend!!

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by wvuauthor

Yes, I definitely care. There is no place in college athletics for this sort of behavior. Just like everyone cared when it happened at OSU with Clarrett. I think that anything like this is sure to get national attention, and deservedly so...

...0r...we could just change the NCAA rules and permit a perk for a star player that is bringing in major bucks for a program...The NCAA is trying to kill the provebial goose laying their biggest eggs...

[Lefty Noob]

Great argument by Woody Paige on 1st & Ten or whatever that show is (just happened to catch some of it after the draft preview this afternoon). Basically, what he said was, when he went to college and worked as an editor, he was paid a $1500 stipend for his services. In that light, why AREN'T college athletes paid, considering they are also more or less employees of the school?

[wvuauthor]

Good point Lefty. I have no clue why the NCAA does not look into something like this.

[cjg11582]

Thats kind of what I was implying, are we really that offended if a low-income family has a nice house to live in? What kind of infraction is that? Especially considering Reggie Bush has generated mass publicity and probably millions of dollars for USC.
I can understand the argument against paying college athletes though. Some believe it would ruin the sanctity of amuteur athletics, or whatever sanctity is left. Another argument is that once athletes are paid it is only a matter of time before people are advocating higher pay for them, or lobbyist groups asking why athletes competing in non-revenue generating sports are not paid. Then it gets to the point of determining where to draw the line, which can become incredibly distorted.
This is a really complicated issue.

[Lefty Noob]

Whether the NCAA rules are fair or not, its becoming increasingly clear that Bush most likely violated them. He's now been tied to a sports agency, and now USC OT Winston Justice is involved too.

Check out Yahoo! Sports's Charles Robinson's article: http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_yl...=lgns&expire=1

[wvuauthor]

Great article that gives a lot of insight into the situation. It will be interesting to see how it plays out over the next few months...

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by wvuauthor

Great article that gives a lot of insight into the situation. It will be interesting to see how it plays out over the next few months...

Hopefully with the collapse of this NCAA insanity...what we need us is a college player labor union... ...

[wvuauthor]

hahaha...at this point it wouldnt even surprise me...