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I saw a little bit of this story today on ESPN. It appeared ESPN actually did an in-depth report. First time in a long time that I can remember. Anyway, a couple of things stood out at me.
First, this guy's covering it up was terrible. Someone must not be looking too hard if they couldn't find this guy. Holy cow.
Second, the part that I saw didn't seem like he took much money. Reggie Bush took an assload of money, IIRC.
I find myself thinking pretty heavily about this. I really don't think I could blame the kid. Granted I'm not in their shoes, but I just got out of college. If someone offers me a few bucks to keep my head above water, my ass is taking it. But again I'm not in their shoes. If I were surviving, and it jeopardized my future (especially if I were to make lottery pick money), I could turn shit down.
The kid should have turned the money down. But I can't really blame him for taking it. I think the blame lies with the university. They have the most to lose IMO. The kid will get drafted, he may not get drafted as high, but he will get drafted. He will probably have to pay some money, but he's gonna have a good bit so WTF. The school though, maybe hurting because of this deal. If I'm an AD at any university right now, I'm going to have a come to Jesus meeting with all of my coaches, players, and staff about what's legal, what's not and what we can do to prevent this shit.
I guess bottom line is the kid should have turned down the cash, and the school should have done more to try to prevent it. Pipe dreams I know, but that's the way it should be.
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