Homeowner to sue Reggie Bush for $3.2 million

[Logical]

Originally Posted by PastorMikH

Or it could be that when he was recruited out of HS, the Coach failed to notice that the kid's family lived in low income housing, but now his family is living in a mansion in the hills.

It was hardly a mansion. It was 3 bedroom home with 3000 square feet and frankly it is no where nearly as nice as my home which is not close to being a mansion. The only real plus for that home is the Lake view.

[JBucc]

Originally Posted by Vlad Logicslav

It was hardly a mansion. It was 3 bedroom home with 3000 square feet and frankly it is no where nearly as nice as my home which is not close to being a mansion. The only real plus for that home is the Lake view.

For you maybe, but for some poor ****er like me it's a goddamn mansion.

[PastorMikH]

Originally Posted by Vlad Logicslav

It was hardly a mansion. It was 3 bedroom home with 3000 square feet and frankly it is no where nearly as nice as my home which is not close to being a mansion. The only real plus for that home is the Lake view.

I wasn't really focussing on Bush himself, just in general. Schools know this stuff goes on and if they don't want sanctions, they should make a bit more of an attempt to regulate this stuff. Saddly, Bush and the Agent are to blame, but the School will get the penalty.


Kinda like, for example, when I was attending MU, from time to time you'd see athletes drafted from inner-city setting driving new sports cars. How did they afford such pricey cars given their lifestyles before college?

[jspchief]

Originally Posted by PastorMikH

I wasn't really focussing on Bush himself, just in general. Schools know this stuff goes on and if they don't want sanctions, they should make a bit more of an attempt to regulate this stuff. Saddly, Bush and the Agent are to blame, but the School will get the penalty.


Kinda like, for example, when I was attending MU, from time to time you'd see athletes drafted from inner-city setting driving new sports cars. How did they afford such pricey cars given their lifestyles before college?

Why should the school be responsible in this case? It had nothing to do with them.

I'm not sure you understand the story behind this. This wasn't USC booster rewarding Bush for playing at USC. This was someone bribing Bush to get business from his pro career. USC gained nothing.

[PastorMikH]

Originally Posted by jspchief

Why should the school be responsible in this case? It had nothing to do with them.

I'm not sure you understand the story behind this. This wasn't USC booster rewarding Bush for playing at USC. This was someone bribing Bush to get business from his pro career. USC gained nothing.

Why should the school be responsible? Who will get the punishment in this case? Bush will still get his contract. The agent will pick up another player. The School will get the shaft. IMO, it comes down to the school needing to watch out for its own athletic system here.

I understand the story too, but still, NCAA rules were violated. Bush played NCAA ball AFTER basically making a deal with an agent. No the school didn't gain anything, but they could face NCAA sanctions just the same. Not to mention having a national championship revolked.

[StcChief]

Originally Posted by PastorMikH

Why should the school be responsible? Who will get the punishment in this case? Bush will still get his contract. The agent will pick up another player. The School will get the shaft. IMO, it comes down to the school needing to watch out for its own athletic system here.

I understand the story too, but still, NCAA rules were violated. Bush played NCAA ball AFTER basically making a deal with an agent. No the school didn't gain anything, but they could face NCAA sanctions just the same. Not to mention having a national championship revolked.

Too bad if they have their NCAA championship revoked. How many times did they get away with stuff without being caught?

Everything works in a fire drill mentality, business,gov't, schools.

Nothing happens until after an event is brought to light.

[jspchief]

Originally Posted by PastorMikH

Why should the school be responsible? Who will get the punishment in this case? Bush will still get his contract. The agent will pick up another player. The School will get the shaft. IMO, it comes down to the school needing to watch out for its own athletic system here.

I understand the story too, but still, NCAA rules were violated. Bush played NCAA ball AFTER basically making a deal with an agent. No the school didn't gain anything, but they could face NCAA sanctions just the same. Not to mention having a national championship revolked.

And my whole point is, why should the school be punished for the actions of an individual? They can't control these kids, and I think it's unreasonable to expect them to.

The flaw in this entire issue is that these students aren't allowed to profit off their athletic talent while in college.

[PastorMikH]

Originally Posted by jspchief

The flaw in this entire issue is that these students aren't allowed to profit off their athletic talent while in college.

So I guess an education that would cost a person $25,000+ and lifelong career possibilities after college don't count for anything?


I understand your point, and, in my opinion, the school shouldn't be held accountable for this either. But in reality, I know they will.

[PastorMikH]

It's really too bad the NCAA can't declare Bush inelligable for the draft until this is cleared up.

But that ain't gonna happen.

[jspchief]

Originally Posted by PastorMikH

So I guess an education that would cost a person $25,000+ and lifelong career possibilities after college don't count for anything?

While you're asking the player to turn down a new house for his family that lives in an 800 sq ft apartment, and the colleges are making millions off of his talents? No, it doesn't amount to much.

[Logical]

Originally Posted by jspchief

Why should the school be responsible in this case? It had nothing to do with them.

I'm not sure you understand the story behind this. This wasn't USC booster rewarding Bush for playing at USC. This was someone bribing Bush to get business from his pro career. USC gained nothing.

I understand the story and I don't like the situation. But the NCAA will possibly rule that Bush became a professional and was therefore no longer elgible. Thereby USC forfeits all games he played. Unlikely to generate future season penalties for USC though.