No Decision Made Regarding Bush's Heisman
by Joey Kaufman on Sep 7, 2010 12:45 PM PDT
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Well, I'm sure many of you are surprised, but Yahoo! looks as if it was a little premature in reporting that the Heisman Trust had decided to strip 2005 winner Reggie Bush of his Heisman Trophy. Gery Klein of the LA Times is reporting that no decision has been made regarding the possibility of taking the prestigious award away from Bush:
Heisman spokesman Tim Henning told The Times, "The Heisman Trophy Trust has yet to make a decision, and until such time they do we have no further comment."
In July, USC removed its copy of Bush's Heisman from Heritage Hall and announced that it was returning it to the Heisman Trophy Trust. Under the terms of NCAA sanctions, USC must disassociate itself from Bush.
Granted, many of us aren't overly concerned about Bush at this point in time, but this would be an unprecedented move by the Trust.
Never before have they ever revoked the Heisman from a player in the award's 75-year history. By doing so with Bush, would they now take action in regards to other players who received "extra" benefits? Charles Woodson is a name that comes to mind.
It'd be opening another can of worms, and it's certainly a valid question of whether they want to deal with such a potential mess.
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What, Yahoo didn't let the facts get in the way of a good headline?!?
What, you mean there is NO proof of the $1,000 Louis Johnson/Tim Floyd handshake?!? What, what? You mean to tell me that Yahoo is a tabloid sports journal?
Hey, here’s an idea. Let’s go back in history and revoke every award ever given to any team or player later found of impropriety:
- Gaylord Perry, you admitted to throwing the spitter? Don’t let the door hit you in your ass on the way out of the HoF.
- The Feds have proof that Roger Clemens lied about steroid use. Time to send back those Cy Youngs.
- Shawne Merriman suspended for steroids. Strip the Rookie of the Year award from him.
Ok, how about some Heisman-specific examples:
- Billy Simms has been quoted as saying that he had to take a pay cut when drafted by the NFL.
- George Rogers, admitted to taking money in college.
- Paul Hornung, admitted to taking money in college.
- John David Crow, admitted to taking money in college.
- Charles Woodson, admitted to accepting illicit benefits in college.
- Matt Leinart, ok, if you take Reggie’s because the NCAA says he was ineligible, then why not take Matt’s too? The NCAA says that USC has to vacate wins in 2004, so how can a player for an ineligible team win the Heisman?
What a gigantic crock of sh*t!!!!!!!
You can't put sanctions on the fkn endzone! Death to the NCAA!
I heard an interview with one of the Yahoos
He was advocating the trust revoke Reggie’s award. He really seems to have crossed a line in trying to influence a story he is “reporting” on. It sort of felt like the purpose behind the story may have been to influence the Heisman Trust to pull the award.
I won’t be that sad if it does happen at this point, but that does not make the guys at Yahoo! any less douchebaggy.
Los Angeles is like Manchester. There is a red team that wins championships and a blue team that doesn't.
Told you guys. . . . .
. . . . . .why doesn’t Reggie Bush just voluntarily present the Heisman Trophy back to the Heisman Trust. Heck, he could even milk the opportunity.
Have his agent hire all the right PR personnel, much like Tiger did for his re-entry on to the golf links. I’d highly advise Reggie to allow for any and all media access to a highly publicized event- who knows? Maybe even the Heisman Trust would want to bring some of “their” people over to the handover? He could make the most out of this situation.
Regardless of what happens, Reggie MUST face the music on this. I know, I know- it’s NFL football season. He can’t or won’t have the time to do something like this. Oh yeah! Fuck that. Everyday is a new day, new opportunity. And if he allows for this window of opportunity to pass him by- and if the Heisman Trust DOES vote for him to be revoked of the award- it will be too late.
Just like when he could have handled the whole Lloyd Lake affair.
When is this guy just going to keep taking away from his ex-USC football teammates and start giving. He can learn by giving up this award. Is this award more important to him than his teammates? That’s the question I’d love to ask him.
By giving it up, NO ONE can say he didn’t win it. Because he did, he just gave it back. If he remains defiant and they take it from him. He’ll go down in history for being the first Heisman Trophy Winner to be stripped of the award. And there will be an indelible stamp of permanence that he was stripped of it while playing for USC and Coach Carroll.
I love USC and I love Coach Pete Carroll. And that, my friends, will be a shame. More of a shame than it already is.
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