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I fully admit I'm an USC fan, so I don't want this to be true. But I'd like to see testimony from someone other than Lake giving info, before having to face potential facts.

EastCoastKeith | 01/10/08, 07:47 AM

no surprise here. The only surprise is how the NCAA and their investigators havent found anything wrong with it. But USC is the media darling and basically LA's NFL team. Short of a smoking gun, bloody fingerprints, a confession, and 50 eye witnesses, the NCAA will determine that nothing happened here and move on.

Crimson_kid | 01/10/08, 08:30 AM

How does SC get allegedly get away with this while Oklahoma was punished so quickly?

IrishR#1 | 01/10/08, 09:03 AM

School knowledge, Irish.

Oklahoma caught the infractions and self-reported.

USC claims no knowledge with this Bush ****.

A Man for America today | 01/10/08, 09:11 AM

^^ Good point, Irish. And Oklahoma reported themselves. Makes you wonder...

D. SLIQ | 01/10/08, 09:12 AM

I see. You get a pardon if you deny any wrongdoing, and punished if you come forth willingly.

D. SLIQ | 01/10/08, 09:13 AM

SC has not been fouond guilty of anything (i.e. OU players driving in the cars, and being documented working at the dealership). Whereas this "thus far" is just a want to be agent displaying sour grapes. Maybe Reggie's parents' made promises and took money, but that has nothing to do with USC. I would advise OU and Alabama (Crimson Kid) to improve the graduation rates of your football players and your overall academic rankings and not Reggie Bush. Maybe we just live in a environment where the name Bush (i.e. George W.)allows you to do things and not be held accountable.

Jabril1217 | 01/10/08, 09:16 AM

Actually, Crimson, that's not a surprise either.

The sad thing is, Irish, the two kids at Oklahoma never even played, and the Sooners lost the whole season.

DSliq: yeah, there used to be a theory that if you "cooperated" with the investigation the NCAA would go easy on you. I think it's increasingly clear that feigning ignorance is the way to go.

SoonerGirl | 01/10/08, 09:18 AM

Notre Dame, I guess someone needs to investigate the golden domers. Please, the only school that can loose against every ranked team they play, have a 8-4 or 9-3 record and get invited to a major bowl (where they get blown out, over & over again). I can see how you can be so disgusted by bias and the lack of justice in college football.

Jabril1217 | 01/10/08, 09:25 AM

In regards to all College Football's top 20 programs.

Q: Is your team winning?

A: Then they are probably paying players like this ...

ClintInDFW | 01/10/08, 09:27 AM

I think the NCAA was too hard on the OU kids as well. But there was a history with that particular dealership (i.e. booster) that had gotten warnings prior to this incident and OU did not stop make it a point to tellplayers NOT to work there. From what I understand players are no longer allowed to work at that dealership which should have been done years before this situation. OU had been warned, but OU did not warn the players effectively.

Jabril1217 | 01/10/08, 09:29 AM

ClintlnDFW has a good point

Jabril1217 | 01/10/08, 09:30 AM

Let a Playa' play!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1Hawkeye1 wants Vida | 01/10/08, 09:56 AM

Wow jabril, somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. I understand ND sucked last year, but how that has anything to do with this is beyond me.

(Unless of course, you're suggesting Bush didn't take money because ND sucks - makes sense)

prisonmatt07 | 01/10/08, 09:56 AM

Lloyd Lake is bitter because he got played by Bush. He shelled out money to a college athlete in hopes of getting a return on his investment. When it didn't happen, he "spills the beans." Mr. Lake knew what he was doing was against NCAA rules so I don't feel sorry for him at all. Reggie Bush did what hundreds of athletes are doing nationwide each year. Count your losses Mr. Lake and move on.

nolesdabomb | 01/10/08, 10:01 AM

Its true ...

Lets see ... a good example was when i was attending Ohio State. Cris Carter ... then a soph or junior was riding around campus in a brand new trans am ... lets just say his parents didn't have that kind of cash.

Another one .. Brian Bosworth while attending OU had a corvette. Yea ... right.

ClintInDFW | 01/10/08, 10:16 AM

Elton Brand had a Navigator at Duke.

prisonmatt07 | 01/10/08, 10:17 AM

Im sure star players all around the country are just about the same. Not paying college athletes above the table is rediculous. Either start doing it up front or do like baseball and have a minor league system.

ClintInDFW | 01/10/08, 10:19 AM

The issue here isn't that others are or were suspected - it's that Bush was "caught" doing it (depending on whose story you believe).

prisonmatt07 | 01/10/08, 10:21 AM

Im sure star players all around the country are just about the same. Not paying college athletes above the table is rediculous. Either start doing it up front or do like baseball and have a minor league system.
ClintInDFW | 01/10/08
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That's a good idea in principle but even if the athletes are given a stipend, the "superstars" will still get paid perks from alumni and boosters. Besides, the athletes already get paid while attending college. It's called a scholarship.

nolesdabomb | 01/10/08, 10:26 AM