LOS ANGELES (Sept. 15) - New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush insisted Friday he and his family have done nothing wrong, responding to allegations that they accepted gifts, money and other benefits worth more than $100,000 from two marketing agents during his career at Southern California.
"I'm not worried about any of these allegations or anything like that, because I know what the truth is, like I said from day one," Bush said after a Saints practice. "Once the smoke clears, everybody's going to see we did nothing wrong."
Yahoo.com reported Thursday that Michael Michaels, a marketing agency investor who wanted to represent the Heisman Trophy winner, and current Bush marketing agent Mike Ornstein supplied Bush and his family with gifts while he was still at USC.
Each hoped to represent Bush once he left school. Bush eventually chose Ornstein, which caused a falling out between Michaels and Bush's family.
Michaels' attorney, Brian Watkins, said his client was traveling Friday and unavailable for comment, but Watkins claimed the Yahoo.com report was "very accurate."
2006-09-15 20:15:26 · 13 answers · asked by marnefirstinfantry 5 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
If he did it was morally wrong but that money didn't earn him the trophy, his skill did
2006-09-15 20:18:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yup Reggie Rulez.
2006-09-16 02:38:02 · answer #2 · answered by Lil" Q 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the truth was known I'd say that a very large percentage of players get something. The very good ones get alot. Most just did it smarter than Reggie and his family did.
2006-09-15 20:59:41 · answer #3 · answered by Flip 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nothing to worry about; he played at USC, not Ohio State. Therefore, NCAA will probably allow all this to slide by. They're always after the good guys at Ohio State, they'll let Tejas and So Cal slide by.
2006-09-15 23:12:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well its not going to be an issue of "should he", if he did accept the money he most likely will be ruled ineligible and then he will have to. And based on when this all started, USC may have to forfeit their national championship.
2006-09-15 22:19:40 · answer #5 · answered by Ian 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
thank you, i already read the story here, but yes, i do think he should give up the trophy because he broke the rules of the NCAA, and just because of his name, and the fact that there were 2 future agents "buying him", he picked the 1 over the other and that really ticked the other one off, but i feel he does not deserve it
2006-09-15 22:40:59 · answer #6 · answered by beckyschristine 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I love this lynch mob mentality. Why don't we wait until the governing body(as much as I hate the NCAA) decides guilty or not guilty. I for one am not ready to take the word of some pissed off jerk of a sports agent and his sleazebag lawyer.
2006-09-16 05:55:18 · answer #7 · answered by stan l 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yup, rules are rules. I think it is funny that he ditched the guy who hooked him up anyways...that agency guy got what he deserved for trying to get a "head start" haha. Vince deserved the trophy anyways!
2006-09-15 20:24:23 · answer #8 · answered by ♥austingirl♥ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
regardless of wrongdoing off the field, he was still the best player in college last year. that's like when they stripped the american downhill skier for testing positive for weed. dude, he beat everyone stoned. let him keep the medal.
2006-09-16 01:41:20 · answer #9 · answered by the greg 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes!
2006-09-16 02:50:03 · answer #10 · answered by lambert_fan1967 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋