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Reggie Bush forfeits Heisman
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Statement from Reggie Bush Regarding Heisman Trophy
For Immediate Release: September 14, 2010 One of the greatest honors of my life was winning the Heisman Trophy in 2005. For me, it was a dream come true. But I know that the Heisman is not mine alone. Far from it. I know that my victory was made possible by the discipline and hard work of my teammates, the steady guidance of my coaches, the inspiration of the fans, and the unconditional love of my family and friends. And I know that any young man fortunate enough to win the Heisman enters into a family of sorts. Each individual carries the legacy of the award and each one is entrusted with its good name. It is for these reasons that I have made the difficult decision to forfeit my title as Heisman winner of 2005. The persistent media speculation regarding allegations dating back to my years at USC has been both painful and distracting. In no way should the storm around these allegations reflect in any way on the dignity of this award, nor on any other institutions or individuals. Nor should it distract from outstanding performances and hard-earned achievements either in the past, present or future. For the rest of my days, I will continue to strive to demonstrate through my actions and words that I was deserving of the confidence placed in me by the Heisman Trophy Trust. I would like to begin in this effort by turning a negative situation into a positive one by working with the Trustees to establish an educational program which will assist student-athletes and their families avoid some of the mistakes that I made. I am determined to view this event as an opportunity to help others and to advance the values and mission of the Heisman Trophy Trust. I will forever appreciate the honor bestowed upon me as a winner of the Heisman. While this decision is heart-breaking, I find solace in knowing that the award was made possible by the support and love of so many. Those are gifts that can never be taken away. Link FYI... |
Good its over..move on ....give it to Vince
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Statement from Reggie Bush Regarding Heisman Trophy
By NewOrleansSaints.com * a * a RB won the Heisman Trophy in 2005 Statement from Reggie Bush Regarding Heisman Trophy For Immediate Release: September 14, 2010 One of the greatest honors of my life was winning the Heisman Trophy in 2005. For me, it was a dream come true. But I know that the Heisman is not mine alone. Far from it. I know that my victory was made possible by the discipline and hard work of my teammates, the steady guidance of my coaches, the inspiration of the fans, and the unconditional love of my family and friends. And I know that any young man fortunate enough to win the Heisman enters into a family of sorts. Each individual carries the legacy of the award and each one is entrusted with its good name. It is for these reasons that I have made the difficult decision to forfeit my title as Heisman winner of 2005. The persistent media speculation regarding allegations dating back to my years at USC has been both painful and distracting. In no way should the storm around these allegations reflect in any way on the dignity of this award, nor on any other institutions or individuals. Nor should it distract from outstanding performances and hard-earned achievements either in the past, present or future. For the rest of my days, I will continue to strive to demonstrate through my actions and words that I was deserving of the confidence placed in me by the Heisman Trophy Trust. I would like to begin in this effort by turning a negative situation into a positive one by working with the Trustees to establish an educational program which will assist student-athletes and their families avoid some of the mistakes that I made. I am determined to view this event as an opportunity to help others and to advance the values and mission of the Heisman Trophy Trust. I will forever appreciate the honor bestowed upon me as a winner of the Heisman. While this decision is heart-breaking, I find solace in knowing that the award was made possible by the support and love of so many. Those are gifts that can never be taken away. |
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Exactly, Strat. I bet the Saints pushed him to go ahead and just be done with it!! |
Reggie..you the man and we love you in Nola..let this motivate you to be the best RB in the NFL!!!..2DAT!!! Reggie...
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Now I want to see him score a TD, and do "the heisman" every time he gets into the end-zone!!
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Time to play like the 2nd pick overall .... first he ditched that gold digger and now he gave back his trophy, no more excuses now. Hope he goes for 150 yds (combined) and 3 TDs Monday
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Yep, Reggies got to be pissed and has something to prove. Sorry for the mess San Francisco.
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I would have sent the thing back in about 6 pieces and taped a picture of my Superbowl ring to the outside of the package.
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What I still like in the whole thing is that he didn't get caught with PED or something like that. yes he took money and that is not allowed but it didn't make him a better athlete. That was all god given talent and hard work. What he did never really helped him earn the Heisman and I will personally always consider him to be a Heisman winner.
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Class act Reggie . . . like someone alluded to in an earlier post he has a Super Bowl ring, given the choice I would prefer the ring anyway.
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Reggie did the classy move by sending it back but I will never spend my money on anything licensed by the NCAA. I understand you can't take money but these Fat Cats are getting billions off of these athletes.
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Historically the Heisman winners have fared poorly. Maybe this removes the curse... and he becomes durable and he breaks Emmitt's record.
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Vince can have the Heisman. Reggie's got the Lombardi (and, maybe, a bronze bust in Canton in the future).
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Vilma says on FB:
"maaaan reggie having to give back the heisman trophy is complete BULL@$*&!!! I dont care what they say, he was still the best player in college that year!" |
He ran warped speed that year. I guess his warped moral reasoning finally caught up to him.
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Well handled by Reggie, this all could have been a bigger distraction. He understand that the W's he got w/ USC and the Saints are the most important.
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class move on his part
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I think that the Heisman Trust should re-award the Trophy to Bush on principal. The NCAA's rules and restrictions so penalize players and reward institutions and bad intentioned "agents" that the mere act of survival by a student athlete is a violation. While one might quibble with the amount of moneys/services that may or may not have changed hands, the indisputable fact is that Reggie performed on the field. The act of disqualifying a performance for non-performance violations has little basis in equity. I had a problem with the NCAA voiding the USC championship and their victories because rewriting history to conform to transient, questionable and inconsistently applied "morality" is not a sustainable policy. No one should be taking comfort that "the system" works, because this is no system and it is profoundly broken.
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Forfeiture of the trophy demonstrates that at least Bush has more integrity than the Heisman trust has demonstrated in who it has awarded, especially in the last twenty years...
Regretfully, it is a necessary consequence of Mr. Bush's judgement as a scholar athlete... But this should not be the end of it... Agents, coaches and administrators involved should personally be faced with serious, dire consequences... Further, the debate of college athletics, the scholar-athlete, and the fairness of the current NCAA and its sheltered, tenured subculture of parasites should be brought into full light and a reckoning of watershed moment of history should be brought to bear... Otherwise nothing is salvaged, nor learned from this tragedy... |
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Reggie you do have a Super Bowl Ring !!! |
I like the classy way he gave it back..
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