The Reggie Bush Situation

[Diomedes]

At worst.  He's been such a good boy, sucking dick in all the right ways.  He's playing for the pity team.  He's performing.  And most of all, he's selling tickets and jerseys.  He's got nothing to worry about.

[ice grillin you]

its less of a story now than it was then

[Diomedes]

Given the current reality of what's going on in college ball, no one really cares.  It's as corrupt as corporate america.

[mussa]

Money talks and Reggie Bush has alot of it. I wouldn't be surprised if Reggie owns stock in razorgator either, thats sneaky sumbitch

[Feva]

its less of a story now than it was then

True dat.

[QB Eagles]

Given the current reality of what's going on in college ball, no one really cares.  It's as corrupt as corporate america.

Probably much moreso. It's a blatant monopoly, for one. For another thing, it exploits the hell out of the players for enormous financial gain, yet somehow claims the moral high ground by not paying them a cent. It has deals with another monopoly, the NFL, to effectively crush any start-up or minor league that doesn't have both of their go-ahead. These kids could be earning millions with their talent, but they are locked into a system where they have to go through the blatantly fraudulent motions of getting a college education.

Many of the top football universities earn an enormous percentage of their income through the game. As a result, football becomes the main priority of the school, rather than education. At many colleges, the football coach is the highest-payed employee. At the same time, some of these schools are cutting back on classes and faculty due to budget cuts. Many schools have no academic scholarships, but pay the way for athletes who, without their football talent, wouldn't have the academic requirements to empty the campus' garbage cans.

People are paid off and threatened to look the other way on anything that could interrupt the gravy train, such as the widespread use of performance enhancing drugs. Because these kids aren't paid directly, a large percentage of them are offered under-the-table deals from many different quarters, and many of them fall under the sway of criminals. If a promising "student-athlete" gets injured or otherwise fails to perform well enough to go pro, the show ends very quickly for them. The kids are tossed into regular society by the NCAA and their school after being put on a pedestal and shielded from anything approaching reality their entire early lives. A lot of them can't adjust.

It's all set up so the schools, coaches, and NFL keep rolling in cash.