Homeowner alleges Reggie Bush family paid no rent ($3.2 million lawsuit filed)

Yahoo News ^ | 4/27/06 | Charles Robinson

[Dog Gone]

Which was it, a bribe or a debt?

You can't have it both ways unless you're a lunatic.

[Libloather]

Which was it? A bribe? or a debt?

That's your best argument? You're sinking. My question to you - was it a bribe - or a debt? Either way, Reggie Bush pays the price.

Nice to know moment - ESPN Classic is now showing the championship game between USC and - the winner - Texas. Watching it is a true pleasure...

[Dog Gone]

Good, your bias is shown even though you can't answer the question.

Who cares what the truth is? Hell, the accusation is all that matters!

[Pukin Dog]

You really should give it up.

It doesn't matter if it was a bribe or a debt. His parents received something of value that they could not afford on their own, while their son was an amateur athlete. There is no gray area here. HE IS GOING TO PAY FOR IT. Accepting reality does not mean that anyone has it in for the kid. It is a tragedy. USC is going to have their season forfeited, because the rules are clear.

[Dog Gone]

USC is going to have their season forfeited, because the rules are clear.

Keep talking. I want to see how low my opinion of your judgment can possibly get.

It certainly matters whether it was a bribe or a debt. If a relative of an athlete does not pay a debt, BFD. They are not responsible for making sure their relatives pay off their Visa bills or their car payments. Or even rent from a landlord who would like to do other business with the family.

Your assertion, based on the facts even alleged in this story, that USC will have to forfeit all their games from last season is about the stupidest thing I've seen at this forum in months.

And that is saying a lot.

[Pukin Dog]

You see? That is the problem with some of you on this forum. You think your opinions actually mean something to others. If you had any perspective at all, you would understand that some of us are hear to learn, while others are hear only to bask in the glow of their own opinions. You make a huge mistake if you believe that I could possible care what you think of me or my judgment. Huge. Maybe its because for some of you, the Internet makes up such a high percentage of what you would call a life?

The bottom line, is that with every post, you prove that you don't know what you are talking about, and when called on it, you do what people always do when they don't have an argument. They attack. I can play that game, but alas, I have a life, and you will just have to find someone else to fight with tonight.

[LenS]

Actually, the Heisman Trophy is controlled by the Heisman Trophy Trust, not the NCAA. The trust was set up by the Downtown Athletic Club in NYC. After the club closed after 9/11, the trust used the Yale Club for two years, then their offices for two more, and will now be permanently based at the National Sports Museum (all are in NYC).

If the NCAA determines that Bush was ineligible to play due to this situation, then it means under the Heisman rules, he was also ineligible to receive the trophy. It would be up to the trust, but they have indicated that they are paying attention to the investigation. If they do revoke it, then the runner-up, Texas' Young would get the award.

What's interesting is that it seems that the house for his parent's wasn't unknown among USC players. Probably no local reporters wanted to endanger the three-peat, so it took a non-local media, Yahoo! Sports, to break the story in the run-up to the draft.

[Dog Gone]

Again, you can't answer a simple question, deride my opinion, and think yours is worthy of reading. And believing.

I don't think you're secure enough to admit when you're wrong. When your absolute prediction fails to come true, you'll be somewhere else peddling your BS.

Neither one of us can affect the investigation, much less its outcome. But you already know all the facts and the judgment. You're a joke.

[Dog Gone]

What's interesting is that it seems that the house for his parent's wasn't unknown among USC players.

What, that they lived in a house in San Diego?? If they knew it was a bribe, please provide some evidence.

And if it was a bribe, I'd like someone to explain how it was a debt and why there is a lawsuit over a debt.

It can't be both.

[Pukin Dog]

You have a terminal case of projection. You know nothing of NCAA rules or regulations, and are having a snit fit because you were called on it. The advantage I maintain over you and your ilk, is that you are not important enough to me to make me angry. Have a nice evening. LOL.

[MikefromOhio]

You see? That is the problem with some of you on this forum. You think your opinions actually mean something to others.

Damn PD you laid that one on a bit thick huh?

[Dog Gone]

Declare yourself the winner Puke. It's the best you can do, since you can't answer the relevant question.

[cherry]

what I read into this is that this lawsuit is sort of a "cover" for Reggie Bush's family.....if the family was "suupposed" to pay and didn't, then it doesn't sound like it was a "gift" to the family on behave of Reggie Bush, which would be a NCAA violation, I think....

[Libloather]

Texans Put End to Intrigue, Sign Williams
By BARRY WILNER, AP Football Writer
1 hour, 23 minutes ago

North Carolina State's Mario Williams (9) closes in on Richmond quarterback Stacy Tutt (3) during the third quarter Saturday, Sept. 4, 2004, in Raleigh, N.C. N.C. The Houston Texans got the NFL draft off to a stunning start a day earlier, bypassing Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush and instead signing defensive end Williams with the No. 1 pick Friday night, April 28, 2006. (AP Photo/ Karl DeBlaker,file)

NEW YORK - There is now a clear-cut No. 1 pick in the NFL draft. And it's not Reggie Bush. The Houston Texans opted instead for defensive end Mario Williams, pulling one of the biggest shockers in recent history. They signed the North Carolina State standout to a six-year, $54 million contract, with $26.5 million guaranteed Friday night, hours before the start of the draft Saturday.

Though many thought the Heisman Trophy winning Bush would get the nod as the top pick, the Texans pulled a reverse of their own and went with defense.

"I think if people had just listened to what we had said, they would have seen that we were serious about Mario Williams," Texans general manager Charley Casserly said in Houston. "Once we brought him in here our statements never changed that we were seriously considering him for the first pick in the draft and I understand that people didn't believe it, but we always said it and we believed it."

Throughout the college football season, Bush dazzled with his with his electrifying moves and stunning speed at Southern California and seemed to be a shoo-in to become the first running back taken No. 1 since Ki-Jana Carter went to the Bengals in 1995.

But now, the Texans' move left the New Orleans Saints with an opportunity to take Bush as the No. 2 pick.

Bush has had more on his mind than the draft after questions were raised concerning who paid the rent for a home his parents lived in, and whether an agent was involved, which could violate NCAA rules. He's adamantly insisted there was no wrongdoing.

"I've got enough controversy going on in my life right now," Bush said Thursday, "but I'm sure it will all be worked out in a matter of weeks and that all the answers will be the right ones."

Williams, who has been described as a cross between Julius Peppers and Lawrence Taylor, saw his stock soar after his amazing performance at the NFL combine in February. The 6-foot-6 1/2, 292-pound Williams ran the 40-yard dash in 4.73 seconds and had 35 reps on the 225-pound bench press.

He becomes the first defensive end taken No. 1 overall since Courtney Brown went to the Cleveland Browns in 2000, and the 12th defensive lineman to be picked at the top of the draft.

Even though the suspense is over for the top pick, there are still plenty of questions about what the other 31 teams will do. After New Orleans, Tennessee faced a hard choice between Texas quarterback Vince Young and Matt Leinart of USC.

Young led the Longhorns to the national championship with a terrific performance, passing for 267 yards, running for 200 more and scrambling 8 yards on fourth down with 19 seconds left for the winning touchdown in a 41-38 win.

The Titans are in need of a quarterback to replace the aging Steve McNair. But they are also interested in Leinart, who played for offensive coordinator Norm Chow at USC.

After his performance in the Rose Bowl, Young seemed poised to be the No. 1 pick. Then questions arose about whether he is well-suited to play in a pro-style offense.

"A lot of people have their own opinions and they aren't afraid to say them," Young said. "It's not for me to go ask the critics why or answer the critics. I go on the field and work out and for the coaches and they see what I can do, and that's what matters.

"Since the Rose Bowl, a lot of people are trying to find something negative about me and they can't."

The Texans had nothing negative to say about Williams, and now they are looking forward to the rest of the draft.

"This is a decision that took a lot of time to make, but at the end of the day we felt this was the best player for our football team," Casserly said. "Both players, Reggie Bush and Mario Williams, are going to, I think, be great pros. We made the decision to go with defense."

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[Slings and Arrows]

Bush's fault.

Not until the 25th post?! What happened to the old Freeper reflexes?