Unretire That Jersey

What difference does it make? it will be just another cheater wearing it anyway. Kiffin is going to be worse than Carroll, watch and see, oh and he's also not very bright, has anyone listened to him speak? the guys is worse than Mike Garrett.

I would put it back on the field and let it earn its own just honor and not be tainted by Reggie and what he did to USC and its fans.

"disassociate itself from Reggie Bush".......I don't think that will be a problem. This dirt bag and his parents should be sued for damages by SC.

Rodney Sermons would be very upset by this

Hey Reggie, was it worth the $300,000 that you could have paid for this to go away years ago? Oh yeah, you had to pay it anyway. WHAT AN IDIOT!

Hey Reggie, was it worth the $300,000 that you could have paid for this to go away years ago? Oh yeah, you had to pay it anyway. WHAT AN IDIOT!

While my last memory of Reggie is his stupid lateral in the Texas game, followed by his pursuit of NFL fame and largess, I am not all that bent out of shape by his taking the money. I find it extremely hypocritical that the folks at the NCAA cry out for amateurism while at the same time taking big bucks from broadcasters. Reggie is suppose to act like ascetic while his coach makes $4M/Yr. All the administrators in the NCAA and at SC took the money created by the athletes and yet they have the audacity to sanctimoniously whine about amateurism. Heck, there isn't any amateurism with the athletes forced to work full time at their sport with the recompense of a scholarship.

IF the jerks at the NCAA really want amateurism, then eliminate all paid coaching positions and all athletic scholarships. The money paid to broadcast should be paid to the student body and not to the president of the universities. But we all know that's not going to happen.

Instead, the schools are being told that they have to spy on their star players so that the players can be pure...CRAP...DOUBLE CRAP....

Who the hell would want the #5?

what happened to being a Southern Cal trOJie for life? have any of you ever made a mistake? now when Mr Reggie needs you all the most, you are throwing him under the bus!! he will continue to cooperate with the NCAA (as he always has) and try to set things right...just don't turn all your backs on him. even OJ-I was welcomed back for a few practices, was he not?

sheez Louise!

I love Reggie. I love MG. Could care less what the Fucla honks print. I'd rather be at SC with this going on than a loser at bRuin Tech. hahahahahahaha losers.

Gonna agree with NOBS on this. I would MUCH rather be a trojan and deal with this... hell, I'd go through ten years of bowl bans before I wanted to be at a school that celebrates another's bad fortune due to a lack of their own success (not that this sanction business is actually gonna slow us down).

mo- agree with you as well. I could give a crap to what would ever happen to any other school. Do you think for one second that Fucla wouldn't trade places and have not one-half, but TWO full AP National Championship Football titles? Give me a break. Any bRuin that says "no" is a LIAR. (I'd give my left you know what for ONE of their's in basketball).

Quote from Garrett...
"Today I got a purpose for really wanting to dominate for another 10 years." He also said he felt "invigorated by all this stuff," and "with the penalty we got today I know we're bigger than life."

Someone should check this guy for Syphilis! He's off his rocker! LMAO!! University of Sanctioned Cheaters! CHEAT ON!!!!

Syphilis is better than having the 8 CLAP.

This was noted as self-imposed:

"15. Disassociation of student-athlete 1. (Institution imposed)"

It was pretty much Reggie's parents who did this, mostly from 120 miles away Meanwhile the school, the program, the students, the current players, the alumni, and the fans get screwed. The open practices and locker room didn't contribute one iota to the shenanigans Reggie's parents were in the middle of.

I really understand Pete's reaction. How the hell do you protect your program from this kinda crap?

#5 should be removed from the coliseum and unavailable until after the sanction period and then, if anyone actually wants it, have at it - voluntary. Take the Heisman out of Heritage Hall, before someone puts a bomb in the trophy case and does the job for you.

KNOBS is TOO funny...never contributes a thing, is obsessed with Scott Wolf, and takes time each and EVERY day to voice his displeasure w/ Scott Wolf, and "other" folks who don't contribute a thing. GO trOJans!

Daisy Maze, very insightful post. Get your shot yet?

NOBS you are as much off your rocker as MG...what Bruin wouldn't want to be in the place of a condom?? ZERO - maybe a RETARDED one...what a jackass! 106 National Championships, school located in the finest Real Estate in the world, the 32nd ranked school in the world (light years ahead of FUsCK) the best head coach in L.A. Rick Neuheisel, appearing on National Television 7 SEVEN times this upcoming season, two extraordinary recruiting classes in a row, having the brightest future in college football based on coaches and young talent...NOBS, you are one delusional leaking condom! and in denial to boot! enjoy watching L.A.'s new #1 football program on National T.V. -the MIGHTY UCLA BRUINS, while you cry yourself to sleep wishing you were a Bruin fan. ROTFLMFAO

NOBS: Syphilis is better than having the 8 CLAP?...keep telling yourself that NOBjob, better take of your problem before your infected little tiny winnie falls off.

Rob...do they teach English at UCLA?

Fucla robbie, ask your wife about my size. She knows.

SC SHOULD sue the agents, RB & his parents. SC should ask the NCAA for all the "evidence" that they used to smack SC so SC and use it to recoup damages from RB & his associates in their lawsuit.

If RB really did nothing wrong then he should be more than willing to cooperate because he would know he couldn't be convicted. They can all agree to a speedy trial. If the NCAA refuses to release or cooperate then SC should move forward. The trial would probably find RB "innocent" due to lack of evidence.

SC shuld then sue the NCAA. At some point institutions have to take a strong stance AGAINST the NCAA (an old bunch of academic farts with ego's BIGGER than Mike Garretts). The NCAA is completly out of touch with todays athlete and todays sports world.

If the NCAA would review and update its own laws whereby it would allow student athletes to actuall earn money while on scholarship there would be less criminal activities, fewer infractions and more cooperation and oversight by member institutions.

Any/every employer seeking to offer a job to a student athlete would have to register with the NCAA and the member institution and with todays real time record keeping and computing (compared to the days when these arcaic NCAA rules were written)compliance would be a reasonable task.

Todays student athlete should be paid a % of the profits earned from what their respective sports bring into the university above and beyond the cost of a scholarship. The real cost of a scholarship is neglable given the amount of scholarships actually being given our compared to what the athletes bring into the university. The main reason however that athletes will never be paid is because Title 9 is KILLING college athletics. Mens football & basketball carry all the financial burden of an athletic department and there are fewer and fewer dollars to go around. However, womens sports are expanding and therefore draining more and more dollars from athletic department budgets without paying even covering their own expenses.

Rob,

We're all tired of hearing about UCLA's superior academics. Use trusted sources in your comparisons, and you'll see that SC and UCLA are almost IDENTICAL. The differences?

USC has a SLIGHTLY lower acceptance rate. SC also has slightly higher SAT scores. US NEWS puts ucla at 24, usc at 26. SAT info can be found at princeton review.

Anyway, I'm sure you know all of this already. If you don't, work on the research skills. But really, stick to the "better location" argument. It's the only one that's valid.

And, Rob -

You do realize that USC is on national television (for football, not basketball) a bit more than ucla, right?

Fuclaroobbiiee, I just wish I was a bRuin for one day. Then I could know what it feels like to be a jealous, whining, loser. Yep, Fucla is better in academics and sports. Too bad your number of national championships equals the incoming freshman class' SAT average score. hahahahahaha

I am really concerned: numerous trOJies are still mired in Stage 1 of grieving: Denial. This should only last a day or so. Stage 2 (Anger) should have been experienced already as well, leading to Stage 3 (Bargaining).

I do see some trOJies have made it to bargaining. Sure their hopes of "appealing" the NCAA's decision is laughable, but it is still progress.

Now the bad news: Stage 4 is Depression. While Yoda and ChuckerBucker have officially retired now that the sanctions finally hit, The Count will stay to guide you Trojies to your final destination: the cellar of the Pac 16. That will be so sugary sweeeeet! herh herh herh!

I am really concerned: numerous bruins are still behaving like covetous, mindless failures. Though I went to USC, my taxes help support this cuddly little public school. So please... study harder, do some homework, remember who you are.