HEISMAN WINNERS TALK REGGIE BUSH

HG — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:18:20 +0000

Former USC Trojan and current New Orleans Saint Reggie Bush is in lukewarm water. He’s currently being investigated by the NCAA to see if Bush and his family received improper benefits. If the allegations turn out to be true, USC may have to give up it’s 2004 championship and Reggie could lose his 2005 Heisman. The new book, Tarnished Heisman: Did Reggie Bush Turn His Final College Season Into a Six-Figure Job?, plans to do for Reggie Bush what Game of Shadows did for Barry Bonds.. That’s not good for Reggie.

A number of former Heisman winners were asked for their opinions on Reggie Bush’s situation. Most of the cats seem to side with Bush..

Ty Detmer, 1990 winner, Brigham Young:

“You’ve got to get all the facts before you rush to judgment. Now if it was the kid’s parents taking things and he really had no control over that, he still had to play on the field and do all those things. You can’t fault a kid for what his parents do. So we should wait to get all the facts on it. If it turns out to be something else, then you make a judgment off of those facts.”

Mike Rozier, 1983 winner, Nebraska:

“As far as what he’s doing now, I think he’s doing a hell of a job in the NFL. I don’t know anything about the other incident, but I do know that he didn’t tarnish anything.”

George Rogers, 1980 winner, South Carolina:

“Don’t go after him. Go after his parents. They’re the one who supposedly got the house, right? It really makes no sense to me.”

Gary Beban, 1967 winner, UCLA:

“But if things weren’t done properly, then you do have to suffer the consequences. You have to be eligible in an NCAA sense. Eventually [Bush] is going to have to say yes or no. And then deal with the consequences.“

Tim Brown, 1987 winner, Notre Dame:

“Unfortunately, we’ve had Heisman winners accused of worse [than Bush], and you didn’t strip those guys. I know that wasn’t done in college, but at the same time it is what it is.”

O.J. Simpson, 1968 winner, USC:

“Screw Tim Brown.”

All right, the last one’s fake.. But you know Juice is thinking it.. It seems like everybody wants to give Reggie a pass except for Gary Beban… UCLA Bruin Gary Beban.. Huh..

Heisman winners split on Bush question. Courtesy of The Los Angeles Times

Tags: Reggie Bush, Heisman Trophy, NFL, Improper Benefits, NCAA Investigation

TIM TEBOW’S RESPONSE TO JUNE JONES

HG — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:12:09 +0000

The video features the quotes from Tim Tebow that The Wizard Of Odds linked to a couple of days ago. If you block out the school girl like giggling from the reporters, you’ll hear Tim Tebow make a couple of system remarks meant to be not so subliminal shots for June Jones.. And speaking of Jones.. What kind of lame ass backpedaling was that? June claims he was just defending his quarterback, Colt Brennan. I don’t understand how dissin Tebow was defending Brennan.I also don’t understand why these guys are fighting over the Heisman. The award has been next to worthless for almost 20 years. I don’t know why it works this way, but a fella is better off not winning the Heisman trophy.

Winner Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Runner UpÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Third Place
1988 Barry SandersÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Rodney PeeteÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Troy Aikman
1989 Andre WareÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Anthony ThompsonÂ Major Harris
1990 Ty DetmerÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Rocket IsmailÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Eric Bieniemy
1991 Desmond HowardÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Casey WeldonÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ty Detmer
1992 Gino TorrettaÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Marshall FaulkÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Garrison Hearst
1993 Charlie WardÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Heath ShulerÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â David Palmer
1994 Rashaan SalaamÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ki-Jana CarterÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Steve McNair
1995 Eddie GeorgeÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tommy FrazierÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Danny Wuerffel
1996 Danny WuerffelÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Troy DavisÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jake Plummer
1997 Charles WoodsonÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Peyton ManningÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ryan Leaf
1998 Ricky WilliamsÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Michael BishopÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Cade McNown
1999 Ron DayneÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Joe HamiltonÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Michael Vick
2000 Chris WeinkeÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Josh HeupelÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Drew Brees
2001 Eric CrouchÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Rex GrossmanÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ken Dorsey
2002 Carson PalmerÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Brad BanksÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Larry Johnson
2003 Jason WhiteÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Larry FitzgeraldÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Eli Manning
2004 Matt LeinartÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Adrian PetersonÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jason White
2005 Reggie BushÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Vince YoungÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Matt Leinart
2006 Troy SmithÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Darren McFaddenÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Brady Quinn

Forgive me for not putting their schools and positions, but that was a little more typing than I wanted to do. As you can see, over the past 18 years, the runner up or third place finisher has gone on to more NFL success than the actual winner.. So June Jones should be glad that Tim Tebow is gonna win the Heisman. Colt Brennan’s NFL future will get a lot brighter.

Tags: Tim Tebow, June Jones, ESPN, Youtube, Utube, Heisman Trophy

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