10-10-2007, 05:29 PM
In a recent interview with 60 Minutes (which, coincidentally, was the answer he selected on the Wonderlic question that asked "how much time is there in a half of an hour?"), Titans quarterback Vince Young said that he was angry about not winning the Heisman Trophy in 2005.
As it turns out, Vince might get the sculpture with the guy giving the stiff arm with his shoulder so far out in front of his center of gravity that he'd crumple like a cardboard box if he ever actually made contact.
Per the Los Angeles Times and Yahoo! Sports, one of the proprietors of New Era Sports & Entertainment will cooperate with the NCAA's still-ongoing investigation into the question of whether 2005 Heisman winner Reggie Bush received improper benefits while still eligible to play football at USC.
Lloyd Lake reportedly will meet with the NCAA and produce financial records and other proof that connects Bush and his family to nearly $280,000 in benefits received during Bush's college football career.
Per Yahoo!, Bush settled with New Era co-founder Michael Michaels for an amount north of 200 large and south of 300. A mediation (i.e., an out-of-court settlement meeting presided over by a neutral lawyer with no authority to issue rulings or make decisions) between Bush and Lake was conducted in June, but no agreement could be reached.
Lake reportedly plans to file suit this month. But Lake has been reportedly planning to file suit since April 2006. Sooner or later,he's going to bump up against the applicable California statute of limitations.
The Michaels settlement reportedly prevents him from speaking to the NCAA, a fact that further underscores the woeful inadequacy of the NCAA's ability to investigate matters of this nature.
Indeed, the leak of the present story might simply have been an effort by Lake and lawyer Brian Watkins to get Bush and lawyer David Cornwell to budge from their final offer at mediation. If that happens, and if Lake agrees to the same confidentiality provision that Michaels accepted, Lake ultimately won't be sitting down with the NCAA.
And if that happens, Congress or someone with real juice needs to get involved. Otherwise, any supposedly amateur athlete will be able to receive money and other benefits in violation of the rules, and then later buy silence from the folks from whom he received the money.
But it's possible that Lake has decided that he won't settle his claim. Yahoo! writes that Lake and Michaels were angered by September 13 remarks from Bush on ESPN's Outside the Lines, during which Bush reiterated his belief that he was the victim of an extortion attempt. Per Yahoo!, the FBI looked into lawyer David Cornwell's allegation of extortion and decided not to pursue the matter.
Interestingly, ESPN televised Bush's remarks despite a threat (some might call it "extortion") from Bush's people that Reggie would not cooperation with ESPN in the future if the segment was aired.
So if Lake is upset and it's no longer about the money, then perhaps Lake won't agree to settle. And, if that happens, Vince Young might eventually get his hands on the Heisman.
Or he could try it this way, as envisioned by our own Taco Bill.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWYv-KRSDRg"]YouTube - Uncle Ricos' revenge[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyJUxSH2RP8"]YouTube - Napoleon hit with steak[/ame]
As it turns out, Vince might get the sculpture with the guy giving the stiff arm with his shoulder so far out in front of his center of gravity that he'd crumple like a cardboard box if he ever actually made contact.
Per the Los Angeles Times and Yahoo! Sports, one of the proprietors of New Era Sports & Entertainment will cooperate with the NCAA's still-ongoing investigation into the question of whether 2005 Heisman winner Reggie Bush received improper benefits while still eligible to play football at USC.
Lloyd Lake reportedly will meet with the NCAA and produce financial records and other proof that connects Bush and his family to nearly $280,000 in benefits received during Bush's college football career.
Per Yahoo!, Bush settled with New Era co-founder Michael Michaels for an amount north of 200 large and south of 300. A mediation (i.e., an out-of-court settlement meeting presided over by a neutral lawyer with no authority to issue rulings or make decisions) between Bush and Lake was conducted in June, but no agreement could be reached.
Lake reportedly plans to file suit this month. But Lake has been reportedly planning to file suit since April 2006. Sooner or later,he's going to bump up against the applicable California statute of limitations.
The Michaels settlement reportedly prevents him from speaking to the NCAA, a fact that further underscores the woeful inadequacy of the NCAA's ability to investigate matters of this nature.
Indeed, the leak of the present story might simply have been an effort by Lake and lawyer Brian Watkins to get Bush and lawyer David Cornwell to budge from their final offer at mediation. If that happens, and if Lake agrees to the same confidentiality provision that Michaels accepted, Lake ultimately won't be sitting down with the NCAA.
And if that happens, Congress or someone with real juice needs to get involved. Otherwise, any supposedly amateur athlete will be able to receive money and other benefits in violation of the rules, and then later buy silence from the folks from whom he received the money.
But it's possible that Lake has decided that he won't settle his claim. Yahoo! writes that Lake and Michaels were angered by September 13 remarks from Bush on ESPN's Outside the Lines, during which Bush reiterated his belief that he was the victim of an extortion attempt. Per Yahoo!, the FBI looked into lawyer David Cornwell's allegation of extortion and decided not to pursue the matter.
Interestingly, ESPN televised Bush's remarks despite a threat (some might call it "extortion") from Bush's people that Reggie would not cooperation with ESPN in the future if the segment was aired.
So if Lake is upset and it's no longer about the money, then perhaps Lake won't agree to settle. And, if that happens, Vince Young might eventually get his hands on the Heisman.
Or he could try it this way, as envisioned by our own Taco Bill.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWYv-KRSDRg"]YouTube - Uncle Ricos' revenge[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyJUxSH2RP8"]YouTube - Napoleon hit with steak[/ame]
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