Forget Bush, Linert breaks rules ABC protects investment

[McCat]

It's nuts that they suspended him in the first place. The NCAA and the Miles Brand Posse are just another extension of Stalin/Kruschev in the West. It's unbelievable the fear that they evoke among fans and players.

You say, 'SportsCenter is next,' and you're out. He wasn't hawking a product, nor was he paid to do so. What a total joke.

 

[GAVol]

I agree - The is one of the dumbest "controverisies" I've ever seen. The idea that for a time he was actually ineligible because of that is absolutely preposterous.

Talk about a double standard . . . It's OK for the NCAA to allow his image to be used in endless promos for their BCS Championship game, but he can't say "Sportcenter is next!" because he's supposedly hawking a product (for no compensation).

 

[tidwell]

Well said, McCat.

 

[U-T]

How did ESPN not know this was a violation again?