The media is in a hoopla over Reggie Bush and the 2005 Heisman. Between calls for Bush to hold a press conference and calls for him to sit down with a reporter that he "trusts," it's pretty obvious that the media wants answers. After all, Bush owes it to his fans, USC fans, and NCAA fans to explain his actions. Or does he?
Bush let fans down. He took money from an agent - something that violated the NCAA rules, but didn't affect his performance on the field - and essentially destroyed the 2005 season, both for him and for USC. Since his decisions affected fans, he owes fans an apology. We haven't seen anything approaching an apology in any articles about Bush and the controversy over his Heisman. However, while he owes fans an apology and USC and his former teammates many apologies and much, much more, he does not owe fans an explanation of his actions.
Fans have no right to demand an explanation from Bush. Yes, he let them down. But, ultimately, his bad choices didn't affect them much. Die-hard USC fans might disagree, but their lives are not seriously altered by the NCAA's decisions to strip USC of the wins it got while Bush was violating the rules. Bush likely has some very personal reasons for the decisions that he made. The American public, right down to that Trojan freak who dresses up like a Roman soldier every Saturday and owns a chariot and a horse, has no right to demand details from Bush's personal life.
Of course, the Nebraska Cornhuskers have nothing to be ashamed of. Look at their Heisman winners - like Eric Crouch. Okay, never mind.
Hydra
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