Former USC Running Back Reggy Bush’s constant loggerheads with the NCAA and the school is never new to the CFB world. But demanding the money his club earned from his name and image a decade later was something ridiculous. Also, the new acts nullified the right of the schools to get monetary benefits from its players. In the mid-2000s, during Bush’s heyday with the Trojans, it was only a far-fetched reality. It almost resonated with the hypothesis of someone coming up and slamming everyone to punish him for banned substance use, which is legal at the present date. Both narratives are absurd, and it makes very little sense to go beyond the time zone to find the silver lining of a law.

But Bush, a 39-year-old former Heisman trophy holder, has filed a lawsuit against the NCAA, the Pac-12, and USC, seeking compensation for how they used his name, image, and likeness during his peak career with the Trojans in the early 2000s. But he never stirred the pot out of the blue. To an opposing argument, USC did him wrong as well.

On June 10, 2010, the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions called out USC for their negligence about institutional control. It imposed some strict punishment on the school after Bush was charged with the allegations of accepting some illegal benefits from a potential representative. The consequence was something that took the college football realm to the storm.

Bush, one of the most prolific figures of the Trojans, earned a 10-year ban from all programming at a career-breaking juncture. After almost a decade and a half, the new face in the USC authority chairs initiated a mending of the relationship between the NCAA, USC, and the victim. It resulted in a long-awaited removal of the ban and a reclaim of Bush’s prestigious Heisman trophy.

It might look like the escapades came to an end with this, but the NFL mogul isn’t someone to spare USC and NCAA with anything after the pain they inflicted on him. His attorney, Evan Selik, said it’s more about satisfying any personal grudge or personal justice. Rather, it’s to ensure the collective transparency in the future. Listening to all the debates and statements, the internet community, however, didn’t sit well with the veteran RB’s impulsive move.

CFB fans went into a frenzy following Reggie Bush’s anti-NCAA, USC litigation

Internet football fan community has often been spot on with most of the contemporary hot debates floating in the air. This time, they went berserk at the NFL prodigy and threw direct shades on him for how he sued his former alma mater. They blamed Bush for taking this action out of pure jealousy of how some current USC stars like Miller Moss were getting everything, whereas he had to leave the building with a lawsuit charge in his hand. Some also blamed his lackluster career as an NFL pro for the growing frustration. A user mocked, saying, “I’m broke” while another took the anti-Bush flow forward, with a ‘Shut up please’ snub.

Reggie Bush suffered a lot emotionally as well as financially from the long ban from USC. ‘‘It always lingered in the back of my head. It’s the thing that kept me up late at night and haunted me as well,” Bush once said, putting his pain into the words. He also said that the shot was a big blow to his confidence and took a toll on his NFL career. However, fans seemed to be highly unconvinced of this sympathy narrative. They simply see it as a chief money move. Venting out the thoughts, a user wrote, ”Reggie has run out of money it seems”

Although a look at his net worth charts will put this comment into big question, the attack continues with another predicting the future of this legal warfare. ‘‘If he wins, the floodgate will be opened.” he shot.

A few users who went extra mad over the stupid intricacy said, ‘‘Suing USC? F’ that guy. So done with his entitled ass. Take his jersey down!”. People down in the comments also asked him to take the big heavy Heisman trophy and leave for good.

The backlash was high, but so was Reggie Bush. We will need to see how much the drama stretches out going forward.

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