I read a great article this morning by George Diaz sharing his opinion on Reggie Bush giving up the Heisman Trophy. For what it’s worth, I agree with George, Bush only did this as a way to save what little face he has left and avoid the inevitable. What a shame. Bush will forever be cited and remembered as the first person to give up the Heisman. Not how you want to become a historical figure.
Anyway, of course the whole Bush/Heisman/lying-cheating-payoff thing made me think of paid links and how the two issues almost mirror one another. Just for fun I decided to compare the two situations and draw similarities…
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Reggie Bush Scandal |
Equivalent Link Building Drama |
| Reggie Bush | Lazy webmaster looking for easy path to online riches |
| USC | The website buying links |
| Money | Links |
| Pete Carroll | SEO hired by webmaster who buys links then slinks off to next customer |
| Football Agents | Text link brokers |
| Heisman Trophy | Coveted first place ranking |
There’s drama, stupidity and risk in link building AND football!

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