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“I was an athlete masquerading as a student,” O’Bannon said. “I was there strictly to play basketball.”

[Duet, O’Bannon/Emmert.]

O’Bannon:

“Was I really happy there
With the basketball I played?
Pretending to attend UCLA.

Searching but not finding
Understanding anywhere
I’m lost in a masquerade.”

*****************

Emmert:

“I’m afraid to say we’re just too far away.
You don’t seem to understand the NCAA.

We tried to talk it over but my Porsche got in the way.
We’re lost inside this legal game we play.

Thoughts of losing $1.67 million
Appear each time I see your eyes.

No matter how hard I try
To understand your reasons why
You know I can’t let
You take my private jet.”

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O’Bannon, Emmert:

Yeah, we’re lost in a masquerade…
… a masquerade… (fade out)

Margaret Soltan, June 9, 2014 4:22PM
Posted in: sport

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3 Responses to ““I was an athlete masquerading as a student,” O’Bannon said. “I was there strictly to play basketball.””

  1. dmf Says:
    June 9th, 2014 at 5:34PM

    bravissimo

  2. dmf Says:
    June 9th, 2014 at 6:06PM

    http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/10/sports/ncaafootball/ncaa-settles-sam-keller-video-game-suit-for-20-million.html?hp&_r=0

  3. Margaret Soltan Says:
    June 9th, 2014 at 7:09PM

    dmf: Thank you – and thank you also for that link updating the story.

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