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Originally Posted by Adam
Everyone in the room knew he was joking.
One guy realized his mommy can't help him get better games, so he went to a reporter (or league official) instead.
Was the joke in poor taste and ill-advised? Sure. But it was a joke.
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He said it twice, on consecutive days, and the very day he said it the second time, Miller gets T'ed up for reportedly saying "He touched the ball" when in fact, the UCLA player did in fact touch the ball.
I think Rush was joking about paying anyone for giving Miller a T, but it seems pretty clear he was NOT joking about making sure Miller got a T if any situation came up where it could be even remotely justified. The message was sent, and heard.
So yeah, "he was joking" in that he was not really going to pay anyone off. But he was not joking that he wanted Miller T'ed or run, I suspect. And I suspect his officials didn't find it a joke either.