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    Terrell Suggs in legal battle over Ball So Hard U.

    By Maggie Hendricks | Shutdown Corner – Sat, Jan 14, 2012 2:15 PM EST

    Terrell Suggs proudly reps his alma mater (Terrell Suggs website)Before the Baltimore Ravens' win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, Terrell Suggs announced his alma mater as, "Ball So Hard University." Soon after, merchandise from this make-believe school cropped up, and now a legal battle has broken out over who owns "Ball So Hard University."

    According to the Baltimore Sun, Brian Bussells, a man from Maryland, applied for a trademark three days after the game for the school name and started printing shirts. Suggs even appeared at a press conference in one of those shirts. A week and a half later, Suggs applied for the trademark and started to sell merchandise through his website.

    Bussells was surprised to see Suggs selling the gear.

    "I think Suggs started to try to sell shirts a few weeks after he knew I was selling them — so I was a little surprised," Bussells said.

    Other entrepreneurs also started to sell BSHU clothing, and they've received cease-and-desist letters from Suggs' camp.

    Now, Bussells and Suggs have to wait for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to rule on who is the rightful owner of "Ball So Hard." The case will hinge on both the filing date and if "Ball So Hard" is a key part of Suggs' public persona. Since he said it on national television in November, Suggs has signed Facebook posts with "BALL SO HARD UNIVERSITY."

    Apparently, the first class given at BHSU will be on trademark and patent law.

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    25 comments

    • Red
      Red  •  4 months ago
      It took a village of teachers in Suggs high school to rigg his grades so he could meet entrance requirements at Arizona St. which is one of the worst schools in the usa. suggs doesn't have 50 college credits to date
    • Steve Drier
      Steve Drier  •  4 months ago
      Who cares about race. It's 2 men that are going to fight it out in court. Suggs is a bad #$%$ I'll give him that, regardless of race. If it was his idea I hope he wins! Brian Bozworth used to sell t-shirts too. I think he made more on t-shirts than his NFL carreer paid him. Bo Jackson should have had t-shirts made when he ran thru, around and over "The Boz". As much as I respect Suggs athletic abilitys I think his "BSHU" will be closed Sunday until next season.
    • Erik J
      Erik J  •  Chicago, Illinois  •  4 months ago
      For all of the uninitiated, "Ball So Hard" is a line from the Jay-Z, Kayne West song, " ___ in Paris"
    • Jim S
      Jim S  •  Tucker, Georgia  •  4 months ago
      So let's see --- he appreciates what his coach did for him so much that he's giving back how exactly?? Crickets chirping ----
    • THE KINGFISH
      THE KINGFISH  •  Columbia, Maryland  •  4 months ago
      They call him Mr. Suggs, at the bank, RICH Mr. Suggs !
    • ScottP
      ScottP  •  4 months ago
      the last line of the article should say BSHU, not BHSU
      • Frank E
        Frank E 4 months ago
        Thats for (Ball Hard So U) get sued
    • JW
      JW  •  Gainesville, Florida  •  4 months ago
      Anyone else notice that Suggs has a ring on his T-shirt, and none on his fingers?
    • Hoof Hearted
      Hoof Hearted  •  Kingston, Canada  •  4 months ago
      thought this really was a 'feel-good' story .....til you see pic of him flashing gang signs." you can take the boy out of the ghetto but you can't take the ghetto out of the boy" . usually i love defense over those offensive offense 'prima donnas' but for this game GO PATS GO set some more records Brady
      p.s. go talk to Mike Oher about humility and being a real man
    • Buckethead
      Buckethead  •  4 months ago
      Thumbs up if you think Suggs looks like one of those Orks on Lord of theRings.
      • LeRoi
        LeRoi 4 months ago
        I think he may have been the blueprint.
    • AvengersUnite
      AvengersUnite  •  Washington, District of Columbia  •  4 months ago
      T-Sizzle should win this one. I mean, didn't he come up with it first and then some non-educated fool who wants to make a quick buck decides that 3 days after the game he'll cash in on someone else's gimmick?I hope this Bussells guy gets his #$%$ beat in court.
      • Greg Carpenter
        Greg Carpenter 3 months ago
        You are obviously uneducated and have no idea what you're talking about! Mr. Bussells has a business of making t-shirts...he saw an opportunity and took it...which is how ANY business is successful. Suggs loved the shirts that Mr. Bussells made and even wore them in a press conference and on Facebook. He now wants a piece of the cash after he saw how popular Mr. Bussells shirts are. Mr. Bussells is very educated AND a very smart business man to get his shirts trademarked and do everything right in this case. You need to get your facts right before you start posting such ignorant #$%$
      • Greg Carpenter
        Greg Carpenter 3 months ago
        Correction...Suggs wore Mr. Bussells shirt in a press conference and on Twitter, not Facebook.
    • Andy
      Andy  •  Baltimore, Maryland  •  4 months ago
      My buddies Jamie and Mike make those shirts for TSizzle. He's a really good guy
    • Frank E
      Frank E  •  Rising Sun, Maryland  •  4 months ago
      The last line of this article is BHSU (Ball Hard So U) get sued?
    • D. H
      D. H  •  San Diego, California  •  4 months ago
      TNB
    • Fred
      Fred  •  Indianapolis, Indiana  •  4 months ago
      Ratbirds suck
    • gr-ol-bld-gy
      gr-ol-bld-gy  •  4 months ago
      what else can you expect from a getto thug
      • EJ
        EJ 4 months ago
        what is a "thug"?
      • Steven
        Steven 4 months ago
        GET A LIFE CRACKER !!!!
      • THE KINGFISH
        THE KINGFISH 4 months ago
        Dumb old guy, the term is ghetto, he is a RICH ghetto-thug........and can afford your wife.
    • B.Daddy
      B.Daddy  •  4 months ago
      He is a character.
    • Andrew
      Andrew  •  Mt Hamilton, California  •  4 months ago
      Next time he should say "Fail So Hard University - Dropout"
      • Baseball
        Baseball 4 months ago
        wow...somebody sounds mad....
    • EJ
      EJ  •  Phoenix, Arizona  •  4 months ago
      dat shhh cray
    • Mike
      Mike  •  Oxford, Massachusetts  •  4 months ago
      he has alot of stuff to say about Brady and funny no rings on his fingers.1 and 6 against patriotsa to hear him talk ya would think they own em, what a joke ball so hard ya cry so hard maybe he copuld buy a terrible towel to weep in
    • Brad
      Brad  •  4 months ago
      More like "Try So Hard". Who the hell thinks these stupid phrases are cool or make any sense?
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