i know the real rudy
i know him he is a real *beep* he is my dads uncle and is full of him self because of the movie he is stuck up
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The OP is probably lying and creating a troll thread. Check his posting history as a troll and attention seeker.
If the OP were really Rudy Ruettiger's great-nephew, I could see why Rudy couldn't stand him and, hence, would never get along with this brat. But I think he's just making up crap.
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I have a neighbor who went to Notre Dame and mentioned that I saw "Rudy". He asked, "The person or the movie?" ... which initially confused me.
Apparently, the real Rudy lives or lived in the area, and my neighbor met him. He was interested in buying and developing property, and my neighbor was into that so met him at his townhouse. My neighbor said that he didn't like his ethics. Something about how he wanted to take advantage of an old lady and turn a quick profit. Rudy took my neighbor into a room in his basement, which was littered with ND paraphernalia, including a large framed picture of him. This was when the movie came out and my neighbor hadn't heard of it. Apparently, the guy had quite a chip on his shoulder, and my neighbor decided not to help him because he just didn't like the vibes.
So, maybe the original poster was correct, eh?
For what it's worth, I've heard the same thing too. I can't remember from who, so it may not be reliable, but I know it wasn't from people looking for some random reason to bash ND.
shareThe original poster sure looks like a troll. I would refer to "my dad's uncle" as my great-uncle.
I like the movie "Rudy" a lot. I know the filmmakers used a lot of creative license. That does not bother me. What would you expect from a movie about a guy who struggled to get on Notre Dame's practice squad then play in a game?
What is the real Rudy like? I don't know. But he recently made a settlement with the SEC about fraud charges. And I mean the Securities and Exchange Commission, not the Southeast Conference.
December 17, 2011
SEC Tackles 'Rudy' in Fraud Case
By Andrew Ackerman
WASHINGTON — The inspirational 1993 movie "Rudy" celebrates Daniel Ruettiger as a plucky underdog who overcomes long odds and his diminutive stature to earn a walk-on role on Notre Dame's legendary college-football team.
But in a settlement announced on Friday, the Securities and Exchange Commission casts Mr. Ruettiger in a far less heroic light—as a key participant in a so-called pump-and-dump stock scheme that generated more than $11 million in allegedly illicit profits for a now-defunct beverage company, Rudy Nutrition.
"Investors were lured into the scheme by Mr. Ruettiger's well-known, feel-good story but found themselves in a situation that did not have a happy ending," said Scott Friestad, associate director of the SEC's division of enforcement.
The company made and sold a sports drink called "Rudy" with the tagline "Dream Big! Never Quit!" But the SEC charged that Mr. Ruettiger and 12 others made false and misleading statements about their company in news releases, SEC filings and promotional materials during 2008 in a scheme to lure investors, inflate the stock price and then sell their shares at a profit.
For instance, a letter to potential investors falsely claimed that in "a major southwest test, Rudy outsold Gatorade 2 to 1!" the SEC said in its complaint.
"The tall tales in this elaborate scheme included phony taste tests and other false information that was used to convince investors they were investing in something special," Mr. Friestad said.
The pitch worked. In less than a month, the stock went from trading 720 shares a day to more than three million shares, and within two weeks its price climbed from 25 cents to $1.05 a share.
Mr. Ruettiger, who lives in Las Vegas, agreed to pay $382,866 to settle the SEC's charges without admitting or denying them—giving up his profits of $185,750 and paying a fine of $185,750 and interest. Ten other individuals also agreed to pay penalties to settle the SEC charges.
Neither Mr. Ruettiger nor his attorney could be reached for comment.
Mr. Ruettiger and a college friend founded the original company, called Rudy Beverage Inc., in South Bend, Ind. In Oct. 2007, the company moved to Las Vegas, where it struggled financially with a small number of customers, few assets and no profits, the complaint said.
In late 2007, Mr. Ruettiger and the company's president hired an experienced penny-stock promoter to orchestrate a public distribution of company stock. With the help of a disbarred California attorney, they orchestrated a so-called reverse merger with a dormant public company and turned Rudy Beverage into the publicly traded Rudy Nutrition by Feb. 2008, the complaint said.
In addition to false and misleading promotions, the SEC said the scheme's participants manipulated the trading of the company's stock using brokerage accounts in the name of offshore entities to make investor interest appear stronger than it actually was. The SEC says the group used the accounts of a series of Panamanian entities to manipulate the stock.
The agency is still pursuing litigation against stock promoters Pawel Dynkowski of Poland and Chad Smanjak of South Africa, who allegedly made about $4.2 million off the scheme that they deposited into Panamanian accounts the SEC couldn't trace. The two promoters couldn't immediately be reached for comment and the SEC said there are no known attorneys for them. Agency officials believe they aren't in the U.S.
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