Reggie Bush didn't deserve the Heisman
Let me first start this blog post by congratulating the 2005 National Champion Texas Longhorns and the man who DESERVED the Heisman: VINCE YOUNG!
Here are my top ten reasons why Reggie Bush didn't deserve to win the Heisman trophy:
10. His back-up, LenDale White, lead the nation in touchdowns this year and had 42 more rushing yards in the National Championship game.
9. His quarterback, Matt Leinart, won the Heisman trophy last year.
8. His team's #1 WR, Dwayne Jarrett, led the nation in receiving touchdowns this year.
7. Yes, Bush had 321 all pupose yards in the National Championship game, however 102 yards were on 5 kickoff returns where he only averaged 20.4 yards per return. A blind monkey should be able to average 20 yards per kick return in college. For reference, 3 other players returned kicks in this game and the only one with an average less than Bush's 20.4 was a linebacker who recovered a squib kick. Vince Young had 467 real yards (rushing and passing).
6. Vince Young (Texas' QB) had nearly 2.5 times as many rushing yards as Bush did (200:82)
5. Bush accounted for only 1 TD in the biggest game of his season... probably the biggest game of his career. Lendale White had 3 as did Vince Young, heck Selvin Young (90% of America says "who?") had as many rushing TD's as "Heisman boy."
4. His Offensive linemen averaged well over 300 lbs and he had two great fullbacks leading the way for him. A lot of the season, he didn't get touched until he was 4 yards down field. On many of his runs last night, Vince got hit for the first time in the backfield and still averaged over 10 yards per carry.
3. Vince Young picked the USC defense apart, much like he's done all season, never forcing passes, but firing bullets when required and picking up yardage at will with his feet. He was the 1st NCAA QB EVER to have over 1000 yards rushing and 2500 yards passing. Anyone who watched last nights game and doesn't now think Vince Young is the best QB in College football at least over the past 10 years is smoking some good crack.
3a. Big players show up big in big games; Reggie Bush showed up to this game like a 7th grader at his first school dance: he participated and was technically there, but mostly watched from the sidelines as the big studs (Young and LenDale White) made the moves.
2. He cost his team the game: follow me on this one; remember the great long run Bush had where as he was being tackled he tried to pitch the ball to his teammate (20 year old Freshman WR Brad Walker... I was 18 as a freshman... but I guess that's another story). Only problem was... Walker wasn't looking for it and Texas recovered. Instead of USC Ball 1st and 10 from the 20 going in, it became Texas Ball. Texas went down and kicked a field goal making the score 7-3. Had Bush held onto the ball like a player deserving of the Heisman would do, USC likely would have scored a TD since they had lots of momentum going. This would have put USC up 14-0 and severely demoralized Texas.
and finally:
1. Bush was on the sidelines when USC had the ball with a chance to run the clock out and win the game. If you truly are THE BEST player in college football, your team should be able to depend on you to end the game.
For all these reasons and many others, Reggie Bush did not deserve to win the Heisman. Fortunately Vince Young had the opportunity last night to show the world why the best player in the nation wears a BURNT ORANGE Jersey!
Here are my top ten reasons why Reggie Bush didn't deserve to win the Heisman trophy:
10. His back-up, LenDale White, lead the nation in touchdowns this year and had 42 more rushing yards in the National Championship game.
9. His quarterback, Matt Leinart, won the Heisman trophy last year.
8. His team's #1 WR, Dwayne Jarrett, led the nation in receiving touchdowns this year.
7. Yes, Bush had 321 all pupose yards in the National Championship game, however 102 yards were on 5 kickoff returns where he only averaged 20.4 yards per return. A blind monkey should be able to average 20 yards per kick return in college. For reference, 3 other players returned kicks in this game and the only one with an average less than Bush's 20.4 was a linebacker who recovered a squib kick. Vince Young had 467 real yards (rushing and passing).
6. Vince Young (Texas' QB) had nearly 2.5 times as many rushing yards as Bush did (200:82)
5. Bush accounted for only 1 TD in the biggest game of his season... probably the biggest game of his career. Lendale White had 3 as did Vince Young, heck Selvin Young (90% of America says "who?") had as many rushing TD's as "Heisman boy."
4. His Offensive linemen averaged well over 300 lbs and he had two great fullbacks leading the way for him. A lot of the season, he didn't get touched until he was 4 yards down field. On many of his runs last night, Vince got hit for the first time in the backfield and still averaged over 10 yards per carry.
3. Vince Young picked the USC defense apart, much like he's done all season, never forcing passes, but firing bullets when required and picking up yardage at will with his feet. He was the 1st NCAA QB EVER to have over 1000 yards rushing and 2500 yards passing. Anyone who watched last nights game and doesn't now think Vince Young is the best QB in College football at least over the past 10 years is smoking some good crack.
3a. Big players show up big in big games; Reggie Bush showed up to this game like a 7th grader at his first school dance: he participated and was technically there, but mostly watched from the sidelines as the big studs (Young and LenDale White) made the moves.
2. He cost his team the game: follow me on this one; remember the great long run Bush had where as he was being tackled he tried to pitch the ball to his teammate (20 year old Freshman WR Brad Walker... I was 18 as a freshman... but I guess that's another story). Only problem was... Walker wasn't looking for it and Texas recovered. Instead of USC Ball 1st and 10 from the 20 going in, it became Texas Ball. Texas went down and kicked a field goal making the score 7-3. Had Bush held onto the ball like a player deserving of the Heisman would do, USC likely would have scored a TD since they had lots of momentum going. This would have put USC up 14-0 and severely demoralized Texas.
and finally:
1. Bush was on the sidelines when USC had the ball with a chance to run the clock out and win the game. If you truly are THE BEST player in college football, your team should be able to depend on you to end the game.
For all these reasons and many others, Reggie Bush did not deserve to win the Heisman. Fortunately Vince Young had the opportunity last night to show the world why the best player in the nation wears a BURNT ORANGE Jersey!
posted by Dusty at 6:21 AM
1 Comments:
Okay first the kid was not called upon to go in the final minutes. He has no control over who Carroll puts in the game. Second, I have to admit Texas was good but USC defense was horrible. That's the ONLY reason they won.
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