He isn't taking away his runs, he's trying to sink it into your head that Reggie Bush was not as big a factor in the game as his stats would suggest. In fact, for much of it, he was a relative non factor.
he doesn't have the local love that VY does. it's not even close. turn on your radio. listen to what people are saying here, even. it's not close. let me know when they break into local programming to televise the reggie bush "i'm going pro" press conference.
If I'm not mistaken UT gameplanned to stop Bush. So it would be logical that he opened stuff up for Leinart. After Leinart succeeded, thing opened up for Bush and he broke of a real nasty run. You can't discount those, the big runs are exactly what we are missing from Domanick Davis. They would be huge for us.
I guarantee they would have before the Rose Bowl happened!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Who was on the cover of the Chronicle Sports page after we lost the Bush Bowl????
I'm sure more people here love Vince. But to say that Bush won't ever have the love of the fans is an exaggeration. It all depends on how these 2 guys do in the NFL. In my opinion Bush is the best prospect, all the other stuff is distraction. And the fans know who Bush is too. He isn't chopped liver!
his one not great game??? did you just watch the rose bowl and the fresno state game??? how about his 12 attempts for 86 yards vs. hawaii?? or maybe his 8 attemtps for 51 yards vs. washington??? or his 17 for 82 at Cal???
Uh, yes it does. For one thing the largest Longhorn alumni base or one of them is in Houston(I myself am an alum). Not to mention all the people who watched Vince in High School at Madison. Plus, Houston is always a city that supports its own. Look at Roger Clemens, Hakeem, Clyde, etc. They would treat Vince the same way. It is a lot different supporting your favorite team with a hometown legend leading the way, than without.
he would never have it to the degree young would. that's my point. you're talking about a nolan ryan/earl campbell/hakeem/clemens type situation with vince. with a franchise striving to be texas' team and to have an identity...those things are important.
Especially when he performed so admirably against those storied Pac-10 defenses all year. Oregon's was ranked all the way up at 44th, and the rest of the Pac-10 wasn't that far behind. I mean, most were a little higher than UCLA at 113th and ASU at 114th (you know, just below the Rice, Ball State and Temple defensive powerhouses).
no, stop. haven't you seen that high school film??? hey..the first time MadMax ever touched a football in an organized game it was on a kickoff return. i ran it all the way back for a TD. the next time i touched it was off a handoff. i ran it about 50 yards for a TD. wow. i'm still not as good as VY.
Thats not his fault or problem. He is a great player against any team, much like Vince who also lit up a bunch of trash defenses too. Thats how college football works bud, you can't punish these guys for who they play against. They would not be great players if they did not dominate these "storied" defenses.
it's not bad, per se. but i want a bit more from the first pick in the draft. i want a little more than 12 touches in a game. that's just me, though. if his college team can't give the ball to him 12 times against a Pac 10 defense, why am i expected to believe he'll shoulder the load against NFL defenses?
When your O Line is prob the best in the nation, you have an excellent QB, excellent receivers, another good RB in the backfield, and you're playing against horrible defenses.
Because (insert ESPN announcer here) Reggie Bush is the next Barry Sanders/Gale Sayers. He was the best player in college or pro this year, and EVER.
is USC a trash defense?? i thought they were the greatest team ever. he lit them up like a freaking torch.
Its hard to spread the ball between two first round nfl draft picks. Also, were those games blowouts? Maybe bush did not need to do anymore or was not playing?
