G.O.A.T, revised edition

After a month of hype about USC possibly being the greatest college football team of all-time, ESPN and ABC would surely learn their lesson about hyperbole once that team was beaten by Texas, right? Of course not. Immediately after the game, all of the talking heads decided to annoint Vince Young the greatest QB (and according to Lee Corso, the greatest football player) of all time. Vince Young had a great game- he single handedly won the national championship for his school, and I don't mean to take anything away from him. But how is a guy that a month ago finished second in the heisman voting suddenly the greatest football player ever? Maybe I'm just not living in the moment, but why can't a player/team/game be appreciated on its own merits without having to be the most super, special, A+, #1 thing in all of sports history? Kirk Herbstreit just said he doesn't know if he's ever seen a better performance ever on any level at any time. What? Is Bill Walton teaching seminars for ABC/ESPN in the summers now? The network is becoming full of Boys Who Cried, "The greatest, most ferocious wolf in the history of predators" and it's getting to be a little much.
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Reggie Bush had the quietest 170+ combined rushing/receiving yards you'll ever see. Overall, the Texas defense did a good job bottling Bush up. To me, it looked like for the first half of the game, Bush was very hesitant in hitting the holes. It appeared that he was looking for the home run on every play instead of running the plays as designed and taking what was available. I think he put too much pressure on himself to live up to the hype and that resulted in him doing crazy things, like lateralling the ball to unsuspecting players in traffic. But at least his coach was available with comforting words: "Reggie just tried too hard on that play and he'll regret it forever (my emphasis added)," USC coach Pete Carroll said.
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If you'd never seen a college football game prior to the Rose Bowl, you'd have to think that it was LenDale White that was considered to be the #1 RB in the upcoming NFL draft, not Bush. White was decisive and powerful- and it's going to make him a very wealthy man this April.
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Another complaint to ABC. Seeing the parents of athletes react in the stands to every big play does nothing to enhance the viewer's experience. When Leinart makes a good play, his daddy is happy. When Leinart makes a bad play, daddy is sad. Ok, I get it. Let's move on.
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On the flip side, seeing coeds in tank tops react in the stands or cheerleaders on the sidelines does quite a bit to enhance the viewing experience. Let's not overthink this, Mr. Director. Just ask yourself, "What would Chet Forte do?"
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With all of the publicity going to Vince Young and Reggie Bush's lateral, one player that will escape deserved blame is USC fullback Brandon Hancock. USC was leading 38-33 with about 2:25 left in the game and holding the ball on a 2nd and 6 play from midfield. Leinart lofted a short pass to Hancock that was underthrown but catchable. Hancock fumbled it away, stopping the clock and leaving USC with a 3rd and 6 instead of either 3rd and short or a first down. If Hancock catches the ball, Vince Young most likely never gets a chance to lead Texas on the greatest most super fantastical drive in the history of athletic competition.
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Vince Young was a little more vague this time around when John Saunders asked him if he was staying in school for his senior year. I believe he said something to the effect of "wherever we are, we'll be back." He should have said, "Did you see what I just did on that field? I'm about to get PAID!! What the hell you gonna give me here? This rinky dink Most Valuable Player trophy? I've seen public course golf tournaments that have better looking trophies than this little paperweight." But I suppose that would have ruined the moment.
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Congratulations to the National Champs, Matthew McConaughey's Longhorns.