I found that very odd myself.
How does that work?
Different voters.
Check out this little snippet:
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According to the Mississippi Sun Herald, Reggie Bush did not have Brady Quinn on his ballot, but did vote Troy Smith #1 and Darren McFadden #2. His reasoning for not voting for Quinn?
When asked about Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn calling him after Saturday’s ceremony to complain, Bush responded by saying, “You have to have the big numbers and lead your team to wins in big games or a chance at the national championship.”
Maybe what Bush meant to say was, “you need to push your team to big wins in big games.”
Of course, Bush also could be upset that Brady might get drafted #1 overall, and not #2 behind some defensive end from North Carolina State…
And for the Ohio State fans out there who we know are reading Bush also offered this up in the same report.
“There was nobody who really had that standout season”
Did Bush watch any football this year? Smith, Quinn, and McFadden all had huge years. Not to mention some damn fine players who won’t be in New York Saturday like Steve Slaton and Ray Rice. Last I checked, all five of these players had their teams in the top 5 at some point in the season, but I guess that doesn’t qualify as giving their teams a chance at the national championship.
And just for fun… according to ESPN’s profile of Steve Slaton, the sophomore running back is projected to run for 1,877 yards and 19 (17 rushing, 2 receiving) touchdowns - both of which top Bush’s 1,740 yards and 18 (16 rushing, 2 receiving) touchdowns from a year ago.
I know, I know, Bush had more receiving yards and the returns and all that, but the fact that you can find a running back who wasn’t even invited to New York as a finalist with more touchdowns and yards than last year’s winner makes a statement like “nobody who really had that standout season” seem just a bit asinine
