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Hopefully by now you’ve gotten an invitation to a Super Bowl party. Surely, you have your Super Bowl squares all lined up (unless you’re Bleacher Fan, who seemingly can’t find enough participants in Ohio).
As for the game itself, it should be an excellent, high-scoring affair. Outside of the winner (and hopefully me in my Super Bowl squares contest), the biggest winner Sunday night could the legitimacy of Reggie Bush’s career.
I met some USC fans from California over the New Years holiday and let me tell you, they think their Trojans hung the moon. Of course, they also had bad things to say about Lane Kiffin at the time (this was before Kiffin’s hire). But they really believe Reggie Bush is the greatest thing since sliced bread. This is despite the trouble that Bush might eventually get USC into, and despite the fact that, for the better part of his professional career, he has quite simply been a bust. Some may say that’s harsh, but I don’t.
As a number two pick back in 2006, much was expected of him after a record-breaking collegiate career. Still, he has yet to have that breakout year with the Saints. This past regular season, he had only 70 carries for the Saints, and he’s a player I will likely never touch in fantasy football. But he’s fit into a nice role down in New Orleans. He compliments that team well and has become a Dave Meggett-like back. He is still a force returning punts when given the opportunity, and if I’m a defensive coordinator, I would still shiver at the thought of Bush running free in the open field.
He has shown signs of breaking out this postseason. He had perhaps his best game as a pro in the divisional round against the Arizona Cardinals, rushing for 84 yards on just 5 carries and returning a punt 83 yards for a touchdown. Watching the game that afternoon, I thought to myself, “This is the Reggie of old.” That’s certainly the type of performance that Saints fans are hoping for on Sunday night. A big game on Sunday, and the hype for #25 will build all over again. I think the opportunity is certainly there for him Sunday, as the game is expected to be a high scoring shootout.
Let’s be real folks. He is beginning to be known as the guy who dates Kim Kardashian, and that’s not a good thing if you are a football player. You want to establish yourself as a professional, and Bush has not yet fully managed that. Quite simply, he is still getting by on the things he accomplished as a USC Trojan.
A big game Sunday could elevate him, though. He would be forever worshipped in the Big Easy, and his reputation around the league would improve dramatically.
The stage is yours, Reggie. You’ve played in big games before. Let’s see what you’ve got!
