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The Next Bush Reprise

So, I had a little fun with the Cody Paul video, but College Football fans always want to know who 'the next' superstar will be - I'm no different. I'm not sure why this is more fun to do than appreciate who's already out there, but it seems to be human nature. So who'll be the next Bush, the guy who could turn any play into a highlight reel?

Bush is the most exciting player I've seen since Barry Sanders. Incredible speed and vision. Surprising power. And the thing that makes excellent backs great: body control. It's almost like Bush controlled his body with a joy stick. Here's a youtube highlight reel.



So who'll be the next Bush of the last two classes? After an exhaustive search (okay a few hours on the net)I've ranked the players who have a shot at becoming Bush II. Not that it's likely anyone will get there, but these guys look the most Bushesque.

The most obvious candidate will be wearing a USC uniform this year, Joe McKnight. McKnight averaged a just plain silly 14 yards a carry and 29 yards per punt return.



I don't know if you caught A&M's Michael Goodson this year, but he's a few milkshakes away from becoming a phenom. With skinnier arms than Michael Jackson he still had the ability to change games his freshmen year. Goodson has the 'could break it on any play' magic in his game. He almost looks like Ginn meets Bush. Now that I look at his video again, I'd give him the best shot at Bushdem.



CJ Spiller turned down all the big boys to play in Death Valley. And even though he's stuck wearing a uniform that looks like a little kids PJs, he has a chance to enter the Bush zone.



The only thing Oklahoma's Demarco Murray doesn't have is that top, top, top end speed. Other wise he's Reggie Murray.



Finally, a bit of a dark horse, Jahvid Best of California. There isn't much public video available on the kid (this is the best we have,) but he may have the most speed out of any of the 'Next Bush' candidates



Notre Dame's Armando Allen is another kid with blazing speed, but tough to put him here after missing his entire senior year. BTW, USC's running back parade is stomach turningly good.

posted by Scott Engler @ 1:59 AM