Wow, Reggie Bush really is an a-hole

As if we needed even more evidence that Reggie Bush’s narcissism knows no bounds, SportsByBrooks.com dug through the NCAA’s files related to its investigation of USC and found this interesting nugget:

Bush was to host a recruit after the Oct. 29, 2005 USC-Washington State game considered the nation’s top high school prospect.

(USC assistant coach Todd) McNair made repeated attempts to contact Bush in regards to the top recruit’s official visit. But Bush, on a post-game outing with family and friends, including (Lloyd) Lake and (Michael) Michaels, left the recruit waiting in his hotel room while they ate dinner. The recruit would later verify that timeline.

Among the numerous calls McNair placed to Bush and the recruit that night, three were to a 619 area code that was not Bush’s number. That number, cited from McNair’s USC phone records, belonged to Lake.  (SportsByBrooks.com)

Basically, Bush blew off his duties as a player host and went and had dinner with Lake and Michaels, the guys who were supplying he and his family with cash and gifts. When McNair realized that the recruit in question had been abandoned by Bush, the assistant coach called a guy whom he thought would know Bush’s whereabouts, that person being Lake.

One of the revelations here is the establishment of a direct link between McNair and Lake. In the NCAA’s eyes, how could USC’s coaching staff say they didn’t have any knowledge of Lake’s improper dealings with Bush when they in fact had the dude on speed dial?

But an even bigger revelation to me is who the recruit who was: Percy Harvin. Yup, Reggie Bush basically blew off the nation’s top high school prospect, a guy who would go on to make play after dynamic play for the Florida Gators.

How friggin’ selfish can one dude be?  Sure, Bush was just using USC as a springboard to the NFL, but I’m dumbfounded that he didn’t think enough of his school to give Harvin his undivided attention.  Hell, Ndamukong Suh is giving $2 million to Nebraska, but Bush couldn’t give USC one night of his time?  What a prick.

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