I Hate a Parade...
Just kidding. I love a good parade unless I'm driving in that area.
Last night college football presented its “other” awards. And by others I mean the ones that they usually get right unlike the Heisman. I can tell you one guy who had to be a little upset about taking the shaft and that was Derrick Johnson from Texas. He’s as good a LB as you’ll find in college football this season. And he lost out on both the Bednarik and the Lombardi to that bum David Pollack. What a joke. But he did take home the Nagurski and the Butkus is awarded today. But like I said they “usually” get these awards right, I don’t think they did last night. On top of Pollack getting these two Jason White won both the Maxwell and the O’Brien. As far as the O’Brien is concerned I think Alex Smith should have won on TD to INT ration alone. Oh and his team is undefeated, but who cares, he went to Utah. It is a sham that Cedric Benson wasn’t up for the Maxwell or is he a finalist for the Heisman. Some how this guy won the award for the best RB in the country (Walker) but wasn’t a finalist for either of the best player awards behind other RBs. Shafted!
Mike Nugent finally won the Groza Award in his senior year. I’m not saying he deserved it last season, but 2002 for sure. He was the third MVP on the National Champs behind the D and Craig Krenzel. But I’m pretty sure he clinched it with the 55 yard game winner against Marshall earlier this season. From then on it was his to lose. Don’t underestimate the power of a good kicking game. Look at how many games were decided on it this season alone.
Back to Benson for a minute. He was Texas’s offense this year. They had no receivers to speak of, a scrambling QB, and a good D. With all of this he still rushed for almost 1,800 yards and 20 TDs. It’s a mockery of the college awards. Its nothing but a who’s who award.
If Jason White wins the Heisman I might throw up on one of my cats Saturday night. And on top of that I’m pretty sure that Archie Griffen would blow his brains out when he found out his name would now be synonymous with White’s. He’s a good QB, but no, he doesn’t deserve it and he knows it. Ask him, he does.
Speaking of Archie, does he get 2 Heisman votes since he won twice? Maybe that explains Eddie George winning over Tommy Frazier in 1995.
Reggie Bush is a great player and will only get better. But he doesn’t deserve to be in NY for the Heisman presentation. To me you have to be great in every game to win the Heisman. Its hard to do that when you only get 10 touches in about a third of your games.
And with that in mind I think that would make it a two man race. Matt Leinart and Alex Smith. Maybe Adrian Peterson but he got hurt a couple of times. And a frosh will never win it. If you break it down like that you have to give it to Alex Smith. The guy accounted for 38 TDs this season. 28 passing and 10 rushing for an undefeated team. He was the most dangerous QB in the nation this season. White came out of the gates slow this season and didn’t really get going until the OSU game and Leinart had some down game.
For those who don’t follow Division III football Mount Union is in the Final Four again. I was basically raised on Raider football from junior high on. My Grandpa and both aunts on my Dad’s side both went there. I’d love to see them win it again to avenge last season’s debacle. And their mascot is a Macaw, you don’t see that too often.
The reason I haven’t written in a while is simple, Letter Linker. Its this addictive game on Candystand.com. It’s awesome, I just wish I could beat Level 7. Or the 7th Level of Hell as I call it.
The Browns suck. I left about 3 minutes into the 3rd quarter Sunday. Just awful. And if he doesn’t sign with Notre Dame Charlie Weis would be a great coach. But I would still love to see them go after Fassel. And for a GM, if the Oz isn’t at the top of their list then they’re retarded. It ripped his heart out to go with the team to Baltimore, but I totally understood it. He was really the only black player personnel guy in the NFL at the time. He couldn’t give that up. I really think that he would come back to Cleveland in a minute. And did I mention what a great talent evaluator he is. You don’t win a Super Bowl by accident.
Even after their meltdown Wednesday in Chicago the Cavs have still have the best record in the East. LeBron has slowed down a bit of late. He’s been short of 20 in 2 or his last 3 games. I think this is all the minutes catching up with him. But he’ll bounce back. If this means he makes plays like he did against NJ Monday night I’m all for it. He picked off a pass with 20 seconds left in the game and took it down and just seemed to glide over the rim and throw it down. It was awesome.
Gordon Gund is selling the Cavs. Its kind of sad. The team had had modest success when he bought them in 1983. But under Gund the Cavs had their best years in the late ‘80s and early 90s. It’s a shame he’s getting out now when we’re just a couple of years from a title.
And finally the Ohio State basketball program put themselves on a one year post season ban because of the Jim O’Brien scandal. Just another example of how crooked coaching is the gift that just keeps on giving. But I always liked O’Brien. Any coach that can take the Buckeye basketball team to the Final Four is good in my book.
Last night college football presented its “other” awards. And by others I mean the ones that they usually get right unlike the Heisman. I can tell you one guy who had to be a little upset about taking the shaft and that was Derrick Johnson from Texas. He’s as good a LB as you’ll find in college football this season. And he lost out on both the Bednarik and the Lombardi to that bum David Pollack. What a joke. But he did take home the Nagurski and the Butkus is awarded today. But like I said they “usually” get these awards right, I don’t think they did last night. On top of Pollack getting these two Jason White won both the Maxwell and the O’Brien. As far as the O’Brien is concerned I think Alex Smith should have won on TD to INT ration alone. Oh and his team is undefeated, but who cares, he went to Utah. It is a sham that Cedric Benson wasn’t up for the Maxwell or is he a finalist for the Heisman. Some how this guy won the award for the best RB in the country (Walker) but wasn’t a finalist for either of the best player awards behind other RBs. Shafted!
Mike Nugent finally won the Groza Award in his senior year. I’m not saying he deserved it last season, but 2002 for sure. He was the third MVP on the National Champs behind the D and Craig Krenzel. But I’m pretty sure he clinched it with the 55 yard game winner against Marshall earlier this season. From then on it was his to lose. Don’t underestimate the power of a good kicking game. Look at how many games were decided on it this season alone.
Back to Benson for a minute. He was Texas’s offense this year. They had no receivers to speak of, a scrambling QB, and a good D. With all of this he still rushed for almost 1,800 yards and 20 TDs. It’s a mockery of the college awards. Its nothing but a who’s who award.
If Jason White wins the Heisman I might throw up on one of my cats Saturday night. And on top of that I’m pretty sure that Archie Griffen would blow his brains out when he found out his name would now be synonymous with White’s. He’s a good QB, but no, he doesn’t deserve it and he knows it. Ask him, he does.
Speaking of Archie, does he get 2 Heisman votes since he won twice? Maybe that explains Eddie George winning over Tommy Frazier in 1995.
Reggie Bush is a great player and will only get better. But he doesn’t deserve to be in NY for the Heisman presentation. To me you have to be great in every game to win the Heisman. Its hard to do that when you only get 10 touches in about a third of your games.
And with that in mind I think that would make it a two man race. Matt Leinart and Alex Smith. Maybe Adrian Peterson but he got hurt a couple of times. And a frosh will never win it. If you break it down like that you have to give it to Alex Smith. The guy accounted for 38 TDs this season. 28 passing and 10 rushing for an undefeated team. He was the most dangerous QB in the nation this season. White came out of the gates slow this season and didn’t really get going until the OSU game and Leinart had some down game.
For those who don’t follow Division III football Mount Union is in the Final Four again. I was basically raised on Raider football from junior high on. My Grandpa and both aunts on my Dad’s side both went there. I’d love to see them win it again to avenge last season’s debacle. And their mascot is a Macaw, you don’t see that too often.
The reason I haven’t written in a while is simple, Letter Linker. Its this addictive game on Candystand.com. It’s awesome, I just wish I could beat Level 7. Or the 7th Level of Hell as I call it.
The Browns suck. I left about 3 minutes into the 3rd quarter Sunday. Just awful. And if he doesn’t sign with Notre Dame Charlie Weis would be a great coach. But I would still love to see them go after Fassel. And for a GM, if the Oz isn’t at the top of their list then they’re retarded. It ripped his heart out to go with the team to Baltimore, but I totally understood it. He was really the only black player personnel guy in the NFL at the time. He couldn’t give that up. I really think that he would come back to Cleveland in a minute. And did I mention what a great talent evaluator he is. You don’t win a Super Bowl by accident.
Even after their meltdown Wednesday in Chicago the Cavs have still have the best record in the East. LeBron has slowed down a bit of late. He’s been short of 20 in 2 or his last 3 games. I think this is all the minutes catching up with him. But he’ll bounce back. If this means he makes plays like he did against NJ Monday night I’m all for it. He picked off a pass with 20 seconds left in the game and took it down and just seemed to glide over the rim and throw it down. It was awesome.
Gordon Gund is selling the Cavs. Its kind of sad. The team had had modest success when he bought them in 1983. But under Gund the Cavs had their best years in the late ‘80s and early 90s. It’s a shame he’s getting out now when we’re just a couple of years from a title.
And finally the Ohio State basketball program put themselves on a one year post season ban because of the Jim O’Brien scandal. Just another example of how crooked coaching is the gift that just keeps on giving. But I always liked O’Brien. Any coach that can take the Buckeye basketball team to the Final Four is good in my book.
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