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Archive for 'September,2006'

The September Heisman

Every September, the sports media jumps the gun a little bit by anointing a player as the Heisman front runner while ignoring that candidate’s obvious shortcomings over the long haul. Through no fault of his own, [...]

What Peterson Needs To Do

Check out this story from The Oklahoman that talks about what Adrian Peterson needs to do to win the Heisman. It’s all over the place for the most part, but it touches upon some of the [...]

Thoughts On South Carolina-Auburn

I thought the SC-Auburn game last night was entertaining, though I would not go so far as to call it one of the best-coached games in college football’s 138-year history. Sheesh. More observations: South Carolina is [...]

Well, That Was Quick

A day after reports that nothing of the sort was forthcoming, Northern Illinois has released a website promoting running back Garrett Wolfe. It’s a well-conceived and nicely-designed site that will be very useful in tracking Wolfe’s [...]

Picking This Week’s Games

I’m coming off an 11-6 week against the spread. For the season, I am 35-24-1, which means I am picking games at a 59 per cent clip (56 per cent will make you money in Vegas). [...]

Leak’s Pro Prospects

Tony Barnhart of the Atlanta-Journal Constitution writes today that Chris Leak is the best pro prospect in the SEC. Now, I assume he means that Leak is the best pro prospect at his position. Still, I [...]

More On Wolfe And The Heisman

This time from the Chicago Sun Times. In it, the decision not to promote Garrett Wolfe for the Heisman is questioned, while Beano Cook notes that the NIU back has as much chance of winning the [...]

Peterson’s Advantage

I noted earlier this week that Adrian Peterson is at an advantage in the Heisman race due to the lowered expectations for his team and the fact that he is seen as the guy carrying them [...]

Going To The Mat For Wolfe

I am the first to acknowledge that athletes from mid-major schools have little or no chance of winning the Heisman. I can understand how some programs see such efforts as a waste of time and money, [...]

All-American Updates–Defense

Thought I’d give up an update on how the HP preseason All-Americans are doing after four games. First, the defense: DE–LaMarr Woodley, Michigan–Woodley is having a year befitting of an HP All-American as he already has [...]

Quick Hits

Check out Stew Mandel’s piece on Temple and how they are 33-point underdogs to Vandy. Following consecutive 62-0 losses to Louisville and Minnesota, the Owls, currently on a 16-game losing streak, were a 30-point underdog last [...]

Sagarin’s Conference Rankings…

…are out and, once again, the Pac-10 is his top conference. Discuss. [...]

Smith Leads Scripps Howard Poll

The latest Scripps Howard Heisman poll is out and Ohio State’s Troy Smith maintained his lead over Adrian Peterson. The SHNS poll is a good gauge of the working college football media’s thinking on the Heisman. [...]

How The Regions Shape Up

The Heisman vote is divided up into six regions: Northeast Mid-Atlantic South Southwest Midwest Far West To really figure out how the Heisman race will turn, you have to look at which way the regions will [...]

The HP Heisman Watch

Here’s the latest rundown on the Heisman race: There are still only four players with a chance to win the trophy and things are really beginning to tighten up. The final month of the Heisman race [...]