I just finished watching Mel Kiper say that Tim Tebow could be another Frank Wycheck and that the Florida QB should move to H-back. Of course, that’s just absurd.

Why is the NFL mentality so blind when it comes to mobile quarterbacks? It’s not like Tebow can’t pass. It’s not like he doesn’t have the size or arm strength to play the game.

I’m sure critics will point to Alex Smith and Vince Young as examples of guys who didn’t pan out who came from spread systems in college. But every year there are guys from pro-style systems who don’t pan out either. What’s Matt Leinart doing these days? Did Brady Quinn take the league by storm?

The one thing all these guys have in common is that they are all relatively young. The NFL offenses are so complicated, it takes time to learn, no matter what system you come from.

If I were a GM, I’d trade for Vince Young and draft Tim Tebow as soon as I could. Then, I’d play them both in the backfield at the same time. Yeah, I’d think out of the box and try to make use of their talents.

But instead, someone will draft Tebow and then spend the next five years teaching him how to make all his checks so he can take a 5-step drop in order to throw a 6-yard pass for a 4-yard gain. They’ll teach him to stay in the pocket and to fight the urge to do something with his feet. In other words, they’ll try to make him look like all the other stiffs out there.

Hopefully, the college game will continue to evolve in such a way so that the NFL will have no choice but to ditch its unimaginative offensive style–a style that serves mainly as a tool for keeping old football coaches employed.

Again, it’s way early, but here’s a list of my front runners right now, with the assumption that Sam Bradford and Tim Tebow (among others) go pro.

1. Colt McCoy

2. Mark Sanchez

3. Terrelle Pryor

4. Jimmy Clausen

5. Daryll Clark

6. Jahvid Best

7. Kendall Hunter

8. Zac Robinson

9. LeSean McCoy

10. Max Hall

What’s going on…

—Why are people so upset about Gene Chizik becoming Auburn’s coach? At least he was a college head coach before coming Auburn. If Charles Barkley wants to get riled up, he should be bitching about Lane Kiffin getting hired at Tennessee.

—The Oklahoma rightfully rips Beano Cook for complaining about Tim Tebow being left off some Heisman ballots. For crying out loud, it’s not like there were only three good players out there this year.

—Here’s an interview I did with online magazine Gelf.

—The Heisman Trophy presentation garnered a 2.7 rating, with over 4.1 million viewers tuning in.

—Sophomores have won the last two Heismans. Does that bode well for Terrell Pryor?

—SI.com has it’s top five quirky moments from the Heisman ceremony.

—Foxsports.com briefly had a story up with Tim Tebow as the winner.

—Here’s an early look at the 2009 Heisman race.

—And Billy Sims has apologized for his outbursts after Bradford won the Heisman.

Been out sick the last couple days.  Nasty cold.  Will continue later tonight or tomorrow.

Thought it was worthwhile to show this video of the announcement again, complete with 1978 Heisman winner Billy Sims chanting ‘Boomer!’ over and over and over…plus Sam Bradford’s speech.

Here are some more quotes from the post-ceremony press conference:

Tim Tebow

(on if he felt disappointed)

“As a competitor, you’d love to win.  But I’m happy for Sam and would’ve been happy for Colt, too.

(on finishing third despite getting the most first place votes will motivate him more)

Not really.  If you lose, you lose.  But I think this shows that people out there either love us (the Gators) or hate us.

“Maybe it will be motivation to come back and try to tie Archie (Griffin), I don’t know.

“We still get to play on January 8 and try to decide something a little bit better.

(On what he told Sam Bradford)

“I told him to give God credit.  I think he did a great job with that.

“Sam is a great guy.  He deserved it and I’m happy for him.”

Colt McCoy

“Now I know what it feels like for those guys on American Idol.

(On whether playing in the Big 12 title game was a big factor)

“I give credit to Sam.  He took advantage of that stage.  What a great player he is.

(On whether he is disappointed)

“Of course, you want to win.  Every college football player dreams of winning the Heisman.  Hopefully, we can be here again next year.”

“Not many players get to play four years at a special place like Texas.  I’m honored and excited to come back next season.

(On hanging out with the other two finalists)

“We had a great time together.  They are both class acts.”

Sam Bradford

(On winning)

“It was a surreal experience.  I was kind of nervous before the announcement.  Without a doubt, it was the most nervous I had ever been.  I’d much rather play in from of 100,000 people than got through that.  I expected the vote to be close.

(On the impact of the Big 12 title game)

Having another game helped because we got to play while other teams were sitting home.

(On whether he can win two Heismans)

“We’ll see…this experience has been great.  If I could do it again, I’d love to.

(On the trip to NYC)

“The best part of the trip was getting to hang out with Tim and Colt.  Getting to know them was really cool.

(On the Heisman hype)

I tried to stay away from the Heisman talk all year.  We were just concentrating on winning.

(On winning the Heisman like his idol Jason White)

“It’s a great feeling.  It’s hard to consider myself to be a player like Jason White.  We’re both in an elite group, but it’s hard for me to understand.  It hasn’t hit me yet.

(On his growing mane)

“The last time I cut it was before the Fiesta Bowl last year and we lost that one.  I haven’t cut it since and it’s not going to get cut. “