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Archive for 'August,2009'

Maisel on Tebow, McCoy, Bradford

Good read here by ESPN’s Ivan Maisel on the three returning Heisman finalists. One thing Maisel forgets to mention in his story is that this is the first time in the history of the Heisman that the [...]

ESPN’s Preseason Heisman Watch…

…has been released.  I think it serves to counteract many of the charges that ESPN is trying to hand Tim Tebow the Heisman. Sure, Tebow leads the poll with 71 points, but Colt McCoy is not far [...]

Dark Horses Due To Launching Points

There are a few schools out there that possess the institutional power and tradition to produce instant Heisman candidates with little or no preseason fanfare. All it takes is a few good early season games and you can count on [...]

How To Win That Second Heisman

I’m working on an in-depth look at Archie Griffin’s second Heisman-winning season.  We’ll see if we can come up with any fresh advice for Sam Bradford and Tim Tebow on how to go about winning that [...]

Dr. Saturday On 40 Times

In these couple posts on 40 yard dash times, Dr. Saturday (Matt Hinton of Yahoo.com) is correct that the reported marks he highlights are probably bogus, but he neglects to mention the best reasons why that is the [...]

I Don’t Think So

South Carolina QB Stephen Garcia for Heisman?  On Facebook, the “Stephen Garcia for Heisman” group has been started. According to the site, it was created by a fellow named Chance Strickland of Columbia, S.C. So far, [...]

Billboard Fever

From the Atlanta J-C: Tennessee is sending a similar message to high school football recruits in metro Atlanta. The school has put up two billboards with Heisman Trophy candidate Eric Berry, a safety from Creekside High [...]

The 2009 HP Preseason All-American Defensive Team

We did the offense last week, now the defense: *=returning HP All-American Ends Carlos Dunlap, Florida–A physical specimen with a pterodactyl-like wing span.  At 6-6, 290, he’s a prototype end with a great first-step.  Will be [...]

The 2009 HP Preseason Top 10 Teams List

The Coaches Poll is out today and, to no one’s surprise, Florida is No. 1.  Now, my top 10: 1. Florida 2. Texas 3. USC 4. Alabama 5. Oklahoma 6. Penn State 7. Ole Miss 8. [...]

Keeping the Elite 11 Sham Alive

ESPN Rise has this piece on the Elite 11 Quarterback Camp hosted by former USC graduate assistant Yogi Roth, who is best known among astute Trojan fans for his deft crisis management during USC’s 2007 loss [...]

Heisman Longshots

I’ll have my defensive All-American team as well as my preseason top 10 teams list tomorrow. In the meantime, enjoy this read by the NY Times’ Pete Thamel on Heisman Long Shots. [...]

Join the HP Fantasy Challenge!

Want to party with your team in Pasadena on January 7, 2010? Think you know a thing or two about college football? Don’t have time for all that fantasy football draft gobbledygook? Then sign up for [...]

HP Fantasy Challenge Coming Tomorrow

How many of you are ready to try your hand at the best fantasy game around?  The prize will once again be two tickets to the BCS Championship game. The HP Fantasy Challenge is the most [...]

Robert Griffin or Terrelle Pryor?

That’s the question Stew Mandel asks in his latest Mailbag.  I wanted to answer the question myself, so I didn’t look at what Mandel wrote as an answer yet.  But if I had to choose right [...]

Heisman Pic of the Day

The 1977 Heisman winner, Earl Campbell, from SI.com’s Vault:  The Tyler Rose [...]