Archive for 'September,2009'

Picking This Week’s Games

Ugh, another abysmal week last week picking against the spread.  I went just 3-7 and am now 16-23-1 on the year versus the line. On a positive note, I feel really good about this week’s lines [...]

Alabama’s Heisman Future

One of the weird anomalies in college football is the fact that, despite being one of the top three or four programs of all time, Alabama has yet to win a Heisman. Now, there are a few who [...]

What Does Tebow Have To Do?

In looking at some of the comments on this site and elsewhere, many seem to think it is a fait accompli that Tim Tebow merely has to show up for games in order to be awarded [...]

Pocket Danger

Critics of the spread offense often cite quarterback safety as an important reason to stick to pro-style offenses, but I think it is worthy to note that Tim Tebow didn’t get hurt running the option, but [...]

Funny Line of the Day

From Pat Forde at ESPN.com: “The Fighting Irish have played three straight games that were tighter than Terrence Cody in a Mini Cooper.” [...]

Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics

You have to wonder if ‘Dr. Saturday’ is even watching the games, as he makes the case here that USC’s current offensive problems are basically about turnovers and penalties. No mention that the numbers put up so far have [...]

Herschel Walker, Ultimate Fighter

Former Georgia running back Herschel Walker, the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner, has decided to make a move into the sordid world of mixed martial arts.  I’m not one to doubt the athletic talents of this guy, [...]

Heisman.com…

…has finally been redesigned and updated after years of neglect. The new site is quite handsome looking, though I would change the tagline from ‘The Most Prestigious Award in College Football’ to ‘The Most Prestigious Award [...]

The Heismanpundit.com Heisman Poll, 9/29

This Week’s Poll Results, 9/29 (first-place votes in parantheses)   1. Tim Tebow, QB, Florida–57 (8) 2. Colt McCoy, QB, Texas–55 (5) 3. Case Keenum, QB, Houston–37 4. Tony Pike, QB, Cincinnati–20 5. Jahvid Best, RB, [...]

HP Fantasy Challenge, Week 4 Results

Week 4 of the HP Fantasy Challenge is in the books and, once again, team Anderson is in the lead.  I encourage those of you who are well back in the race to stick with it as sometimes participants surge toward [...]

HP Fantasy Challenge Update

Full results from week 4 coming later tonight. [...]

Thoughts From The Weekend

Just another crazy weekend of college football… —Obviously everyone is worried about Florida quarterback Tim Tebow after taking that vicious hit against Kentucky.  It’s ironic that this hit came when he was standing in the pocket [...]

The HP Heisman Watch

Here is my weekly breakdown of the players with the best chance of actually winning the Heisman. 1. Colt McCoy, Texas–McCoy is one of only two Heisman candidates to emerge unscathed from this past weekend.  He threw for [...]

Who’s Gonna Win The Heisman?

The race for the 2009 Heisman took an unpredictable turn on Saturday. The injury to Tim Tebow could jumble the race in a variety of ways.  Obviously, it will depend on how much game time Tebow [...]

HP’s Top 10 Teams

1. Alabama 2. Texas 3. Florida 4. Virginia Tech 5. Oklahoma 6. Houston 7. Boise State 8. Miami 9. Cincinnati 10. Auburn On the cusp:  USC, LSU, Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon [...]