RSSSuh for Heisman
December 8, 2009
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A lot of water cooler talk around the offices this week after the games this past weekend. Today, Johnny Goodman looks to find the truth about many of the issues in College football.
Fact- Alabama and Texas will play in the BCS Championship game
Truth- yep I can’t come up with another argument here. These are the two most deserving teams and I have no beef with that
Fact: Alabama beat Florida soundly
Truth: Florida really isn’t that good. Who have they beaten or dominated all year. Heck I think the SEC is terribly overrated this year. A lot of good teams yes, a lot of GREAT teams? C’mon…no way…This conference gets more verbal blow than anything and it is totally unfounded this year. Play a bowl game or better yet a nonconference road game outside of the southeast sometime. What is your conference record the last 51 times you have left the southeast? 25-26. Overrated!!!!
Fact: Mack Brown was named Big XII 2009 AP Coach of the year
Truth: Did you watch the Texas vs. Nebraska game? Then tell me which team imposed their will and their style of play and was :01 away from pulling off the upset as a 15 point underdog. Coach of the year? This guy can’t coach at all. If Tom Osborne would have had the talent Texas gets every year in their program the Huskers would have had about five more national titles during his tenure. Mack Brown is a average coach in arguably the easiest place to land fantastic recruits. Saturday night was just another example of that. His total and complete mis-management of the game clock at the end of the game almost prevented his kicker from having a shot at the game winning kick and the Horns from a shot in the BCS title game. This guy is the luckiest coach ever…but he isn’t even in the top three coaches in his own conference. Frankly I am surprised that Texas fans are not piling on about this right now. After they get wood-shedded by Alabama, maybe they will be.
Fact: Cincinnati deserves to be playing in the BCS game against Alabama
Truth – you gave up a forty spot to Pittsburgh? The argument stops there. The Panthers are not exactly an offensive juggernaut. Brian Kelly likely is gone to Notre Dame, and bad coaching by Wannestadt might make it a certainty now. The Bearcats are good, but top 3 in the county???….nope.
Fact: The refs put back one second on the clock in the Big XII title game
Truth: They did get this one right although I hate to admit it being a Husker fan. If time expired it would have made LSU coaching buffoon moves at the end of the game a few weeks ago look like no big deal. The Truth also is that the #3 team was lucky to escape and was dominated by a team with a far superior defense who unfortunately for them has an offense that would barely be effective in your kids Pop Warner league.
Fact: This year is a toss-up for the Heisman Trophy
Truth – Nebraska’s Ndamukong Suh should win the award but won’t. Lets run down the top candidates here. Tim Tebow – nope – lost last game and cried on the sideline. There is no crying in Football Timmy! – and had average statistical year, Colt McCoy, laid an egg in final game and last second (literally) gaffe almost cost team a shot at the title game. Jimmy Clausen – hardly. Mark Ingram – you can’t get pulled in the next to last game for being ineffective and win THIS award. Toby Gerhart – I could see this as I think he has been most consistent – Suh –has been dominating in every big game for the Huskers defense which is very good. He had 4.5 sacks and 12 tackles – 8 for losses – an numerous hurries in the Big XII title game. Can you honestly say there is a better or more dominating player in the country this year?
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Alabama, Florida, Football, Heisman, Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska, Texas