The EXTRAVAGANZA continues today.  Last night at dinner the loyal readers weren't as hostile as they were before yesterday.  I only had to dodge two forks instead of three.

Today, my picks for the Heisman trophy.

Before you make the pick, you have to consider what you think the Heisman means and what credentials a player must have to win the award.

 

First, they have to be on a winning team.  If you didn't even make a top tier bowl game, then you have no business winning.  I understand that Jake Locker would be an excellent candidate, but he simply just plays on a bad team, and it makes you wonder if the team would be that much better with him than without him.

 

Next you must play in a BCS conference, because they are playing against the best players and best teams when they begin conference play.  I understand teams in the WAC or the MAC or any other conference that ends in AC, they play good teams, but not consistently during their conference schedule.  Colt Brennan gained a lot of pub last year because he was good, but he player against lesser talent which worked against him.  He was a good player, but his conference worked against him.

 

Finally, you have to be a primarily offensive player.  I know that takes out half of the players in all of college football, but defenses are seen as units, front seven, the back seven, pass rush, coverage, it is difficult to single players out.  They may be the best players in college football on the defense, but their accomplishment are difficult to single out, and makes it difficult to chose just one player.  Charles Woodson won the Heisman because he was good on defense, but also special teams.

 

So now that my criteria is out of the way, I can give you my top three, in no particular order.

• Knowshon Moreno, RB Georgia
• Tim Tebow, QB Florida
• Beanie Wells, RB Ohio State.

These guys will be fighting it out over the thirteen weeks to see who will be invited into that exclusive club.  I'll make a case for each candidate.

 

Moreno is just such a good runner and has the potential to break as many tackles as he wants to score a touchdown.  He is an excellent player who will be a great compliment to the throwing ability of QB Matthew Stafford.  Also, if Moreno was not playing at Georgia, Georgia would not be the pre-season number 1 team.

 

Tebow is just such a freak athletically, that he can beat you with his arm or his legs.  He can run either around you, through you, or throw it over you.  He is just such a good decision maker.  Also, with Florida adding a RB this season, Tebow will be more healthy throughout the entire season.  Florida would not be the same if Tebow was enrolled somewhere else.  A major drawback for Tebow is that he won the trophy last year, and the Heisman voters may snub him to keep Archie Griffen alone as the only repeat winner.

 

Finally, Wells is an excellent player who will force teams to try and put as many people in the box to defend him, but he, like Moreno seem to be able to take everything to the house every time they touch the ball.  His drawback, although he plays in a BCS conference, not many people outside the Big Ten Conference believe that the Big Ten as a whole isn't that good.  Wells is a great player, but will struggle because teams will key in on him and force Boeckman and the Bucks to throw on them.

 

So after all the debateing, my pick for Heisman winner is............Drumroll Please.

 

Florida QB Time Tebow defies the odds and becomes the second Heisman winner.

 

The ending of the EXTRAVAGANZA is tomorrow with my choice for BCS teams and National Champions.