Everyone was talking about the three Heisman candidates leading up to the Rose Bowl. Two of those candidates were winners of the coveted award. The third would go onto to have possibly the greatest individual performance in College Football history. At least two of them are turning pro this up coming season, the third probably will. But now the quetion is who will go where? Further, will the Heisman finalists go with the first three picks?

1-Houston Texans:
They will not take Vince Young, period. David Carr is still their star QB and they have no intention of giving up on him. As good as Vince is the front office still has plenty of confidence in Carr and seeks to rebuild their offensive line to protect him. This applies to Leinart as well. Reggie Bush's case is a bit different. What a backfield Bush and Davis would make but I think the Texans would have trouble building their team and keeping both of them. I foresee the Texans trading the pick to get some pieces on both lines.
Of the Three: Reggie Bush

2-New Orleans Saints:
Of the top 5 they're the most likely to pick a QB. Why? Cause they've basically told Brooks they're moving on without him. I think Young would be the best fit here. A scrambling QB would be a good thing for the Sainst as Brooks was the fourth most sacked QB in the league last year. However, a big reason for that was their lack of a run game. If Duece stays healthy next year it will open things up for the Quarterback. If the Saints are confident about this they may want to take Leinart who seems slightly more NFL ready. While not a problem in college I do think Vince will have to adjust his throwing motion in the NFL. Still, if it was me, I'd take Vince Young on upside alone.
Of the Three: Vince Young

3-Tennessee Titans:
Another team that may well take a QB. They probably will let McNair go and may well decide to let go of Volleck as well. If they don't feel Volleck is the key to their franchise then they'll probably take which ever QB the Saints don't. The Titans don't have the same need for a QB that avoid the pressure and may opt to take Leinart. Again though, maybe it's just spite, I'd still take Vince Young.
Of the Three: Matt Leinart

4-New York Jets:
This is a team that may surprise everybody and take a QB. I'm by no means a Jets fan but if I was I'd be sick of waiting for Pennington to get healthy. If his line is the problem then maybe Vince would be a could fit to aviod the sack. But they also have a need for a running back and Reggie Bush would be a great fit for the Jets. This may even be the team that trades with the Texans but I wouldn't be surprised if they stayed right here hoping for Bush but "settling" for Lendale White or even Adrian Peterson (remeber him?).
Of the Three: Reggie Bush

5-Green Bay Packers
Ahman Green should be healthy again next season and Aaron Rodgers was at times considered the number one pick last year. Therefore, I highly doubt if some how either Leinart or Young fell this far they would take either of them. Reggie Bush would be welcome but I think they'd do better to trade down to fix their own O-Line problems. Unlike the Texans, however, the Packers D may be enough to enable the Pack to take Reggie and let him make a few plays here and there and keep games low-scoring and close.
Of the Thee: Reggie Bush

And so those are the prospects for the top five teams. While I still think the Texans will trade the pick the lure of Reggie Bush may be too great. Or maybe they're pulling the wool over everyone's eyes and will take the home town hero, Vince Young. I picked Leinart to the Titans simply because of the USC presence there and his familiarity with the system. The other teams have their QB situation more or less figured out and I think would be more likely to take a running back. Ideally, of course, Vince Young will fall to the number 19 spot and be picked up by the Dallas Cowboys but something tells me that just won't happen. Your thoughts?

....but there is in "Champion" (it's situated nicely between the short "p" and long "o" as sort of a transsion letter) and that's exactly what Vince Young is. Come on, admit it, you liked watching Texas win. Why? For a couple of reasons...


1) They were the Underdogs and we all like underdogs. We love the image of David beating Goliath. Texas was this one man team while USC had two Heisman winners and a series of supports from the Hollywood elite (well except for Matthew Mcconaughey). It looked like an impossible task to beat the duo of Leinart and Bush. ESPN had been running like "24 Hours of USC" and asking who could beat USC? In our hearts we hoped Texas could.

2) USC felt too elite. They felt like the rich kids. You remember the rich kids in school. The ones who walked around like the world was theres and you were just in it. The ones that seemed to ignore their peers because they were "better" then them. That's what USC was. So many celeberities hung out with them it was like a movie and/or music video was being made at the USC practice facility. And the USC players seemingly reveled in the celebrity. When Texas was number one for one week secretly USC players were asking "are you serious?" (when I first heard that I pictured Matt Leinart getting a pedicure, sipping Cristol, and laughing with a couple blondes) Texas felt like the team for "the rest of us." They felt blue collar while USC felt pompous. Don't get me wrong USC worked hard too but it felt like they thought so much of themselves they forgot other teams. They seemed like they felt entitled to fame, fortune, and victory.

After the game Matt Leinart only added to that. He said he felt they were still the better team even though the lost. He sounded like that a priveledged rich kid complaining because you got something he wanted. I think most of the nation cracked a collective smile when the Longhorns were celebrating cause it felt like we had won. Like for a moment the ivory tower had collapsed and the "rest of us" were finally on top.