Tim Tebow wins the Heisman Trophy: Five Thoughts

1. Congratulations to Jesus Christ on his 23rd Heisman Trophy

2. Most important lesson here: Don't have an abortion, for you may have a future Heisman Trophy winner in your womb.

3. No truth to the rumor that Jon Kitna called Tim Tebow afterwards and called him a kook.

4. Would you believe, enormous boobie girl nowhere to be found? Again if anybody's seen her at ONE Gator game, let me know.

5. What card show do I get my picture of Chris Weinke, Eric Crouch, and Jason White standing next to each other signed at? What's that you say? ANY card show? How much? Really? Free? The heck you say!

Projected Postseason Top 25: #6 Florida

Nobody outside of Gainesville can say they saw Florida’s thrashing of Ohio State in last year’s BCS National Championship Game coming. So is this the beginning of a new dynastic cycle in Gainesville? With all the hyper surrounding Tim Tebow and the love affair between him and Gator Nation, it is a little lofty to expect him, in his first year as the primary quarterback to take the Gators through the SEC and back to the National Championship. Its also a little lofty to expect LSU to turn the ball over five times again. There are other first time starters besides Teabow so while talent isn’t a question, experience is.

Projected Record and Bowl Result: 12-2 Beat Georgia Tech in Orange Bowl

Who they’ll beat: Western Kentucky (Home), Troy (Home), Tennessee (Home), Mississippi (Road), Auburn (Home), Kentucky (Road), Georgia (Jacksonville, FL), Vanderbilt (Home), South Carolina (Road), Florida Atlantic (Home), Florida State (Home), Georgia Tech (Miami, FL)

Who’ll beat them: LSU (Road), LSU (Atlanta, GA)

When they Pass: Tim Tebow goes from “go in there take the snap and run left” to “lead Coach Meyer’s offense to another SEC championship”. It’s a task which will seem menial in Tebow’s second or third year leading the offense, herculean in the first.

When they Run: In Meyer’s spread option offense, true tailbacks like Ketsahn Moore or utilized less in favor of athletes like Percy Harvin and freshman Cameron Newton who will take over Tebow’s short yardage “run left” duties.

When their Opponents Run: Brandon Spikes replaces Brandon Siler as the teams middle linebacker and rah rah leader. The rest of the front seven is very green.

When their Opponents Pass: The defenses lone returning starter is strong safety Tony Joiner.

When they Kick: Joey Ijjas kicked a 60 yard field goal in Florida’s spring game.

When they call Timeout: Meyer is a visionary and seems to be winning the recruiting war in the state of Florida. For this reason a lot of teams will be “gator bait” for years to come. This is however a rebuilding year, but even in a rebuilding year, Meyer can outcoach anyone and make up for a lack of experience on the field itself.

The Banner

The banner you see on top is my own creation using my very novice Photoshop skills.

From Left to Right:

Ernie Davis, Syracuse's only Heisman Trophy winner wearing the trademark '44' jersey which Syracuse used to give to only an elite group of Running Backs before throwing away the tradition and any kind of recruiting leverage it could have had by retiring the number in 2005. Syracuse is my alma mater and I will write my first team post about SU before focusing on programs in college football which are actually relevant.

Script Ohio, Ohio State's classic ritual of it's "Best Damn Band in the Land" to spell out "Ohio" with a tuba player dotting the i. Ohio State is my brother's alma mater, he invites me once a year to Columbus to watch REAL college football. It is only the school I know of where the band members have a decent chance of getting laid. Traditions like this are part of the "Pageantry" that lures me to college football as much as the game itself.

Florida Quarterback Chris Leak holding the BCS National Championship Trophy, this one hurts my brother and hurts me too but Florida is the king of our mountain going into 2007. The controversial system which the trophy Leak is holding up represents is always on the mind of anyone who covers college football and rightly belongs in the center of everything.

Georgia Quarterback Matthew Stafford holding an Empty Keg as if it WAS the National Championship Trophy, some may take this to represent the difference in goals between the Gators and the Bulldogs. That is unintentional. This mildly controversial picture of Stafford represents the sort of harmless and humorous news that will come on this blog from time to time providing amusement to all fans nationwide.

Ian Johnson taking the Statue of Liberty to Beat Oklahoma, the end to the Greatest College Football Game of All-Time. Yes, I'll say it. Not just for the trick plays and miracle comeback but for what it represented. The endless possibilities that arise every Thursday or Saturday when two teams representing universities get together.