Oct 4 1. Russell Wilson, QB, Wisconsin 83-111, 1391 yds, 12.5 ypa, 13 TDs 1 Int, 216.9 QBER, 172 rush yds, 2 TD 2. Tyrann Mathieu, CB, LSU 1 Int, 4 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries, 2 returned TD, 35 tackles, 25 solo, 1.5 sacks, 4 passes broken up, 5 passes defended, deflated 3 teams' hopes of winning 3. Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor (ONLY 4 games played) 92-112, 1308 yds, 11.7 ypa, 18 TDs 1 Int, 230.3 QBER, 173 rush yds, 1 TD 4. Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford (ONLY 4 games played) 80-112, 1013 yds, 9.0 ypa, 11 TDs 1 Int, 178.0 QBER, 58 rush yards, 1 TD 5. Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama 96 carries, 622 yards, 6.5 avg, 10 TDs, 11 recepts, 148 yds, 1 TD 6. Tajh Boyd, QB, Clemson 103-168, 1459 yds, 8.7 ypa, 14 TDs 2 Int, 159.4 QBER, 54 rush yds, 2 TDs 7. Denard Robinson, QB, Michigan 50-91, 793 yds, 8.7 ypa, 8 TDs 6 Ints, 77 carries, 603 yds, 7.8 avg, 6 TDs 8. LaMichael James, RB, Oregon 95 carries, 852 yds, 9.0 avg, 8 TDs, 11 recepts, 159 yds, 1 TD 9. Case Keenum, QB, Houston 140-201, 2005 yds, 10.0 ypa, 14 TDs 2 Ints, 174.4 QBER 10. Nathan Scheelhasse, QB, Illinois 68-98, 1028 yds, 10.5 ypa, 7 TDs 3 Ints, 175.0 QBER, 259 rush yds, 3 TDs Sept 27 1. Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor (ONLY 3 games played) 70-82, 962 yds, 11.7 ypa, 13 TDs 0 Int, 24 carries, 167 yds, 7.0 avg, 1 TD 2. Tajh Boyd, QB, Clemson 90-136, 1255 yds, 9.2 ypa, 13 TDs 1 Int, 2 Rushing TDs 3. Russell Wilson, QB, Wisconsin 69-91, 1136 yds, 12.5 ypa, 11 TDs 1 Int, 16 carries, 108 yds, 6.8 avg, 1 TD 4. Tyrann Mathieu, CB, LSU 1 Int, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, 1 returned TD, 30 tackles, 21 solo, 1/2 sacks, 4 passes broken up, 5 passes defended, deflated 2 teams' hopes of winning 5. Marcus Lattimore, RB, South Carolina 107 carries, 611 yds, 571 avg, 8 TDs 6. Kellen Moore, QB, Boise State 83-105, 995 yds, 9.9 ypa, 12 TDs 2 Ints 7. Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford 57-85, 786 yds, 9.2 yps, 8 TDs 1 Int 8. Sammy Wadkins, WR, Clemson 28 receptions, 433 yds, 15.4 avg, 6 TDs 9. LaMichael James, RB, Oregon 65 carries, 613 yds, 9.4 avg, 7 TDs 10. Denard Robinson, QB, Michigan 35-72, 624 yds, 8.7 ypa, 6 TDs 6 Ints, 71 carries, 552 yds, 7.8 avg
Robert Griffin has 13 TDs...and 12 INCOMPLETIONS this season. And he's the fastest QB in college football. I bow down...
He is playing at an exceptional level. He single handedly beat TCU and put Rice out of their misery even with 31 pts scored by Rice. That's why I have him #1 because not only is he putting up the glaring stats, but his team is counting on it to posts Ws. Same for Tajh Boyd. It's going to be a phucking shame not to hear his name mentioned by the idiots who help shape the public's perception of who they think should be regarded as Heisman material. Clemson's scores: 33-19 Troy 35-27 Wofford 38-24 Auburn 35-30 FSU You can easily argue Boyd should be leading the race.
It is Baylor and they will lose some games. But his early stock is up much like Robinson was, early last season. Luck is the NFL number one pick and the Heisman polls have always been about pomp and circumstances and did I mention prejudice?
Moore's competition isn't up to snuff and that's why I have him so low. I don't have an issue with Luck being in the race. In the two or three crucial games, I am looking for him to stand out and help lead his team to victory. If he does that, he will win it. Landry Jones on the other hand is just not playing well enough and when the team needed him to step up vs FSU, he did not. The defense single handedly won that game for them. As a great comparision, Boyd torched that same vaunted FSU defense for 35 points the following week.
I am in full agreement with your rankings but, just like rankings, performance on the field has less to do with rankings than perception and pre season expectations.
So someone finally thought in the history of Alabama football, that we had the best player. I don't get too worked up about it. Though he was as deserving as anyone and especially Colt, please don't make me go back in there, McCoy.
pre season expectations set up by the media, perpetuated by the media throughout the season all the way to New York
