College Football Midseason Report
BEST PLAYER: The aforementioned Ryan, who should be the Heisman front-runner if preseason hype is not factored in.
BIGGEST DISSAPOINTMENT: Hard to say at this point but so far you could point to Clemson as they once again appear to be sliding downhill after a fast start. Or Georgia Tech, who looked so impressive the first weekend (when we all still thought Brady Quinn was at Notre Dame) and are now 3-3.
BEST PLAYER: Still has to be Brian Brohm; he has thrown for a zillion yards and TD’s and his team, even when they lose, scores 30+ points. It is not his fault he is joined with the Colts defense from the mid-90's.
BIGGEST DISSAPOINTMENT: Louisville, no question. 3-3 after being a preseason top-10 team. Oh, and they lost to SYRACUSE, who before the season was rated as possibly the worst team in any BCS conference. If they played a 16-game season, Louisville could maybe get to 9-7 and sneak into the playoffs, but not here.
BEST PLAYER: Mike Hart, the guts and glue of the Maize and Blue, leads the nation in rushing, running over defensive backs, and guaranteed wins. He’s the all-time leading rusher at a school that has run the ball well for over 100 years.
BIGGEST DISSAPOINTMENT: Some would say Michigan for starting 0-2, but they are back and tied for first in the league. Seriously, would they have gone 12-0 and won it all with that defense? The pick here is Iowa. Now 0-3 in the Big Ten and the only team to lose to Iowa State (need to beat those in state rivals), they are in last place after several bowl years. Kirk Ferentz used to be able to crack his car window and have an NFL job offer hit him in the face, but now he’s gotta watch out for corn cobs fired at him by distressed fans. If things don’t improve he might want to hightail it out, Alford style.
BEST PLAYER: Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech. The freshman, repeat: FRESHMAN, wide receiver has 70 catches, for 1074 yards, and 17 Touchdowns in 6 games. Got him on your fantasy team?? Might have drafted those numbers ahead of Steven Jackson and Larry Johnson had we known, huh?
BIGGEST DISSAPOINTMENT: Texas, a fashionable national title pick in the early going, has gotten whipped in 2 games and has not looked real good in the ones they have won. Is there another Vince Young-like recruit out there? Honorable Mention goes to Nebraska, who nearly lost at home to Ball State.
BEST PLAYER: Desean Jackson. The Heisman finalist (right now) has made a big play in every big game.
BIGGEST SURPRISE: Uhh, I don’t know. I guess we’ll go with Stanford, the FORTY ONE POINT underdog, beating mighty USC in the Coliseum. Hope OJ wasn’t betting any of his memorabilia on that line.
BIGGEST DISSAPOINTMENT: The Men of Troy, preseason #1, will now need lots of help to have a shot at the national title.
BEST PLAYER: You could make a case for Glenn Dorsey of LSU, but linemen usually get shafted on these awards so we will follow that trend and give it to an offensive guy: Andre Woodson. He has led Kentucky to the promised land of the top 10 (usually, you would say “back to the promised land,” but the last time they were ranked in the top 10, which they were until last week, was before I was born.)
BIGGEST DISSAPPOINTMENT: Hard to call yet. Even the teams like Tennessee, Georgia, and Auburn, who have lost games they should have won, have then won big games so this one will be decided later. I guess when you are the best league in all the land, nothing is disappointing.