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Posted on 11/23/2005 12:48:19 PM PST by rockthecasbah
The Swift Boat Veterans still have nothing on Texas quarterback Vince Young. It may not matter. In the big election of 2005, Bush seems to making all of his own end runs. For the record, this year's candidate answering to the surname Bush is Reggie, the USC running back who's been nominated for a run at the Heisman Trophy. He's not exactly running unopposed. The field includes the aforementioned Young, a Longhorn who's harder to bring down than Don King's hair. Also on the short list is Bush's teammate Matt Leinart, the Heisman incumbent with numbers similar to those put up in his previous election year. Leinart may have alienated a voter or two by thumbing his nose at NFL millions and returning to USC, where his course load begins and ends with a ballroom dancing class. In contrast, Reggie — who was tabbed the Trojans' Most Valuable Player in 2004 despite Leinart's hardware — is beyond that. As any Pac-10 defensive back will tell you, this kid gives dance lessons.
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Ping.
It's too bad more folks didn't see him last Saturday night.
Fresno saw the back of his jersey....often.
True but the USC defenders also saw the backs of a lot of Fresno jerseys as well.
Ping.
while I think Bush will end up winning it, I can make just as strong a case for Young too....
I do think that Leinart is a distant 3rd in any possible voting at this time.
Archie's record is safe for now :)
"Leinart is a distant 3rd in any possible voting at this time"
A safe bet, although his stats this year are better than last year.
yeah but so are Bush's and Young's....
Honestly, whoever wins the Heisman will be on the team that everyone feels will win the NC.
Just watch....
And yes that probably favors Reggie Bush.
I agree Bush is clear favorite...but where would this talk be without the 4th and 9 pass in the ND game.
heh...just saw your tagline...ooops
"where would this talk be without the 4th and 9 pass in the ND game"
Or the goal line Bush push! ND fans will complain about that one for years. But that is nothing - check this out:
One of the most amazing finishes in college football history: the infamous “fifth down” play in the 1990 meeting between Missouri and Colorado.
The Buffs trailed 31-27 at Missouri but were driving late in the game. On first-and-goal at the Missouri three-yard line, Colorado QB Charles Johnson spiked the ball to stop the clock with 31 seconds left. On second-and-goal, Eric Bienemy rushed to the one-yard line; the Buffs called timeout with 18 seconds left. Bienemy was stopped on third down.
The officials stopped the clock briefly, claiming that Missouri players were stalling by not lining up quickly. Once the clock was restarted, Johnson spiked the ball again. Wait a minute … that was fourth down! But someone lost count and forgot to change the Dial-a-Down. So Johnson plunged into the line on fifth down to score the game-winning touchdown.
Missouri fans rushed the field, thinking their team had won. An official signaled a touchdown. All heck broke loose. Missouri tried to challenge the ruling, but the NCAA, a governing body that has rules about how many bacon bits a player is allowed to take from a hotel salad bar, had no mechanism for overturning the result. Colorado won, and a few weeks later, they had a share of the national title.
Which in my mind, is no share at all. Georgia Tech is the 1990 National Champion.
"Honestly, whoever wins the Heisman will be on the team that everyone feels will win the NC.
Just watch.... "
From your lips to God's ears. BTW, bless you in Iraq.
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