Maybe Not This Year, But…
Out to win the Heisman, you big dummy.There was plenty of talk on Wednesday about how Beanie Wells is still out to win the Heisman despite appearing in only two games this season. Though he probably won’t get the 1800+ he’d need to win the award, put him in the (rather tiny) camp that believes the trophy created in his likeness should go to the best player in college football regardless of numbers or team success:
“I like to think that the Heisman is not out of my reach, because a lot of times people get to thinking the Heisman is all about numbers and a team’s record,” Wells said after practice yesterday. “But when it all comes down to it, it’s (about) who is the best player in college football. Plain and simple.”
In reality, he probably has as much of a chance of bagging the award this season as I do of making out with Emmanuelle Chriqui in a dumpster off of Chittenden. But, I absolutely love his spirit.
His optimism is no doubt boosted by lining up in the same backfield with Pryor and though we certainly aren’t counting on him coming back next season, there’s a glimmer of hope. He’s spoken a lot recently about the pure awesomeness that is lining up next to LIC and he’s also spoken openly this season, particularly before the injury, about the Heisman, so it clearly means a lot to him. The damage they’d do together next season evokes memories of Tommy Frazier and Lawrence Phillips — but more devastating.
"I just hurdled this kid."
Brian Robiskie was on the field for The Hurdle, but he had his back turned to the play when the Shoe erupted:
“So I’m wondering, why’s everybody cheering, and he was like, ‘You didn’t see? I just hurdled this kid.’” Robiskie said Tuesday. “I said, ‘What do you mean, you hurdled a kid? You don’t do that.’ He was like, ‘No, no, no. You didn’t see it? I was like 8 feet in the air!’”
Tight quote, but Robo still thinks Boone got more elevation when he jumped Hartline in State College last season.
Where Will Kiffin End Up?
Less than 48 hours after Al Davis ditched Lane Kiffin in Oakland, rumors of his next destination have begun heating up in earnest. I know a lot of you would love to see him in Columbus, but chances are his next position will be of the HC variety. Both Syracuse and Tennessee are already being floated as potential jobs for the former USC offensive coordinator.
If he does take a head position somewhere, I hope it’s in the Big Ten (Iowa should have an opening soon). I think the biggest differentiator between the SEC and the Big Ten is the coaching talent and though Kiffin heading to Iowa City or some other Big Ten town would make things a little more difficult on the Buckeyes, the boost in recruiting and innovation he’d bring would certainly help the conference.
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While I got a chuckle from the line (your written line, not our O & D lines) the sad truth is that Beanie has significantly better shot at the Heisman than you do a date, anywhere, with Emmanuelle Chriqui. Why? Well the folks at the Downtown Athletic Club actually know who Beanie is.
DubinSaab - 10/02/08 @ 8:23 am - #
good thing this guy didn’t play against SC or his hopes and dreams would have been ruined that day haha
oh well. hopefully slowhio state can win that sorry conference and you might get a chance to get whooped again in the rose bowl.
el loco taco - 10/02/08 @ 9:18 am - #
an opening at Iowa soon? what - the folks at Iowa are finally figuring out that Ferentz is a fraud? what’s next? I hear tales of men in aeroplanes dreaming of flying across the Atlantic!
Buckeye in Big d - 10/02/08 @ 9:19 am - #
El Loco Taco: because USC is so good at stopping the run? A certain Jacquizz Rodgers begs to differ. Your 1st round draft pick laden defense sure made that midget look Heisman-worthy. I guess we’ll need to recruit Gary Coleman so we can beat the Trojans next year.
Anyway, Beanie will have to drop some 300 yd 5 td games in order to even reenter the Heisman conversation. We know he badly wanted to win this year, and hopefully that means we’ll see him come back next year even if he could be sharing votes with TP.
FlipBuckeye - 10/02/08 @ 9:49 am - #
hey el loco taco - how does it feel to lose to an unranked opponent three years in a row?
2 losses in BCS NC much easier to handle than losing to UCLA, Stanford, and Oregon State!
Buckeye in Big d - 10/02/08 @ 10:19 am - #
Maybe Aunt Esther can coach the O-line (a big ugly coaching the big uglies) and Bubba and Grady can coach the D. You big dummies!!
PALM BEACH BUCKEYE - 10/02/08 @ 10:53 am - #
I THINK IT’S THE B I G O N E…. I’M COMIN’ TO JOIN YOU ‘LIZABETH!
PALM BEACH BUCKEYE - 10/02/08 @ 1:56 pm - #
It could happen. He’d have to play lights out in EVERY single game though (150+ yards). This means coming up with some good highlight material and coming up big in the clutch in the Big Games (Wisky, Penn State, Mich State, Mich, and Illinois).
The Buckster - 10/02/08 @ 4:16 pm - #
I think his chances are largely predicated upon if everyone else chokes. Moreno and Tebow will have a difficult time climbing back into the picture (statistically speaking), so if Beanie has a really good/great remainder of the season he will have a shot if:
-Ringer and MSU fall short (particularly if Ringer is stopped against the big boys of the Big Ten)
-Daniels lays an egg against at least one opponent this year (in a loss), preferably two (eggs/losses)
-Bradford does the same (these don’t have to necessarily result in losses, but in the pass being abandoned for the run due to plenty of ints and incompletions)
-Clark/Williams splitting votes, essentially eliminating one another (this is actually quite likely)
If this perfect storm of hopefuls fizzling opens the door for a resurgent Beanie to snag the trophy (and in all reality, Pryor will NOT be taking votes away from Beanie this year, remember that Tebow is the first and ONLY sophomore to win the trophy–there is no way a freshman pulls any notable amount of votes, he will not cut into Wells’ votes). This is pretty unlikely, but not out of the question. That said, it would be great if he decided to come back next year to play along side Pryor and pick up the Heisman…
E - 10/02/08 @ 5:37 pm - #
Good looking out linking to those pics of Chirirqui, been a fan ever since entourage
dade county buckeye - 10/02/08 @ 6:03 pm - #
Be careful what you hope for Taco, you just might get it. SC is a great team, but they would have history against them in a rematch. Many Great teams have blown out an opponent early in the year, only to get thumped in a bowl game by the same team later in the year. UCLA did it to us in the 70’s, and Florida did it to Florida State, and those are just 2 that come to mind. Historically speaking, odds favor the underdog in a rematch.
chuckr - 10/02/08 @ 8:29 pm - #
First off: very funny Palm Beach Buckeye! I think Sanford and Son(and Aunt Ester and Grady) would give the Buckeye O and D-line the swagger that they so sorely need.
I’m going to say it here first(unless somebody said it already): Beanie is going to be back next year. He needs to because he has to prove to the NFL that he can stay healthy for one season, and increase his draft status(and have another glorious season playing ball for the Buckeyes).
How did El Loco Burrito get in here? Doesn’t USC have forums for morons to vent their folly?
buckeyedude - 10/02/08 @ 11:18 pm - #
They’re probably overrun by Oregon State fans.
FlipBuckeye - 10/03/08 @ 8:50 am - #
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