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RCT Heisman polling

JayhawkTom — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:46:45 -0000

So, yeah, Mangino may have been a little hasty in pimping out Todd Reesing for Heisman consideration, although at the time, coming off of a scintillating performance against Iowa State and a heart-stopping, near comeback at Colorado (after puking on himself - twice, dammit), he was worthy of consideration.

Alas, the weeks passed and the fixed eye of Heisman punditry turned its steely glare to the southern states, where young men performed deeds of punishing physicality and derring-do in hopes of meriting a December invite to the Downtown Athletic Club and the hoisting of the bronzed prize. Meanwhile, in the west, there were equal feats of strength (no Festivus relationship) being performed by a near-mythical man-beast, a brutish grinder in the Riggins mold, and dazzling young southpaw.

But enough with the prose.

RCT-ers, who's yer 2009 Heisman winner? Are you a 'best player on best team' type (Ingram? McCoy?) Or do you go with the traditionalists' view of 'most outstanding player in collegiate football' (Suh? Tebow?). Are you a 'but he didn't play well enough in games his team lost' type (Spiller? Keenum?), or a 'consistent performer' type(Gerhardt? Moore?)

Poll

Your 2009 RCT Heisman winner is.....

Tim Tebow

1 votes

Mark Ingram

17 votes

Colt McCoy

11 votes

Toby Gerhardt

22 votes

Ndamukong Suh

94 votes

Case Keenum

0 votes

Kellen Moore

0 votes

C.J. Spiller

5 votes

Other

4 votes

154 votes | Poll has closed

Voting open for O'Brien Award - stuff ballot box for Reesing

JayhawkTom — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:29:25 -0000

Voting open for O'Brien Award - stuff ballot box for Reesing

Voting is open for the Davey O'Brien award, so get out there and vote (vote Reesing!) if you are registered. If you're not registered, why the hell not? Register, then vote Reesing daily!

Todd is in 9th place currently, well behind (surprise) Colt McShipley, and is even lagging behind Navy's QB!! Navy?? Really? Really? Is Staubach in college?

Being Todd Reesing

JayhawkTom — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:55:05 -0000

Being Todd Reesing

Not a Pulitzer-winning piece, but this is a great collection of Reesing anecdotes. I remember the piece from last year where the Journal World's "On The Street" reporter didn't know who Todd was when he asked the question about faith in KU football. Priceless.

Sprint Training Haiku

JayhawkTom — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:25:58 -0000

The long-awaited day drives me to wax in rhapsodic haiku:

The five sweetest words
Pitchers and catchers report
Ringing in my ears

Every season is filled with promise and "Wait 'til next year" begins today. New faces in new places, rookies and NRIs look to make splashes, and, with gratitude to Jake Taylor, vets get the chance to have that "one last season in the sun".

Avast ye scabbers dogs!!

JayhawkTom — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:48:58 -0000

Given that today, September 19, is "International Talk Like A Pirate Day", use the random name generator to create yer own pirate prospect list.

Hence, a throw-it-against-the-wall example list:

Justin Upton, ye now be known as "Fineglin' Gus Cooke"
Jay Bruce, aka, "Cap'n Brant Buttwipe"
Colby Rasmus, ye be "Syphilitic Jude Sparrow"

http://gangstaname.com/pirate_name.php