FedEx BCS National Championship

The BCS National Championship is almost finally here after a long season of controversy (whats new?) and thrills. The game features #1 Oklahoma vs. #2 Florida. It seems to be a thrilling match up in the making. There has been much hype about this game going in, especially with the 2 previous Heisman winners squaring off with each other.

I think the BCS system definitely got it right this time. Many people, including me do not agree with how college football is ran. There is the BCS system, which is used now to pick the bowl games, but many feel there should be a playoff system, that of the NFL.

Regardless, this championship game looks to be a good one. Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow: what more can you ask for right now? And the scary thing is, there are probably 20+ players combined that can be drafted this year, or make an NFL roster.

Both sides of the ball on both teams are stacked with talent, and gamers. From Gerald McCoy of Oklahoma, to Brandon Spikes of Florida, there are some great play makers that can make all the difference to this game from he defensive side. This game will be decided in the trenches, and ultimately how Tebow and Bradford preform.

Bradford must be flawless and allow his wide recievers and tight ends to recieve the ball in open spaces to make plays. These set of recievers include stand outs such as Juaquin Iglesias, Jermain Gresham, and Manual Johnson. Not to mention, Chris Brown, and DeMarco Murray, two 1000 yard rushers for Oklahoma are dangerous in every which way.

Tebow too must be just as flawless, if not more to beat Oklahoma and Bradford. Tebow will utilize his agressive running style on short yardage plays, but he must get to the ball to his playmakers. Louis Murphy, and Percy Harvin will be used to their fullest. Even though Harvin is only said to be 90 percent, he will still be used on most of the downs, including running plays.

Oklahoma is coming into the FedEx Championship Bowl with four straight BCS losses. This games looks to be a good one, but dont be surprised if it gets one sided and stays that way. Both teams have the ability to make that happen in this game, but with these strong defenses, it is not very likely. Stay tuned: Thursday, January 8th, at 8 pm on FOX.

Heisman winner

Saturday night, the Heisman trophy was presented. Only three players were invited this year opposed to last year when 4 were invited. These highly talented young men were Florida's Tim Tebow, Oklahoma's Sam Bradford, and Texas' Colt McCoy. These three players have been putting up the numbers all year long, while leading their teams in the top 3 spots of the BCS. While Oklahoma and Florida will play for the National Championship, Texas will be playing in the Tostito's Fiesta Bowl on January 5, 2009 against Ohio State. But these teams would not be where they are today without these three player's contributions.

Tebow, last year's Heisman trophy winner, led the Gator's to the championship after an early season loss to Mississippi. Bradford, Oklahoma's super sophomore, has done nothing but amaze OU fans as well as college football fans all across the nation. Last but not least, the Longhorn's McCoy has led his team to wins over Oklahoma, Missouri, and Oklahoma State in consecutive weeks.

So how does one go about choosing a winner for the prestigious winner? What are the credentials? Just look at their numbers. If it were up to me, I would give all three of them the Heisman trophy so they all go home happy, but we all know that can not happen. But missing from these young men was Texas Tech's Graham Harrell. With a last second win over #1 Texas, Harrell put up the numbers all year that should have qualified him as a Heisman Tropy Candidate. However, the real writers did not feel him being qualified.

Sam Bradford was declared the winner on Saturday night for the 2009 Heisman Trophy. His numbers: 4464 passing yards, a 48:6 touchdowns to interceptions ratio. What is there more you can ask out of your quarterback during a season while leading their team to the top spot in football. Tebow took second, while McCoy took third. I wonder what Tebow will think come January 8 when him and Bradford face off for the championship. But one thing is for sure; Tim Tebow who had a vote in this year's Heisman say surely did not vote for anyone but himself who many feel should have deserved a second Heisman trophy this year.