Who's the Man? Heisman that is.

This season, the Heisman trophy was supposed to be one of three elite quarterbacks. Tim Tebow, Sam Bradford, and Colt McCoy. It's hard to argue with that statement due to the fact that Bradford and Tebow had already received the prestigious award and many thought McCoy was just as worthy last season.

The problem is, Bradford and Tebow have both sustained severe injuries which may be a major setback in their pursuit for the Heisman. While McCoy has looked less than stellar throwing five interceptions in the first four games of the season. McCoy threw eight interceptions through the entire 2008 campaign. So the question is, who will it be that bursts into the Heisman race next?

Could it be a quarterback from a smaller school such as Houston's Case Keenum or Tony Pike from the University of Cincinnati? Maybe for the first time in four years a running back will take the prize, with top performers Jahvid Best of Cal and Ryan Matthews of Fresno State knocking on the doorstep. It would also be easy to argue a case for Tate Forcier of Michigan, though a true freshman has never won, an undefeated season would certainly put him in the running.

I guess the only way to be certain is to let the season play out and see who puts up and who shuts up for the remainder of the year. Then we will know which three players have earned a trip to New York to accept the trophy that goes to collegiate football's best player.

Upset?

You hate it or love it, it's known as the upset. The underdog shocks the world as David takes down Goliath. The thing I have trouble understanding is why an upset should ever happen. I know that games aren't played on paper but realistically if a team is favored by enough, then they should never lose.

The upset should never happen. A team gets one week to prepare for a team, no matter how big of a game it is, a team should never be looked past. Looking past the smaller team is a great way to get beat. It simply should never happen and when it does, the underdog never gets the credit for out hustling and wanting the game more. It's always that the favored team lost the game, instead of getting beaten.

I also believe that the term upset is used out of context many times in sports. An upset is when a team, that is vastly over matched defeats a team that is superior. This season, teams that have been "upset" haven't been defeated by bad opposition. This weekend, PSU was defeated by an undefeated Iowa squad. While in the state of Florida, the Bulls of South Florida continued an undefeated run by dismissing the Seminoles in Tallahassee.

A legitimate upset this season has been the Washington Huskies taking down the then #3 USC. So in reality, upsets occur less than ESPN makes it seem. So don't be too upset if the team you cheer for gets beat by a team that isn't ranked, it's not necessarily an upset and it's certainly not the end of the world.

It's all in the atmosphere

Fall is in the air and that can only mean one thing, football has arrived and the baseball playoffs are starting to round into form. There is no time better, the weather is cool and comfortable and sports fans know what is about to transform as the year goes on.

My first taste of ESPN College Gameday came today and even though it wasn't the real deal gameday, I could sense the electricity in the air and realized that on Saturday's everywhere across these fantastic United States felt the same way.

The bottom line is that I have yet to meet a person who has a bad time at a tailgate of any kind and I bet that I would be hard pressed to find one. This is what makes the fall season in this country the greatest time of year.

The sequence of baseball playoffs blending into the heart of college football season, then combining with the holidays of Thanksgiving, Hunting Season, and Christmas is by far the best time of the year. So be sure to enjoy the 2009 addition of it all!

Chip Kelly

After Oregon's heart breaking season opener to the Broncos of Boise State, emotions were running high. So high that one disgruntled Oregon fan that had traveled all the way to Boise, wanted his money back.

Chip Kelly obliged to the email he received and promptly sent a check for $439 to Tony Seminary for the travel expenses.

This act is seemingly unheard of in the world today. Perhaps it was the embarrassment that the Oregon program received when LaGarrette Blount promptly cold cocked a Boise State player after the game.

College football fans probably shouldn't get too comfortable with this action though as it doesn't seem as though it will happen again anytime soon. Coaches simply don't care enough about what a single person thinks or says to send them a refund check.

Hats of to you though Mr. Kelly, there aren't many out there that would have done the same.

Milton Bradley

Not sure if everyone has heard this story about Major League Baseball outfielder Milton Bradley or not but it is ridiculous.

Bradley was recently quoted as saying "It's no wonder that they haven't won in a hundred years." Referencing the Cubs World Series drought. The Cubs management promptly suspended Bradley for the remainder of the season. The Cubs are Bradley's 8th different team and he has had issues at all of his other stops.

Now little Milton has to have his mother come out and save face for her child. "Milton eats, sleeps, and drinks baseball, that's all he wants to do." Bradley's mother is quoted as saying to the Chicago Sun Times. Perhaps if her son should come out and apologize for what he said about the Cubs fans being a terrible fan base, instead of having his mommy come out and try to get her son his job back.

Milton has two years remaining on his three year, 30 million dollar contract. Perhaps if he would hit higher than .257 the fans wouldn't treat him so poorly.

9/21/09 First Blog Post

This is my first blog post and I would like to welcome all readers to my blog. I plan to cover the world of sports and to give my opinion towards each situation. I hope that all will enjoy the topics that are discussed and even add some insight in the comments.

I will post at least once per week, but more thank likely more.

P.S.

Colts just came back to beat the Dolphins in the closing minutes, Manning is a magician.