West Virginia's Geno Smith broke free from a huge pack of middling Heisman contenders this weekend, putting up video game numbers in a 70-63 win over Baylor. Smith was 45 for 51 passing, good for 656 yards and 8 touchdowns. For the mathematically challenged, here's a word version: he had two more touchdowns than he did incompletions. Tip of the defense-free cap to you, Mr. Smith. (The defense-free cap a jaunty number, with a felt lining and a rakish bearing.)While Smith got and will continue to get a great deal of love from the national media, the people that brought you the quixotic quest to rename William & Mary's mascot (shoulda been the Wren, dammit), and convince the NCAA to let the Tribe into the 2010 men's basketball tournament are focusing their considerable energies on a new project. Friends, we bring you:
Heinicke for Heisman 2012: Big Blue Beast Reborn
Old Dominion is playing this season in a sort of athletic limbo. The Monarchs are moving to Conference USA next season, putting on FBS big boy pants. As a result, the CAA deemed them (and Georgia State, headed to the Sun Belt) ineligible for the league championship and corresponding FCS tournament autobid.All ODU's done in response is raise holy hell on the field, led by sophomore quarterback Taylor Heinicke. The Blue are 5-0, ranked #4 in FCS, after a 45-37 road win against Richmond. They are averaging 56.2 points per game, with the 45 they tallied against Richmond a season-low. Heinicke, a sophomore from Atlanta, had a poor game by his standards on Saturday, only throwing for 360 yards on 32-42 passing with a pair of touchdowns while rushing for 52 yards and another score.
Wait. What? Since when is 412 total yards and 3 scores a poor game?
When you average 503.6 total yards and 4.8 tallies, that's when.
Heinicke hasn't even played a full season as a starter, having taken over as ODU's signal caller in the middle of 2011 as a true freshman, but he's already in the argument as the best quarterback in CAA history. His 730-yard passing explosion in ODU's 64-61 win over New Hampshire two weeks ago set a new Division I record for yards. In five games this season, he's passed for 2281 yards and 21 touchdowns, completing 69.0% of his passes. He's also run for 237 net yards (negative yardage lost on sacks counts against quarterbacks in college ball) and three more scores.
And so, in the tradition of Holy Cross great Gordie Lockbaum (third in Heisman voting in 1987), the transcendent Steve McNair of Alcorn State (third in 1993), and the lovable Joe Dudek of Division III Plymouth State (ninth in 1985), we launch our campaign from Clarence's back porch just a few blocks from ODU's venerable Foreman Field.
Sports Illustrated was a huge driving force in Dudek's top-10 finish in 1985. We're demonstrably better than SI in a number of ways (facial hair, for example, and willingness to curse), so we're very confident in our ability to propel Heinicke to stardom.
ODU is off this week, before facing Villanova on October 13th in Norfolk. Spread the word, and get in on the ground floor. This rocketship's going all the way to New York, BCS be damned.
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"A New Castle man charged for his seventh DUI offense claimed his vehicle left the roadway and crashed into a guardrail after an elephant crossed his path on southbound I-295. Samuel Phipps, 31, also told police he smoked marijuana dipped in PCP before the crash, according to Delaware State Police" (Salisbury Daily Times).
Was it ... was it a pink elephant?
rob, we need to hire a new fact checker...i've been receiving edits to this post all morning
The pink elephants have to stay in Vermont, from what I'm told.
Since when did we worry about facts,
These snozberries taste like snozberries.
Knowing what I know about our readers and editors, I can state with confidence that you will enjoy the music of Alabama Shakes. I'll let you work the Internet machine yourself to investigate.
Zman, you're just discovering the Shakes? I love them. Totally endorse them too.
I discovered the shakes long ago, alone in my room at unit M.
snakes? i fucking hate snakes.
Shakes the Clown?
ditto on the shakes...wow, danimal ahead of someone here on the music curve, in this instance anyway. winning.
So it looks like I'm right, even if I'm late.
Late, Zman. Have one.
New Avett Brothers record is solid, if not groundbreaking. I am seeing them in Charlottesville on Fri Oct 19.
shakes? reminds me of corky's sunday afternoon B-side softball pitching.
just lunched with dr. gibby on the veranda of the hotel coronado. it's so choice. if you have the means, i highly recommend it.
According to Blade Runner we will have flying cars and androids by 2017, but we will still rely on CRT monitors and TVs.
According to Escape from New York, by 1997 NYC would be a prison, Isaac Hayes would be a bad-ass, and Ernest Borgnine would be reduced to driving a cab. I think Nostradamus wrote the screenplay.
Rob,had drinks on that veranda in 87. Was in SD to see your former team win the Bowl in Jack Murphy Stadium. NFC East is wide open, there's still room for you. Don't hate the team, hate the owner.
any insight on the w&m/penn game would be appreciated, for a friendly wager
why are you gambling on that game?
Filling out a pick sheet not that it is any of your bidness. Heading to 13th annual tpi with a few other f's ogtb. It is worth money. Day drinking has commenced and will continue for about 80 hrs.
Teddy wins!!
and thus (hopefully) ends a really drawn out, really dumb mascot bit...
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