Collin Klein should be getting more hype for the Heisman as the season goes on, he has the same amount of rushing tds and one passing td short of where he was after 4 games last year, except now his passing is better, he is completing 70 percent of his passes. If he can come close to last year's numbers and win then there should be no reason to not have him. The guy just does whatever it takes to win. They have been comparing him to Tebow, but different frame, different style. Only thing is that they are talented White guys who really want to win. The only game they really got killed last year was against OU, and they just beat them tonight. The other loss was close, the bowl game not as close but they vote before the bowl games.
Taylor Martinez should be considered as well, he has gotten better as a passer and is back to running wild, I think he is close to breaking Eric Crouch's numbers. The only thing about him is that he doesn't seem like a natural leader, Burkhead seems to be the leader of the team and even the announcers mentioned that. That Nebraska needed him to stay healthy for big 10 play, not just for his skills as a runner but his leadership as well. Rex should still have an outside shot, only one big game he missed against UCLA. Btw, you are right Abdullah isn't even close to Burkhead's level. I don't think he will ever be. Burkhead is a guy that you have to specifically game plan for and account for every play, teams don't do that for Abdullah which is why he has a high ypc, less people swarming after him. Also I don't see this extra gear he supposedly has, he had one big run this season and got caught. I missed the return he had for a td, so maybe the speed shows more on returns, because I haven't seen it by him running the ball, it also could be the competition they faced. Hopefully he doesn't have to wear the brace next week, it hinders you a little bit if your aren't used to it, I think even if you get used to it because once Gerhart took it off as a pro he looked so much quicker in his cuts. But I would wear it as a precautionary measure, the MCL is about stability in the knee so the brace keeps it from bending the wrong way (the MCL is supposed to keep the knee from bending backwards) basically doing the job of the MCL.
K-State's defense stepped it up, Zimmerman had a clutch interception. He looks like a guy that will play on Sundays, listed at 6'1 203, I think he might weigh a little more than that. He looks like he is 210 and could easily bulk up to 220. He could be the new breed of safety the NFL is looking for, big, physical and fast enough to match up with the new breed of tight ends, most who are just tight end in name.
Wish there was a way to watch Air Force, I am watching Nevada on tv right now.
Whites had a good day at runningback, hope it carries over to tomorrow. I almost bought some tickets, but then I thought that if they didn't run Hillis a bunch I would be pissed, plus its too much money. 90 dollars for a ticket, they have a bunch on sale right now because Chiefs fans aren't traveling to the game. That price is ridiculous. Anyway, still hoping for a 200 yard game against Hillis. They had trouble with Alfred Morris and anybody that the Panthers had running, but the most trouble with bringing Cam down because of his size. Just hope they don't take any cheap shots, which they are known for. The Chiefs have a good shot of winning this if they stick with Hillis. Matt Cassel can take advantage of a depleted secondary due to injury. Ball control offense to keep Brees off the field.
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I had the LSU-Auburn game on one of the tvs, and I can't figure out if those SEC games go like that because the defenses are so good, or if the offenses suck.
I need to update Tulane, they had a black quarterback staritng for the injured Griffin, not sure if he will get his job back or how long it will take his shoulder to recover. People seem to be in love with the black quarterback despite his horrible performance today, one of the announcers said "you could put Joe Montana behind that line and wouldn't look good" He seemed to have plenty time to me, just not good pocket awareness, gets jittery when pressure gets close, which is why I think the strategy to beat most black quarterbacks is just blitz every down, send 7 guys. A good quarterback will pick you apart and find the holes that you left behind, a black quarterback will panic and either run or make a mistake. The Saints didn't have a problem with black quarterbacks last year, easily containing Cam Newton with Williams scheme that blitzed 6 or 7 guys almost every single down leaving holes down the field, this year both RGIII and Newton looked like pro bowlers since they switched to going more soft zone coverage with relying on the front 4 to get pressure, except their front 4 sucks which is why they had to rely on blitzing to get pressure, and got picked apart by qbs like Alex Smith. The week after these two black quarterbacks played the Saints they looked horrible. It didn't take long for guys to look at the film, although Gregg William's son works for the Rams and might be blitz happy as well.
back to Tulane, I didn't see the start of the game but cornerback Alex Lauricella played quite a bit and made some big plays, but not enough to account for the rest of the defense.
Rutgers beat Arkansas, not sure of the racial make up of Rutgers but always like seeing an SEC team lose. At half time Akron was tied with Tennesee, not sure what happened in the 2nd half. Probably stupid mistakes that usually costs smaller underdog teams to lose, they beat themselves, maybe its the mentality, the kids are young and probably already have defeat in their minds. However, ULM knows they can play and they made quite a few of those mistakes, yet they still stayed close.
Who was the White guy that ran the ball for Nevada? It might have been mentioned but I didn't see it
