HE IS the MAN...

...but should he be???

Despite not taking the lion's share of first place votes, Sam Bradford beat out Tim Tebow and Colt McCoy to take home the Heisman Trophy. Meaning he now has one more Heisman than OJ.

Tebow actually had 9 more first-place votes, but Bradford racked up 86 more votes than second-place finisher Colt McCoy. It is the closest Heisman result since former Rams legend Eric Crouch beat out another Gator QB - Rex Grossman. Tebow finished third.

To be honest, Sam Bradford is without a doubt the best quarterback in the country. He will enter the NFL (probably next fall) and will eventually be an elite passer. However, he should not have won the Heisman.

Colt McCoy led his team in both passing and rushing this year. Mind you, Texas was essentially a coin flip and a blowout over Missouri away from playing for the title next month. McCoy led a team that wasn't expected to do much (in Texas terms) to a first-place ranking, and three consecutive wins over top ten teams. Most importantly: he was THE guy.

Bradford quarterbacked an offense with DeMarco Murray, Juaquin Iglesias, Jemaine Gresham, and a superior offensive line. Again, not to knock on Bradford, I think he is the most polished QB, and the best NFL QB prospect in the country right now (remember in August when that was suppossed to be Cullen Harper and Curtis Painter?).

McCoy quarterbacked an offense with productive wideouts, but at times his offensive line looked easier to penetrate than Paris Hilton. McCoy's ability to step up in the pocket and either fire a bullet or sprint for a first down was the key to success for Texas this season.

I wonder who would be carrying away the Heisman had the BCS swung Texas's way.

I defended the BCS when it chose Oklahoma, it was a three-way tie, a BCS vote is no less inconsequential than going to a net point stat or coin flip like in the NFL. However, this is indefensible.

What's even worse is that Pat White actually got three first place votes. That's John Travolta gay.

Pat White? Three people honestly thought Pat White was a better player than Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow, Colt McCoy, Shonn Greene, Graham Harrell, or Michael Crabtree??????

How much did those votes hurt Tebow and McCoy?

In the end, I really think McCoy got the short end of the stick. Was he the better quarterback - no. That's for the Davey O'Brien award to decide. The Heisman should go to the most valuable player and Colt McCoy is without a doubt the most valuable.

Where would Texas have been without McCoy this year? They'd be right where they were essentially without McCoy last year - The Holiday Bowl. Where would Oklahoma be without Sam Bradford? True, they'd probably be busy not working at an auto dealership with Rhet Bomar, but they'd still be Big 12 champs.

Colt McCoy got hosed, and I want Jack McCoy to investigate.