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.

Coffman Brings Home the Hardware

Last night Chase Coffman was awarded the John Mackey Award, which is they end of the season award given the the nation's top tight end. As a card carrying member of the Mizzou nation, I can not think of a guy that is more deserving of this type of recognition. Chase Coffman has been one of the toughest, hard working players on this team over the past 4 years, and it has paid off in his senior season. Not only did Coffman win the Mackey award, he also captured the NCAA record of most receptions by a tight end in a career and already held the school record for TD receptions by a player coming into the season. Coffman also led the Big-12/5th in the NCAA in receptions per game(7.9) and was 6th in the Big-12/20th in the NCAA in receiving yards per game. Coffman's numbers will more than likely fall short of the 1000 yard marker due to the fact he has played sparingly over the team's last four games due to an injury. Had he been healthy, I'm sure he would have made an even bigger trail of dust in front of future tight end's who will challenge his records. The guy has been, in my opinion, the face of this program over the past four years, whether he was pulling down jump balls in the corner of the endzone or performing his ever so famous hurdles(dude just jumps over people). Coffman deserves everything that he has coming to him at the end of the season, which has included the tight end of the year award and a Walter Camp All-American nod, not to mention come April, where he is almost a sure thing to be drafted in the 2nd round or better. And if you don't believe the hype, check out the footage.

Drunk's Winner's of the Week- Week of December 7th

OK, I can't even begin where to start when it comes to all of the shit that has hit the fan for some teams this week, but let's try and do our best.

My first "winner" or should I say "winner's" are the Williams cousins, Pat and Kevin. Although not really cousins, they do share something in common, they ain't playing the next 4 weeks. Due to a positive test to a banned diuretic and a court's decision to uphold the suspension the NFL handed out, the Vikings will be without their 2 best run stopping defenders. This coming with 3 weeks and 1/2 of a game lead on Da' Bears.........DA BEARS!!!! O not even to mention the fact that their last 3 games include @ Arizona, Atlanta and THE G-MEN!!! By the way, all 3 of those teams are playoff caliber teams.

My first winner are Da Bears.........DA BEARS!!!! With not only the story I mentioned before, the Bears picked up a huge win over the New Orleans Saints last night riding the foot of Robbie "Solid As" Gould to a 27-24 victory in OT. Now with the Williams' out for the remainder of the season, and the Bears with a home game against the Packers and the season finale against the Texans, the Bears find themselves in control of their own destiny.

WHY ARE WE SO BLESSED?!?!?!

My next "winner" of the week is the Dallas Cowboys, a team that in the last week, could not have shot themselves in the foot any worse than.......Plaxico Burress I suppose. First off, Jerry Jones calling out a guy who, after some character traits have begun to surface, I can honestly say is the heart soul of that team in Marion Barber. Then you have to(T.O.....thanks Rome) claiming that Tony Romo and Jason Whitten are linked together in a scandal that would make Richard Nixon gasp. Apparently T.O. thinks that Romo and Whitten are conspiring against him and other WR and purposely not throwing them the ball, and instead throwing it to Jason Whitten. Yeah, I believe that less than I believe the show you put on when the media criticized your "QB" last year and you wept like a 5 year old girl that didn't get the right Barbie on Christmas. Just to clear things up, this is coming from a guy who catches maybe 50% of the balls that go his way and still has 55 catches and will surely surpass the 1000 yard marker. ALSO!!! Pacman Jones suffered possibly a career ending injury, put that all on your shoulders and carry that into a game this week against the best team in the NFC.



Due to a lack of good things that occured this week, I will jump right into my last 2 "winners" the first being the Heisman Trophy committee. I am not going to dwell on this alot because I already wrote about it earlier, but not inviting Graham Harrell is terrible and a disgrace. Yeah, I know he's a hick and probably not the most marketable guy on the face of the earth, but there is not a single argument you could make against this guy. His coach and personal(wishfull) friend of mine Mike Leach commented on the snub by saying, "if Graham is not invited to the Heisman, they ought to quit giving out the award. It is a shameless example of politics ruling over performance." Could not have said it better myself.

Finally my last "winner" are New Orleans Saints fans and the sense of entitlement that they seem to have over other teams. This has not been a controlled experience for me, but something that I have witnessed several times, and frankly can not understand. First experience was a guy at Applebees who would celebrate and talk trash every time Drew Brees completed a pass, you can ask Smooth-O and Wolf more about that one cause the comments were directed more towards them. But last night was ridiculous, mind you this was going on while the Bears were well in the lead.....Pierre Thomas carry for 2 yards, STANDING OVATION!!!!!!! They went nuts everytime a Saints players scratched his nuts well. I say this because I come from a fan base known for drunk, loud and obnoxious fans, but it is also the fan base of a team who has a few trophies in their display case. O by the way New Orleans....Trent Dilfer-1 Archie Manning-0!!!

The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Hall of Famer

I'm not one to typically salivate over YouTube videos of high school freshmen - Chris Hanson is awesome, but I don't really ever want to have to meet him - but how can you not after watching this video of Barry Sanders, Jr. - the son of exactly the guy you think he's the son of.



Maybe Barry finally just came out of retirement. I know genetics mean a lot, but can two people in the same family really be that talented? Jeffrey Jordan and Pete Rose, Jr would beg to differ.

Granted, it is only high school, but that was still just ridiculous. Hopefully Barry, Sr. can keep his son away from the Stoops.

Hot Stove

Even though Wham!'s "Last Christmas" (yes, I am that manly) is blaring out of my laptop's speakers, it doesn't mean that there is no baseball news. MLB's annual Winter Meetings wrapped up today, and the big news of course is the Yankees' acquisition of C.C. Sabathia for more than some island nations' annual GDP, and the Mets signing of K-Rod for much less than what many were predicting he'd net.

In the land of the Midwest, though, the nationwide recession actually means something. The only really big name floating around our region is the Cubs' on again-off again interest in former Cy Young winner Jake Peavy. Just because the big names aren't flying around like gnats to Rosie O'Donell doesn't mean that teams here are packing it in and prepping for 2010. Here's a look at what teams in the region are (or should be) up to:




Needs: left handed stick - preferably in the OF, a pair of starting pitchers, either a closer or depth in middle relief

Thus far: re-upped Ryan Dempster, crossing off one of their needs on the mound. Traded for Kevin Gregg and then Let Kerry Wood walk away, creating a void in their 'pen.

Analysis: Dempster returns to a formidable rotation that includes Carlos Zambrano, Rich Harden and Ted Lilly. Already one of the best rotations in the NL, but after going 0-6 in the playoffs the past two years, still isn't enough. Jake Peavy is certainly intriguing, but can the Cubs afford to add 16 mil a year to a payroll that is already one of the highest in baseball? Indications would be no. The past two years the Cubs finally had a reliable arm at the end of games, and as a result made the postseason both years. That is not an accident. Maybe Carlos Marmol or Jeff Samardzija will pan out, but it seems like a huge risk to take. The outfield situation is also touchy; Kosuke Fukudome was a bust and will be platooning with spark-plug Reed Johnson in center. The team desperately needs a left handed hitting power bat to play center or right.

Prediction: The Cubs don't trade for Peavy, but instead elect to sign a lower-level free agent like Randy Wolf, Brad Penny, or Randy Johnson and then dump Jason Marquis to whoever will take him. Indications are that Marmol will close and Gregg and Samardzija will set-up. The Cubs will sign or trade for a big bat, they have to. Prediction: Adam Dunn.




Needs: Pitching, Youth.

Thus far: Traded Nick Swisher to the Yankees for Wilson Betemit and prospects, traded Javier Vazquez for prospects.

Analysis: A team in transition, but considering weakness of division, should still contend in (and should be favored to win) division. The contrast between the Senior-discount White Sox and the student-discount Rays in the LDS last year was alarming. Chicago was old and relied heavily on pitching well (good idea) and hitting bombs (bad idea). The team, though, is not completely committed to youth, as they are hot on the trails of Bobby Abreu, likely to replace Jermaine Dye who they are trying to trade to the Reds for Homer Bailey (who looks exactly like Christian Bale). Pitching is the key, as the starting rotation now features two guys - Clayton Richard and Lance Broadway - who have started a total of 9 games.

Prediction: The team trades away Jermaine Dye for pitching, and signs a high OBP or average guy to replace him.




Needs: Relief - middle and closer, middle infield, starting pitcher

Thus far: Signed lefty specialist Trever Miller to a one-year deal, helping to shore up relief. Traded for SS Khalil Greene, replacing defensive-minded Cesar Izturis.

Analysis: The Cardinals already have the big bats (Pujols, Ludwick, Ankiel, Molina) and the top of the rotation starters (Carpenter, Wainwright, Lohse) but have major holes in both the closer spot, and lefthanded specialty relief. The team also needs a higher caliber fifth starter to push Joel Pineiro to either someone else's roster or the 'pen. The acquisition of Khalil Greene is huge for St. Louis not because of his bat per se, but the upgrade he represents over Cesar Izturis. Greene should be slotted into the lineup in front of Pujols pushing power bats like Ludwick and Ankiel into more natural spots late in the rotation. This team's problem was blowing games, especially in the ninth inning. Young guns Chris Perez and Jason Motte should close the door better than Isringhausen did, but this team needs to find an established closer for a year or two to provide a much needed band-aid.

Prediction: Cardinals platoon at second with Adam Kennedy and Aaron Miles, sign Brian Fuentes to a two year deal, leave Joel Pineiro in the rotation and acquire via trade another lefthanded reliever.





Needs: Patience, starting pitching, middle relief, power.

Thus far: Acquired Coco Crisp from "The Naaation" (sorry, I hate that guy, too), Mike Jacobs from the fish, signed Horacio Ramirez and Kyle Farnsworth.

Analysis: Thus far, a really productive offseason. Jacobs adds power to what could be a formidable heart of the lineup in Alex Gordon-Jacobs-Jose Guillen. The addition of Horacio Ramirez would be a good depth addition to the 'pen (if he isn't used in the rotation) and Kyle Farnsworth is a legit set-up man in front of all-star Joakim Soria. If the pitching comes through, this team will actually be pretty decent, and considering the state of the AL Central in 2009, contention certainly is not outside of the realm of possibility.

Prediction: The Royals trade either Jose Guillen or depth in the outfield or at first base/DH for another starting pitcher.

Graham Harrell Snubbed???....CMON!!!

As I was sitting around preparing for my upcoming finals and listening about our recent failing economy, which included C.C. Sabathia receiving a 7 year 161 million dollar deal from the Yankees. I received news about something even more outrageous, Graham Harrell received the ultimate "Heisman" and was not invited to the festivities in New York.......COME ON!!!!!!!!!! What else does this guy really have to do? Throw for 4000+ yards and 40+ TD's........o wait check!!!!


Get Your BIF's Up!!!!!!!

I will take nothing away from what the other 3 candidates did.....absolutely nothing, but if "My Little Pony" Brennan can get a nod last year, why can't a guy who, while not putting up the same numbers, putting up incredible numbers against 10 times the talent. Graham Harrell put up almost 4,800 yards against the best division in the NCAA (Big-12 South) and won't even sniff the ceremony, instead will get a sweet consolation prize and study for finals. I get the fact that he is part of a "system" and a lot of people look down upon that, but let's be honest if the committee cared about that they wouldn't have given a guy the trophy solely on the fact that he poached 20+ TD's from his running backs and led his team to a stellar 9-4 season.


Just WOW!!! Also, to comment
on the Tebow douchiness I will site
the previous blog

Look, I'm not saying the guy deserves the award, but with the numbers Harrell has put up and leading his team to a 11-1 record, why not give him a little more respect than getting to watch Colt McCoy win the Davey O' Brien trophy, I mean it's like kissing your cousin, yeah you got some but dude.....CMON!!!!!


Mr. F!!!!

Kill Yourself

As I boldly venture away from our target zone of the cultured Midwest and enter the vast, delusional wasteland that is the Southeast (Home of the SEC!!!) I discover this video. This video, which I grabbed from With Leather, is the sole reason why Lumiere and Edison invented motion picture, and why Al Gore invented the internet.

After watching that, I really wish Satan himself (Nick Saban) won the SEC.

Just a few of my first impressions:

1. Socks and sandles - great if you are a ninja, but Farley was more convincing as a ninja than this guy.

2. Chin, rat tail hair thing - just, I mean, wow!

3. Receiver gloves on the main "rapper" - why? I don't think this guy has the talent to catch herpes, much less a pigskin.

4. Dude in the background doing Tai-Chi and making a "T" gesture with hand - hopefully that "T" is for "terrible," which would aptly describe both that guys moves (if you want to call them that) and Tim Tebow's prospects as a pro.

5. The guy in the background wearing a number 7 Gators jersey - Tim Tebow, the same Tim Tebow you felt the need to go into the jungle and prance around like the second coming of Elaine Benez for, wears number 15. Danny Wuerffel was soooo long ago, broseph, you look like you had to have been in the seventh grade (for the third time) back when that guy was at the helm.

Look, I understand the crazy things everyone tends to do for their favorite teams. I have a buddy that brings numerous props to every Mizzou football game, a former roommate that would make a hand gesture every time his pitcher had a two-strike count, and a current roommate that has a lucky hat. When I played hockey, even I would have to put my pads on in the same sequence.

However, if any of my buddies ever got the urge to go out into the woods, put on a Danny Wuerffel jersey and make a horrible umm rap(?) about a Heisman trophy winner, I would disown them. Sorry. There's a thin line between being a douchebag and being an intense fan, and these guys are way over it.

The Alamo Bowl Preview

With Missouri finishing off a disappointing yet successful 2008-09 football campaign, they will be facing off against the beloved Northwestern Wildcats. Both teams posted a 9 win season and will both be fighting for that ever sought after 10th win. Now, some of you may be saying....10 wins, come on Drunk, a lot of teams win 10 games. True, but that 10th win will mean more to these 2 schools than what meets the eye.

In Missouri's case, they have NEVER posted back to back 10+ win seasons, and a win over the Wildcats will bring them just that. On the Northwestern side, they have not won a bowl game since 1949, and bringing home their 10th win will allow them to break away from that karma.

The number 10 will mean more to these two teams than just win totals, the number 10 also is significant because of the players it represents, former Heisman hopeful and finalist Chase Daniel and future Hall of Famer Eric Peterman. Both of these guys are the anchors of very impressive spread offenses, but which one will carry their team to the finish line.
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With the battle of these two epic titans carries out on the field, there will be more question marks swirling around in the air. Can Pat Fitzgerald put the clamps on the high powered Mizzou offense? Can Mizzou's weak secondary come up big and secure their 3rd bowl victory in 4 years? With these two teams it is all going to come down to defense, who can stop who and how. ESPN has already labeled this as possibly the best non-BCS game, and I feel it will live up to the hype that has surrounded it.

A Recap of the College Football Season

Now that the college football season is over and we are headed into the bowl season, I have a few thoughts, comments, and overall observations that have been made.

I feel that for the first time in awhile that the all 5 of the BCS games look like pretty good contests. My predictions: USC over Penn St.; Alabama over Utah; Cincy vs. Va Tech, no one watches or cares; Texas over THE Ohio St.; Oklahoma over Florida.

Notre Dame took the always sought after Hawaii Bowl bid to face....you guessed it Hawaii. Either not alot of bowls wanted Notre Dame or Charlie needed to work on his tan. I really can't wait until I turn on my TV and don't have to hear 50 sports writers screaming about why Notre Dame kept Charlie Weis. No one cares anymore!!!! Look I get it, Notre Dame is a great football tradition, and used to be really good like 50 years ago, even as a fan I am sick of the broken record. Why don't we talk about something more exciting like........paint drying or the World Series of Poker.

RETURN TO GLORY!!!!!!

After watching the Big-12 championship game I have to come to finally notice that referee's are in fact scared of Bob Stoops. While I'm not here to make excuses, Oklahoma is much better than Mizzou, but COME ON!!!!! The guy was just given 15 yards pretty much whenever the refs deemed necessary, and of course my favorite the infamous injury timeout with 10 seconds left on the play clock. Unless Demarcus Granger shanked a teammate (not too unlikely) it should have been a charged timeout. I feel Bob Stoops is like the girl who threatens you with a sexual harassment law suit at your job.......you might be nice, hell you might even be mean, but you will never screw them again.

The ACC and Big East conferences should be placed somewhere on an island or desert until basketball season, because right now they are just taking up space for more Big-12 and SEC schools in the BCS. While both conferences have GOOD teams, none of them are worthy of a BCS bid, so yet another year of a sloppy Orange Bowl (Thanks KU). While the score will be close, the game will reek of day old prom night vommit leaving me feeling more disappointed than after the punchline of a Family Guy joke......c'mon how dumb are we as a society that we laugh at something that someone else said 10 years ago......every week!!!!!

You think that's bad, remember
when they let KU in the Orange Bowl?

And finally, the BCS system.....I am here taking a stand that there is no need for a playoff system. A few tweaks here and there, such as no teams outside of the top 10 or no conference limit. With these tweaks, it would allow for much better games, no need for a playoff. The reason the college football season is so important is that it makes every game that important. With a playoff, a Penn St. loss to Iowa or USC loss to Oregon St. is meaningless, because they still have a shot. What would be the point of Oklahoma showing up for the Big-12 Championship, they still make the playoffs. Every win and every moment when it comes to elite games are special, a playoff could make college football as unappealing as the NFL, please college football don't do that.