(Note: Internet was down yesterday so I'm posting this a day late).
Just some quick news that I've seen over the week.
Denard Robinson not withstanding we had some shake-ups in the Heisman race this weekend. Ryan Mallet came out throwing against Bama...throwing interceptions that is. His two touchdowns (one on the ground) may of kept him in it for now, but having three INTs is no way to make a statement against the number one team in the nation. On the other side of the gridiron Mark Ingram looked like he was back to his old ways, going for 157 yards and two scores. He's looking to be back into the race and with a few more big games against the SEC competition could make him the second ever repeating winner. Much like Ryan Mallet, Andrew Luck missed his chance to get a big "Heisman moment" against Notre Dame on TV this week. Also like Mallet, Luck still isn't out of the race after throwing two INTs and one TD, but he missed out on a great chance. Terrelle Pryor on the other hand had a huge day (albeit against greatly inferior competition) getting four TDs passing, one rushing, and one receiving. That's six touchdowns ladies and gentlemen...one receiving...for a quarterback! That's a huge day and could help him out a lot come ceremony day. So here's my current list, complete with stats and a little analysis:
1) Dernard Robinson- 731 yards passing, 4 TDs, 688 rushing, 2 TDs. Even though he only played about a quarter this week Robinson made his presence known with 129 rushing yards and two TDs. We'll see if Michigan can keep winning come league play to see if he can stay on top.
2) Terrelle Pryor- 939 yards passing, 10 TDs, 269 yards rushing, 3 TDs. Pryor is probably on top right now realistically because I don't think Michigan can keep winning with that terrible defense so at the end of the season I think Robinson will slip a little. I really think this guy has a great chance to win it.
3) Ryan Mallet- 1438 yards passing, 10 TDs, 2 rushing TDs. I find it funny that Mallet has two rushing TDs and minus ten yards rushing. I understand that it's because he gets sacked, but it's just funny to see that stat. I think Mallet will bounce back and has a legit shot to overtake Pryor...really, for me, those two are who it's going to come down to unless Ingram keeps averaging 9.3 ypc.
4) Kellen Moore- 873 yards passing, 8 TDs. I'm not really a fan of Boise State. It's not that I don't think they should play in the BCS or anything and to be fair they did beat my least favorite team, OU, a few years back so I like them for that, but I just can't find anything to like. Moore will probably rack up crazy stats the rest of the year, but if Mallet, Pryor, or some other player from a big conference has comparable numbers I can't give it to Moore.
5) Mark Ingram- 308 rushing yards, 4 TDs. This maybe a little soon to put him in the top five, but good golly is he playing well. He's going to keep this up and he's going to have a shot at the end of the year if he doesn't get hurt. Plus I just can't bring myself to have a list fully populated with quarterbacks.
Just missed: Andrew Luck and my homer pick Justin Blackmon the wideout from Oklahoma State...eight TDs in three games? Dez Bryant who? Just kidding Dez I love you.
The other big sports news of the week it would seem is that the Dallas Cowboys and the Minnesota Vikings are in a good position to pick up their first wins this week. I've probably just jinxed my Vikings, but hopefully I'll also jinx the Cowboys because I don't like them at all. I mean if someone else could just take Dez off their hands and then the stadium exploded I'd be okay with that.
Finally, Dead Rising 2 is coming out soon and I can't wait to get my hands on that. Since money's tight (and really when is it not when you're in college) I'll probably wait and see if my brother buys it and if not I'll have my mom rent it for me next time I visit home. That said I couldn't be more excited for it, I've never technically beat the first game, but I've put in a good 40 hours of just killing zombies for fun. That shows how a great a game it was...if you can play a game for 40 hours and not even care about the story you know you have something amazing. Especially if it's someone like me we're talking about who plays games like Halo through on easy just to get the story and then never plays it again.
Well, see ya next time. Some time, same place.
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