More Heisman voters…
By Jake Trotter
Here are some leftover breakdowns from Heisman voters that never made it to print in my article about the Heisman in Saturday’s paper…
From Mike Lough of the Macon (Ga.) Telegraph:
The favorites change almost as much as who’s No. 1, 2 or 3, but at least the top half-dozen or so candidates stay pretty much the same. The only consistency may be that most of that top half-dozen or so reside in the Big 12, where being a safety, corner or pass-cover linebacker is a nightmare. I’m not sure I have an SEC player in my top 10, but there’s competition at 11. 3. Sam Bradford, Oklahoma: Actually might be an underrated quarterback, considering is conference rivals. 2: Colt McCoy, Texas: His numbers are silly. 1. Graham Harrell, Texas Tech: The Texas game was like dipping my head in holy water, for I was converted.
From David Jones of Florida Today:
One thing you can bet on: The winner is coming out of the Big 12. It’s just a matter of which quarterback. I would say, right now, whichever quarterback leads his team to the Big 12 title would be my likely No. 1 guy.
Top 3
1. Graham Harrell, Texas Tech
2. Colt McCoy, Texas
3. Sam Bradford, Oklahoma
OU’s bowl scenarios
By Jake Trotter
With two games to go in the regular-season, Oklahoma’s prospective bowl destinations have begun to crystallize.
Win out, and OU has a great chance of advancing to the BCS National Championship. But lose once, and the Sooners are probably bound for a second date at the Cotton Bowl.
Here are OU’s bowl scenarios:
BCS National Championship
Outlook: Win the Big 12 South and Big 12 title, and OU is a lock for the BCS title game, thanks to Penn State’s loss to Iowa.
Possible opponents: Alabama, Florida, USC, Texas, Penn State
Chances: 20 percent
Fiesta Bowl
Outlook: If OU wins out, but not the Big 12 South, and the Big 12 champ goes to the national title, the Fiesta could select the Sooners as an at-large; that, however, would require the Fiesta taking the Sooners a third straight year, something it probably won’t do if a one-loss Texas or Texas Tech is available.
Possible opponents: Utah, Boise State, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, West Virginia
Chances: 15 percent
Sugar Bowl
Outlook: OU would be an attractive BCS at-large for the Sugar, which had to take Hawaii last season; but this scenario would require the Big 12’s champ to miss out on the national championship game.
Possible opponents: Florida, Alabama, LSU, Georgia
Chances: 10 percent
Orange Bowl
Outlook: With it looking more likely that a Big 12 team will make the national title, the Orange is a long shot to snag a Big 12 at-large; the Sugar also drafts its at-large before the Orange and won’t pass up an available Big 12 school.
Possible opponents: North Carolina, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Miami
Chances: 5 percent
Rose Bowl
Outlook: If USC slips into the national title, the Rose could be looking for a quality BCS at-large to play Penn State or Ohio State.
Possible opponents: Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan State, USC, Oregon State
Chances: 1 percent
Cotton Bowl
Outlook: If Texas or Texas Tech goes to the national title, the Fiesta could opt for another Big 12 school instead of taking OU three years in a row; that, or a Missouri victory in the Big 12 title over the South champ, would probably send the Sooners to Dallas.
Possible opponents: LSU, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Alabama
Chances: 30 percent
Holiday Bowl
Outlook: OU would have to lose to Oklahoma State and/or Texas Tech to fall to the Holiday.
Possible opponents: Oregon State, Oregon, California, Arizona, USC
Chances: 15 percent
Alamo Bowl
Outlook: A Sooner collapse coupled with Missouri winning the Big 12 title would have to occur for the Alamo to be a possibility.
Possible opponents: Northwestern, Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan State
Chances: 4 percent
OU at Texas A&M Live Blog, 2:30 p.m. Saturday
Reynolds surgery goes well
Last week, Halloween, actually, middle linebacker Ryan Reynolds had surgery to repair an ACL tear in his knee, which he suffered against Texas.
Wednesday, coach Bob Stoops said the surgery went as well as could have been expected.
“It went great,” Stoops said. “There were no other issues, sometimes there are. It was clean. The ligament was perfectly intact. That wasn’t the case with his other surgery. Hopefully this one will heal quicker and better.”
That’s good news for Reynolds, who will attempt to make a comeback from a third serious knee injury next season.
By Jake Trotter
