Just Say No To Tebow, Colt For Heisman

I understand the love affair between college football fans and Tim Tebow. Heck, what isn't there to love about the guy? He's a great college football player, and as everyone in the media will tell you, an even better person.

But does that automatically make Tebow the favorite to repeat as Heisman winner? I don't think it should. Don't get me wrong Tebow had another outstanding season and undoubtedly deserves to be in New York.

Tebow means a lot to his team, but not as much as Colt McCoy means to the Texas Longhorns. McCoy was his team's leading passer and rusher, accounting for 42 of his team's touchdowns, or 63 percent of the Longhorns offensive scores this year.

Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford accounted for 56 percent of his team's scores this year, while Tebow accounted for 55 percent of his team's offensive TDs.

McCoy ran for 12 more yards (576) than Tebow (564) on 26 fewer carries. The media loves to talk about Tebow's running ability and toughness, but McCoy was even more productive running the ball this season.

The passing numbers between McCoy and Tebow aren't all that close. McCoy threw for 900 more yards than Tebow this season while completing an astounding 77 percent of his passes. Tebow completed nearly 65 percent of his passes; still very impressive, but not on the same level as McCoy.

Sam Bradford also deserves to be in the discussion, and could easily win the Heisman tomorrow night. But he didn't mean as much to his team as McCoy did. Bradford isn't nearly as mobile as Colt, and doesn't have to be with all of the weapons he has on offense.

Jordan Shipley and Quan Cosby have had terrific years for the Longhorns, but they aren't Percy Harvin or Jermaine Gresham. Bradford and Tebow are surrounded by guys that will be playing on Sundays. McCoy isn't.

In the Red River Shootout, McCoy and the Longhorns got the best of Bradford and the Sooners. Statistically, Bradford had the better day. But it was McCoy who did what he had to, completing 80 percent of his passes to keep the Sooners offense off the field. The Longhorns held the ball for 37 minutes to the Sooners 23 minutes, and McCoy was the main factor in the time of possession battle.

McCoy was able to win games all year with his arm and his legs, and at the end of the day, no single player meant more to his team than Colt did to the Longhorns.

McCoy should walk away with the Heisman Trophy, and Archie Griffin should breathe easy for another year.