Good vote

And I stand corrected. But I can't believe Case Keenum wasn't in the top eight! Er, maybe I can.

Toby's lament

Heisman Trophy voters will make the cowardly choice today and give Colt McCoy of Texas this year's award. Last year, this space shared the view that BCS outsiders have no shot at the Heisman. This year, the mold has been broken a bit, with five finalists and one a defensive player (a defensive lineman from Nebraska). But it's likely that in a Gino Torretta-like choice, voters will mechanically hand the Heisman to McCoy--the most well-known player on one of the two big-name unbeaten teams (Alabama is the other).

What has McCoy done to distinguish himself? Very little except that he was on most writers' preseason lists of candidates. They have the incentive of showing they were right back in August. The predictions, though, are silly. Even in September, papers print a "Heisman Watch," that is all based on projections. So someone like Toby Gerhart, the Stanford running back who came out of nowhere, really doesn't have a shot. And doubly so since he's playing on the West Coast.

McCoy's numbers don't stack up with Gerhart or Case Keenum of Houston. Further, he nearly choked in the travesty known as the Big 12 Championship, with a tepid victory over Nebraska. (The Big 12 stunk this year, by the way.)

Case Keenum 43 TD 9 INT 5,449 Yards

Toby Gerhart 26 TD 1,736 Yards

Colt McCoy 27 TD 12 INT 3,512 Yards

It's not even close. Sadly, Keenum wasn't even invited to New York for today, yielding to higher profile schools and individuals like Tim "Don't call me Jason White" Tebow. Gerhart had the best season, astonishing numbers against a solid Pac 10. The only hope is that someone like Mark Ingram, the Bama back who ran over Florida in the other travesty known as the SEC Championship, will actually eke out the trophy over McCoy. And don't even get me started on the BCS Mess this year.