Where the BCS and Heisman Races Stand

If the Bowl Championship Series rankings were released today, USC would be at the top of the heap.

Yes, the first official standings don't come out until the afternoon of Oct. 19, but who in their right mind can wait that long? Sam Chi, the BCS Guru, says the Trojans have leapfrogged Ohio State, which dropped to No. 2. USC is idle Saturday and Ohio State has a scrimmage against Ohio, meaning the Trojan-Buckeye game Sept. 13 at the L.A. Coliseum will likely be a matchup of the No. 1 and 2 teams in the BCS.

Sam is also breaking down the top-10 teams of the BCS era. Thus far Michigan (No. 10), Georgia (No. 9) and Florida State (No. 8) are on the list.

While gazing into the crystal ball, Tim Tebow is narrowly leading the Heisman race, according to the Heisman Pundit.com/Orlando Sentinel poll. Chase Daniel of Missouri is second.

Speaking of Tebow, why was he playing deep into the third quarter against Hawaii with Florida comfortably ahead, 42-0? Is padding his stats worth risking injury? And why were the Gators still throwing the ball? What has happened to sportsmanship?

Comments

[Year2]

Tebow was still in the game because the coaches thought the first string offense needed more reps. Prior to his last drive, the Gators had run only 34 offensive plays. That's it.

It had nothing to do with sportsmanship and everything to do with the fact that the game was a glorified scrimmage. It was a tune up, a practice game that counted. The guys needed more time to get ready for Miami.

If the game was about padding Tebow's stats, then why did Brandon James get a 1-yard TD carry? Why did Cameron Newton get two carries inside the 3 yard line, the second a TD carry?

Mark Sanchez was still in the game and throwing in the fourth quarter of USC's blowout win. No outrage about that too?

[JoeFann]

No offense, Wiz, but the last team which deserves a little mercy is Hawaii. If you check out their logs of the past five years, one is in mind of the Andre Ware Houston Cougars. And not in a good way.