Tebow wins the Heisman

As predicted by my flawlessly accurate poll, Tim Tebow took home the Heisman Trophy tonight. It's hard to argue with the pick, considering he had 41 total TDs, became the first QB in history with 20 rushing and 20 passing TDs, and did in the toughest conference in college football. His performance and statistics speak for themselves, and he lead the Gators to a 9-3 record and a spot in a New Year's Day bowl game as a sophomore. However, it begs the question, what is the Heisman Trophy for? Like the MVP in baseball, there seems to be certain qualifications for the award.

1) You must be a skill position player
2) You must play in a BCS conference
3) Your team must have a successful year
4) You must have eye-popping statistics
5) You must be an upperclassmen

Occasionally, we've seen one of these qualifications left unmet, and this year Tebow became the first exception to to rule #5. Interestingly enough, there doesn't seem to be a qualification "You must be the most outstanding player in the country." For if this were a qualification, the award could only go to Darren McFadden. Yes he missed a few games, and yes his team doesn't have the prestige of Florida, but in this blogger's opinion, the award should go to the most outstanding player in college football, and that is Darren McFadden. (It was Dennis Dixon but his injury cost his team a shot at the national title, a Pac-10 championship, and a bowl outside of El Paso, Texas). Congratulations to Tebow, who is certainly not undeserving of the award, but McFadden would have gotten my vote. Well, maybe 2nd after Jo-Lonn "Bone Crusher" Dunbar.