College football preview articles, blogs, and straw polls abound these days, and I've even started to read some of those early Heisman lists. Honestly, this is one of those years where the Heisman race might be boring, given there are clear front-runners coming back (Tebow, McCoy, Bradford). More interesting in regards to the 2009-10 Heisman are the 'sleepers', guys like QB Tyrell Pryor from Ohio State or RB Jonathan Dwyer of Georgia Tech.
So does anyone think Tyrod Taylor falls in this sleeper catagory? Probably not. The more relevant question is: when will VT next have a legit Heisman candidate, and does the collective fan base care?
In reflecting on recent Hokie Heisman candidates, I supposed Kevin Jones must have been in the conversation to some degree during his career. Of course Michael Vick was a finalist out of nowhere his freshman year, and the front runner his sophomore year before falling out of the race mainly due to injury.
So am I anxiously awaiting the next Virginia Tech player to enter the 9 month Heisman hype cycle? No really. Sure, its novel, and one more thing that would make a season interesting. It certainly brings attention to the program and as long as attention is positive, that's always a good thing. But while many of us Hokie fans are consumed with how many wins we can eke out of a season, ponder our chances of an ACC championship, and readily fantasize every few years about a national championship, I doubt many do the same about the Heisman.
I'll be perfectly happy if Tyrod has a completion percentage around 60%, has a TD to INT ratio of about 3:1, makes a ton of highlight plays, and more than anything else: STAYS HEALTHY.
Let Gator, Longhorn, and Sooner fans deal with the week-to-week stress of tracking their Heisman candidate.
Go Hokies!
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