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Congrats to Rod, but I think Louisville’s Elvis Dumervil runs away with the award.

Good overview on the recent recruiting events including Snead to Texas.

No college football till next year so next-gen Madden will have to do for now.

If it’s so ferocious and has such a great atmosphere, why is Texas/OU down at #5?

He turned around Kansas State with JUCO thugs and a joke of a schedule.

Who would’ve thought Vince’s passing would be winning him the Heisman.

Only UCLA in 1998 was in this spot and didn’t play in the BCS title game.

The Texas Longhorn 2005 seniors will, barring a collapse of never before seen proportions, leave school with more wins than any other group in UT history. The eleven guys, including future NFL first round draft picks Jon Scott, David Thomas, and Michael Huff, have helped earn the program national respect and removed the “soft” label that had been applied during the early Mack Brown years.

They’re only three wins away from a national championship and history.

Our Thoughts

Brian – Vince Young has pulled so far ahead that he can barely see the two Trojans in his rear view mirror. Matt Leinart is having a fantastic season and his stats are actually better than last year, but Vince is more valuable, more dangerous, and is putting up equally impressive numbers. Reggie Bush’s hype has barely died down despite putting up only 82 yards against a bad Cal defense, if he has a 60 yard punt return against UCLA and the national media will be saying he’s the runaway leader again. Yet last year, Cedric Benson’s fantastic numbers were downplayed because he rushed for “only” 90 yards against a tough Oklahoma D. Does that make any sense?

Elvis Dumervil is my token defender/fat guy on the list again this week. When’s the last time anyone other than a QB or running back had a chance? Charles Woodson?

Matt – Not sure that I understand why ESPN has Jerome Harrison on their list. Washington State is 3-7 and have been consistently inconsistent all year.

Michael Robinson has definitely picked up his game this year. Robinson is 131-252 for 1,992 yards with 15 TDs and 9 interceptions. He also has rushed for 695 yards and 10 TDs on 133 carries. Not bad at all.

Thankfully everyone is finally seeing that Reggie Bush has been getting too much hype. I am tired of seeing how many “total” yards Bush has. Who cares how many punt return yards he has? I don’t and neither should the voters.

Related Links

• Last week’s Heisman poll
• ESPN Experts Poll

We knew Jevan Snead would be in town for the game this weekend, and apparently he had himself a good time watching the Horns thrash the Kansas Jayhawks. He has officially switched his committment from Florida to Texas and intends on being a Longhorn…

“I’m a Texas boy, born and raised, and feel that I owe it to my family, my friends and all of the great fans in the state of Texas to stay here. Therefore I’d like to announce that I’ve committed to The University of Texas.”

Great to hear those comments from a Texas kid. I don’t know how a top athlete in the state could possibly turn down a chance to play for the Longhorns. Jevan will be graduating from Stephenville High School this December and enrolling at Texas for the spring semester.

It’s been a great weekend for the University of Texas and Longhorn fans.