From Bristol with love
Published: 8/29/2010 2:12 AM
Last Modified: 8/29/2010 2:14 AM
Landry Jones' Heisman Trophy campaign, launched last week by the Orlando Sentinel, got a major boost today when Lee Corso tabbed the Oklahoma quarterback as his 2010 winner on the ESPN College GameDay set.
Or, I think it was a boost. Seems Corso also picked Nebraska to beat Florida for the national championship...
...Oh dear.
Anyway, Corso's prediction might have made headlines had it not been buried by an avalanche of love given the Sooners by the GameDay tag team. Not to be outdone by his partner, Kirk Herbstreit picked DeMarco Murray to win the Heisman.
He also picked OU to beat Nebraska to win the Big 12 and advance to the BCS title game against Ohio State (Herbie went with the Buckeyes there).
As for OU-Texas...
"I think Garrett Gilbert is going to have a very, very solid year. But I don't think he has the same nucleus to work with as Landry Jones at Oklahoma," Herbstreit said. "I expect great things from both in 2010, but I think Landry Jones has a better year."
For what it's worth, the folks at HeismanPundit.com don't quite see it that way. They rank Gilbert 12th among their preseason favorites for the Heisman. Texas A&M quarterback Jerrod Johnson is the last man to make the list at No. 16.
Jones is nowhere to be found. But then, neither is Alabama running back Mark Ingram, and that guy won the thing just last year.
So I ask you, who's loopier -- Corso or The Pundit?
-- Guerin Emig
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