Tim Tebow for Heisman

Nineteen touchdowns and twenty three touchdowns. I am choosing to write out these numbers because maybe they won't jump off the screen to the eyes. Okay, so now let's try and make them jump off the screen. 19 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS AND 23 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS. A TOTAL OF 42 TOUCHDOWNS. Okay, now that that's out of my system let's break down why it is so exciting.

The above numbers are the touchdown totals of the best quarterback in the SEC and maybe in the country, Tim Tebow, quarterback, Florida Gators. Number 15 is out and out a touchdown machine. And maybe he's more than that. He's a leader, he's a warrior, he's got arms the size of the gators that reign in the swamp. He's something else.

So now that the comparisons to wild animals are gone, let's talk about why he is important. The Heisman trophy. Tim Tebow will come to represent another failure in Heisman trophy's commitment to awarding the most outstanding college football player.

Dennis Dixon, who let's get the record straight right now, is having a fantastic season and is a terrific player. However, he has two things that the media has failed to realize: A potent running back and a dynamic defense that makes the big play when necessary.

Tim Tebow is doing the majority of the work for the Gators. There have been some games where Tebow has not handed it off to a running back. It scares me that he might not make it out of his college career with the amount of abuse he takes on a game to game basis.

While many other points could be made, two numbers come down to it. 1 and 3. 1 is the number of losses that Dixon has, and 3 is the number of losses that Tebow has, and sadly that will affect the race. One test that is always fun to play is the switch. If you put Tebow on Oregon and Dixon on Florida what would the teams look like? I think it's safe to say Jonathan Stewart would be a major factor to helping Tebow. Of course there are numerous factors like the spread option, the swamp, the offensive lines. But in a general sense, It might be safe to say the switch would prove in Tebow's favor.

The last point that should be made for Tim Tebow is the LSU game. Now, Tebow did lose this game. Did he almost have them win? Yes. Did they? no. But watch tape of that game. LSU has the reputation of being the best defense perhaps in the country, with maybe the best interior defensive line anhcored by Glenn Dorsey. But if you watched Tebow run the ball through that line, the line shifted in positive yardage and never did Tebow get put directly on his back. Unbelieveable.

My Heisman vote?
1. Tim Tebow
2. Dennis Dixon
3. Darren "Altered Beast" McFadden
4. Colt Brennan
5. Glen Dorsey