i now take some time out of my research....

i'm in the middle of researching for a 1,250 word paper due on monday...about the similarities and differences between...what else...college and pro football...and i'm taking a little break from my research to display some crazy trivia:

in 1935, the first heisman trophy winner's name was jay berwanger. did you know:
that in 1935, the trophy was called the Downtown Athletic Club's Trophy to the Outstanding College Football Player East of the Mississippi River? Can you imagine it: "And the 2008 Downtown Athletic Club's Trophy to the Outstanding College Football Player East of the Mississippi River goes to..." followed by the name of someone who went to school not east of the mississippi, instead in such a school as usc?
that Berwanger was drafted by the eagles, traded to the bears, asked for 25,000 for 2 years and never signed an nfl contract...his professional career was in salesmanship; foam-rubber was what he sold...now just imagine t.o. asking for 25,000 for 2 years today...and then selling foam-rubber!

how many of the top ten finishers for the 2006 heisman can you name?

i can't name all of them off the spot...but if i see a list, i can recognize alll the names and their schools.

i can probably do the same for '07...

and '08 and on will be easy...

because i'll be paying closer attention...

so this is my mid-research blog...

and by the way...the red sox are up 1-0 over anaheim...and i'll be rubbing it all over jonathan coca's face...

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UPSET SPECIAL!!!

well, starting with #1 usc losing to oregon state, #4 florida, #9 Wisconsin, #16 Wake Forest (are you seeing the same pattern i'm seeing?), #20 Clemson, and #23 ECU lost to unranked teams, and #3 Georgia fell to #8 Alabama by a score of 41-30 last night. Other ranked teams losing were #24 TCU to #2 Oklahoma and #22 Illinois against #12 Penn State. Winning teams were #2 Oklahoma, #5 LSU, #7 Texas, #12 PSU, #13 South Florida, #14 Ohio State, #15 Auburn, #17 Utah, and #25 Fresno. Idle in the top 25 were #6 Missouri, #10 Texas Tech, #11 Brigham Young, #18 Kansas, #19 Boise St, and #21 Vanderbilt. with all the facts before you, I now present my top 25, from 25 to 1

25. Clemson (3-2, lost to Maryland 20-17)
24. UConn (5-0, Defeated Louisville 26-21)
23. Wake Forest (3-1, lost to Navy 24-17)
22.Virginia Tech (4-1, defeated Nebraska 35-30)
21. Oklahoma State (4-0, defeated Troy 55-24)

20. Oregon (4-1, defeated Washington State 63-14)
19. Fresno State (3-1, defeated UCLA 36-31)
18. Vanderbilt (4-0, Idle)
17. Boise State (3-0, Idle)
16. Kansas (3-1, Idle)

15. Utah (5-0, defeated Weber State 37-21)
14. Georgia (4-1, lost to #8 Alabama 41-30)
13. Auburn (4-1, Defeated Tennessee 14-12)
12. Ohio State (4-1, defeated Minnesota 34-21)
11. South Florida (5-0, defeated NC State 41-10)

10. Penn State (5-0, defeated #22 Illinois 38-24)
9. Florida (3-1, lost to Mississippi 31-30)
8. BYU (4-0, Idle)
7. USC (2-1, lost to Oregon State 27-21)
6. Texas Tech (4-0, Idle)

5. Alabama (5-0, defeated #3 Georgia 41-30)
4. Missouri (4-0, Idle)
3. LSU (4-0, defeated Mississippi State 34-24)
2. Texas (5-0, defeated Arkansas 52-10)
1. Oklahoma (5-0, defeated #24 TCU 35-10)

Teams in top 25 by conference

SEC- 6
Big XII-6
ACC- 3
PAC-10- 2
Big Ten- 2
WAC- 2
Mountain West- 2
Big East- 2

that's it for now...nfl blog to come later in the week