MaxwellPundit: Week Six
An interesting week around college football and a bit of movement around the top five, though the ballot still has the same five players on it from last week. And yes, yesterday's news about Mario Manningham did affect my voting this week, as I think it should have. And since I used this space last week to comment on College Gameday signs, I just wanted to comment on the "Corso [Hearts] [Penis]" sign floating around Gainesville on Saturday. Is there a more polarizing figure in college football than Lee Corso? Some people love him, others hate him, and their feelings are often encapsulated in vaguely vulgar signs at Gameday's weekly locale. I, personally, love Corso; he is willing the Buckeyes to Tempe on January 8th by continually picking against them in big games. God willing, he'll put on a Michigan helmet on November 18th.
Without further ado... the ballot!
1- Troy Smith, Quarterback/Mythical Being, The Ohio State University
Ohio State entered what I like to refer to as the "WVU Stretch" of their schedule (6 relatively easy contests sandwiched between Iowa and Michigan) in week six, taking on MAC snacky-cake Bowling Green. The goal for Troy here was simple: get in, get out, get numbers, don't get an STD. And he did. His 245 total yards included a 57 yard laser-strike to Teddy Ginn and a remarkable 10-yard scramble that traversed AT LEAST 55 yards, both of which you'll be seeing on myriad postseason highlight reels, including the one at the Maxwell banquet.
(Last Week: 1)
2- Calvin Johnson, Wide Receiver/The "C.J." Cleveland Fans Don't Hate, Georgia Tech
Indefensible, un-containable, physical freak, sick stats, blah blah blah... Death From Above may just be your Maxwell winner this year for one simple reason: he makes Reggie Ball look good. Ball threw for 164 yards and a TD on Saturday... and 138 of those yards and that TD went to good old #21.
(Last Week: 3)
3- Garrett Wolfe, Tailback/Proof That Size Does Not Matter, Northern Illinois University
Didn't fully seize his national spotlight on Sunday night, but with 162 yards and 2 TD on the ground still putting Wolfe on pace for nearly 2,700 rushing yards this season, I would venture to say that he didn't permanently damage his stock and was, in fact, one of the few top fivers that didn't take a bit of a step back.
(Last Week: 5)
4- Adrian Peterson, Tailback/Proof That Size Does Matter, Oklahoma University
AP is suffering quite a setback on this here ballot because of his ho-hum day of 109 yards rushing and a lone TD against the Longhorns in the Red River Shootout. I said last week that a big game at the Fairgrounds would have put Peterson in the discussion with Troy Smith but after a somewhat vanilla performance, save for the nifty 29 yard TD run, against the same defense Smith posterized in Austin, Peterson needs to tumble a bit.
(Last Week: 2)
5- Steve Slaton, Tailback/Ralph Friedgen's Greatest Regret, West Virginia University
Honestly, it's nothing against Slaton to have him here at 5th. His 208 total yard performance in Starkville was arguably the best statistical day of any of the top five, but all I can see when I think of our cupcake-eating friend is 80 yards and 0 TDs against East Carolina. Another week or two like he had against the Bulldogs, however, and we can discuss moving Slaton back up the polls--especially with Nov. 7th drawing closer.
(Last Week: 4)
Dropped out: None
Also considered: Brady Quinn, Mario Manningham, Robert Meachem
Without further ado... the ballot!
1- Troy Smith, Quarterback/Mythical Being, The Ohio State University
Ohio State entered what I like to refer to as the "WVU Stretch" of their schedule (6 relatively easy contests sandwiched between Iowa and Michigan) in week six, taking on MAC snacky-cake Bowling Green. The goal for Troy here was simple: get in, get out, get numbers, don't get an STD. And he did. His 245 total yards included a 57 yard laser-strike to Teddy Ginn and a remarkable 10-yard scramble that traversed AT LEAST 55 yards, both of which you'll be seeing on myriad postseason highlight reels, including the one at the Maxwell banquet.
(Last Week: 1)
2- Calvin Johnson, Wide Receiver/The "C.J." Cleveland Fans Don't Hate, Georgia Tech
Indefensible, un-containable, physical freak, sick stats, blah blah blah... Death From Above may just be your Maxwell winner this year for one simple reason: he makes Reggie Ball look good. Ball threw for 164 yards and a TD on Saturday... and 138 of those yards and that TD went to good old #21.
(Last Week: 3)
3- Garrett Wolfe, Tailback/Proof That Size Does Not Matter, Northern Illinois University
Didn't fully seize his national spotlight on Sunday night, but with 162 yards and 2 TD on the ground still putting Wolfe on pace for nearly 2,700 rushing yards this season, I would venture to say that he didn't permanently damage his stock and was, in fact, one of the few top fivers that didn't take a bit of a step back.
(Last Week: 5)
4- Adrian Peterson, Tailback/Proof That Size Does Matter, Oklahoma University
AP is suffering quite a setback on this here ballot because of his ho-hum day of 109 yards rushing and a lone TD against the Longhorns in the Red River Shootout. I said last week that a big game at the Fairgrounds would have put Peterson in the discussion with Troy Smith but after a somewhat vanilla performance, save for the nifty 29 yard TD run, against the same defense Smith posterized in Austin, Peterson needs to tumble a bit.
(Last Week: 2)
5- Steve Slaton, Tailback/Ralph Friedgen's Greatest Regret, West Virginia University
Honestly, it's nothing against Slaton to have him here at 5th. His 208 total yard performance in Starkville was arguably the best statistical day of any of the top five, but all I can see when I think of our cupcake-eating friend is 80 yards and 0 TDs against East Carolina. Another week or two like he had against the Bulldogs, however, and we can discuss moving Slaton back up the polls--especially with Nov. 7th drawing closer.
(Last Week: 4)
Dropped out: None
Also considered: Brady Quinn, Mario Manningham, Robert Meachem
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