A Survey of Heisman opinion

is superfluous - Ohio State's Troy Smith locked it up for the New York Downtown Athletic club with his 4-TD performance in the OVER-whelming win over Michigan in the Game of the Year.

Brady Quinn and Steve Slaton need only worry about helping their team from this point forward - and each can now that Rutgers has opened the door.

Here are my top five just for kicks:

1. Troy Smith - put a #10 jersey on the bronze statue - Troy has nothing to do for the next fifty days or so, perhaps he can make the mini
   
2. Colt Brennan - see why here. But Smith's 26/4 ratio is damn hot also.
3. Steve Slaton - no one breaks more 50-yard runs, except maybe Pat White.
   
4. Brady Quinn - statistically better than Smith, but doesn't have the team surrounding him nor that nice round number at the end of the record.
   
5. Ian Johnson - I need a sentimental pick from a small school - although he may offer to knit the mini-Smith jersey,
   

Ray Rice now on the outside looking in - his absence for most of the second half reminds me of Reggie Bush on the sidelines when USC was on their final drive last year against Texas - waht are they thinking? I know he is weaker is pass protection, but you have to work in your most productive player into all offensive sets, don't you?

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From around the routers:

USA Today - why no Colt Brennan on their hot sheet?
CFN - a week late, but still useful.
The Heisman Pundit - although the commentors prefer to focus on the BCS Championship.
AOL FanHouse - lots of love for Brady Quinn, and almost too much from his bunkmate...

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and of course, the Nissan "Chase for the Heisman" commercial (I got all the mascots figured out except the guy jumping off the rock onto the Trojan. Help?)...