Dennis Dixon: Heisman In Jeopardy

Question:

Should a player on a team that he led to a #1 ranking in the NC&QB, a #2 BCS ranking and an 8-1 record lose an almost certain Heisman Trophy because of a late season injury?

Oregon's Denis Dixon has been the motor behind the nation's most explosive and exciting offense. His running, passing and unshakable leadership pushed Oregon into position for a BCS title game birth and a #1 ranking in the most accurate poll.

Should Dixon now lose his Heisman because of a poor decision by his coach to start him when an dinged knee was not at full strength?

Dixon has distanced himself from the other players in the Heisman race. The closest competition was Florida's Tim Tebow. Tebow is having a solid season doing a first rate impression of a Negro QB, but Tebow isn't winning. Winning isn't the ultimate criterion for the Heisman, but certainly, when you factor in the awe inviting ability and performance of Dixon with his leading the team to #1; you have no choice but to at least consider it.

And, as we queried, should Dixon's performance thus far simply be pushed aside because he won't be able to finish out the last few games?

The answer is a resounding no.

Dixon has played enough this season to establish himself as the premier player in the college game. To allow his Heisman campaign to be the casualty of an ill advised move by his coach would not be an example of the good sportsmanship that the Downtown Athletic Club generally encourages.

Dixon and his team have certainly suffered the ultimate disappointment because of the decision. By starting Dixon, and effectively condoning his injury, white coach Mike Bellotti unwittingly destroyed his team's moral. After Dixon went out, the team was in a state of shock. Back up QB Brady Leaf, ill prepared to lead the team -had Belloti not started Dixon it's possible that the Leaf would have gotten the reps over the past two weeks to be ready and possible that the team would have been prepared to deal with his shakey presence on the field - conjured memories of a mix of his name sake's (Brady Quinn) performance in big games and his brother's (Ryan Leaf) NFL skills.

Oregon's right to what was a certain BCS title game birth has now blown up.

Let us not deny Negro QB Dennis Dixon his right to a Heisman Trophy.

We trust that Heisman voters around the country will not use this as an opportunity to further hold back the day by day advancement of the Negro QB.

Do the right thing, voters. Do the right thing.

College Negro QB of the Week

This week saw some heated competition for the CNQBW honors.

Previous winner Dennis Dixon of Oregon lead the Ducks in turning a close game into a second half romp against up and coming Stanford.

Dixon threw for 367 yards and four TD's to bolster his claim as top QB in the PAC-10.

Statistically, that is tough to compete with. But our winner this week gets the nod based on his leadership in the face of adversity and his team's second straight impressive comeback victory.

At this point, Andre' Woodson HAS to be the Heisman front runner. HAS to be!

Woodson's numbers don't tell the full story; 265 yds and 2 TD's. The full story is one of superior field generalship and complete control of every situation.

Ater 1/3 of the season, it's become clear:

The battle for top QB in the nation is really only a two man race. There are a few QB's out west putting up big numbers. But they are system QB's. And the young man at USC is surrounded by so much talent that the notion of him being the top QB in the country can't even legitimately be considered.

We suspect, that at the end of the year, if you tally up who took home the CNQBW honor the most times...you will have your Heisman winner.

College Negro QB of the Week: Are You Paying Attention, Charlie Weis?

For the second week in a row, the Big House in Michigan provided the venue for our College Negro QB of the Week.

(note- we have changed the name from Negro College QB of the week...as apparently, this was too confusing for some of our more special readers to grasp.)

Oregon rolled into the Big House under the leadership of Negro QB Dennis Dixon.

Dixon dismantled the Wolverines with 292 yards passing and 3 TD's. He added another TD and 76 yards on the ground, as Michigan was dealt their worst defeat since 1968.

Michigan has faced 2 Negro QB's to start the season and both games have resulted in historic Michigan defeats.

We wonder if Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis is paying attention? Will Weis follow the lead of App State and Oregon and unleash his own Negro QB on the Wolverines? Or will he allow the freshman heir to Brady Quinn's ambiguous preferences to give Michigan their first victory of '07?

Actually, Weis will probably be too distracted this week with Golden Domers reversing course and demanding that Negro coach Ty Willingham be reinstated as the grand poobah of the program.