Tim Tebow...In A Landslide!! (Heisman Rundown)

So there's this small, insignificant trophy that will be handed out tonight to one college football player who had a good season this year.

In case you haven't heard, it's the Heisman, and you better be watching tonight.

Tim Tebow (QB-Fla)

The media has pumped up this year's race to be one of the closest ever, but I'm not buying the hype at all. I'll get straight to my point: It's Florida's Tim Tebow, in a landslide vote.

22 rushing touchdowns. That's the only stat you have to know. Okay, Tebow was also very good through the air as well, passing for a total of 3,132 yards and 29 TDs, but those stats are just minor in the big scheme of things. I'm repeating myself again here...22 rushing touchdowns.

Now even if Florida had a solid running back, it is still an impressive statistic. The media is constantly labeling him as a "product of the system," which makes me want to puke. If the system revolves around using your QB as a goal line back, and the system works, there is no reason to take anything away from the QB himself. Besides, where would Florida be had Tebow NOT converted those touchdown runs? And don't even tell me Kestahn Moore could do it, even though he accounted for 6 TDs. He doesn't have that burst like Tebow does.

Those statistics that Tebow put up are staggering, and adding in the fact that he plays in one of the toughest conferences in the country (yes, I'm not bringing up the conference debate here), he will run away with the Heisman this year.

But what about the other candidates? Let's take a look...

Darren McFadden (RB-Ark)

There's no question on this one...Darren McFadden is the best running back in college football, and will have a stellar career running for an NFL team. But this year, he will finish second, yet again, but this time to the Florida quarterback. McFadden had another great season on the ground, rushing for 1,725 yards and 15 TDs. But that's not all. He also learned how to play quarterback, a la LaDainian Tomlinson, and ended the season 6-11 for 123 yards and 4 TDs.

When you watch McFadden play, you think Heisman, but the voters will be scared away due to the fact that backup running back Felix Jones ran for 1,117 yards and 11 scores, bringing McFadden's incredible numbers down a notch because Arkansas ran the ball so much. The Arkansas running back tandem reminds me a lot of the old Minnesota tandem of Laurence Maroney and Marion Barber. Those guys were just as dominant, if not more.

McFadden is a fantastic running back, but not the best player in college football. Arkansas would still be able to win football games with Jones in the backfield.

Crazier things have happened, however...watch McFadden win the award because of that crazy, otherworldly 268.5 passer rating.

Colt Brennan (QB-Haw)

I LOVE COLT BRENNAN. The guy is a beast. Sure, Hawaii has that "system" that even helped Timmy Chang look good, but Brennan is legitimate. He projects to the NFL very nicely, and no matter what the awards say, he is the best quarterback in college football.

But will the fact that he put up 4,522 passing yards, 41 TDs, and a 166.31 passer rating help him in this year's Heisman race? It's questionable.

Running back Kevin Smith ran for 2,448 yards and 29 touchdowns. He also caught 21 passes for 230 yards and a score. Why go off on a tangent like this? He plays for Central Florida, hardly a force to be reckoned with through a national overlook. The WAC, unfortunately, will end up being Brennan's limiting factor.

It's a shame, because if the Heisman is really meant to be given to the best player in college football, then Brennan is fully deserving. Hawaii would have not even had a chance to go undefeated without him under center. I feel for the guy, and I believe he even has a chance to finish ahead of Darren McFadden. We'll have to see.

Chase Daniel (QB-Mizzou)

Dennis Dixon and Pat White should really be here instead of Daniel, though he did have a really great season with Mizzou, almost taking them to the National Championship. Without Daniel and Dixon, their respective teams would have not gotten anywhere near the level that they did this season. It is truly a shame that Dixon had to get injured so close to the end of the season...he would have been my Heisman favorite if he had just stayed healthy.

Pointing out Daniels statistics is somewhat overdone, however, as he has the least chance at winning the Heisman compared to these other candidates. Though he led a mediocre Mizzou team to the number 1 ranking and the Big 12 Championship (which are decent accomplishments), there isn't really anything else that stands out about him. The number 1 ranking accomplishment really didn't hold a lot of meaning this season, with teams frequently dropping out of the top spot, and the Big 12 as a whole had a down year.

Well, there are the candidates! Hope you all tune in tonight to see who takes home the most coveted prize in college football (with the exception of the National Championship, of course!)