Rage against the (hype) machine
Saturday, October 27th, 2007I know I’ve already been over this, but after watching tonight’s tOSU-tPSU game I can’t help bringing it up again:
- Todd Boeckman, @ PSU, 2007: 19/26, 253 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
- Troy Smith, vs. PSU, 2006: 12/22, 115 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
And here, for the junkies, are the season-long numbers once again (italicized stats are projected to a 13-game season):
Boeckman is the starting quarterback for the #1 team in the nation. He made some throws tonight that Smith couldn’t have completed in his wildest dreams. But unless I missed something, there was NO discussion of the possibility that he might be a Heisman candidate this year. Which just goes to show you what preseason hype, or the lack thereof, can do to you.