Bye Bye TCU, Jimmy and the Heisman, and Timothy Freakin' Tebow (LOTD 7/24)

So it turns out TCU won't be on the 2010 schedule after all. The Horned Frogs are apparently already booked for 2010, so there's no room at the inn. This is all fine. TCU would have been a decent opponent, but it's one of those games that you can't really benefit from. If you win, you just beat a mid-major... whoop-de-do. If you lose, you got beat by an inferior team. And seriously, the 2010 schedule could use another top team. So, Mr. (Dr.?) Swarbrick, get us a real competitor instead of TCU... possibly Alabama or Miami, both of which have been rumored to have interest.

Or, I have another idea... how about Florida? I don't think Swarbrick has the cajones to schedule Urban Meyer's Gators, but what a game that would be. In fact, if by some luck we actually do schedule Florida, I think that game would surpass the USC game as the biggest on the schedule. This isn't the nonsense that some critics say of those who want a more challenging schedule, that we wan't a top 25 team every week. But would it really be so awful to have another top team on the slate besides SC and Michigan? I think not.

Superstar recruit Kyle Prater has narrowed his list of schools down to six. The six are Alabama, Oklahoma, USC, Illinois, Tennessee, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. I think we still have a shot at Prater, but I wouldn't say we're the leaders at this point. Imagine a receiving corps with Golden Tate, Michael Floyd, Shaq Evans, and Kyle Prater. Good lord, that's a lot of points in the passing game.

HeismanPundit takes a look at the 2010 Heisman candidates, listing Jimmy Clausen as his third contender behing Terrell Pryor and Aaron Corp. I find this interesting because Clausen's production has far surpassed Pryor, who started about half a season last year, and Corp, who hasn't started a game. The bigger question is if Clausen will even be around next year, given a weak QB class and the possibility of putting up big numbers with a great group of receivers and a weak schedule.

Non-ND news: It appears that Steve Spurrier has decided to continue to poke the bear. Spurrier was the only coach not to vote for Tim Tebow as 1st-Team SEC QB. Spurrier says it was his assistant coach. The Ole Ball Coach apparently switched his vote, making Tebow a unianimous decision... so you can now exhale. Tebow didn't really respond to any of this, though he did tell Clay Travis that he's a virgin, which kind of removes a lot of the fun from being the Florida Gators quarterback.

That's all for today. And remember kids... don't poke the bear.