From the Blue to You: Double standard for nation’s top quarterbacks

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News Flash. College football fans, Colt McCoy has just been named the No. 1 rated passer in the country throwing for 21 touchdowns and only 2 interceptions. Yes, mark that people, Two interceptions. Half way through the season McCoy has lead his team to an undefeated record of 7-0, thrown for 1,627 yards and completed 69.1 percent of his passes. He’s a definite lock for winning Heisman, correct?

Wrong.

The quarterback with all the accolades previously mentioned is not Texas’s favorite college kid. It’s Boise State’s sophomore quarterback Kellen Moore. Does he still have your Heisman vote of confidence now that you know it’s Moore?

Those long pauses are what is wrong with this picture. Opinions change because of school name rather than the cold hard facts.

Kellen Moore is in the same position with the team he leads. They are both constantly clawing for respect others seem to just inherit because of reputation. Don’t get me wrong. The No. 4 BCS ranking shows Boise State has made tremendous leaps in regard to national respect, but there are certain aspects still not present. Those aspects include the fact BSU isn’t a blue blood of college football they are a blue-collar team constantly fighting for respect from the big boys. Moore is no different, he quietly performs week in and week out, garners a 19-1 record as a starter and always has a big smile on his face like he’s playing a game of backyard football with all the neighborhood kids.

What will it take for the nation to see his Heisman-like caliber? Will he have to change his name to Jimmy Clausen, have mediocre freshman and sophomore years only to be 5-2 as a Junior with 64.9 completion percentage? Oh wait, that’s not important fact about Clausen’s so-called Heisman race. He plays for a team named Notre Dame. So basically what the national media is telling Moore by his lack of notoriety is that to be considered he must play for a big school with a big name, not measly 7-0 Boise State.

Florida’s quarterback Tim Tebow is currently leading most Heisman polls and rightfully so. He is an outstanding asset to Florida’s program and without him they would not be No. 1. Tebow doesn’t have nearly the stats Moore does but he’s got all the intangibles that propel him to the respect he gets, and deserves. It’s still too early to have a Heisman front runner but the 2007 champion is a great fit.

Moore should be No. 2 in all the expert’s polls because, like Tebow, he’s an important asset to the team and he consistently wins while putting up impressive stats. It’s wonderful he’s getting enough respect to currently be No. 6 on the ESPN expert predicted poll. However, Moore is a superstar who should receive a trip to New York in December if everything keeps going the way it has been at BSU.

The Broncos and Moore constantly make a believer out of someone everyday. Hopefully, if Moore keeps rolling, it will be enough to garner the respect he deserves as a senior or even junior. It’s hard to deny that if the name “Boise State,” garnered the same respect, as several other program names across the country, Moore would be a top candidate for a December trip to New York and possibly the trophy.

Congratulations to Moore on the already impressive, unforgettable carrier at BSU. Now it’s time for the rest of the nation to notice.

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