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Greg Kreller/IPT Boise State’s Kellen Moore has one more game today to prove that he should be voted a Heisman Trophy finalist and invited to the award presentation on Dec. 11 in New York.
Posted: Saturday, December 4, 2010 1:35 am | Updated: 2:09 am, Sat Dec 4, 2010.
Fox: One Moore try By Tom Fox tfox@idahopress.com Idaho Press-Tribune | 0 comments
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This one’s for style points.
One last opportunity to impress voters.
One final chance to change minds or further convince supporters.
One final game today before final ballots are cast.
Boise State’s BCS shot may have been swept aside last week, but one of its players can again place Boise State alongside Oregon, Auburn and Stanford.
Each throw could put Boise State back in contention.
Every touchdown scored could propel the team to a place it has never visited.
For one final game, Boise State has a fighting chance for a title of national acclaim.
Today, Boise State’s best player has a golden opportunity to prove that he is warranted of the golden trophy.
With a big game against Utah State, quarterback Kellen Moore can pack his bags for the Dec. 11 Heisman Trophy announcement in New York.
He already stacks up against the best, but with an exclamation point on another stellar season, the left-hander could inch closer to the most recognizable trophy in all of sports.
Moore has completed 221-of-311 passes this season for 3,269 yards and 30 touchdowns against five interceptions. He leads the nation in passing efficiency at 187.97, which is on pace to set the NCAA record. He also is the active leader in the same category (167.19). In three seasons he has set Boise State records for career completions (779), passing yards (10,291), touchdowns (94) and the Broncos have gone 36-2 with Moore under center.
Auburn quarterback Cam Newton is the hands-on favorite to win the Heisman. Oregon running back LaMichael James and Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck also are good bets to gain invitations on Monday.
Should Moore make the cut, his presence in that room will speak volumes. Moore’s seventh-place finish last year was the best a Boise State player has fared in the Heisman balloting. Before Ian Johnson’s eighth-place finish in 2006, a Broncos player hadn’t been seriously considered for the trophy.
A big game today could change things for Moore and Boise State. It would prove that the Broncos are truly among the national elite, even if their BCS standing now says different.
Not since Ty Detmer in 1990 has a player from a team outside the big six conferences — ACC, Big East, Big 12, Big Ten, SEC, Pac-10 — won the Heisman Trophy. Hawaii’s Colt Brennan finished third in the 2007 Heisman Trophy voting, the last finalist appearance by a player from a non-BCS school.
Moore’s presence in a room with all those former winners and portraits would provide valuable benefits for his football program and school. It would be a nice consolation prize for missing out on the only real prize that Moore and this team wanted — the BCS national championship trophy.
With last week’s 34-31 overtime loss at Nevada, Boise State was knocked from the unbeatens and out of BCS discussions and national championship consideration.
Boise State will end this season in another bowl game against an opponent with at least twice as many defeats, so today really doesn’t matter on the team front.
For Moore, however, today means a great deal. Boise State coaches should consider that. Moore should be at the center of today’s gameplan. He should throw early and often. He should throw sideline to sideline, short routes and, of course, long post routes.
Notre Dame has its legendary “Win one for the Gipper” speech.
Boise State coach Chris Petersen should end the Broncos’ final home game this season with a “let’s leave it to lefty” statement.
Because today’s game is really all about style points.
And Moore’s the only one who can still win.
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Greg Kreller/IPT Boise State’s Kellen Moore has one more game today to prove that he should be voted a Heisman Trophy finalist and invited to the award presentation on Dec. 11 in New York. Posted: Saturday, December 4, 2010 1:35 am | Updated: 2:09 am, Sat Dec 4, 2010.
Fox: One Moore try By Tom Fox tfox@idahopress.com Idaho Press-Tribune | 0 comments
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This one’s for style points.
One last opportunity to impress voters.
One final chance to change minds or further convince supporters.
One final game today before final ballots are cast.
Boise State’s BCS shot may have been swept aside last week, but one of its players can again place Boise State alongside Oregon, Auburn and Stanford.
Each throw could put Boise State back in contention.
Every touchdown scored could propel the team to a place it has never visited.
For one final game, Boise State has a fighting chance for a title of national acclaim.
Today, Boise State’s best player has a golden opportunity to prove that he is warranted of the golden trophy.
With a big game against Utah State, quarterback Kellen Moore can pack his bags for the Dec. 11 Heisman Trophy announcement in New York.
He already stacks up against the best, but with an exclamation point on another stellar season, the left-hander could inch closer to the most recognizable trophy in all of sports.
Moore has completed 221-of-311 passes this season for 3,269 yards and 30 touchdowns against five interceptions. He leads the nation in passing efficiency at 187.97, which is on pace to set the NCAA record. He also is the active leader in the same category (167.19). In three seasons he has set Boise State records for career completions (779), passing yards (10,291), touchdowns (94) and the Broncos have gone 36-2 with Moore under center.
Auburn quarterback Cam Newton is the hands-on favorite to win the Heisman. Oregon running back LaMichael James and Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck also are good bets to gain invitations on Monday.
Should Moore make the cut, his presence in that room will speak volumes. Moore’s seventh-place finish last year was the best a Boise State player has fared in the Heisman balloting. Before Ian Johnson’s eighth-place finish in 2006, a Broncos player hadn’t been seriously considered for the trophy.
A big game today could change things for Moore and Boise State. It would prove that the Broncos are truly among the national elite, even if their BCS standing now says different.
Not since Ty Detmer in 1990 has a player from a team outside the big six conferences — ACC, Big East, Big 12, Big Ten, SEC, Pac-10 — won the Heisman Trophy. Hawaii’s Colt Brennan finished third in the 2007 Heisman Trophy voting, the last finalist appearance by a player from a non-BCS school.
Moore’s presence in a room with all those former winners and portraits would provide valuable benefits for his football program and school. It would be a nice consolation prize for missing out on the only real prize that Moore and this team wanted — the BCS national championship trophy.
With last week’s 34-31 overtime loss at Nevada, Boise State was knocked from the unbeatens and out of BCS discussions and national championship consideration.
Boise State will end this season in another bowl game against an opponent with at least twice as many defeats, so today really doesn’t matter on the team front.
For Moore, however, today means a great deal. Boise State coaches should consider that. Moore should be at the center of today’s gameplan. He should throw early and often. He should throw sideline to sideline, short routes and, of course, long post routes.
Notre Dame has its legendary “Win one for the Gipper” speech.
Boise State coach Chris Petersen should end the Broncos’ final home game this season with a “let’s leave it to lefty” statement.
Because today’s game is really all about style points.
And Moore’s the only one who can still win.
