The decision is in: age doesn't matter. In the 11th closest Heisman voting, Florida State quarterback Chris Weinke edged out Oklahoma quarterback Josh Heupel by just 76 points, 1628-1552. Weinke's numbers this season included 4,167 yards passing, 33 touchdown passes and only 11 interceptions. He leaves college as the ACC's career passing leader. Weinke and Heupel
will match up again for the National Championship in the Orange Bowl in January.
BOTTOM OF THE WEEK
UNLV DOES IT AGAIN
The UNLV Runnin' Rebels just can't stay out of trouble. This time, for allegations including those
surrounding the recruitment of Lamar Odom, the team was slapped with a four year probation including a one year ban from post-season play. Coach Bill Bayno was immediately fired, as the school is holding him responsible for not keeping the program clean.
At least, when Jerry Tarkanian broke the rules, he won National Championships. UNLV is having trouble just winning half of its games.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK
HAIL TO THE
DEADSKINS
Sunday almost certainly saw the end of the season for the over-hyped, underachieving, easy-to-hate Washington Redskins. While they are still mathematically alive for a playoff spot, the 'Skins have about as much chance as Antonin Scalia being invited to Al Gore’s New Year’s Eve party.
Yuppie-scum owner Daniel Snyder spent more than $100 million in the offseason trying to buy a championship. He signed ‘‘Past-His-Prime Time’’ Deion Sanders, ‘‘0-for-the-Super Bowl’’ Bruce Smith and ‘‘Mr. Me First’’ Jeff George, among others. If this was a chemistry experiment it would have exploded in the beaker. The Skins have looked like dead men walking the past six games, losing five of them, including ones to Dallas (5-9) and Arizona (4-10). Even the Bengals beat Arizona.
Under new coach Terry Robiske, the Redskins hit bottom Sunday against the Cowboys. The offensive line allowed five sacks to a Dallas team that had 14 all season. Stephen Davis rushed for a measly 56 yards against a Dallas teams that THREE times had allowed opposing runners to go over the 200-yard mark in games this season. And on one play, George was literally dragged three yards by a Cowboy lineman after being sacked.
We have a friend who'd love to get Snyder into bed. Beats us as to why. Snyder has acted like an arrogant despot since buying the team a year ago, firing longtime loyal employees and doing classless things like denying free parking to buses carrying opposing teams personnel. And his meddling caused players to rightly see that fired coach Norv Turner wasn’t really calling the shots. He can be George Steinbrenner’s illegitimate son. Robiske, who promised that it would take only one game for himself to prove he could coach, said he would have his players fired up. Instead, look for him to be fired instead.
The Germans have an awesome word for watching what’s happening to the ’Skins--Schadenfreude, which means ‘glee at another’s misfortune.’ Achtung, baby.
SHOULD TROY-BOY
CALL IT QUITS
Is this the end of the line for Troy ‘‘I’m Not Gay’’ Aikman?
The newly married Troy suffered the 10th concussion of his career in Sunday’s Dallas win over Washington. Owner Jerry Jones all but said Aikman wouldn’t play again in the final two games. And the QB must now consider whether it’s smart to try and play next year. Aikman, who has had a brilliant career in winning three Super Bowls, should hang it up. One more hit and he could be, as a friend says, needing a drool cup by the time he’s 40. Not playing would also give him plenty of time to enjoy married
life.