Conspiracy Theory -- Heisman Trophy

Talk about the biggest rip-off in college football.

It was a one-two race between linebacker Shawn Crable and halfback Pierre Rembert. They were going back in forth in the Heisman Trophy standings, then it seemed like Rembert got the upper-hand after Michigan crushed Ohio State, with Rembert's 5 rushing touchdowns.

Then after Michigan finished their regular season schedule with a win over Temple, Crable had 5 sacks and then took over the top spot for the Heisman. With only one game left and the conference championships left (SEC, MAC, Big 12), the Heisman was a lock for Crable. It would be unheard of -- a defensive player winning the Heisman -- with the exeption of Charles Woodson who actually did win it a few years ago while playing for Michigan.

Crable finished the season with 44 sacks, eclipsing McClintock's old school record of 38. Crable also took the career sack total -- in one season! The old record was 43.

After the conference championships were finished, I started to receive my hardware. Crable took home the Bednarik Trophy and Best Linebacker awards; Rembert got the Maxwell and Walker Trophies; Mike Moss got the Best Tight End award, and Grant Rivas got the Groza Trophy for being the best kicker in the nation. Where was my Heisman?!

Turns out some running back from Wake Forest got it. He edged out Crable in the first and second place votes, beating him by some 70 points. An absolute joke! Before the conference championships, the Wake Forest player was in 5th in the running. He never played a game under the actual awarding of the Heisman, in which case he won it. Talk about a conspiracy!

The Wake Forest running back actually had worse stats than Rembert, who finished 3rd in the voting. Rembert had over 1800 yards on the ground, while the Wake Forest player had 1600 yards. Stats usually do make the player on this game ... but by far, Crable should have won it.

But for right now, I'm going to concentrate on playing Florida State for the National Championship. Miami lost their last game, ruining their chances at playing Michigan. After my victory over Ohio State, I took over all of the first place votes on the Coaches and Media polls, being the undisputed top team in the nation.

Which brings me to this: I will probably not be returning to Michigan for the Fourth Season. Michigan is just too damn good. Like I said before, I'll be getting offers from other programs, and I'll probably take the lowest ranked team out of the list to build them up and make them a championship contender. It all depends on what the offers are.