We have a shake up at the top of the list and while some may not like the notion of dropping after a bye week you simply cannot ignore what #1 has done throughout the course of the season. With just a couple of weeks to go the time is now for the Heisman contenders to earn those last few undecided votes. This week we have added a twist with the inclusion of a percentage of taking the little bronze man.
#1. Tim Tebow (QB, Florida)
Chance of winning: 40%
Tebow is a freak of nature. Let's start with the fact that he is built like a LB and has great speed for someone as thick as he is. Last week he lit up a reeling South Carolina team to the tune of 7 touchdowns (5 rushing, 2 passing) and had more yards than the entire Gamecocks team. The fact that Tebow has stayed as healthy as he has is remarkable in its own right but when you add that the fact that he has over 40 touchdowns on the season in the best conference in football. There were many who thought that Urban Meyer's system would not work in the SEC (myself included). Little did I know. Florida may have some deficiencies on defense but with Tebow and Harvin coming back next season the young Gators are going to be a force in the SEC.
#2. Dennis Dixon (QB, Oregon)
Chance of winning: 30%
Dixon was off last week with Oregon having a bye and is dropped in this week's poll due to the freakish play of Tebow. Dixon is the key component of the explosive Duck offense and has torched the Pac 10 this season. His numbers are on par with Tebow's except for the total touchdowns but his team is in much better shape (although I think Florida would beat Oregon on a neutral field). All in all Dixon is having a great season and, sadly, if there had been more talk of Dixon after his destruction of Michigan he may well have the almighty media behind him.
#3. Darren McFadden (RB, Arkansas)
Chances of winning: 15%
Run DMC is the best player in the nation. I know we have said this all year but it holds true every week. Sadly, the Razorbacks have a passing offense some High School coaches would laugh at. McFadden had a decent game against Tennessee (22 carries, 117 yards) but it went unseen as his team was drubbed by the Vols. Don't feel too bad for McFadden seeing as how he shouldn't last past the 5th pick in next years draft.
#4. Chase Daniel (QB, Missouri)
Chances of winning: 10%
Daniel has lit up almost every team he has played this season. Too bad for Daniel the only truly good team Missouri has played was Oklahoma and he shit the bed. Fear not Daniel fans as Chase and Co. may get a shot at 2 top 5 teams in the next 3 weeks. Should Missouri beat Kansas (as this writer believes they will), Missouri will get another shot at Oklahoma. Of course this is all moot as almost all of the ballot will have already been sent in. Either way Daniel should be a lock to make it to New York as he as put up some damn fine numbers.
#5. Pat White (QB, West Virginia)
Chances of winning: 5%
White is just as important to WVU as Tim Tebow is to Florida. While many view Steve Slaton as the star of thew Mountaineers without White WVU is average at best offensively. Slaton gets those massive holes due to the defense freaking out at the notion of White running all over them (just ask Louisville). The 50 yard run that White had against the Cardinal (on national TV no less) could have been his Heisman moment had WVU not lost to an average South Florida team (one in which White played only a half). While White has zero chance at being an NFL QB he is one hell of a college signal caller and fits Rich Rodriguez's system perfectly.
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