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QB Troy Smith (2006 Heisman Trophy Winner)

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Covering his eyes does nothing, as Troy Smith does not use them to see. In fact, vision is a liability, as it gets in the way of his other 14 senses.
 
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Now I'm not sure if I'm right or not, but he may be saying scUM may have more draft talent this year and that may be a fair assessment. The only hight draft talent for this year's draft from our d will be Pitcock and maybe Patterson much later while scUM has Leon Hall, Woodley, Branch, and maybe a linebacker could even go in the first round. Henne has measurables and even though he's underachieved at scUM NFL scouts have decided that scUM QB's must be good. If Hart and Pittman both went they're pretty similar right now. Ted Ginn if he goes would help but its not inconcieveable (no matter how stupid) Henne goes before Troy in the draft. If we're talking about the 07 draft I'm not sure I disagree.
 
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Troy by Down

Through the MSU game, the following is Troy's passing by down for the season:

Down....Comp....Attempts....Yards....TD....int....RATING
1st..........41............60...........613.......4......1......172.82
2nd.........45............63...........537.......6......1......171.28
3rd..........30............47...........345.......7......0......174.64
overall.....116..........170.........1495......17.....2.......172.75


  • Troy is now #6 in passing efficiency in Div. IA
  • He'll continue to climb for the next 4 weeks (at least)
Having a higher QB rating on 3rd down than for the other 2 downs is just sick. Think about it. In compiling these numbers, I've noticed that OSU does not throw on a 3rd down when the distance indicates a run is expected.

Therefore, having the highest rating on third down means that he does best when the other team KNOWS it is a passing down. That isn't WHY he does better, it just makes it more impressive. The reason he does better on 3rd down is because Troy is clutch. Having the other team playing to stop the pass is irrelevant by comparison.
 
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Troy Smith's lower body is built like a running back, and his upper body is built like a quarter back. He knows exactly when to throw and when to run. It just always surprises me that he sometimes gets more rushing yards than the runningback on the other team
 
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I honestly think Smith has a BIG chance of going PRO. Not like Vince Young, but bigger than that.. I mean yeah he is a good quarterback and all but he isn't doing good in the NFL, but Smith can do better than that in the NFL I think. But thats opinion :)
 
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CPD

Ohio State star quarterback Troy Smith is so far out in front of the Heisman competition that more campaigning on the school's part is unnecessary

MARVIN FONG
THE PLAIN DEALER

Troy Smith has been the director of Ohio State's stranglehold on the No. 1 ranking, which has led him to the top of the Heisman Trophy race.

Pass the Heisman over to Smith as Peterson's injury seals the deal
Tuesday, October 17, 2006Bud Shaw
Plain Dealer Columnist
Ohio State can save some trees. Its planned Heis man mailing on behalf of quarterback Troy Smith, subtle as it is, simply isn't necessary.
An already plodding Heisman "race" screeched to a halt Saturday. Smith barely broke a sweat in leading a 38-7 mauling of Michigan State while Oklahoma's Adrian Peterson broke his collarbone.
The Heisman equivalent of the creative sign seen at the American League Championship Series in Detroit's Comerica Park over the weekend - "Game Over, Milton Bradley" - can now be held high.
Smith should win, without even striking a pose. Who else? It would require a blind game from Smith in a crushing loss to Michigan. Or Brady Quinn of Notre Dame changing his name to rhyme with Heisman.
It's true that an award meant for "the most outstanding player" has too often veered from its mission statement and gone to the quarterback of an outstanding team. If Eric Crouch, Jason White or Chris Weinke were the best players in college football the years they won it, you can also believe I'm often mistaken for George Clooney.
Smith possesses more overall skills than those three combined. He's more than a guy in the right place - behind center - for the right team. Smart voters recognize Smith could be putting up far bigger numbers both in the air and on the ground.
Only Peterson had the dynamic talent to counter the groundswell for Smith, especially with OSU stamping itself as a dominant No. 1 team.
West Virginia's Steve Slaton is a long shot. His production against Syracuse Saturday was overshadowed when teammate Pat White outgained him.
Garrett Wolfe of Northern Illinois ended his lotto chances with 25 yards rushing against Western Michigan.
Wolfe's big game against Ohio State was his greatest recommendation, but even that was a reach.
There's a reason Ty Detmer is the only Heisman winner from outside the BCS conferences and Notre Dame in the last two decades. And it's not all because of starry-eyed voters. The Heisman winner should have to excel every week against the best competition.
Peterson was the only hedge against Smith becoming Ohio State's seventh Heisman winner, and he wasn't an overwhelming one. It's not too hard to see that Smith's candidacy isn't a product of OSU's ranking as much as the ranking is because of him -- and in no small part because of his discipline as a pocket quarterback first and foremost.
OSU's mailing later this month will list its previous Heisman winners without even mentioning Smith's candidacy. It's an attempt to be subtle. No school should ever be dissuaded from that given the silliness of past marketing campaigns.
Memphis sent model race cars in support of DeAngelo Williams. Washington State sent a leaf on behalf of Ryan Leaf. Get it? Leaf . . . Leaf. When a 2003 survey showed such materials were ending up in landfills across the nation, the approach changed.
These days the trend among university athletic departments publicizing Heisman candidates is more subtle than, say, the $250,000 Oregon wasted on a Kong-sized picture of quarterback Joey Harrington.
OSU's mailing is welcome in that regard. It's just not going to insinuate anything about Smith's worthiness that voters weren't already convinced of late Saturday night.
 
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marionstar

Buckeyes' Smith one tough customer
By JON SPENCER
For The Advocate




COLUMBUS -- Troy Smith didn't blink when he got hit by 275-pound defensive end Brian Robison early this season against then-No. 2 Texas. He popped up and led Ohio State on a touchdown drive.
He didn't blink Saturday when Michigan State defensive end Ervin Baldwin took two swipes at him during the same play. He shook off Baldwin, stood his ground and fired a 7-yard touchdown to Brian Robiskie to put the game out of reach.

If Smith got home in time Saturday night to see Michigan knock out two Penn State quarterbacks, he probably didn't blink then, either. The Wolverines left Happy Valley still unbeaten, still knowing a Big Ten and national championship goes through Columbus -- and archenemy Smith -- this season.


Good luck with that, Blue.

Never mind Smith is 2-0 as a starter against Michigan. What really should trouble the Wolverines is Smith has not only been a model of efficiency for the top-ranked Buckeyes, he's been a study in strength and a testament to toughness.

There's a better chance of Mount Rushmore crumbling before Ohio State's unbreakable and unshakable quarterback.

"Being there when he takes a shot and still makes a perfect throw, he's one of the toughest guys I've ever been around," receiver Anthony Gonzalez said. "I think a lot of it just stems from being competitive. You don't allow yourself to stay down because you want, more than anything in the world at that particular moment, to win whatever it is you're competing at. You don't really have time to be hurt."

No one questions Ohio State's backbone, not when it has a quarterback with a nasty competitive streak.

During the preseason, when Playboy picked its All-America team, it got all the athletes together and let them compete at everything from virtual baseball to driving golf balls.

Northern Illinois running back Garrett Wolfe, one of Smith's competitors for the Heisman Trophy, was on the winning team. When asked how it happened, Wolfe said, "I was on Troy's team. He won everything."

Gil Brandt, instrumental in building the early Dallas Cowboys into a dynasty, told the Austin (Texas) American-Statesman that Wolfe wasn't exaggerating.

Brandt said Smith was the most versatile athlete among the All-Americans -- a guy who could beat you in anything from pingpong to bowling. Smith won a fast-pitch contest, which won't surprise Buckeye fans who have witnessed some of the strikes he's thrown this season.

"He had an 86 mph fastball," Brandt said. "That's not quite major league, but still ..."

Gonzalez saw the same competitive zeal and aptitude from Smith during a summer team get-together of "Midnight Madness," a triathlon of softball, soccer and powerball.

"In soccer, Troy was running into people, throwing them into the wall, just to get to the ball," Gonzalez said. "He's not going to let anybody get the best of him, and that's what I love."

A blind-side hit his senior year at Cleveland Glenville had Smith seeing stars.

But it also gave him a clear vision of what being tough is all about.

"From that point on, there was an understanding because I saw the look in (the defender's) eyes once I got up," Smith said. "I couldn't let him know he'd gotten the best of me. As soon as you do that, I think you let up. If you let up, it gives them even more incentive to take advantage of your weaknesses.

"It's having that determination that a hit can't take you out of the game."
Mother Nature caused Smith the most duress in East Lansing, Mich., in the form of cold, gusting winds. A couple of passes sailed him, but for the most part, No. 10 pierced the blustery conditions, going 15-of-22 for 234 yards and two touchdowns.

The Big Ten's career pass efficiency leader enters Saturday's home game against Indiana with 17 TDs and only two interceptions this season.

"I'm sure it was treacherous to throw the ball," coach Jim Tressel said, "and for him to be that accurate is pretty darn good. Our total offensive plays was down a little bit, but his efficiency enabled us to keep the football and mount some drives.

"He came up with some key plays on third down. We were 10-of-16 on third down. When you're 10-of-16, you've got a chance."

Tressel often has said toughness is the first trait he looks for in a quarterback. It's a quality Smith has in abundance. "That's one of the keys to a great quarterback," Smith said. "Any time you look back at guys who won national championships or Super Bowls, they were tough. Everything about them was tough. They were physically tough, mentally tough ... emotionally, the whole way around."
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