NFL Great Griese Comments on Stanziballs at Super Bowl
by BadgerHawk on Feb 9, 2010 8:58 PM CST
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PrintAn associate of mine was at the NFL party at the Super Bowl and encountered Bob Griese pressing the flesh. Small talk led to conversation about the Big Ten when out of the blue Bob G. said "can you believe that Iowa quarterback, he will give the other team a pick six on the first play of the game then battle back and win". Bob, unaware of the correct lingo meant to say a "Rick Six" and he could have just mentioned that he opens the game with a "Stanziball" and saved a lot of words.
Anyway it is rewarding to learn our boy is being noticed by a NFL and Big Ten Great for his unequaled sportsmanlike conduct of keeping the games close and helping the other team score now and then.
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Prediction...
If Stanzi comes out of the gate with three or four good, not great, but solid games—say an average of 230-250 yards passing and ZERO Stanziballs with 6 TD passes—and Iowa is undefeated (assuming no 2009 UNI nonsense), then he will be very much a Heisman candidate. He will be listed on more than a few Heisman watch lists. Don’t misconstrue this as me saying he should win the Heisman or can win it. This is me saying this guy is very much a NCAA star player now.
Book it.
"Gravity cannot be held responsible for Tiger's fall." -- Albert Einstein
I think you're right...
He’s a candidate now in the sense that Drew Tate was a candidate after his sophomore season. His success/the team’s success turned him into a player of note and someone that people were aware of; unfortunately, his candidacy never went anywhere because the team’s success declined so severely in his final two seasons.
And the Heisman can be weird; last year at this time, I’m guessing you could have gotten killer odds for Ingram or even for Tebow/McCoy/Bradford vs. the field. Last year at this time, I would have probably bet quite a bit of money that one of them would have won the Heisman… and as it turned out only one of them even finished in the top four, right?
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I would love to see the numbers for this
best record for starting Qbs cominginto the 2010 season. Stanzi si like 18-4 or something. I figure Kellen Moore would be better % but who has MORE wins? Pryor? The Bama QB? I would love to see that…
"Gravity cannot be held responsible for Tiger's fall." -- Albert Einstein
by StoopsMyAss on Feb 10, 2010 10:28 AM CST up reply actions
Just doing a little research...
Pryor has a few more than Stanzi (they got the starting job around the same time in 08, but he picked up more wins in 08 than Stanzi did). I think Nesbitt at Ga Tech actually has around 20 wins now, since he’s been a two-year starter. Moore, the Boise guy, has a ton of wins as a two-year starter, too. Ditto Dalton, the TCU starter. I also think Tyrod Taylor, the Va Tech QB, might be up there, although I’m not entirely sure how many games he’s won as as starter. He’s one of those guys that’s been around quite a while, though, and they win around 9-10 games every year.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Pryor will be everyone's hip preseason Heisman candidate (aside from Ingram, of course).
Book that.
"I AM A DIEHARD REDSKINS FAN, CAPS, LEAFS, AND I LOVE WATCHING TENNIS. SO WHATS THE BIG DEAL"
by ReadingRambler on Feb 10, 2010 10:52 AM CST up reply actions
My guess as to who the preseason Heisman finalists will be:
5. Case Keenum
4. Kellen Moore
3. Terrelle Pryor
2. Mark Ingram
1. Tim Tebow – he’s pretty much a lock to win
by HeroPatriotStanzi on Feb 10, 2010 11:33 AM CST up reply actions
I was curious about returning QBs
"Gravity cannot be held responsible for Tiger's fall." -- Albert Einstein
failing left and right... see below.
"Gravity cannot be held responsible for Tiger's fall." -- Albert Einstein
It's a very well known fact
that Tebow is guaranteed to be a Hesiman finalist for as long as he chooses. Then, the award will become the Tebow Trophy
by HeroPatriotStanzi on Feb 11, 2010 12:45 PM CST up reply actions
As a returning Heisman winner
He does get a vote, so he’ll have at least one first place vote next year. I’m sure anyone involved with ESPN already has him penciled in.
It's not that I'm lazy, Bob, it's that I just don't care
BOO-YAH! NEWSFLASH!
No self-respecting man from Iowa goes anywhere without beer
by Hayden Fry's Moustache Ride on Feb 12, 2010 11:22 PM CST up reply actions
God, don't say that
I mean, Tebow and his throwing motion won the universe for four years. But I can’t stomach the thought of Pryor and his perfected impression of a right handed twelve year old girl throwing a football with her left hand winning anything, let alone a Heisman.
"I know you're from Middle America, and sometimes you feel like you're representing more than just a school or a conference, maybe an entire group of American citizens out there."
by Twin Cities Hawk on Feb 10, 2010 3:05 PM CST up reply actions
Last year, at 11W they had some post about what Pryor had to do to be a Heisman contender.
IIRC, it was mostly stuff like “Improve as a passer”, “Progressions”, and “Don’t stare down your receivers”.
All Pryor has to do is actually play like a quarterback and he’ll win.
"...there'll be some woman, maybe 45 or 50, she'll come up and give me a hug, and I'll give my wife a wink: See? I'm not that old." - Joe Paterno
by ReadingRambler on Feb 10, 2010 3:23 PM CST up reply actions
Sad, but true.
"I know you're from Middle America, and sometimes you feel like you're representing more than just a school or a conference, maybe an entire group of American citizens out there."
by Twin Cities Hawk on Feb 10, 2010 3:27 PM CST up reply actions
Which still might mean
that he won’t be able to
It never gets to be easy
by chitownhawkeye on Feb 10, 2010 5:21 PM CST up reply actions
Good to see Ohio State fans responding in their usual manner.
Seasons change, but other things don’t.
"...there'll be some woman, maybe 45 or 50, she'll come up and give me a hug, and I'll give my wife a wink: See? I'm not that old." - Joe Paterno
by ReadingRambler on Feb 10, 2010 7:22 PM CST up reply actions
There's no fucking way
Stanzi should win the heisman. Nor can he.
/misconstructed
"We just forgot our pants. Nothing against the team or anything like that." -- take a guess
Calm Down
Calm down rageosaurus, it ain’t the Heisman we are going after anymore, its the “Americanzi Award”, and our boy is a lock to win it! Read below……
I love the smell of napalm in the morning...it smells like victory -- Bill Kilgore
Besides, it is no longer then Heisman Trophy anyways
as I mentioned above, henceforth the award will be known as the “Tebow Trophy”
by HeroPatriotStanzi on Feb 13, 2010 8:30 AM CST up reply actions
Uh, just read your full post...
so color me dum
"Gravity cannot be held responsible for Tiger's fall." -- Albert Einstein
If the Stanziballs stop
then so will all the fun. Think about the Orange Bowl without Rick helping them get back in the game.
MAJOR BORING SHIT.
I’d have turned that crap off by half time.
In 100 years, we'll all be dead.
Very well said..
The unpredictability of our guy is what makes it exciting and fun…..just as long as we keep coming out on top as often as we have been. I can’t wait for next fall, I don’t know about the Heisman but rest assured Ricky will be a leading candidate for the “keep it interesting” award.
I love the smell of napalm in the morning...it smells like victory -- Bill Kilgore
Maybe a reward named in his honor?
“The Richard Stanzi Award – given to the player who embodies the perfect sportsman, not only for his team, but his opponents.”
I vote for the Americanzi Award – given to the QB throwing the least surprising taint, hereafter known as the Rick 6, with the best team winning percentage in games started and finished during his career, minimum 25 career starts, minimum 5 taints. So, you have 2 full seasons seasons as starter plus a comprehensive body of taint performance. Richard has to be the NCAA career leader.
If Stanzi does turn into a dark horse candidate for the Heisman...
We already have the shirt.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I just noticed in the shop...
That’s Japan, not Korea.
No, that's clearly the continent of Korea.
Or as the natives call it, “Kariya.”
I got more rhymes than Wade Lookingbill's got dunks
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