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Welcome to McTebow’s, Would You Like to Try our Heisman Burger?

By: Kevin Strickland

What if Heisman campaigns were fast-food franchises? Who’d have the best fries? Who would serve the frostiest shake?

Let’s take a look at a few of the front-runners.

Tim Tebow = McDonald’s

When you say fast food, your mind immediately thinks McDonald’s. Try it. Fill in the following: (_blank_) hamburgers. How many of you said McDonald’s? That’s right.

Now do the same thing with the following: Heisman Trophy winner (_blank_). Raise your hand if Florida’s Tim Tebow filled the blank. Yes, even you in the back, the Georgia fan. Put your hand all the way up.

Tebow is the face of the trophy. He is hailed as one of the best ever to play the college game, expected to guide his Gators to the third BCS title game in his four years in Gainesville.

Tate turns Berry’s Heisman hopes into roadkill

Big Ben rolls over Berry on his way to 128 rushing yards.

By: Kevin Strickland

Eric Berry for Heisman? Sorry, but no.

Auburn running back Ben Tate derailed that fleeting notion when he lowered his shoulder in the third quarter of the Tigers’ 26-22 Saturday win over the Vols and flung the Tennessee safety through the air like a rag doll.

Heisman Trophy candidates do not fly backward through the air for five full yards and hit the ground so hard they dig a trench with their butt. That’s what happened when Tate rammed Berry. The Tennessee safety looked like Superman running in reverse. If Superman started his flight flat on his back with a confused look on his face.

It should be noted that Tate kept his feet and picked up eight more yards after turning Berry into a flopping chew toy.