I have really hated Boston College all season. Gave them zero chance to win at Virginia Tech. For the majority
of Boston College's battle against the Hokies, I appeared to be right. Then Ryan led BC to two Heisman-quality
scoring drives. If Matt Ryan wins the Heisman Trophy, and everyone seems ready to engrave the trophy now, those
touchdown passes will be replayed over and over and over. Two questions that immediately pop into my head:
Is Boston College worthy of the #2 ranking?
In a season where everyone is falling and top-ranked upsets are happening weekly, kudos have to be given
to Boston College for winning this game. Even when they were playing awful football, they were still
in the football game the entire way. Boston College is very similar to the top-ranked Buckeyes. In fact,
there probably should be some debate on which should be #1. The ACC has been more impressive than the Big Ten.
Should Matt Ryan be the front-runner for the Heisman Trophy?
Those 2 drives were amazing. His passes were on the money. If he had played an average game and then finished
with those, I would confidently say: Maybe. However, he didn't play average. He played awful. Even with those
drives, he finished with under 50% completion percentage, 5.5 yards/attempt, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.
Those are very Sam Keller-like stats. I'll put him in my Heisman race because it's just asinine not too, but I still
don't like him as the best player in college football.
But Matt Ryan is a star QB on an undefeated BCS football team!!?!? How about we compare his season to another QB that fits the same bill (and by no means is/should be in the Heisman discussion):
| Player | Passing Yards | Comp % | Yards/Attempt | Passing Touchdowns | Interceptions | Passing Efficiency |
| Matt Ryan | 2433 | 61.0 | 6.83 | 19 | 8 | 131.48 |
| Todd Boeckman | 1799 | 66.5 | 8.61 | 21 | 8 | 164.32 |
Now I would never say Matt Ryan is worse than Todd Boeckman because I think Ryan will become a pretty decent pro. However Todd Boeckman is playing just as well, if not better, than Matt Ryan this season with none of the fanfare.
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