Entry: Vince Young becomes a legend. Thursday, January 05, 2006



I feel so fortunate to have witnessed this game, and to witness this guy in action. 

That had to be the best single-game performance in modern college football history:  30-40, 267 passing yds, and then 19 Rushes, 200 rushing yds, 3 rushing TDs.    Not only did he run in the go-ahead touchdown with 19 seconds left in the game, but then turned around and scored the two point conversion to put them up by a field goal.  Amazing.

I really don't think people understand the full extent of what went on tonight.  This was a man who faced off against the last two Heisman trophy winners in college football and the two-time defending national champions that haven't been beaten in 34 games, playing in the most anticipated bowl game in decades.  To outscore those Heisman winners, and dethrone the champions was a feat in and of itself, but then to put up those kind of numbers, come from behind by two scores in the last six minutes of the game while virtually carrying your team on your back is something we'll probably never see again in our lifetime.

I've been one of his biggest cheerleaders since I saw the Texas/Ohio State game earlier this year, and he was the one who should have won the Heisman.  But I'm sure he'd take this instead.  If he isn't the number one pick for next year's draft, something is definitely wrong.

I fell asleep watching the Miami-Ohio State National Championship Game that went into overtime a few years ago, because I was so exhausted from work.  But this makes up for it.

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nottydreads
January 9, 2006   09:39 PM PST
 
This is heady stuff. Imagine telling the grandkids that you witnessed the greatness of Jordan, Tiger, (questionably maybe but..) Bonds, and now this. Vince may have just eclipsed all of those legends if you did a single game comparison with so much at stake and against such an opponent.

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