Number 1 Goes Down!



Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel and team celebrate the upset victory over Alabama

 Johnny Manziel knew that to beat Alabama it was going to take a great game from him. He was up for the challenge. Alabama came into the game ranked number one in the BCS, and they may have saw their national championship hopes fall apart. After Alabama had to claw it's way to a 20-17 win against LSU last week, an upset was in the air Saturday. The Crimson Tide suffered their first loss of the year at home to the Aggies of Texas A&M.

The Aggies jumped all over Alabama in the first quarter, scoring 20 unanswered points. Christine Michael ran for two scores, and Johnny Manziel threw a 10 yard pass for a touchdown to wide receiver Ryan Swope. Alabama then found a running game as Eddie Lacy and T.J. Yeldon scored on rushing touchdowns in the second quarter to make it a six point game going into the half. The game was up for grabs entering the third quarter but Alabama made some costly mistakes. Alabama had three turnovers, including two interceptions and a fumble. Alabama threw an interception on their last drive. They were able to hold A&M and forced them to punt but Alabama linebacker Tyler Hayes committed a neutral-zone infractions with 40 seconds left, giving the Aggies a first down and the game.

Johnny Manziel played a great game going 24/31 for 253 yards and two touchdowns. He put himself in the Heisman race with this victory. Manziel has been having a great season but this game really caught some attention. Manziel became the second freshman quarterback to beat the AP number one on the road.

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Texas A&M photo:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2012/11/11/alabama-loss-am-national-championship-race/1697113/

Information from:
http://espn.go.com/college-football/

Mark Sanchez Should Be Sitting

Jets Quarterback Mark Sanchez

Here we go again with the Jets soap opera every year. This time instead of the focus being on Rex Ryan and his ridiculous predictions for his football team, the focus is on who should be starting at quarterback for the struggling Jets team. Everybody knows that the Jets went out in the off season and brought in Tim Tebow from the Denver Broncos after the Broncos signed Peyton Manning, and this quarterback controversy has been going on ever since training camp. 

Let's start out by saying that neither quarterback is going to save this team. Tim Tebow isn’t going to save a struggling Jets team without any talent whatsoever at a wide receiver position. This team needs a wide receiver, not a new quarterback, Though a quarterback wouldn’t hurt either.

Dustin Keller is this team’s biggest weapon on offense. Every defense should be so afraid to face this team. What a joke. Without Santonio Holmes, this team has no legitimate wide out and has done absolutely nothing about trying to get one. They just talk about Tim Tebow and Rex Ryan watches Mark Sanchez play absolutely awful football and just backs him up and sticks up for Sanchez and continues to play him. Why? You want to win don't you? 

Sanchez has completed only 51.9 percent of his passes this year, while turning the ball over 15 times. Completely unacceptable. He has thrown only 10 touchdown passes this season through eight games. He is just awful. Tim Tebow isn't the answer for this team. Tebow isn't really a great passer either, but at least he isn’t nearly as turnover prone as Mark Sanchez. You have him, so why not give him a chance? You have nothing to lose at this point. The Jets won't be able to save the season after getting embarrassed 30-9 by the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.  Put in Tebow, trade for a receiver, or sign somebody who wants to play, and see what happens. This team needs to get a new quarterback or receiver in the draft, and might want to look for a coach who worries about winning and not being the main headline in New York.

Picture From:
http://1045theteam.com/who-sucks-less-mark-sanchez-or-tim-tebow/

Stats From: 
http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12482/mark-sanchez