Monday Links

It looks like BC will be the home team in the ACCCG so here's your wallpaper:-Check out what Bill from Eagle in Atlanta had to say about going to Jacksonville. Couldn't have said it better myself. Are you listening RFH2?
-We have no idea how this got by us but check out who Chris Mannix from Sports Illustrated nominated for Sportsman of the Year 2007. Welcome aboard Chris. We'll see you Wednesday.
-Blaudschun thinks that it's too early to count Matty Ice out.
-Pete Thamel, a Ryan fan for a long time, thinks that Matty is right in the thick of the HT discussion.
-ESPN thinks that There's Something About Matt.
-Deadspin's weekend blogger likes #12.

We'll be posting every day this week with another series coming up this afternoon that will conclude on Friday. We will also update the Heisman polls when the Monday releases come out.

Bandwagon Wednesday (10/31)

CLICK THE PICTURE TO ENLARGEAll Aboard! Not surprisingly, this is the busiest week in the history of the Bandwagon. We have once again decided to expand. We have added a furry friend for the Clydesdale as well as the first 3 women to board the bandwagon. Click on the "Bandwagon Wednesday" label for explanations on why riders were added in previous weeks. In honor of Halloween, we will also include costume suggestions for the first-time 'wagoneers. Here are the 12 new passengers for the week of October 31st:

1) Erin Andrews of ESPN: Thursday night's game will go down as one of the greatest in BC's history and Team RFH was there. Unfortunately, you don't care about our ugly mugs so someone has to represent the moment. How about the only person on the ESPN crew who didn't prematurely bury Matt Ryan and the Eagles. Besides, do we really need a reason to put Erin onboard. Costume suggestion: University of Florida Dazzler.

2) HC Jeff Jagodzinski and 3) AD Gene DeFilippo: Jags makes it on for giving Matty Ice the freedom to do something special, like he did Thursday night, as well as for his post-TD celebration. Gene makes it on for allowing BC to launch MattyIce.com. It's not every day that the school has a Heisman candidate. It's about time that they embraced it. Costume suggestion: Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari, stars of the sitcom Bosom Buddies.

4) Uga VI: The Georgia mascot climbed aboard when his bulldogs took down former HT candidate Tim Tebow. Georgia handed Florida its 3rd loss in 4 weeks when Tebow fumbled a snap in the closing minutes on Saturday. Uga is also proud to represent bulldogs everywhere. His Mississippi State cousins knocked Andre' Woodson off the HT radar screen. Costume suggestion: Krypto the Superdog. Tebow may not be Superman but Uga is our new hero.

5) Alessandra Ambosio: Brazilian supermodel: on Friday, ESPN's Pat Forde literally asked on the bandwagon. We are more than happy to oblige, with one caveat. Forde has informed us that he is too busy completing his Forde Yard Dash and that Dashette Alessandra Ambrosio will be hopping on the Bandwagon instead. Costume Suggestion: Morally challenged nurse, because every Halloween party needs one.

6) The New York Times: The newspaper of record has written about #12 all season and this week was no exception. Samplings from the past week are here and here. Costume suggestion: The New York Daily News, because for once it would be nice to read intelligent articles without having people referred to as Mr. or Mrs. ad nauseum.

7) ESPN's Michael Smith: The guys on Around the Horn were asked to Buy or Sell Matt Ryan last week. Surprisingly, all 4 panelists, including Smith, formerly of the Globe and Boston guy at heart, chose "Buy". Costume suggestion: Morally challenged Pimp, because every Halloween party needs one.

8) Mike Francesa and 9) Chris "Mad Dog" Russo: Fatso and Frootloops rarely seem to know what they are talking about and ACC football is no exception. They are important to the Ryan For Heisman movement for 2 reasons. First, they are the highest rated show on the highest grossing radio station in the country. Second, both are HT voters. Furthermore, if Ryan is going to take home the hardware, he needs to win the East. Last Friday, Mike and the Md Dog gushed about #12 and called him the frontrunner on their ballots. Like it or not, these guys have plenty of pull. Costume suggestions: Mike-Jaba the Hutt, Chris-the Taco Bell chihuahua.

10) Lee Corso, ESPN's College GameDay: Like another crazy old man who works for the worldwide leader, Corso was the voice of reason when it comes to BC last week. He gave the Eagles credit, while his co-hosts scoffed. He even took my suggestion and dressed up for the Bandwagon in his Baldwin head in honor of Halloween. Costume suggestion: Baldwin.

11) Jordana Spiro, actress: The My Boys star is the confirmed crush of SI.com's Stewart Mandel. While some Eagles fans are angry with Stewie because of what he has to say about the team, his status on the Matt Ryan bandwagon can no longer be questioned. Mandel has twice finished in the top-3 in the column category according to the awards given out by FWAA. His opinion is well respected. Spiro got the nod because Mandel's noggin is just too scary to put up there along with The Bachelor. Costume suggestion: Former CIA Agent Valerie Plame, because then maybe should could figure out a way to give Stewie the slip.

12) Tom O'Brien, Head Coach NC State: On the serious side, O'Brien has repeatedly sung the praises of Matt Ryan ever since he left the Heights. On the lighter side, does anyone really think that, under TOB and Dana Bible, Matt Ryan would be a Heisman candidate as the calendar turns to November??? Costume suggestion: Jeff Jagodzinski, because Jags is the envy of the coaching world.

Bandwagon Wednesday Special Addition

This is a rare non-Wednesday addition to the Ryan For Heisman Bandwagon. Take a look at this video of David Wright and his addition will become obvious.

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Bandwagon Wednesday (10/24)

First off, in the future, if my poor copy/paste skills lead to me referring to a fictional day of the week (Wesnesday)for 3 weeks straight, please give me a heads up. Second, part of team RFH will be venturing into the belly of the beast in Blacksburg tomorrow so there will be a maximum of 1 more post from now until Saturday at the earliest. Now, to the business at hand:

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The Bandwagon is so crowded that we needed to expand this week. Hopefully, this won't be the last time. We want that little Clydesdale to get his workout in. Luckily for him, the bye week led to just 2 new riders. Click on the "Bandwagon" label for explanations on why riders were added in previous weeks. Here are the 2 (3?)new guys for the week of October 24th:

1) The Rutgers Scarlet Knight: This one was open to fan vote and the Knight got alomost 50% of the vote, beating out Ray Rice and the holder who threw a TD pass last week against USF. Rutgers beat the Bulls and enabled BC to move into BCS position for tomorrow night's game against Virginia Tech. Now, with a win, BC, and by extension Matty Heisman, have the college football stage all to themselves for few days. The Clydesdale was lonely so the knight brought his horse along too.

2) Chris Fowler of College GameDay: After Erin Andrews held an interview with David Wright in which he said that there is no way that BC wins at Lane Stadium (side note: you would be hard pressed to find a bigger David Wright fan than us but for the next 24-48 hours, he's dead to us), Fowler said that "if there's one QB that can do it, it's Matt Ryan." This may sound like a run-of-the-mill quote but it was pretty important. BC was getting hit hard by Wright and Craig "Pin the tail on the AP ballot" James. Doug Flutie didn't want to sound like an outright homer so he stayed silent. Fowler got the last word and earned his 'Wagoneer's license. CF has also said that if BC wins tomorrow, they will soar up his AP ballot. We have a feeling that he represents the country as a whole.

Finally, Mel Kiper has been gushing over #12 lately and is very close to being named Conductor of the Ryan For Heisman Bandwagon.

Tuesday Links and More Bonus...

-MSNBC talks to Matt Ryan about Thursday night's game, victory parades and everything in between.
-Gene Menez from SI has Ryan up to 3rd in his Heisman Watch.
-ESPN has #12 barely slipping behind Tim Tebow this week.
-CSTV had the same reaction.
-The nation's longest running HT poll has Ryan in 3rd.
-Another glowing piece on Matty Ice's go-to-guy.
-From Todd McShay's ESPN chat:

Jim (New York, NY): BC or VaTech? Lane stadium is a tough place to play, but BC is going there with senior leadership. Also, a stage for matt ryan to show the nation he is heisman material.

Todd McShay: BC has a tough schedule during the month of Nov. but Thu night's trip to Va. Tech will be the toughest test. I tend to agree with you on the senior leadership. I know Ga. Tech hasn't been very good this season but I was thoroughly impressed with Matt Ryan's composure on the road versus a fast, aggressive defense. If he plays like that on Thu night, BC will emerge unscathed.

Finally, here is the white version of the Matty Ice wallpaper I posted yesterday:

If you want to see other wallpapers by me, go here.
If you want to see wallpapers made by someone else for BC and just about any other team you can think of, start here.

Two Bonus Items

Here is the video of Matt Ryan on Jim Rome Is Burning:

And here is a Matty Ice wallpaper that I whipped up:For other wallpapers, look here.

Bandwagon Wesnesday (10/17)

CLICK THE PICTURE TO ENLARGEThe Bandwagon is awfully crowded. Click on the "Bandwagon" label for explanations on why riders were added in previous weeks. We have 4 new riders on the official Ryan For Heisman Bandwagon this week:

1) Jesse Palmer of ESPN's College Football Live: The Bachelor has been all over ESPN for the past week. On more than one occasion, he has gushed over Matt Ryan and said that the BC QB is the Heisman frontrunner. If actual HT voters are going to catch on, the mainstream media has to lead the charge. More after the jump...

2) Mike Wilbon of PTI: On the mini-PTI during Monday Night Football, the question was whether Ohio State or USF was more likely to make it to the BCS Championship Game. Wilbon said "neither" and Kornheiser asked who would. Wilbon replied, "Boston College. Could this be the year in New England?" Goodnight Canada.

3) Benny Beaver: Oregon State pulled the improbable upset over Cal on Saturday night. The only way that Matt Ryan wins this thing is if BC wins out. It doesn't hurt the RFH movement if the Eagles get NC attention. With a win, Cal would have been atop the BCS standings and BC would be 4th. Instead, BC is on the doorstep.

4) The Great State of New Mexico: Tommy Trujillo of The New Mexican is the only AP voter to give his first place vote to BC so far. When the rest of the voters catch on, Trujillo can say that he was the first one on the bandwagon.

Bandwagon Wesnesday (10/10)

CLICK THE PICTURE TO ENLARGEThe Bandwagon is starting to get awfully crowded. Click on the "Bandwagon" label for explanations on why riders were added in previous weeks. We have 5 new riders on the official Ryan For Heisman Bandwagon this week:

1) Kirk Herbstreit of ESPN's College GameDay: GameDay is the Bible of college football. You can see Herbie here say that Matt Ryan is his HT leader. That is national exposure at its best. Besides, he is playing a tuba. After all, it is a bandwagon. More after the jump...

2) David Letterman: CBS was the first, but not last, media outlet to place #12 atop its HT rankings. Letterman is a big Ball State fan and is CBS's most visible personality. It was either him or the CBS Eye.

3) The Stanford Tree: When in doubt, the HT voters hand the award to a player on a powerhouse school, even when that player might not be deserving. This season, John David Booty looked like the guy who could be the default winner. Jim Harbaugh's Cardinal eliminated that concern last week and for that we thank them.

4) Mel Kiper Jr: The ESPN draft guru has anointed Matty Ice as the top senior QB and has called him the Heisman front runner. Clooney no longer has the best hair on the Bandwagon.

5) South Carolina Coach Steve Spurrier: The Gamecocks knocked then-frontrunner Andre' Woodson out of the picture for now.
Lastly, George Clooney finally has his headset.

Bandwagon Wesnesday (10/3)

CLICK THE PICTURE TO ENLARGEWe have 4 new riders on the official Ryan For Heisman Bandwagon this week:

1) Rocky the Bull: South Florida's mascot has been invited aboard because of the implications that his school has had on the Heisman race. The Bulls managed to knock 2 of Matt Ryan's competitors out of the HT race in one night. We will need more brave mascots like Rocky (I'm looking your way Cocky) if Ryan is going to win this thing.
2) Boston Pops Laureate Conductor John Williams: Williams, the composer of many well known film scores including Star Wars, was on campus for Pops on the Heights last week and invited fellow 'Wagoneer Tim Russert onstage to say a few words. Russert ended his performance by asking the crowd "Is Matty Ryan going to win the Heisman Trophy?" and leaving to raucous applause. Williams has also been nominated for 45 Academy Awards so he can coach #12 on the DOs and DON'Ts of major award acceptance speeches.
3) and 4) Michael Holley and Dale Arnold: the WEEI mid-day hosts had Matt Ryan on for an interview last week. Dale could not stop referring to Ryan as a HT candidate. Now that Matt is getting national attention, he needs to silence the dopes who claim that Boston doesn't care about BC football. Dale and Holley's interview helped accomplish that.

Bandwagon Wednesday

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Sorry for the delay. This week, we have 3 new passengers on the "Ryan For Heisman" Bandwagon:

• Todd McShay of ESPN and Scouts Inc. for his praise of #12 on GameDay this past Saturday. One of the keys to any successful Heisman campaign is national TV exposure and Todd helped provide that.
• This week's issue of SI, which included a feature on #12, written by Mark Beech. Again, the national pub is vital to the movement.
• George Clooney. As Dennis Dodd tells us, Jags is "Clooney with a headset." Thus, Clooney himself has climbed aboard. At the very least he can share what it's like to win a major award with #12.

Wallpapers

Here a few wallpapers that I did a while ago:


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Bandwagon Wednesday

I will be doing this every Wednesday from here until the end of the season. We know that there are plenty of BC fans on the RFH Bandwagon. It is also important that we get people not directly related to BC onboard. The first two people on the bandwagon are
-Tim Russert for his Meet the Press signoff this week
-Bob Davie for talking #12 up for 3 straight hours on national tv. I know most of us don't think very highly of Bob but the prime time appearance was very important to the cause and that is because of Davie
Comment here by next week if you want to suggest the next person on the Ryan For Heisman bandwagon