Time to Strike a Pose, Sam

College football's regular season is over, and for now it's all about the little guy with the big stiff-arm. The Heisman Trophy will be awarded this Saturday, so our question is simple: Who should get it?

Sam Bradford, Quarterback, Oklahoma

If Bradford actually nabs the trophy, he should give a piece of it -- the leather helmet, maybe? -- to Rhett Bomar. Remember that guy? He was Oklahoma's quarterback as a redshirt freshman in 2005 and would have been in his senior season this year, likely bomarting, er, bogarting all the snaps. But, in a truly shocking development, it was discovered that ol' Rhett was getting paid big bucks to work small hours for a local car dealer, so he got the boot in 2006, Bradford's redshirt year. That paved the way for our guy to start last year, and all he did was set an NCAA freshman record with 36 touchdown tosses and lead the nation in passing efficiency. Not bad, rook, but whatcha got for an encore? How about throwing for the most touchdowns in the country, 48, with the third-most passing yards (4,464) and a measly six interceptions. Oh, and he entered the Big 12 championship game with a passer rating considerably higher than last year's, all of which amounts to a sophomore slump like Robert Byrd is a junior senator. In that title game, which has seen its share of upsets, Bradford had no trouble running an offense that's been scoring in the 60s more often than Austin Powers. Little wonder, then, that this quarterback is our crack staff's choice in a Heisman race that, if 80 percent of this list is any indication, doubles as a Mr. Big 12 Offense Guy pageant. But why take our word for it? Ask the folks who have to game-plan to stop all that talent, the Big 12 coaches. They named Bradford the conference's offensive player of the year. The Sooner hasn't even limited his definition of "aerial assault" to the results of his passing. In a shootout against Oklahoma State, Bradford ended a third-down scramble with a head-over-heels flip in a spectacular bid to reach the end zone. His Heisman Moment didn't directly result in points, but it did present this quarterback as being leaps and bounds above the competition.

Michael Crabtree, Wide Reveiver, Texas Tech

Bradford may have had his Heisman Moment, but Crabtree probably had the Play of the Year. Down one to then-No. 1 Texas, Crabtree caught a pass on the sideline with a defender draped all over him, then pulled away from said defender (plus another Longhorn who appeared to be in "just browsing" mode) to score the game-winning touchdown with one second left. Crabtree won't lead the nation in receiving yards like he did last season, but he is second in touchdown catches and first in Texas fans' burn books.

Tim Tebow, Quarterback, Florida

There seemed to be some sentiment among the crack staff that Tebow's Heisman win last year devalued his candidacy a bit this year. But his stats (which don't quite match 2007's touchdown-a-thon) and his team's success demand that he remain in the running, while his looks demand that average mortals gripe, "All that talent and he's a dead ringer for Brendan Fraser? Not fair!"

Colt McCoy, Quarterback, Texas

Fourth here but likely Bradford's main competition in actual Heisman balloting, McCoy is an insane combination of passer accurate enough to lead the nation in completion percentage (77.6) and runner talented enough to lead his team in rushing (by a whopping 200 yards). He's like Vince Young, except with a better chance of starting for an NFL team next year.

Graham Harrell, Quarterback, Texas Tech

Wait, regarding item No. 2, we take it back -- Crabtree is a bum who owes all his success to this guy! Okay, maybe not, but it is worth noting that when the wideout made an early departure from the Red Raiders' most recent game, Harrell still roasted Baylor for 309 yards and two touchdowns on 41-of-50 passing. For the season, Harrell has 41 touchdown throws against just seven interceptions, impressive considering that he puts the ball in the air more often than a juggler on Ritalin.