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I did not write this but I received it in an email, it is long but a good read and makes sense:
I give the following in Chronological Order, with the only preface
> being that ESPN has the lucrative contract to the BCS games.
>
> Fall football
> 2008: Jake Heaps, a junior Mormon QB at skyline high school in
> Washington Threw for 3,103 yards and 31 touchdowns in the regular
> season and leads Skyline to a 14-0 record, as well as a Washington 4A State
> Championship in their first year moving from 3A to 4A. Previously He had led
> them to another undefeated season and 3A championship as a sophomore. (2-year totals: 405-648 (.625) for 6104
> yards and 69 TD's, 11 Int's, 21 Rushing TD's.)
> While
> earning 1st Team All-League quarterback and 3A AP All-State honors, KingCo
> 4A All Conference Co-Offensive MVP; KingCo 4A All Conference Quarterback;
> Seattle Times MVP; Seattle PI MVP; Gatorade Washington State Player of the
> Year; AP State Player of the year All Classes AP 4A Player of the year; AP 4A
> Quarterback of the year NFL 7 on 7 Passing Tournament MVP; Big Kahuna MVP; UW
> Passing Tournament MVP; New Level Badger Camp 1st Team QB; US Army All American
> invitee 2010 class. Overall in 2008 he compiles- Statistics: 203-312 (.651) for
> 2910 yards, 38 TD's, 4 Int's 7 Rushing TD's.
> And holds
> over 20 scholarship offers from Division 1 schools, only two from non major
> conferences. (BYU and Utah)
>
> March 2009: Jake Heaps is ranked as the number one or 2 qb prospect by every
> major recruiting news service, including ESPN, Rivals, Scout, MaxPreps,
> Gridironstud, and Tom Lemming.
> On ESPN.com
> he is number 2 and rated in the top 40 in their (formerly)
> "prestigious" ESPNUnder-Armor 150 (best players in the country) along
> with Bronson Kaufusi F(already a BYU commit), Ross Apo, and Kona Schwenke (the
> latter 3 ranked between 75-150).
> Jake Heaps is
> one of 11 invited by ESPN to the Elite 11 QB camp, the most prestigious QB
> camp in the country. ESPN runs a cover story on the top uncommitted QB's in
> their college football page. A second story on Jake Heaps alone is featured in
> the tabs.
> Shortly
> afterwards, Jake commits to BYU - over offers from every powerhouse- [a non BCS
> school, and therefore not directly affiliated with ESPN, in fact in competition
> with their financial interests. However, this is sports reporting, and Jake is
> commonly considered the best QB in the country, his choice should hardly affect
> his worthiness as a prospect.]
> With Jake
> Heaps 5 star commitment he brings with him a 4 star and 3 star recruit ( Ross
> Apo and Zac Stout). This marked easily the biggest recruiting day of the
> 2010 class and headlined or was the cover story for every other college
> football news service (Rivals Scout Fox Sports and others, even SI which
> usually stays out of recruiting) it ran as an under tab on ESPN's college
> football recruiting page, behind a story of a 3 star Offensive Lineman's
> decision to commit to Alabama. Jake, who as an uncommitted prospect was front
> page news, is back tab of the back page news once committed to a non BCS school.
>
> In early
> April of 2009 ESPN announces their elite 11 picks. Accompanying their
> announcement their premiere recruiting reporter writes an article, echoed by
> their top blogger, defending the choices. The theme of the articles are that while
> there are 5 or 6 quarterbacks that undoubtedly deserve to be there (including
> Heaps who was called a shoe-in) finishing out from 5 to 11 is very difficult.
> Or in other words the crème was at the top. Jake Heaps is that crème.
> The ESPN
> Under Armor All-American game roster is chosen and announced, with six qb's
> included. Jake, who is ranked 2nd among qb's and 32nd overall is not included
> in the one hundred and seventy invites.
> Meanwhile the
> Army All-American game (unaffiliated with the BCS) invites Heaps, with the
> following to say: (all quotes from here on out are the first words of any
> review of Jake Heaps)
> by one writer-"Biography: Heaps has the ability to set up and
> get rid of the ball quickly. He can also throw on the run and release from
> various launch points. He shows leadership skills with his command of the
> offense and has great confidence in his throws..." and from the selection
> committee: “This guy
> has ice water in his veins, the ferocious pass rush does not faze him, he goes
> through his progressions easily, reads defenses well, and can hit his receivers
> on the numbers just about every time.”
>
> Awards after the rigorous week at Elite 11 are handed out on July 20th. ESPN
> cameras have been rolling all week to be cut and spliced into late night programs
> that only sports junky insomniacs watch. The coaches and trainers report says
> this "Heaps is polished, poised and a winner, having gone 28-0 as a
> varsity quarterback with two state titles entering his senior season. He's
> almost robotic in his consistency. His ball always comes out quickly, with a
> tight spin, and on target. Heaps arguably had the strongest, most accurate arm
> on the field of the Elite11 field." Jake, the shoe-in, receives
> awards as voted on by the coaches and trainers. Who said "He's as accurate as any QB in the
> country, shows excellent footwork, and the ability to lead his team." The
> awards are as follows, note the award "Most likely to win a BCS
> Championship" given to the QB just committed to USC.
> Elite 11 QB
> Awards:
> Most Likely To Play Early: Jake Heaps
> Most Upside: Tyler Bray
> Best Leader By Example: Nick
> Montana
> Best Leader Vocally: Jake Heaps
> Highest Football IQ: Jake Heaps
> Best In The Classroom: Devin
> Gardner
> Best Arm: Robert Bolden
> Most Accuracy: Chandler Whitmer
> Best In Any System: Nick Montana
> Quickest Release: Robert Bolden
> Most Improved: Nick Montana
> Most likely to win BCS Title:
> Jesse Scroggins
> Overall MVP - Jake Heaps
>
> Between April
> 2009 and August 2009, zero football games take place in the country. One camp by
> ESPN is held during which Jake Heaps is awarded top overall ratings. Jake Heaps
> stays steady in all of the rankings, except ESPN, where he drops from 32nd
> overall to 104th. The scouting update remains identical from April, even down
> to the schools he holds offers from, with a small note at the end that he has
> committed to BYU.
> Ross Apo
> slides out of the ESPNUnder Armor 150.
> Bronson
> Kaufusi drops from 79th to 141st.
>
> By August
> BYU's 2010 recruiting class is rated between 10th and 15th by all major polls.
> ESPN finally puts out a recruiting class ranking system but stops at 10th, and
> they use a slide show format for the story that only shows their ten powerhouse
> teams, not how they rank them besides noting how many of 5 4 and 3 star
> recruits, nor any other teams in the list. Upon closer inspection BYU has more
> 5 4 3 star and total recruits then the ninth and tenth ranked teams in their
> "study".
> Two friends
> watch the ESPN presents Elite 11 and call me asking what Jake Heaps looks like.
> In the hour long special there are no clips of Jake Heaps until he receives the
> MVP.
>
> In September
> the season has begun. Recruiting calendars are in full swing, with visits and
> more high powered prep stars making their decisions. BYU's class is ranked
> between 12th and 16th by three major polls. ESPN releases their second rounds
> of class rankings. They once again use a slideshow format, ranking only to
> number 15, with no further information on who else is performing well. BYU
> manages to once again get cut. To a reader or viewer of BYU they would believe
> they had nothing special nor anything to be more excited about in the upcoming
> years.
> ESPNUnder
> Armor 150 member Kona Schwenke commits to BYU joining Bronson Kaufusi as 2
> top DE's ranked in the top 150 overall recruited by BYU.
>
> By October the High School football season is in full swing and
> with it the resulting chaos. Numbers and rankings begin to shift and
> players’ worths rise and fall. Yet Jake maintains his position. Even
> after losing his first game in 3 years (a 28-24 loss in a matchup with the team
> ranked #4 in the country, Oaks Christian of California. Jake has his worst game
> of the year playing with a temperature of over 100. ESPN, suddenly reinterested
> in Jake, runs a story on the matchup and Jake Heaps’ loss mentioning in
> passing that he was feeling under the weather. Seattle’s paper reports he was throwing
> up and getting iv’s before the game.)
> In fact his
> consistency is noted in MaxPrep’s midseason review of quarterbacks:
> “In taking a look at three of the most notable prospect ranking services,
> it’s plain to see that they don’t all agree on who the top 5 or 10
> prospects are for this class.It would seem from looking at the rankings that
> Skyline H.S. (Washington) and Gridironstuds. com member Jake Heaps is the closest thing to a consensus #1. Heaps gets
> the top nod from both Scout.com and Rivals, while Tom Lemming gives Heaps the
> #2 rating. “
> Kona Schwenke drops out of the ESPNUnder Armor 150 rankings.
> Bronson Kaufusi drops out of the ESPNUnder Armor 150 rankings.
>
> November 2009: The aforementioned Tom Lemming, who, if this was an
> LSAT, would be to recruiting reporting what Peter King is to the NFL, Bob
> Costas is to the Olympics, and Ahmad Rashad was to the NBA, and the only
> expert, besides ESPN, to rank Heaps lower than 1st, in his
> post season review said this…
> “Lemming Notes: If you go by accomplishments, production
> and the ability to make things happen then you would have to rank Jake as the
> #1 QB prospect in the country. As it is, I have him ranked among the top ten
> overall players and it is well deserved.” Officially he has him
> listed as the 8th overall prospect in the nation.
> This was after Jake Heaps and Skyline finished the season with a
> 15-of-25 passing for 254 yards performance in the state championship game.
> “It was only fitting that Jake Heaps went out this way. Heaps, one of the
> nation's top-rated quarterbacks, led the Skyline Spartans to their third
> straight state title. Along the way, Heaps, who has committed to BYU, threw a
> Class 4A state championship game-record four touchdown passes.”
> During his senior campaign Jake Heaps finished with another
> astounding season, replicating almost verbatim the numbers that got him ranked
> so highly to begin with. More touchdowns thrown, less run for, same yards, and
> slightly more interceptions (3 of them coming in his attempt to impersonate
> Michael Jordan’s flu game against the jazz)
> Comp Att Yds Y/G Comp % TD Int Long QB
> Season Totals: 198 328 2936 225.8 .604 41 7 91 120
>
> December 2009: Jake Heaps drops from the ESPNUnder Armor Top 150.
> He is rated the #1 pocket passer in the 3 largest recruiting websites. But on
> ESPN he has dropped to #7 QB prospect, and out of the top 150 players, leaving
> BYU- which recruited 4 of the top 150 preseason- with 0 top 150 recruits
> according to ESPN (the owner of the BCS contracts). Luckily, ESPN is a news
> organization, so they meticulously collected and updated their Elite 11
> Quarterback Tracker, which includes the 6 prospects who passed him up.
> ELITE 11 QUARTERBACK TRACKER
> Quarterback COMP ATT Yards TD INT Notes
> Blake Bell 238 355 2,749 32 5 21 rush TDs
> Joe Boisture 90 161 1,055 5 5 Season complete
> Robert Bolden 73 153 1,060 6 4 7 rush TDs
> Tyler Bray 148 243 2,779 33 7 1 rush TD
> Barry Brunetti 121 219 2,058 24 1 10 rush TDs
> Devin Gardner 114 211 2,065 16 5 11 rush TDs
> Jake Heaps 200 328 2,929 40 7 3 rush TD
> Austin Hinder 159 263 2,117 23 4 12 rush TDs
> Nick Montana 133 224 2,273 28 7 1 rush TD
> Jesse Scroggins 139 226 1,980 31 4 5 rush TDs
> Phillip Sims 170 274 2,895 32 7
> Chandler Whitmer 133 232 1,948 21 102 3 rush TD
> Jake Heaps: 1st in yards, 1st in TDs, 2nd in Completions, 2nd in attempts, 2nd lowest Interceptions per Attempt=1st or
> 2nd in everyone’s book except ESPN, which took the above data,
> and his signing at BYU, and somehow saw 7th.
> ESPN releases its December
> recruiting class rankings. BYU, ranked between 12th-24th nationwide doesn’t make their flip chart of the top 20 schools,(helped
> out by having “no” ESPNU top 150) although I expect they were just
> outside of it again, miraculously no matrix was released.
> ESPN finally changes
> their Jake Heaps Prospect page. Previous to their post the worst thing found in
> an opening about Heaps was from GridIronStuds which remarked “No one would guess looking at Heaps in
> street clothes that he is one of the premier quarterbacks in the
> country.”
> ESPN was not
> daunted by his success on the field, or in his winning the camp they sponsored
> however. The opening for their #7 ranked QB: “While Heaps does not
> possess ideal height for the position, he is a guy that has been well-tutored
> on the fundamentals and mechanics of the position...” If you’re
> feeling lackluster there is an obvious reason. The previously golden armed
> prospect upon signing at BYU not only fell in ranking, notoriety, and
> marketability, he became pedestrian-having well tutored throwing mechanics,
> much like an unskilled but well coached basketball player who will never go
> anywhere. ESPN’s insightfulness is astounding here since no one else saw
> the same horrendous decline after his BYU commitment that ESPN witnessed.
> But to end
> let’s look at their opening quote on Jake Heaps, the country’s
> leading prep passer, one more time… “While Heaps does not possess
> ideal height for the position…” Six foot two inches, that is his
> height. The same or more as 3 of the top 4 quarterbacks (according to QB
> ratings) in the NFL and 6 of the top 11. And lest the obvious unfairness be
> passed up as an exaggeration I present the opening line of Phillip Sims’
> page, the top QB prospect on ESPN who has decided to attend Alabama. “Sims is a guy that gets
> better and better the more you watch him. He reminds us of a high school
> version of David Garrard both in stature, build and arm strength. He possesses
> adequate height and a thick, sturdy build and is capable of standing in the
> pocket...”
> Sims is
> 6’1” tall. He will be attending Alabama. His height is sufficient.
> Jake Heaps is
> 6’2” tall. He will be attending BYU. His “height” is
> insufficient.
> being that ESPN has the lucrative contract to the BCS games.
>
> Fall football
> 2008: Jake Heaps, a junior Mormon QB at skyline high school in
> Washington Threw for 3,103 yards and 31 touchdowns in the regular
> season and leads Skyline to a 14-0 record, as well as a Washington 4A State
> Championship in their first year moving from 3A to 4A. Previously He had led
> them to another undefeated season and 3A championship as a sophomore. (2-year totals: 405-648 (.625) for 6104
> yards and 69 TD's, 11 Int's, 21 Rushing TD's.)
> While
> earning 1st Team All-League quarterback and 3A AP All-State honors, KingCo
> 4A All Conference Co-Offensive MVP; KingCo 4A All Conference Quarterback;
> Seattle Times MVP; Seattle PI MVP; Gatorade Washington State Player of the
> Year; AP State Player of the year All Classes AP 4A Player of the year; AP 4A
> Quarterback of the year NFL 7 on 7 Passing Tournament MVP; Big Kahuna MVP; UW
> Passing Tournament MVP; New Level Badger Camp 1st Team QB; US Army All American
> invitee 2010 class. Overall in 2008 he compiles- Statistics: 203-312 (.651) for
> 2910 yards, 38 TD's, 4 Int's 7 Rushing TD's.
> And holds
> over 20 scholarship offers from Division 1 schools, only two from non major
> conferences. (BYU and Utah)
>
> March 2009: Jake Heaps is ranked as the number one or 2 qb prospect by every
> major recruiting news service, including ESPN, Rivals, Scout, MaxPreps,
> Gridironstud, and Tom Lemming.
> On ESPN.com
> he is number 2 and rated in the top 40 in their (formerly)
> "prestigious" ESPNUnder-Armor 150 (best players in the country) along
> with Bronson Kaufusi F(already a BYU commit), Ross Apo, and Kona Schwenke (the
> latter 3 ranked between 75-150).
> Jake Heaps is
> one of 11 invited by ESPN to the Elite 11 QB camp, the most prestigious QB
> camp in the country. ESPN runs a cover story on the top uncommitted QB's in
> their college football page. A second story on Jake Heaps alone is featured in
> the tabs.
> Shortly
> afterwards, Jake commits to BYU - over offers from every powerhouse- [a non BCS
> school, and therefore not directly affiliated with ESPN, in fact in competition
> with their financial interests. However, this is sports reporting, and Jake is
> commonly considered the best QB in the country, his choice should hardly affect
> his worthiness as a prospect.]
> With Jake
> Heaps 5 star commitment he brings with him a 4 star and 3 star recruit ( Ross
> Apo and Zac Stout). This marked easily the biggest recruiting day of the
> 2010 class and headlined or was the cover story for every other college
> football news service (Rivals Scout Fox Sports and others, even SI which
> usually stays out of recruiting) it ran as an under tab on ESPN's college
> football recruiting page, behind a story of a 3 star Offensive Lineman's
> decision to commit to Alabama. Jake, who as an uncommitted prospect was front
> page news, is back tab of the back page news once committed to a non BCS school.
>
> In early
> April of 2009 ESPN announces their elite 11 picks. Accompanying their
> announcement their premiere recruiting reporter writes an article, echoed by
> their top blogger, defending the choices. The theme of the articles are that while
> there are 5 or 6 quarterbacks that undoubtedly deserve to be there (including
> Heaps who was called a shoe-in) finishing out from 5 to 11 is very difficult.
> Or in other words the crème was at the top. Jake Heaps is that crème.
> The ESPN
> Under Armor All-American game roster is chosen and announced, with six qb's
> included. Jake, who is ranked 2nd among qb's and 32nd overall is not included
> in the one hundred and seventy invites.
> Meanwhile the
> Army All-American game (unaffiliated with the BCS) invites Heaps, with the
> following to say: (all quotes from here on out are the first words of any
> review of Jake Heaps)
> by one writer-"Biography: Heaps has the ability to set up and
> get rid of the ball quickly. He can also throw on the run and release from
> various launch points. He shows leadership skills with his command of the
> offense and has great confidence in his throws..." and from the selection
> committee: “This guy
> has ice water in his veins, the ferocious pass rush does not faze him, he goes
> through his progressions easily, reads defenses well, and can hit his receivers
> on the numbers just about every time.”
>
> Awards after the rigorous week at Elite 11 are handed out on July 20th. ESPN
> cameras have been rolling all week to be cut and spliced into late night programs
> that only sports junky insomniacs watch. The coaches and trainers report says
> this "Heaps is polished, poised and a winner, having gone 28-0 as a
> varsity quarterback with two state titles entering his senior season. He's
> almost robotic in his consistency. His ball always comes out quickly, with a
> tight spin, and on target. Heaps arguably had the strongest, most accurate arm
> on the field of the Elite11 field." Jake, the shoe-in, receives
> awards as voted on by the coaches and trainers. Who said "He's as accurate as any QB in the
> country, shows excellent footwork, and the ability to lead his team." The
> awards are as follows, note the award "Most likely to win a BCS
> Championship" given to the QB just committed to USC.
> Elite 11 QB
> Awards:
> Most Likely To Play Early: Jake Heaps
> Most Upside: Tyler Bray
> Best Leader By Example: Nick
> Montana
> Best Leader Vocally: Jake Heaps
> Highest Football IQ: Jake Heaps
> Best In The Classroom: Devin
> Gardner
> Best Arm: Robert Bolden
> Most Accuracy: Chandler Whitmer
> Best In Any System: Nick Montana
> Quickest Release: Robert Bolden
> Most Improved: Nick Montana
> Most likely to win BCS Title:
> Jesse Scroggins
> Overall MVP - Jake Heaps
>
> Between April
> 2009 and August 2009, zero football games take place in the country. One camp by
> ESPN is held during which Jake Heaps is awarded top overall ratings. Jake Heaps
> stays steady in all of the rankings, except ESPN, where he drops from 32nd
> overall to 104th. The scouting update remains identical from April, even down
> to the schools he holds offers from, with a small note at the end that he has
> committed to BYU.
> Ross Apo
> slides out of the ESPNUnder Armor 150.
> Bronson
> Kaufusi drops from 79th to 141st.
>
> By August
> BYU's 2010 recruiting class is rated between 10th and 15th by all major polls.
> ESPN finally puts out a recruiting class ranking system but stops at 10th, and
> they use a slide show format for the story that only shows their ten powerhouse
> teams, not how they rank them besides noting how many of 5 4 and 3 star
> recruits, nor any other teams in the list. Upon closer inspection BYU has more
> 5 4 3 star and total recruits then the ninth and tenth ranked teams in their
> "study".
> Two friends
> watch the ESPN presents Elite 11 and call me asking what Jake Heaps looks like.
> In the hour long special there are no clips of Jake Heaps until he receives the
> MVP.
>
> In September
> the season has begun. Recruiting calendars are in full swing, with visits and
> more high powered prep stars making their decisions. BYU's class is ranked
> between 12th and 16th by three major polls. ESPN releases their second rounds
> of class rankings. They once again use a slideshow format, ranking only to
> number 15, with no further information on who else is performing well. BYU
> manages to once again get cut. To a reader or viewer of BYU they would believe
> they had nothing special nor anything to be more excited about in the upcoming
> years.
> ESPNUnder
> Armor 150 member Kona Schwenke commits to BYU joining Bronson Kaufusi as 2
> top DE's ranked in the top 150 overall recruited by BYU.
>
> By October the High School football season is in full swing and
> with it the resulting chaos. Numbers and rankings begin to shift and
> players’ worths rise and fall. Yet Jake maintains his position. Even
> after losing his first game in 3 years (a 28-24 loss in a matchup with the team
> ranked #4 in the country, Oaks Christian of California. Jake has his worst game
> of the year playing with a temperature of over 100. ESPN, suddenly reinterested
> in Jake, runs a story on the matchup and Jake Heaps’ loss mentioning in
> passing that he was feeling under the weather. Seattle’s paper reports he was throwing
> up and getting iv’s before the game.)
> In fact his
> consistency is noted in MaxPrep’s midseason review of quarterbacks:
> “In taking a look at three of the most notable prospect ranking services,
> it’s plain to see that they don’t all agree on who the top 5 or 10
> prospects are for this class.It would seem from looking at the rankings that
> Skyline H.S. (Washington) and Gridironstuds. com member Jake Heaps is the closest thing to a consensus #1. Heaps gets
> the top nod from both Scout.com and Rivals, while Tom Lemming gives Heaps the
> #2 rating. “
> Kona Schwenke drops out of the ESPNUnder Armor 150 rankings.
> Bronson Kaufusi drops out of the ESPNUnder Armor 150 rankings.
>
> November 2009: The aforementioned Tom Lemming, who, if this was an
> LSAT, would be to recruiting reporting what Peter King is to the NFL, Bob
> Costas is to the Olympics, and Ahmad Rashad was to the NBA, and the only
> expert, besides ESPN, to rank Heaps lower than 1st, in his
> post season review said this…
> “Lemming Notes: If you go by accomplishments, production
> and the ability to make things happen then you would have to rank Jake as the
> #1 QB prospect in the country. As it is, I have him ranked among the top ten
> overall players and it is well deserved.” Officially he has him
> listed as the 8th overall prospect in the nation.
> This was after Jake Heaps and Skyline finished the season with a
> 15-of-25 passing for 254 yards performance in the state championship game.
> “It was only fitting that Jake Heaps went out this way. Heaps, one of the
> nation's top-rated quarterbacks, led the Skyline Spartans to their third
> straight state title. Along the way, Heaps, who has committed to BYU, threw a
> Class 4A state championship game-record four touchdown passes.”
> During his senior campaign Jake Heaps finished with another
> astounding season, replicating almost verbatim the numbers that got him ranked
> so highly to begin with. More touchdowns thrown, less run for, same yards, and
> slightly more interceptions (3 of them coming in his attempt to impersonate
> Michael Jordan’s flu game against the jazz)
> Comp Att Yds Y/G Comp % TD Int Long QB
> Season Totals: 198 328 2936 225.8 .604 41 7 91 120
>
> December 2009: Jake Heaps drops from the ESPNUnder Armor Top 150.
> He is rated the #1 pocket passer in the 3 largest recruiting websites. But on
> ESPN he has dropped to #7 QB prospect, and out of the top 150 players, leaving
> BYU- which recruited 4 of the top 150 preseason- with 0 top 150 recruits
> according to ESPN (the owner of the BCS contracts). Luckily, ESPN is a news
> organization, so they meticulously collected and updated their Elite 11
> Quarterback Tracker, which includes the 6 prospects who passed him up.
> ELITE 11 QUARTERBACK TRACKER
> Quarterback COMP ATT Yards TD INT Notes
> Blake Bell 238 355 2,749 32 5 21 rush TDs
> Joe Boisture 90 161 1,055 5 5 Season complete
> Robert Bolden 73 153 1,060 6 4 7 rush TDs
> Tyler Bray 148 243 2,779 33 7 1 rush TD
> Barry Brunetti 121 219 2,058 24 1 10 rush TDs
> Devin Gardner 114 211 2,065 16 5 11 rush TDs
> Jake Heaps 200 328 2,929 40 7 3 rush TD
> Austin Hinder 159 263 2,117 23 4 12 rush TDs
> Nick Montana 133 224 2,273 28 7 1 rush TD
> Jesse Scroggins 139 226 1,980 31 4 5 rush TDs
> Phillip Sims 170 274 2,895 32 7
> Chandler Whitmer 133 232 1,948 21 102 3 rush TD
> Jake Heaps: 1st in yards, 1st in TDs, 2nd in Completions, 2nd in attempts, 2nd lowest Interceptions per Attempt=1st or
> 2nd in everyone’s book except ESPN, which took the above data,
> and his signing at BYU, and somehow saw 7th.
> ESPN releases its December
> recruiting class rankings. BYU, ranked between 12th-24th nationwide doesn’t make their flip chart of the top 20 schools,(helped
> out by having “no” ESPNU top 150) although I expect they were just
> outside of it again, miraculously no matrix was released.
> ESPN finally changes
> their Jake Heaps Prospect page. Previous to their post the worst thing found in
> an opening about Heaps was from GridIronStuds which remarked “No one would guess looking at Heaps in
> street clothes that he is one of the premier quarterbacks in the
> country.”
> ESPN was not
> daunted by his success on the field, or in his winning the camp they sponsored
> however. The opening for their #7 ranked QB: “While Heaps does not
> possess ideal height for the position, he is a guy that has been well-tutored
> on the fundamentals and mechanics of the position...” If you’re
> feeling lackluster there is an obvious reason. The previously golden armed
> prospect upon signing at BYU not only fell in ranking, notoriety, and
> marketability, he became pedestrian-having well tutored throwing mechanics,
> much like an unskilled but well coached basketball player who will never go
> anywhere. ESPN’s insightfulness is astounding here since no one else saw
> the same horrendous decline after his BYU commitment that ESPN witnessed.
> But to end
> let’s look at their opening quote on Jake Heaps, the country’s
> leading prep passer, one more time… “While Heaps does not possess
> ideal height for the position…” Six foot two inches, that is his
> height. The same or more as 3 of the top 4 quarterbacks (according to QB
> ratings) in the NFL and 6 of the top 11. And lest the obvious unfairness be
> passed up as an exaggeration I present the opening line of Phillip Sims’
> page, the top QB prospect on ESPN who has decided to attend Alabama. “Sims is a guy that gets
> better and better the more you watch him. He reminds us of a high school
> version of David Garrard both in stature, build and arm strength. He possesses
> adequate height and a thick, sturdy build and is capable of standing in the
> pocket...”
> Sims is
> 6’1” tall. He will be attending Alabama. His height is sufficient.
> Jake Heaps is
> 6’2” tall. He will be attending BYU. His “height” is
> insufficient.
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