2009 is The Year of The Colt

I am not surprised to hear that Colt has already announced his intentions to return next year for the 2009 campaign.  I also would not be surprised to learn that Sam Bradford is going to cash in his Heisman to enter the 2009 NFL Draft.  Especially with the potential Rookie salary cap looming in 2010, any automatic first rounder will be jumping off the ship after this season to make extra dough that they would miss out on in 2010.  As much and as long as I have been on the Colt Bandwagon, I think if he has a stellar senior campaign, he is still a 2nd rounder at best with 3rd round being probably the area he lands in.  Thus, the rookie salary cap doesn't affect him nearly as much if he returns for one more year. 

So with that said and using the "Sam Bradford leaving" theory, in 2009 Colt would play the same conference schedule as 2008 facing Mizzou, OU, TT, and Kansas with new quarterbacks.  As far as the Big 12 South goes, only Okie State would be a team to worry about.  Throw in Georgia, Alabama, and USC all with new quarterbacks and you could see why 2009 looks golden for Colt McCoy and the Texas Longhorns.  The cherry on top would be Tim Tebow who might decide to leave early as well although Florida quarterbacks are as successful in the NFL as .  The upcoming Fiesta Bowl game pitting UT against OSU could actually be a rematch in the making for the BCS Title a year later.

With a solid redshirt class getting their chance to contribute in 2009 along with the returning players, I like our chances at supporting Colt McCoy for a bonafide Heisman Trophy run as well as a BCS Title run.  Of course, I think Colt kinda already knows that...