No issue is too great, or too small for our attention. And nothing seems to escape the watchful eye of college football fans. Who needs headlines to find out what happened around the country on Saturday? A healthy does of The Fans Speak will get you up to date.

Heisman hopefuls
Is there any doubt that Drew Brees is a frontrunner to win the Heisman? Not only is he the reason the Boilers are where they are, but he's also one of the most precise quarterbacks in the nation, as witnessed by his 99-yard strike to Vinny Sutherland this weekend. Peter Warrick is good, but Brees has stepped up when he's needed to in the big games.
Clay Brizendine
West Lafayette, Ind.

	Virginia's Thomas Jones has fans in Charlottesville lobbying for him to be considered for the Heisman Trophy.

Who else thinks that University of Virginia's superstar RB, Thomas Jones, should at least be considered a Heisman candidate? He once again proved to be the deciding factor in Virginia's win over 17th ranked BYU, driving over 200 yards in the game.
Mark Hanson
Charlottesville, Va.

Will someone please notice Thomas Jones?
April Park
Charlottesville, Va.

Shaun Alexander is the best running back in the country. After seeing Ron Dayne's lackluster performance against Michigan Saturday and Jamal Lewis' lack of performance, Shaun should be closer to the top of the Heisman race than he is.
Jerry Standridge
Kingsland, Ga

Ron Dayne's Heisman run is over. The critics will be rough on him because he "couldn't get it done against Michigan." However, anyone who actually watched the game should realize that his offensive line created no holes for him. He had to fight hard just to get to the line of scrimmage on many of his carries. Even the best running back in the country cannot overcome a poor performance by the rest of his offensive unit.
Joe Barbeau
Iowa City, Iowa

How can Joe Hamilton not be recognized as the best quarterback in the nation? No other quaterback has recently nor ever will go 20-25 for over 400 yards of total offense against FSU. He has 7 touchdowns with 0 interceptions in three games and plays against the toughest defenses of any of the top quarterbacks in the nation. Joe, and Georgia Tech, needs to get some respect for once.
Cory Hutchison
Atlanta

Are people aware that Chad Pennington's stats against Temple reflect only three quarters of play? Coach Preutt did not learn everything from his prior employer. Unlike "Run It Up Spurrier" Coach Pruett takes Chad off the field when the game's outcome has been decided. How many Heisman candidates are getting their numbers in three quarters?
Joe Smith
Parkersburg, West Va.

Poll probe
What's up with the AP voters? When Nebraska struggled with Southern Miss, they dropped two spots to sixth. Texas A&M had the same trouble with So. Miss, the defense had to score two touchdowns to win, same as the Huskers. Did they drop? NO. Tennessee, had to score a TD with 1:00min left on the clock to beat Memphis, did they drop? NO. So why are the AP voters not voting consistently?
Mark Swinderman
Memphis, Tenn.

Who is the lone dummy that continues to vote Va Tech No. 1 each week in the AP poll?
Michael Fulmer
Cleveland

Reason No. 206 why the polls are a disgrace: East Carolina is ranked below Miami (Fla.) in both surveys. Do coaches and writers simply check common sense at the door before compiling their lists? Somebody, help me please.
Mitch D'Angelo
Cincinnati

Why is Nebraska ranked ahead of Texas A&M when Texas A&M had more offensive yards against Southern Miss than did Nebraska?
Stephen Sikes
Cushing, Texas

What are the AP voters smoking? Tennessee and Georgia squeak out a couple of pathetic one-point wins over lame cupcakes and they hold form in the AP Poll. Is the SEC so highly regarded that they don't have to back it up on the field anymore?
Tom Gregoire
Columbus, Ohio

Pirate power
Hurricane Floyd took about everything in life from many of the East Carolina players, short only of taking life itself. Saturday they had everything back, at least for 60 minutes, as they beat Hurricane Miami. For many, being homeless and conditions at home being bad even for a third-world country, wasn't enough to slow East Carolina from doing what they like best, that is play football. Even if the Pirates don't win another game this season, no team could have beaten them Saturday night.
Tom Hoffman
Pottstown, Penn.

East Carolina proved that they have the heart of a champion by coming from behind to beat the 'Canes 27-23 after trailing 23-3 in the third quarter. Though, shouldn't them beating Miami constitute a higher ranking than the 'Canes? I think it does.
David Wennemer
Richmond, Va.

Why is East Carolina University still ranked lower than Miami after defeating them? ECU has the better record and evidently a more dominant team. What will it take for ECU to receive the respect they deserve?
Michael Rubinosky
Mebane, N.C.

SEC second-guessing
With the performances in the SEC the last few weeks it is amazing to still find 6 teams in the top 25 with 3 in the top 10. Tennessee survives Memphis on homecoming and Georgia needs an offensive pass interference call against Central Florida and a missed extra point to win at home against a team that had been beaten 41-10 by Georgia Tech last week and outscored by more than 100 points in its firts three games. It once again proves that the polls are worth about as much as I put on Ohio State to cover the 34-point spread over Cincinnati. What games are the people who make the weekly polls watching?
Jason Prentice
Atlanta

When will people see how bad Georgia is this year? They beat Central Florida on penalties and then can't score more than 24 points against them. I am waiting for them to play a real team so voters can see how bad they really are. How can they be ranked No. 11 still after winning against an 0-3 team by one?
Matthew Elliott
Atlanta

Let's hear it for those Dawgs! Their defense sure hunkered down and held UCF when it mattered right? Wait -- NO! UCF handed the football game to UGA on Saturday, and exposed the overrated pups for the weak SEC team that they are.
Jeff Mayhew
Atlanta

Tennessee needs to get its act together! This is a highly talented team who has shown a complete lack of maturity and discipline in their last two performances. If they keep that up, they'll get drilled next week against Auburn and certainly in two weeks when the Georgia Bulldogs come calling. On such an experienced team, certainly somebody can step up, stop pointing fingers, and make a play.
Jeff Jackson
Knoxville, Tenn.

Big 12 pride
After watching games like the close shave Iowa State gave Kansas State, as well as seeing Oklahoma go 3-0 and enter both the AP and ESPN polls for the first time since I can remember, I would like to say thanks to every team in the BIG XII on behalf of Texas A&M and its football team and fans. The teams in the BIG XII are making better arguments every season that support what I have believed all along: That the BIG XII is a competitive, powerhouse conference, and it deserves at least as much respect as its front-runners receive individually
Matt Green
College Station, Texas

Iowa State has truly turned its program around this year, and that showed during the first half of Saturday's game against Kansas State. Even though they didn't hang on for the win, they showed that they are for real this year and need to be recognized!
Joe Jerde
Clarion, Iowa

I am an alumni from Oklahoma University, and a lifelong Sooner. I have watched as four different head coaches have taken over the role of "turning the program around". Each time a new coach would come in, all of the die-hard Sooners would toss up a prayer and once again put faith in the promises of those coaches. Each time, reality fell far short of expectations. We Sooners expect to win consistently. In my mind, it is still too early to tell if the Sooners are for real. So far, some great numbers have been posted by a brand new offense and a transfer quarterback. The defense, which has been OU's bright spot over the years, appears to remain solid. By the end of October, we will all know if the Sooners are contenders.
H. McSpadden
Tulsa, Okla.

Texas A&M has to be one of the three favorites to make it to the Sugar Bowl. With the Wrecking Crew looking as strong as ever and an improved, more balanced offense, the Ags are poised to make a run. Throw in a favorable schedule and you have all the makings of a great season.
Marcel LeJeune
Austin, Texas

Don't forget the Big East
What a great week for the Big East. Yes, Miami lost, but look at the Top 25. Again, three teams from an eight-team conference in the Top 25. Not bad, not bad at all. People talk an awful lot about the Big Ten, the SEC, and the Pac-10 having such presences in the Top 25, yet rarely does the Big East get any mention. It's time that the Big East is mentioned in the same breath with the other "power" conferences.
Bryan S. Slick
Colorado Springs, Colo.

Finally Corey Moore from VT got to show the rest of the country how good he and the Hokie defense are. Yes, Michael Vick did struggle, but all of his mistakes were easily correctable, and he is only going to get better because he now realizes that his team can win even without him playing well. As far as the defense goes, they showed there's none better in the nation. I know it's still early, but they've got a legitimate shot.
Kevin Lun
Madison, Wisc.

Get on the Stanford bandwagon
Will somebody explain to me again why Stanford is not ranked in the coach's top 25? I would think that the only PAC 10 team with three conference wins is more deserving of such a spot than USC.
Warwick Steer
Madison, Wis.

Why is Stanford not ranked in any poll, when it beat three teams in a row by a combined margin of 75 points, the last two ranked?
Kyongbum Lee
Boston

Of all the also-rans this week, the most deserving of a top-25 ranking is Stanford. Think about it -- are there 25 teams out there that can take an extra-large beating at Texas, and then play hackysack with the rear ends of three conference teams in a row? Yes, everyone could see that win against Washington State coming a mile away. But Arizona and UCLA, in succession? C'mon, voters... give the Cardinal some love.
Tom Soule
Glens Falls, NY

This 'n' that
To see Washington pull out an emotional and much-needed victory of Colorado was very nice. Rick Neuheisel has been under a lot of pressure and heat since arriving at UW, and to start out 0-3 would have been devastating to a program that has so many young, inexperienced players, especially because both of those games were lost late. The Huskies came up big in the fourth quarter and now have a chance to turn things around and go for a bowl.
Jeff Taylor
East Lansing, Mich.

As a Purdue Boilermaker fan, I am ecstatic about the success we've achieved this year. I've even more impressed by Joe Tiller's decision not to score against Northwestern to show the pollsters a larger margin of victory.
Fidel Mercado
Chicago

It's time for Roy Kramer to take the automatic BCS Bowl bid away from the PAC 10 and The Big East and give it to the Mountain West and C-USA. They deserve it more!
Bob Haa
Crystal River, Fla.