The burning question on every Kansas fan's mind right now is: How could Missouri's Chase Daniel seriously be considered for the Heisman Trophy when he wasn't even the best quarterback in his own conference? He was outdone this year by none other than Kansas' Todd Reesing. Far be it from me to deny the fact that Daniel had a fine season - passing for over 4,000 yards and 30 touchdowns, completing nearly 70% of his pass attempts, but I just can't see how he can be considered a superior candidate to Reesing.

Daniel was the lynchpin of Missouri's 7th-ranked offensive assault, which scored 40 points per game and, on the strength of Daniel's arm, also ranked 7th in Division I-A football in passing yards per game (327.8), and yet, Daniel only one more touchdown pass than Reesing did, with four more interceptions, despite the fact that Kansas' bread-and-butter all year long has been their dual-headed rushing attack, spearheaded by Brandon McAnderson and Jake Sharp.

Despite the fact that Daniel threw for nearly 1,000 yards more than Reesing did this season, Reesing had a superior yards-per-attempt average (8.0 to 7.8), a better touchdown-to-interception ratio (32-6, 5.3 touchdowns for every interception - Daniel had a ratio of 33-10, 3.3 touchdowns for every interception), and, yes, a better quarterback rating by the smallest of margins - 152.4 to 151.9.

Certainly Missouri fans will argue that Mizzou's superior strength of schedule and Daniel's performance in the head-to-head game against Reesing's Jayhawks should ultimately favor him for the coveted trophy, but consider this: which receiving corps would you rather have on your side: Jeremy Maclin, Martin Rucker and Chase Coffman, or Marcus Henry, Dexton Fields and Dezmon Briscoe? Enough said. Kansas had a great offense this year, ranking second in Division I-A in points behind only Hawaii, but Missouri had the superior personnel on their side.

Chase Daniel had an excellent season that deservedly got him some nationwide recognition - it just so happens that his Kansas counterpart was right there with him, and was quite arguably better. Todd Reesing should've got the Heisman invite, not Chase Daniel.