AAFL - Beutjer for Heisman!

Well, I heard they recently held the draft for the All-American Football League--the half-NCAA, half-NFL, pro football league that will play on Saturdays from April 12th to July 5th. Basically, as soon as March Madness is over, there will be a legitimate form of pro football on.

The league is currently only 6 teams, which allows for a home and away schedule of 10 games. (The home/away schedule is a fantastic thing, utilized in soccer leagues, and NFL division rivals.)
Apparently, the playoffs will feature the top 3 teams, with the top team getting a bye into the Championship game.

The teams are currently just states, with no nicknames announced. They are college football hotbeds, trying to capitalize on the rivalries of college with a pro game. There are 4 states from the SEC: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida and Tennessee/ 1 from the Big 12: Texas / 1 from the Big Ten: Michigan.

Despite being anti-Michigan, I decided that if I was going to root for anybody, it would be the Big Ten school. And then I looked at their roster for Illinois players: Derrick Strong (DLE) and Jon Beutjer!

In fact, Michigan currently has only 3 QB's on their roster (no idea what order their depth chart is):

Shawn Bell (Baylor)
Jon Buetjer (Illinois)
David Koral (UCLA)

So there's a 1 in 3 chance that Beutjer is leading the Michigan squad down the field.

(For the record, the only other Illini in the league, is Michael Gomez (LS) on Tennessee.

In case you can't wait to wear a Michigan AAFL Jon Beutjer jersey, this is what their team jerseys will look like:



Furthermore, a quick search for beutjer for heisman yields the following results:


And adding in the quotes, gives even more interesting results.