Goodbye, Nate. We're really going to miss you.

Say it ain't so....say it ain't so!

Nate Davis, worshiped as an idol and false prophet here at Ball State University, has declared himself eligible for the NFL Draft this upcoming spring.

Davis shared the starting position since his freshman year, and since then he has earned the top spot up until this point. Throwing for 9,233 yards and 74 touchdowns in his career, Davis will go down as the greatest quarterback Ball State has ever seen. Davis is a class act, and though he has a learning disability, he should be able to do just fine at the next level.

His QB rating of 156.97 places him at 13th-best in the nation among all other quarterbacks. Throwing just eight interceptions in his last year, he can at least show that he might not be another Brett Favre.

The only thing found to be shaky is his performances at key games. Fighting the flu against Buffalo in the MAC Championship, Davis wasn't so hot as he forced as many turnovers as Jake Delhomme this past weekend against Arizona. Directing the Cardinals to just 13 points in a 45-13 massacre in their bowl loss to Tulsa didn't help much, either.

It's scary. You know he's good, and you want to root for him, but is he ready?

"I know what I'm about to do won't be easy," Davis said in a statement. "But it's what my heart and head want to do at this time. It's the right thing for me and my family at this time."

If his word is good, I'll take it as good. Best of luck, and Godspeed to you, Nate. You've been a blessing to us all here in Muncie.