Random thought of the day

[aTotal360]

For some reason I looked up Eric Crouch's stats the year he won the Heisman (2001). How in the hell did he win? I guess the 1000+ rushing yards from a QB was mind blowing 15 years ago. Fitz just had 700 more passing yards and more rushing yards. Not to mention 7 more TD accounted for.

	Passing	Rushing
YEAR	CMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	TD	INT	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
1997	Redshirt
1998	49	101	48.5	601	4	4	96	459	4.8	5
1999	83	160	51.9	1,269	7	4	180	889	4.9	16
2000	75	156	48.1	1,101	11	7	169	971	5.7	20
2001	105	189	55.6	1,510	7	10	203	1,115	5.5	18
Totals	312	606	51.5	4,481	29	25	648	3,434	5.3	59

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[TheStateUofMS]

Wow those stats aren't that impressive in today's world

For some reason I looked up Eric Crouch's stats the year he won the Heisman (2001). How in the hell did he win? I guess the 1000+ rushing yards from a QB was mind blowing 15 years ago. Fitz just had 700 more passing yards and more rushing yards. Not to mention 7 more TD accounted for.

	Passing	Rushing
YEAR	CMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	TD	INT	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
1997	Redshirt
1998	49	101	48.5	601	4	4	96	459	4.8	5
1999	83	160	51.9	1,269	7	4	180	889	4.9	16
2000	75	156	48.1	1,101	11	7	169	971	5.7	20
2001	105	189	55.6	1,510	7	10	203	1,115	5.5	18
Totals	312	606	51.5	4,481	29	25	648	3,434	5.3	59

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I'm sure it helped his team was undefeated.

 

[Faustdog]

It's just a different time. Go back and look at stats for guys like Joe Namath and Archie Manning if you want to see more average looking stats.

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

They were 11-0 and lost last regular scheduled game of year and lost in the Rose Bowl. They were ranked in the top 5 all year. This helped his chances immensely.

 

[MSUDC11]

Nebraska in 2001 was also the least deserving national title game participant EVER.

Lost by 26 to Colorado in their last regular season game, which also meant that Colorado won their division.

Nebraska didn't even win their own division, much less their own conference. Somehow the BCS still had them at No. 2. So no surprise that Miami absolutely massacred them in the national title game.

 

[dorndawg]

Fun to run with him and that team in NCAA Football 2001, tho

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

It was an extremely weak Heisman class that year. The Heisman rankings were:
1. Eric Crouch
2. Rex Grossman (How he stayed in the NFL as long as he did baffles me)
3. Ken Dorsey
4. Joey Harrington
5. David Carr

The real question is how did Jason White beat out Larry Fitzgerald two years later. Actually, I think we know the answer, and it's the same reason why Crouch won: Big 12 defenses make a slightly better than average quarterback look like Joe Montana.

 

[FlotownDawg]

Grossman should've won the Heisman that year

His stats were off the charts. The only reason he didn't is because he was a sophomore, and Crouch was a senior, and at that time, there was a stigma to giving the award to an underclassman. It took a never before seen type of season from Tim Tebow for a sophomore to win the Heisman and break that stigma. If Grossman was a junior or a senior then he would have won the Heisman that year instead of Crouch.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

Grossman lost because of 3rd and 57 the previous season

 

[Hoover Dawg]

Somebody from the Miami defense should have won it. Just like Jonathan Allen this year.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

I always thought Oregon should have gotten their spot but that's sheep talk really, I can't kill them for taking Nebraska. Nebraska had the same record and Pac-10 didn't have a chip game back then, so unfortunately the fact that Nebraska lost so late was why people cut up, and that it was like 62-20 or something.

 

[thf24]

I'm sure it helped his team was undefeated.

It's always discouraging to me how the Heisman rules say specifically the award is to be independent of the player's team's record and achievements, yet that's almost always a primary factor in who's in consideration and ultimately wins.

 

[MSUDC11]

Would love to see a game between 2000-2002 Miami and present day Alabama.

That 2001 team had just an outrageous amount of talent. Lots of guys that ended up being really good in the NFL.

17 first round draft picks and 38 drafted overall. That's just insane.