Heisman Award
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Nobody really stood out all year. Lots of very good, short on great, Young's championship game not withstanding, and people have 'Bama fatigue. All that adds up to a lot of....meh.
As i have said for several years, the Heisman has been meaningless for about 15 years. The final straw was the year Suh only placed 4th in the balloting when he was clearly the most dominant player that year. With the offenses and massive scoring these days, it has turned into selecting the QB from one of the top 3-4 ranked teams - all of whom have similar stats.
Nobody in this class is worthy. It's The Hypesman. Media can't even unfake itself.
Honestly, if you did the chicken dance on the sidelines twice a game x6 times a season... you'd win the Heisman.
Sorry *** washed up club of dinosaurs doing their best Uncle Rico impressions.
Honestly, if you did the chicken dance on the sidelines twice a game x6 times a season... you'd win the Heisman.
Sorry *** washed up club of dinosaurs doing their best Uncle Rico impressions.
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Derrick Henry was the last good running back that won the Heisman.. There just hasn’t been that many backs that can out perform a QB and only 3 running backs have won the Heisman in the last 22 years.
Mark Ingram won in 2009 as a running back and no question Suh was the most outstanding player that year but let’s face it, it’s a offensive award and if a Defensive player gets to New York he is the best defensive player of the year..
In all of college football... there was not 1 player that stood out. Why is that? And yes.. I think a fair amount of fans are sick to death of Alabama football....
The biggest mistake is allowing former players to vote. Of course egomaniac quarterbacks are going to think it is the only position that matters. No consideration is given for great players on so-so teams, either. It has become a trophy for the most popular quarterback on a top 5 team.
I knew all I needed to know when Troy Davis of Iowa State lost to Danny Wuerffel of Florida in 1996. Davis was the only two-time 2,000-yard rusher, and Wuerffel was a system QB who was absolutely nothing special.
Some fans like to look at the pro careers to determine if the trophy selection was a good one, but the Heisman isn't an award for future pro success. The college game is different enough from the pros that the skills of a great player won't translate. Players like Dat Nguyen or Danny Woodhead might be incredible in college, but just not built to carry the same success to the NFL.
I knew all I needed to know when Troy Davis of Iowa State lost to Danny Wuerffel of Florida in 1996. Davis was the only two-time 2,000-yard rusher, and Wuerffel was a system QB who was absolutely nothing special.
Some fans like to look at the pro careers to determine if the trophy selection was a good one, but the Heisman isn't an award for future pro success. The college game is different enough from the pros that the skills of a great player won't translate. Players like Dat Nguyen or Danny Woodhead might be incredible in college, but just not built to carry the same success to the NFL.
When they snubbed Suh it was the final straw for me as well. I couldn't care any less about it anymore.
The Hypesman is really no different than any other major award these days, such as the Nobel. Too often there's some other agenda at play that goes beyond what the award is supposed to signify.
It's a popularity contest and it wouldn't shock me if Bama throws cash at it every year and pays it off.