Heisman time, well sort of

I think it's Tebow's to lose right now. He won it in that rally to beat the Pigs.

 

The referee from that game should accept the trophy on his behalf.

 

McCoy hasn't had a "signature game" yet, and I don't think he'll have one since the rest of the Horns schedule is weak.
I'd sit on the ballot, wait until after the SEC championship game, see how Masoli does the rest of the way, maybe Ingram will go off this weekend against LSU.

I think the compression of the news cycle makes it possible for someone to come in late, but the fact that there isn't a strong candidate out of the Big 10, and Pike has been injured helps Clausen as much as anything in that region.

 

It's amazing that a QB at Notre Dame could be having the season Clausen is having and not be the clear-cut favorite.

Tebow gets the benefit of every doubt and will win. Even if Ingram runs all over UF in the SEC Championship game, people will want to reward Tebow as arguably the best college football player ever and I think people want to see him win it twice.

As much as I don't like Tebow, I kind of understand that.

 

Clausen also lost his best receiver. Imagine his stats if opposing teams had to account for both Tate and Michael Floyd.

 

I don't think voters are in any sort of a rush to give Tebow a second Heisman. If they were, he would have won a year ago. A good portion of the Heisman argument will come down to the Alabama-LSU and Alabama-Florida (if it happens, of course) games, with Tebow and Ingram making their cases.

Had Spiller been on a better team, he might have had a chance. And if Keenum continues to win -- he has beaten Texas Tech, Oklahoma State and Mississippi State from the BCS -- he has to be in the discussion. Even in Houston's loss, the offense still put up 41 points.

 

A couple weeks ago I would have put Jordan Shipley against anyone. Probably not now, though if he has a great finish he may be in the discussion.

Anyone who votes for Tebow because of this season they need to be stripped of their voting privileges, he hasn't been anywhere near the best player.

 

If Keenum wins that would give UH what are probably the two most unlikely Heisman winners in the history of the award.

 

But, of course, Dwyer isn't running the offense and doesn't also have nearly 1200 passing yards in addition to the running numbers. So, no, he does not have better overall numbers. Dwyer's damn good, but Nesbitt is clearly the most valuable player in that offense.

I'm curious how Nesbitt's numbers compare to Eric Crouch's in 01, the last time an option style QB won it.

 

Using my fanboi font, I nominate Armanti Edwards as a protest vote...

RUSHING GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
Armanti Edwards 7-7 79 566 116 450 5.7 12 40 64.3

PASSING GP-GS Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yards TD Long Avg/G
Armanti Edwards 7-7 167.9 155-215-1 72.1 2083 10 74 297.6

 

Clausen has to beat Pitt to have a chance. Probably Stanford, too.

I think losing to a sorry ass Michigan team definitely hurts him. Otherwise they have a shot at going 11-1 with only a close loss to USC. Having Golden Tate in his arsenal shouldn't hurt, though. Didn't Tebow win with Percy Harvin there?