Does the Heisman matter anymore?

[DanOregon]

Good thing Bob Hope is dead. Imagine getting everyone out to Burbank to tape for his Christmas special.

 

[BTExpress]

"This guy has played for so many schools that . . . (insert Hope punch line here)."

 

[cjericho]

There has never been a time when the main offensive player wasn't the "lone consideration".

Quarterbacks, always. When the running game was a bigger part of college football, running backs dominated the award.

I can't knock it. As a voter, there aren't many players more influential than the quarterback. It would take a phenomenal season for a defensive player to have similar influence.

In the 70s and early 80s the main offensive player on many dominant teams was the feature RB. Teams used three RBs a TE, who mostly blocked and had two or maybe three guys
who caught passes. Guys like Earl Campbell, Billy Sims, Charles White, Eric Dickerson and Mike Rozier were the main offensive players on their teams. Other than fans of their teams,
most probably can't name the QB on those teams.

 

[da man]

I thought Hugh Green should have won it in 1980, but as usual for that time, it went to the best senior RB, George Rogers.

 

[BTExpress]

Those were definitely the days of running backs.

 

[nickp]

The Heisman committee is in heavy debate over who will make the best Heisman house commercials

 

[Liut]

Or an organized campaign by ESPN because they thought it would be neat for a DB to get it that year.

Pretty much lost interest the year before when Orlando Pace finished fourth to Danny Weurffel, Troy Davis and Jake Plummer.
But 1997, yeah, the obvious orchestration was nauseating.

 

[DanOregon]

"This guy has played for so many schools that . . . (insert Hope punch line here)."

He's started his own conference!

He's been in school so long he first majored in blacksmithing.

He's been in school so long his first professor was Aristotle.

 

[BTExpress]

Ooooh, that's a good one. You're hired!

 

[jr/shotglass]

As much as I'd love to see a Saturday night game in Baton Rouge, I never follow LSU closely. I have seen next to nothing of Daniels.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

I’m sure it still matters to Joe Theeseman.

 

[micropolitan guy]

"This guy has played for so many schools that . . . (insert Hope punch line here)."

He's got 100,000 frequent-flyer miles in the transfer portal.

He's worn three different uniforms in Fansville commercials.

He's banged cheerleaders from every FBS conference.

 

[jr/shotglass]

"This guy has played for so many schools that . . . (insert Hope punch line here)."

... his NIL package included frequent-flyer miles.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

"This guy has played for so many schools that . . . (insert Hope punch line here)."

… Cleveland State wants to join in on the fun!

… he has his own parking spot near Lake Tahoe.

 

[swingline]

And while we're on the topic, can we get rid of using "Heisman Trophy candidate" as an ID for a player? My ****ing God. Every ****ing guy in ****ing shoulder pads is a ****ing Heisman Trophy candidate.

The oppressive ubiquity of betting content might actually be a boon on this front. Being able to say, "Jeff George, the second favorite for the Heisman Trophy, played as if he wore clown shoes onto the field" is a lot more informative than plastering him - and 90 bazillion other players - with a "Heisman Trophy candidate" ID.

Unouting alert: @Dog8Cats is not Jason Whitlock.

 

[Dog8Cats]

Then it’s laughable.

I guess ESPN does care more about niche college football. FCS. Sun Belt.

You're trying to start another fight. You're wrong. Trust me, you're wrong.

 

[Della9250]

I always find it interesting which former winners show up...and who doesn't.

Like Sam Bradford, what are you doing that you can't attend?

 

[DanOregon]

It was his 15th anniversary too.

 

[User 149557]

Making poor Gino Torretta stand next to the ageless Desmond Howard was incredibly cruel.

The notion that those two were contemporaries at this point seems impossible.

 

[DanOregon]

Let's be honest the "real Heisman" these days is which player collected the most in NIL cash.