I was listening to Scott Van Pelt at lunch in my car and overheard the conversation about the race for the Heisman between Michigan's Dinard Robinson and Ohio State's Terrell Pryor. Now, both of these guys have some gaudy numbers so far, against some decent opponents. But it's really early. 2 games in. While other possible candidates were mentioned, Mark Ingram was essentially an afterthought, as the two game injury hiatus has taken it from him already, though I would like to see where in the rules it says a guy has to play every game in order to receive the award? Perhaps in the post-Bush era, these Heisman voters will think a little more about character and the big picture, rather than stats and glam. Certainly Mark had stats, wins, etc, but he had HEART, and tons of it, and has great character to boot.
What my biggest complaint is why have we already decided that it's time for the Heisman to go to a UM or OSU guy now? Because it's been 4 years since Troy Smith won it? Because each of the last three winners have been from south of the Mason-Dixon line (Tebow, Bradford, Ingram)?
Seems to me like that northern Heisman bias is back, and it's unfairly being applied in early September already. Oh....and why not Richardson? Has he not been one of our most important pieces of the puzzle this year? He's got great stats, great heart, playing for the #1 team in the land......I know it'd be unprecedented for 1 school, especially Alabama, to have two different Heisman's awarded in two years, but, the facts are what they are.....
What my biggest complaint is why have we already decided that it's time for the Heisman to go to a UM or OSU guy now? Because it's been 4 years since Troy Smith won it? Because each of the last three winners have been from south of the Mason-Dixon line (Tebow, Bradford, Ingram)?
Seems to me like that northern Heisman bias is back, and it's unfairly being applied in early September already. Oh....and why not Richardson? Has he not been one of our most important pieces of the puzzle this year? He's got great stats, great heart, playing for the #1 team in the land......I know it'd be unprecedented for 1 school, especially Alabama, to have two different Heisman's awarded in two years, but, the facts are what they are.....
