Mgo Heisman

Submitted by chris1709 on

With the Heisman being presented today, I thought it would be cool to see who the people on this blog would give the award to. The finalists are Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, Monte Ball, Tyrann Mathieu, Trent Richardson.

If you would like to participate leave a comment with your top 3 and I will count up the votes before the presentation ceremony tonight.

My ballot:

1. Trent Richardson

2. Robert Griffin III

3. Andrew Luck

 

results:

Robert Griffin III  -  143

Monte Ball   -  83

Tyrann Mathieu  -  41

Andrew Luck  -  38

Trent Richardson  -  22

RickH

December 10th, 2011 at 2:57 PM ^

This is absolutely right.  How are people NOT placing him first?  Monte Ball is a great back with tons of touchdowns but there are a tonnnn of backs that could fill his shoes with tha offensive line and offense.  I've thought the whole time that he deserved it more than Richardson until I actually thought about how many yards Richardson picks up himself.

What my ballot would look like:

1) Robert Griffin III - Not even close, he's turned Baylor into a would-be top 10 team if they're defense was any good.  His accuracy is amazing and has better numbers than anyone else even with 26 sacks from a bad offensive line.

2) Trent Richardson - Though less yards and touchdowns than Ball, he is a true threat and sole provider of the Alabama offense.  I feel if Ball is a product of his offensive line and others could fill in for him while Richardson is one-of-a-kind and has similar stats as well.

3) Andrew Luck - Turned Stanford around and is a special player who couldn't be replaced.  Not to best stats and that's why he gets third here but I give major points because of him being irreplacable.

Potential #2: Tyrann Mathieu - Though late to the race, his stats are pretty damn good.  I would have placed him #2 but honestly, I don't know enough about him to make a decision.  His tackles seem too high to the point where he isn't a lockdown corner like Peterson or Amukamara were, but truthfully I don't know.  He's had a bizillion 'Heisman moments' with his stripped fumbles for touchdowns and clutch returning game for the TD.

Derelicious

December 10th, 2011 at 11:18 AM ^

Jordan Kovacs for heisman!

 

In all seriousness though,

1. RG3 

2. Ball

3. Luck

 

I don't want Matheiu to get close to winning.  Yes, he was fantastic, but the defensive heisman loses its luster when its not just Woodson.

justingoblue

December 10th, 2011 at 12:13 PM ^

Ball: 275 carries, 1759 yards, 6.4YPC, 32TD/ 20 receptions, 255 yards, 12.8YPC, 6TD

Richardson: 263 carries, 1583 yards, 6.0YPC, 20TD/ 27 receptions, 327 yards, 12.1YPC, 3TD

Ball leads Richardson in every running category, plus has more yards per catch and more receiving touchdowns. It's a travesty if Richardson gets it; Balls numbers are way better and Wisconsin probably played a more difficult schedule than Alabama.

justingoblue

December 10th, 2011 at 12:29 PM ^

They've both beaten only three ranked teams in four tries, and beyond Alabama/PSU, I don't see much OOC difference.

Alabama: Kent State, PSU, Georgia Southern, North Texas

Wisconsin: UNLV, Oregon State, NIU, South Dakota

Sagarin has Alabama's SOS at 5, Wisconsin at 12, even with a pretty big SEC bias in his computers. I wouldn't say there's a clear cut answer here, and Ball's numbers are way beyond Richardson's, whether Beilema is a dick or not.

zguy517

December 10th, 2011 at 1:45 PM ^

Montee Ball's 4th Quarter TDs:

  • 5 seconds into the 4th when up 28-0, Hoke would have done the same
  • Up 41-17 against Nebraska, Hoke basically did do the same
  • Down 7 to MSU, obvious
  • Up 35-13 against Minnesota with 9 minutes left, not really that bad, but worst of the bunch
  • Up 21-17 against Illinois, obvious
  • Down 8 and down 5 to MSU in the BTCG

Trent Richardson's 4th Quarter TDs:

  • Up 20-3 against PSU, Hoke would do the same
  • Up 27-0 against North Texas, same as Balls first
  • Up 24-10 against Florida, fine
  • Up 30-6 on Tennessee, see Minnesota above
  • Up 10-0 on MSU, fine

So Montee Ball had 2 more 4th quarter TDs, but actually scored less in blowouts than Richardson. So how did he benefit from Bret being a douche?