OT: ingram nabs the heisman

This is pretty disgusting...Its similar to if the MLB writers gave Sabathia the Cy young simply because he played for the Yankees.
Whether you wanted Gerhart or Suh to win, this is just horrendous.

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was rooting for gerhart

or Suh. Mostly just happy that Tebow didn’t win, although nobody expected him to.

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by AvilesRotY on Dec 12, 2009 9:25 PM EST reply actions

Ingram wasn't even the best at his position

Don’t see how Gerhart shouldn’t have been the choice over him.

And Suh got hosed.

by NotAHippie on Dec 12, 2009 9:26 PM EST reply actions

I'd probably have given it to Ryan Mathews of Fresno State

More yards, higher ypc (6.8 to 6.2), higher yards per reception, and more touchdowns, despite playing in two fewer games.

If you want to get really crazy, you could give it Lance Dunbar of North Texas, better stats in almost every category than almost all runningbacks. Of course, the Mean Green only won 2 games, so….

by marbotty on Dec 13, 2009 7:52 AM EST up reply actions

The problem with doing that is that their level of competition is not likely to be comparable

And so a “big fish” dominates the “small pond”. Not always true, but it’s hard to argue someone from a small school is better than an above average player from a big school.

by AxDxMx on Dec 13, 2009 1:32 PM EST up reply actions

true

it also means they’re running behind an inferior line, though

by marbotty on Dec 14, 2009 1:38 AM EST up reply actions

Yeah, but it's like putting Superman in the backfield for D1

of course he’s going to dominate. Everyone else has comparable skills.

by AxDxMx on Dec 14, 2009 10:40 AM EST up reply actions

"The Heisman truly is a team award"

yeah… it appears that way

by Trey Hillman's Chin on Dec 12, 2009 9:33 PM EST reply actions

Gill to KU

ESPN is reporting that Turner Gill has accepted the KU coaching job.

Man, I really don’t want to have to root against Gill.

by Trey Hillman's Chin on Dec 12, 2009 9:40 PM EST reply actions

Yes!

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Dec 12, 2009 10:52 PM EST up reply actions

Woulda preferred Skip Holtz

But I don’t really care for grown men who go by the name “Skip.” Turner seems like a fine hire.

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by RoyalsRetro on Dec 12, 2009 11:00 PM EST up reply actions

Whitlock is unimpressed

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/columnists/jason_whitlock/story/1627339.html

Of course, he’s probably just sour they didn’t give the job to Jeff George.

by marbotty on Dec 13, 2009 7:53 AM EST up reply actions

Honestly

I had never heard of Ingram until about a month ago. And I like to think of myself as a casual college football fan.

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by RoyalsRetro on Dec 12, 2009 10:10 PM EST reply actions

i like to think of myself as a causal football fan

by marbotty on Dec 13, 2009 7:53 AM EST up reply actions

Alabama couldve won without Ingram.

Stanford wouldnt be very good without Gerhart and Nebraska wouldn’t have had a winning record without Suh. Suh was the most dominant player I’ve ever seen. If you look up “gamechanger” in the dictionary, his picture would show up.

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by royaldaddy on Dec 12, 2009 11:48 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Suh was the only choice

He dominated Texas and almost knocked them out of the BCS title game. 1 more second and he would have taken the Heisman.

by AxDxMx on Dec 13, 2009 5:11 AM EST reply actions

If Nebraska doesn't have Suh

I think there is a good chance they finish dead last in the Big XII North, or at least 5th ahead of the mess in Lawrence.

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by RoyalsRetro on Dec 13, 2009 2:00 PM EST up reply actions

He Reminds Me

Of the Bubba Smith line “He just grabs the whole backfield and starts throwing them out until he finds the one with the ball”.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Dec 13, 2009 4:13 PM EST up reply actions

This is exactly what I said would happen

Should’ve been Suh, who was more or less unstoppable in every game this year. He almost singlehandedly beat the Tigers while injuring Blaine Gabbert’s ankle and making him an awful QB for the next three weeks. In the Big 12 Championship game he was a man among premature newborns. He threw Colt McCoy to the ground like a rag doll.

But for some reason, the criteria for the Heisman award is not “the most outstanding player in college football this year” so much as it is “the best QB, WR, or RB on the team voted #1 in the polls.” There was no way they were going to give the award to a DT, no matter how dominant he was. And it’s almost criminal that they didn’t give it to Gerhart, who was better than Ingram anyway. Like most things affiliated with the NCAA, the Heisman Trophy award is a huge embarrassing failure.

by Soria's Unibrow on Dec 13, 2009 5:20 PM EST reply actions