Let's talk Heisman

by Ausgiano on Nov 30, 2009 1:51 PM CST

With the winding down of the year and the beginning of award season to really start up, I figured it be a good time to start thinking about your Heisman talk. I know Bill and RPT and such could do a lot better job at this than me, but I'll get it started...

My candidate for Heisman, if I had the vote (which would be crazy, giving a Physiologist a vote), would go in this order...

Toby Gerhart (Stanford)

Tim Tebow (Florida)

Ndamukong Suh (Nebraska)

Tebow's stats really don't need mentioning, but he's throwing for 66% for 2166 yards, 17 TD's and 4 picks with 796 yards rushing and an additional 13 TD's (not sure on fumbles, but I think there's been a few). He accounts for half of the Florida offense.

Suh is probably the reason that Nebraska matters this year. His numbers aren't gaudy...70 tackles (total), seven sacks and 1 INT (damn you Suh!). But the Huskers only allowed 133 points this year, and when it seemed the needed a push or a sack or a stop, Suh was there. With an anemic offense (well, stupid, unable to hold on to the ball at times offense) which scored 150 points in conference play, the defense only allowed 105. Gotta give that credit to Suh.

However, Gerhart would get the nod. His numbers are fantastic, rushing for 1736 yards on 311 carries (5.6), with 26 TD's. Hell, he's got a TD pass (QB rating is 581.2!!!). Only held under 100 once (Oregon St) and topped 200 twice (Washington and Oregon). Averaged 151 yards a game in conference play, and that's not playing Wazzou. Also doesn't include the 205 he threw up against the Irish. A bruising rush, who's left arm is never without blood on it, he accounted for 64% of rushing yards (74% if you drop QB rushing). Without Gerhart, Stanford is maybe down three wins, and not third in the conference.

That's what I think...not going to explain why McCoy or others aren't here...got stuff to analyze.

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No love for domino?

/homer

and the Mustache of Truculence (formerly Canada4Mizzou)

by Wan Ihite on Nov 30, 2009 6:11 PM CST reply actions

where is the love for Kellen Moore?

His team is undefeated (12-0), he has the most TD passes in the FBS (38), he has the best efficiency rating in the FBS (168.7), and he has thrown only 3 (YES THREE!!!) INT’s thus far. He is also 18th in passing yards with 3,053. Toby Gerhart has had a great year and he or McCoy will probably win the award, but Kellen Moore needs to get some national love and he just isn’t for whatever reason.

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by Jason Brynsvold on Nov 30, 2009 11:41 PM CST reply actions

Good point, I would like to see A Kellen Moore person win once

Not that I want Kellen Moore to win this year, because everyone is going to argue he has those stats because he isn’t facing the defenses that the others are.

However, Gerhart really isn’t facing defenses either….I kid, I kid.

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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Dec 1, 2009 11:11 AM CST up reply actions

One thing

I wanted to start a discussion here, so I did leave off some people…Domino is huge to us, but I don’t know if the world really know he exists enough to get consideration. If that was the opposite, we would be bitching up a storm about the bilitnikof (which I’m not going to spell correctly, cause they’re hosers).

As for Moore, that feller from Hawai’i, Brennan, came close in 2007. His numbers were huge, against similar defenses. Perhaps people are actually taking Boise for granted now.

Also, to add to my Gerhart argument, with all the yards and carries, he has not fumbled ONCE this year…so, more to the pot for him.

Formerly known as Mizzou Grad

by Ausgiano on Dec 1, 2009 11:44 AM CST up reply actions