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December 12, 2009

Heisman Watch UPDATED
— Dave in Texas

UPDATE: Mark Ingram, The University of Alabama

On ESPN now.

Quarterbacks Tebow or McCoy? Running backs Gerhart or Ingram? Or defensive monster Suh? Last defensive player to win the award was Michigan cornerback Charles Woodson in 1997.

My guess? Here's a clue.

Navy QB, Heisman winner, 1963.

Posted by: Dave in Texas at 04:29 PM | Comments (39)
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1 I voted for Barry several times. He deserves it as much as did the Nobel Prize.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 12, 2009 04:34 PM (1X+Yj)

2 If the Huskers had an Offense; it would be Suh's.

Posted by: GregS at December 12, 2009 04:35 PM (mFlfU)

3 I'm cynical: Tebow will take it. Obama will finish number two.

Posted by: Robert_Paulson at December 12, 2009 04:35 PM (+deq6)

Someone might have had a better season than Tebow (I do not watch college football) but he seems to make alot of plays like this...

http://tinyurl.com/y8sya4e

Posted by: Dan at December 12, 2009 04:36 PM (KZraB)

5 Obama will win. I've run the numbers.

Posted by: Michael Mann at December 12, 2009 04:37 PM (ItSLQ)

6 Should be Suh's anyway, especially after the TU game. But they just showed Torretta, thus reinforcing it's all about BS.

Posted by: Freida Lay at December 12, 2009 04:37 PM (ax4Qo)

7 ooopsy...UT

Posted by: Freida Lay at December 12, 2009 04:39 PM (ax4Qo)

8 I don't think the voters will give it to Tebow or Ingram. I think the finalists are McCoy and Suh. I was born in Alabama, so I'd shamelessly vote for Ingram, but I think in the end it goes to Obama.

In the end, it is all about Teh Won.

Posted by: Josef K. at December 12, 2009 04:40 PM (7+pP9)

9 I don't follow college football but am watching this ceremony. I would totally vote for this Stanford guy. He is smart and talented and the way underdog. I'm a Seattle sports fan so I'm used to cheering for the underdog.

Posted by: Trish at December 12, 2009 04:45 PM (0U5Kd)

10 Records. Records. Records.
McCoy holds 'em

Posted by: Hugh Jasteroid at December 12, 2009 04:45 PM (+CLh/)

11 I allready nailed it. can i haz me lawer now?

Posted by: OJS at December 12, 2009 04:46 PM (uuhMV)

Tiger is cheating on his wife with 10+ women and Tebow is taking a sick girl with a brain tumor that causes her to shake to an awards show. On his arm on the red carpet. The egomaniacal athletes of today could learn something from him.

Posted by: Dan at December 12, 2009 04:50 PM (KZraB)

13 wow.

Posted by: Trish at December 12, 2009 04:55 PM (0U5Kd)

14 Ingram looked pretty good last game, but I think McCoy gets the Heisman, Kanye grabs it from him and says that Ingram was the best running back. TV award show drama will play out yet again.

Posted by: KF at December 12, 2009 04:56 PM (LSa1B)

15 His remarks were very parliamentary.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at December 12, 2009 05:00 PM (DPM1U)

16 RECOUNT!!!!!

Posted by: Barack Obama, Columbia University at December 12, 2009 05:01 PM (+deq6)

17 I'm not in front of a TV -- do we know who finished number two?

Posted by: Robert_Paulson at December 12, 2009 05:02 PM (+deq6)

18 Obama could not let Tebow win. There can only be one living messiah at any giving time.

Posted by: Dr. Spank at December 12, 2009 05:10 PM (muUqs)

19 Dissapointing.

Posted by: 801 at December 12, 2009 05:11 PM (Hpogt)

20 16 RECOUNT!!!!!

Posted by: Barack Obama, Columbia University at December 12, 2009 09:01 PM (+deq6)

Best punter evah.

Posted by: Kanye West at December 12, 2009 05:13 PM (ItSLQ)

Ingram wins.

Roll Tide, Roll!

Posted by: Magic Eight Ball at December 12, 2009 05:14 PM (C3oJE)

22 I voted for Barry several times. He deserves it as much as did the Nobel Prize.

Did you notice that the Nissan site added a disclaimer that only eligible entries would be accepted?

Posted by: Blue Hen at December 12, 2009 05:21 PM (1O93r)

Suh got robbed. The fact that Nebraska even made it to the Big 12 championship was because he single-handedly destroyed several offenses during the season, in contrast to his own team's popgun offense. Take Suh out of the lineup, Nebraska wins 3 games, tops.

Ingram's VERY good--this isn't a Gino Torreta-over-Marshall Faulk type screwjob--but Alabama would still be a BCS-worthy team without him. The bias against defensive players is ridiculous; Woodson only won the Heisman because he returned kicks and played on offense once in a while so he could get some touchdown highlights on ESPN for his candidacy. He was a magnificent defensive player and should have won based on that alone, not because he had to be an all-purpose player to get extra Hesiman consideration.

Oh well. Suh will likely be the #1 pick in the draft and will be set for life, but there isn't a doubt in my mind he's the best player in the country.

Posted by: David Axelrod's Combover at December 12, 2009 05:21 PM (1SOOm)

24 Did you notice that the Nissan site added a disclaimer that only eligible entries would be accepted?

Yes, I did.

Posted by: AmishDude at December 12, 2009 05:24 PM (ItSLQ)

25 Was the winner a tight end or a wide receiver?

Posted by: A. Sullivan at December 12, 2009 05:24 PM (4iIhs)

26 Shoulda gone to Suh, but I heard it was the closest vote ever.

Posted by: logprof at December 12, 2009 05:27 PM (I3Udb)

27 Yes!! Now I hope this doesn't mess with his head. There's a big game still to go.

Posted by: toby928 at December 12, 2009 05:29 PM (PD1tk)

28 I voted for Barry several times. He deserves it as much as did the Nobel Prize.

Did you notice that the Nissan site added a disclaimer that only eligible entries would be accepted?

Posted by: Blue Hen at December 12, 2009 09:21 PM (1O93r)

Racist

Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 12, 2009 05:32 PM (1X+Yj)

29 RMFT

Posted by: CSMBigBird at December 12, 2009 05:33 PM (IgCtj)

30 Suh loses. Barry loses.

Two dudes born in Africa get gypped in one night.

Posted by: Soylent Red at December 12, 2009 06:16 PM (2Xfm2)

31 Great story about Tebow.

Posted by: Mike at December 12, 2009 06:39 PM (Tw5Io)

32 Woodson only won the Heisman because he returned kicks and played on offense once in a while so he could get some touchdown highlights on ESPN for his candidacy. He was a magnificent defensive player and should have won based on that alone, not because he had to be an all-purpose player to get extra Hesiman consideration. Actually, he should have lost big to Manning, but that's ancient history now.

Posted by: Kevin J. at December 12, 2009 06:39 PM (vlzaM)

33 Barry didn't win the Heisman?!?!! I demand a full investigation by ACORN.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 12, 2009 07:04 PM (1X+Yj)

34 McCoy finishing ahead of Suh in the voting is a travesty. Really can't argue with either Ingram or Gerhart. The Heisman is pretty much a joke these days anyway.

Posted by: mcassill at December 12, 2009 07:45 PM (n7Du2)

35 Ingram played (and won) against 6 of the Top 20 defensive teams. He also had more receiving yards and receiving touchdowns than Gerhart. Suh shoulda been 3rd. McCoy is gonna be so mad, he'll choke in the Bama game. I predict 4 INT's in a rout to end the "Age of the Quarterback" and to usher in the new "Age of" whatever it'll be. I predict that Suh just opened the door for Rolando McClain, a linebacker that also plays for The Tide, to walk through next year. In the history of tradition-rich Alabama, we had never had a Heisman winner even with names like Stabler, Namath, Starr, Cornelius Bennett, Derrick Thomas, Ozzie, and Hannah wearing Crimson. Now that the moment has passed and memories have been made, our team can now return to Monday's practice with clear heads to try to finish the trifecta of perfection while playing in the toughest division, in the toughest conference in America: SEC Champs, Heisman Winner, National Champions. Rarely does a team even have a shot at "The Trifecta" and it should be a phenominal game IF McCoy and Ingram play the way a the winningest Quarterback EVER and two-time Heisman candidate and the third Sophmore ever to win should play head-to-head, offensive weapon vs. offensive weapon, #1 defense vs. #2 defense, and tradition vs. tradition. If history is any guide, Texas will win as they are 7-0-1 all-time against Alabama. But this year's team seems like they are determinedto make history, rather than remember history. R.M.F.T. FOREVER!!

Posted by: Tiderguy at December 12, 2009 08:46 PM (89Ec7)

36 It's pretty amazing he's the 1st Alabama player to win ine, given all great teams they've had.

Posted by: JEA at December 13, 2009 04:13 AM (KpMjN)

37 Mark seems quite overwhelmed in his interviews,

Posted by: toby928 at December 13, 2009 10:32 AM (PD1tk)

It was a charity vote. Boohoo crimson tide doesn't have a heisman trophy winner. (and Ingram didn't win 6 of 20...his team did. Perhaps u missed where there is no "I" in team. Must be a Messiah fan)

Ingram didn't deserve that trophy. He had a good game against FL, but not impressive and the Heisman is not won on one game alone. It's built on an entire season. McCoy won all the other offensive awards. Suh won all the defensive awards and should have been higher on the list. I'm a PAC-10 fan, and bias leads me to want to see Gerhart take it. However stats say that McCoy and Suh should have led the pack.

Posted by: ArrogantBstrd at December 13, 2009 10:54 AM (fk8Gb)

39 Who the hell is Charles Woodson?

Posted by: Peyton Manning at December 14, 2009 06:22 AM (+2Gjy)

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