My Heisman Ballot

If I had a Heisman ballot this is how I would fill it out.

Just Missed
5. Kellen Moore - Moore is the best quarterback in the country and thus is my highest ranked quarterback. Moore did everything he could possibly do to win this trophy, but with the competition he faced I just can't say he deserves it. On a more well known team, Moore would have won.

4. Toby Gerhart - I'd have no issue whatsoever if Gerhart were to win on Saturday. The gap in who deserves the trophy is the smallest since 2002 and Gerhart is in a situation very similar to Larry Johnson. Johnson had more yards (about 300) and less touchdowns (26 to 20) and played on a team that was good, but not top notch. Johnson ended in third to Palmer and Banks. I expect similar results for Gerhart, but the reason I have him at fourth is because I think the guy ahead of him is slightly better.

Making The Ballot
3. CJ Spiller - Gerhart seemed like a lock for the 2 spot or possibly the 1 and than Championship weekend happened. Carolina crushed Spiller's Heisman hopes, but Spiller deserved the invite instead of McCoy. Spiller's advantage over Gerhart isn't so much what he did to Georgia Tech, which did catch him up to Gerhart, but moreso his game breaking ability. Now this isn't dissing Gerhart, he is a game breaker which people including myself at times don't give him credit for. Gerhart carries defenders with speed, but if there's one player in the country that can truely change the game in one play, it's CJ Spiller. Consistency as a running back and Clemson's losses killed Spiller.

2. Ndamukong Suh
Disgusting. The one word I can think of to define Suh's performance in the Big 12 Championship game. 4.5 sacks as a defensive tackle is unheard of....against a Division 2 team, but against a 2nd ranked team is a performance for the ages. Suh is an unbelievable player and he still manages to put up the stats when teams key on him. I'm actually cheering for Suh to win the trophy and he deserves it, but I just couldn't give him the vote over Ingram for some reason.

1. Mark Ingram
Ingram is a picture perfect candidate for the Heisman. He is the undoubtable leader of the best team in the country. Ingram missed some time for injury and Saban never seemed to pad Ingram's stats. Ingram simply dominated the competition with the exception of a performance against Auburn. Ingram took it too the number one team in the country this week, which is what Heisman winners do.

Time for Bowl Season

It comes and goes in the blink of an eye. With the exception of Army-Navy this season is over and all college football fans have to look forward to are bowl games. Its the time of year when schools like Temple get the most attention of the season and schools like Florida State have to look back on their lackluster season and wonder what could have happened. The final week of the season ended with a bang. The Clemson-Georgia Tech game was a thriller, which sucked considering I only had one TV and had to miss portions of the Nebraska-Texas, one for the ages, game. The latter was going to come down to which team could get into field goal range, not whether they could make it. Henery and Lawrence are both very good kickers and I have full faith Henery would have made the same one Lawrence did. CJ Spiller just absolutely took it to Tech, but it wasn't enough. I've heard a lot of complaints towards the performance of Parker in the game, but how about blaming it on the defense. If I remember correctly, Georgia Tech scored on all but one possession. You have to help your offense out a little bit. And if you missed the best play of the week go youtube the end of the Illinois game. I won't spoil it if you haven't, but it could be the craziest play of the year.

Championship Week Rankings

1. Alabama
2. TCU
3. Texas
4. Boise State
5. Cincinnati
6. Florida
7. Ohio State
8. Oregon
9. Iowa
10. Penn State
11. Georgia Tech
12. Virginia Tech
13. LSU
14. BYU
15. Oregon State
16. Pittsburgh
17. Northwestern
18. Wisconsin
19. Miami
20. Oklahoma State
21. Stanford
22. West Virginia
23. Utah
24. Texas Tech
25. Nebraska