Friday, December 11, 2009

Heisman Countdown


The Heisman trophy ceremonies are to be held Saturday in New York, New York and five great student athletes from five prestigious college programs were invited to New York to be apart of the ceremonies. These are the five players that were asked to be apart of the festivities and I'm going to name them in the order I think the voting should go and why.
1. Colt McCoy of Texas. The Texas Longhorns also finished the season undefeated and won their Big 12 championship against Nebraska. Colt McCoy was an efficient passer and was second in rushing on the Texas team. Not to mention that Colt is the highest winning percentage for a quarterback in NCAA history, but the only that could keep him from holding that trophy is the Big 12 championship game. Colt McCoy and the Longhorn's offense struggled mightily against the Cornhuskers and almost lost that game.
2. Mark Ingram of Alabama. The Alabama Crimson Tide finished the season undefeated and was lead most of the season by running back Mark Ingram. Mark Ingram rushed for big yards against top ranked teams and went for the gusto against the reigning champion Florida Gators in this year’s SEC championship game. The only thing that could stop Ingram from getting the trophy is the Auburn game where he was totally shut down.
3. Ndamukong Suh of Nebraska. Ndamukong Suh deserved his own "Black Shirt" as he lead the defense in almost every defensive statistical category from the defensive tackle position and he also had one interception, but he can't touch it either. Charles Woodson got his Heisman when Michigan was undefeated. Ndamukong Suh lost the key games and the other two players before him did not.
4. Toby Gehart of Stanford. Toby Gehart progressed in strides every year, but didn't lead its team to the Pac-10 championship this year. Toby played great in defeating top ranked USC and Oregon, but lost to California. Those are the reasons he won't win it neither.
5. Tim Tebow of Florida. Tim Tebow had the perfect chance to put a stamp on his career with two Heisman trophies, but he lost the SEC championship game. No doubt Tim Tebow was Florida's Most Valuable Player keeping them undefeated the whole season. Tebow played with a determination that carried his team all year and he is a great player. All of these candidates deserve this trophy because they were the best player on their respective teams, but record and conference championship has to play a role in the situation.
If Ndamukong Suh won the conference championship he would be my number one and Tebow won his championship I would have to give Tebow his second Heisman and crown him best college player ever. Colt McCoy deserves the Heisman trophy. Yes Mark Ingram beat the number one ranked Florida Gators, but didn't really show up against Auburn. Colt's only stumble came in the Big 12 championship and they still won and the reason they won was due to Colt McCoy being the quarterback not the running back. Every running back needs one person to get them the ball and that's the quarterback. That's my vote for the Heisman trophy winner.

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