HEISMAN THOUGHTS
By mark rogers
December 14, 2009
And as much as I wanted Colt to win the award, I'm OK with how it went down. I actually think the votes came out exactly as they should have.
Plus it just sets up another dramatic story line in the national title game next month.
Last year, Sam Bradford won the award. Tim Tebow came in third in NYC but won the title.
Could it be that Ingram wins this year and Colt (who finished third) will come away with the championship?
Believe it or not, not very many Heisman winners have played for national champions.
It's happened 12 times in the 74 years the award has been given out from 1935-2008 and only once in the last 12 years (2004 Matt Leinart, USC).
And winning the Heisman has not been a good sign for players vying for a championship...especially in recent years.
Let's just look at this decade:
2000 - Chris Weinke, FSU, lost championship to OU.
2001 - Eric Crouch, Nebraska, lost champioship to Miami.
2003 - Jason White, OU, lost championship to USC
2005 - Reggie Bush, USC, lost championship to Texas.
2006 - Troy Smith, OSU, lost championship to Florida.
2008 - Sam Bradford, OU, lost championship to Florida.
Even more ridiculous is that only Carson Palmer (2002) and Leinart (2004) won their bowl games after winning the Heisman...everyone else lost.
Not good numbers for Mark Ingram and the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Numbers that I hope stay true to form and allow Texas another BCS Title. If Texas wins, they'll have more BCS Championships than OU, USC, Ohio State and Miami.
Only LSU and Florida currently have two BCS Titles.
Let the waiting begin...only 74 years until Bama and Texas play for it all!!
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