SCOTT JACOBS

Who’s getting our Heisman?  Why don’t you, uh, click the link…

Thanks to the Blue Work Horse, sports bloggers from around the country were able to send in their picks for who should win the Heisman, followed by who should be 2nd, 3rd, and even 4th.  I took the time to send him my ballot (below) and the Blue Work horse took all 73 ballots cast in an extensive Heisman vote, and came up with a winner.  And it wasn’t really even close folks.  If you want to see who won (wasn’t my vote) check out their in depth breakdown here.  Keep reading if you want to see who I picked, as I explain the method to my madness.

The Heisman Trophy

1. Colt McCoy- He did the most with the least in leading the Longhorns to an 11-1 record. But it wasn’t enough to win Texas the Big 12 South, nevermind the conference.  Still, don’t hold that against the man who threw for 3445 yards, and 32 touchdowns.  The 6 foot 3 junior completed almost 78 percent of his throws, and he came up large in big games. Against Oklahoma, Missouri, Oklahoma State, and Texas Tech when the lights shined brightest, McCoy threw 7 touchdowns, and just 2 picks.  When you throw in his 576 yards rushing, that just seals the deal of how special of a player he really is.

2. Sam Bradford- 4464 yards, 48 touchdowns, and the orchestrator of the highest scoring team in college football history.  Yeah, Sam had what you might say was a pretty decent season in leading the Sooners to Miami for a shot at the national title.

3. Tim Tebow- 28 touchdowns through the air, 12 on the ground,and Tebow still falls well short of his ridiculous 55 scores from 2007. I’m sorry: there are guys with better numbers, who played against better teams in better conferences than Tebow, and I just don’t think he was the best player in the nation this year.  Awesome, yes.  Heisman, not quite.

Don’t forget about: Graham Harrell: The man threw for over 4700 yards, 47 touchdowns, and just seven picks.  But he got jobbed when the Heisman committe didn’t invite him.  I don’t know, it seems awfully unfair that one horrible loss in Norman was enough to derail what looked like a sure Heisman invite for #6.