Special to BlogHawgs by Kris Boyd
Here’s our annual disclaimer:
Keep in mind that the Blog Hawgs Heisman 5+1 was created not to predict how Heisman voters would vote or who would actually win the Heisman Trophy, but who should win the Heisman Trophy.
Like most years, the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner will be the person who should win it… unless the voters brainlessly decide that a freshman cannot be the pick.
As for invitees to the presentation, I think the Heisman Trust should either invite only Johnny Manziel and Collin Klein or all six of the players I’ve listed here. How do you choose between Marqise Lee and Tavon Austin or Nick Florence and Tajh Boyd? You can’t.
That won’t happen though. The voters will cave to the ESPN/NBC hype and send the defensive player who isn’t ranked in the top 50 in the country in total tackles to the ceremony. Don’t misunderstand me, I think Manti Te’o is a great player, but he’s not even the best defensive player in the country.
1. Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M (3,419 yards passing, 68.3%, 24 TD’s, 8 INT’s; 1,181 yards rushing, 6.4 ypc, 19 TD’s) The Heisman is his. He has been most impressive in his debut season. He put up better total offensive stats than Cam Newton and made an Alabama defense look silly. A player’s age should have no bearing on the award.
2. Collin Klein, QB, Kansas State (2,306 yards passing, 66.7%, 14 TD’s, 6 INT’s; 787 yards rushing, 4.6 ypc, 20 TD’s) Klein was off this past week. He has one more game this week, but nothing short of 750 total yards and 8 touchdowns could surpass Johnny Trademark at this point.
3. Nick Florence, QB, Baylor (3,825 yards passing, 61.4%, 30 TD’s, 13 INT’s; 436 yards rushing, 8 TD’s) Baylor will probably end up with two more losses under Nick Florence than under Robert Griffin, III, but the stats are going to be almost identical.
4. Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia (1,156 yards receiving, 105 receptions, 11.0 ypr, 12 TD’s; 521 yards rushing, 10.6 ypc, 2 TD’s; 28 kickoff returns, 738 yards, 26.3 ypr, 1 TD; 15 punt returns, 165 yards, 11.0 ypr, 1 TD) Tavon put up over 2,500 yards total offense and had more receiving and rushing yards than former Heisman-winning Notre Dame receiver Tim Brown.
5. Marqise Lee, WR, USC (1,680 yards receiving, 112 receptions, 15.0 ypr, 14 TD’s; 110 yards rushing, 11.0 ypc; 28 kickoff returns, 802 yards, 28.6 ypr, 1 TD) Marqise wasn’t so marquee these past few weeks, but that no doubt has more to do with losing his quarterback than anything else.
+1. Tajh Boyd, QB, Clemson (3,550 yards passing, 66.6%, 34 TD’s, 13 INT’s; 439 yards rushing, 5 TD’s)
Blog Hawgs Heisman 5+1 Final Results
Posted by Adam Butler on December 7, 2012
It’s Heisman Trophy Award Eve, so that means it’s time for our final Blog Hawgs Heisman 5+1 of the season.
Below are the results from the 2012 final voting for the Blog Hawgs Heisman 5+1. The +1 voters feature media members, bloggers, former Division 1 football players and no-talent hacks like myself. The voters are from 12 different states and it is goal of the +1 to eventually feature voters from all 50 states.
Johnny Manziel dominated the first place votes, which are in parentheses. Collin Klein kept it close. The real race was for 3rd place between USCw’s Marqise Lee and Notre Dame’s Manti Te’o. Lee edged Te’o even though Manti received some first place votes.
There was a clear top 5. A few voters noted they felt Te’o wasn’t as impressive as Jadeveon Clowney of South Carolina or Jarvis Jones of Georgia. There was a note from a voter who felt Alabama offensive lineman Barrett Jones was more valuable to his team than Te’o, as Barrett won the Outland Trophy last year, moved to Center this year and was the heart and soul of the best OL for the best team in college football.
The results:
Johnny Manziel: 71 (11)
Collin Klein: 61 (2)
Marqise Lee: 31
Manti Te’o: 30 (2)
Braxton Miller: 11
Tavon Austin: 5
Kenjon Barner: 5
Stepfan Taylor: 3
Montee Ball: 2
Jarvis Jones: 2
Barrett Jones: 2
Colby Cameron: 1
Jeremy Hill: 1
Jordan Lynch: 1
Nick Florence: 1
Jadeveon Clowney: 1
A few other notes:
-Tajh Boyd received no votes even though he led Clemson to a 10-2 record and put up great stats.
-Tavon Austin was shunned despite having over 2,500 yards of total offense.
-Nick Florence received one vote even though his stats were almost identical to Robert Griffin, III’s 2011 Heisman-winning stats while only having two less wins than RG3.
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