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Blog Hawgs Heisman 5 + 1 Week 12

Posted by Adam Butler on November 27, 2012

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)

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Blog Hawgs Heisman 5 + 1 Week 12

Posted by Adam Butler on November 20, 2012

Special to BlogHawgs by Kris Boyd

Baylor forced Collin Klein to do two things last week that he had not done all season long: throw the ball more than 26 times and lose.

I’m not a very smart man, but I’m pretty sure those things correlate with one other. Colby Cameron really let me down this week and considering there were zero Louisiana Tech fans chiming in on him… I guess I’m the only one. Marqise Lee may just be the best player in college football. Unlike every other Heisman list in America, this one does not include a linebacker who is tied for 44th in the country in tackles.

1. Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M (3,047 yards passing, 67.7%, 21 TD’s, 7 INT’s; 1,114 yards rushing, 6.5 ypc, 17 TD’s) I don’t think I can be any more clear on this one: I hope the voters do not exclude Johnny Trademark because he is a freshman. That would be a travesty–a travesty along the lines of voters excluding Darren McFadden because he was a sophomore then awarding the Heisman Trophy to a sophomore one year later. Johnny deserves the Trophy.

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) The +1 thought about dropping Optimus more, but couldn’t due to his almost year-long perfect streak.

3. Tajh Boyd, QB, Clemson (3,367 yards passing, 68.0%, 33 TD’s, 11 INT’s; 413 yards rushing, 4 TD’s) Tajh continues to wow. You won’t win it Tajh, but you deserve to be a finalist and receive a lot of 2nd and 3rd-place votes.

4. Marqise Lee, WR, USC (1,604 receiving yards, 107 receptions, 15.0 ypr, 14 TD’s; 110 yards rushing, 11.0 ypc; 24 kickoff returns, 704 yards, 29.3 ypr, 1 TD) Marqise continues to destroy opposing defenses. Not playing in the PAC 12 Championship (and the fact that Matt Barkley is not throwing to him anymore) may be all that keeps him from having a 2,000 yard season.

5. Johnathan Franklin, RB, UCLA (1,441 yards rushing, 6.2 ypc, 10 TD’s; 286 yards receiving, 2 TD’s) Franklin saved his best for last by ripping rival USC for 171 yards. Franklin’s only downfall is his lack of consistency throughout the season.

+1. Nick Florence, QB, Baylor (3,429 yards passing, 61.6%, 27 TD’s, 13 INT’s; 385 yards rushing, 7 TD’s)

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Blog Hawgs Heisman 5 + 1–Week 11

Posted by Adam Butler on November 13, 2012

Special to Blog Hawgs by Kris Boyd

Collin Klein placed himself back atop the 5+1, but Johnny Manziel closed the gap with a very impressive win.  Colby Cameron continued to wave his arms while screaming “Look at me!  Somebody look at me!”.  Marqise Lee is putting up Tim Brown numbers, but not Tim Brown wins.

1. Collin Klein, QB, Kansas State  (2,020 yards passing, 69.7%, 12 TD’s, 3 INT’s; 748 yards rushing,  4.9 ypc, 19 TD’s)  Klein didn’t put up outstanding stats but once again led Kansas State to another high-profile win and, more importantly, to the #1 spot in the polls.

2. Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M (2,780 yards passing, 67.6%, 18 TD’s, 6 INT’s; 1,014 yards rushing, 6.5 ypc, 15 TD’s)  Johnny Trademark did what nobody outside of College Station thought he could do–make an Alabama defense look pedestrian.

3. Kenjon Barner, RB, Oregon  (1,360 yards rushing, 6.8 ypc, 19 TD’s; 220 yards receiving, 1 TD)  Barner’s playing time against Cal was shortened due to injury, but he was only averaging a little over 3 yards per carry prior to that.

4. Colby Cameron, QB, Louisiana Tech  (3,283 yards passing, 71.0%, 27 TD’s, 0 INT’s; 142 yards rushing, 3 TD’s)  Colby continued to win and continued to put up great numbers.  And, while I’m not trying to say La Tech is playing a SEC schedule, La Tech has played Illinois, Virginia and Texas A&M.

5. Tajh Boyd, QB, Clemson (2,941 yards passing, 68.0%, 28 TD’s, 9 INT’s; 310 yards rushing, 1 TD’s)  Tajh continued his efficient ways in another blowout win.  Tajh is wanting his invitation to New York.

+1. Marqise Lee, WR, USC (1,447 receiving yards, 98 receptions, 14.8 ypr, 13 TD’s; 110 yards rushing, 11.0 ypc; 23 kickoff returns, 677 yards, 29.4 ypr, 1 TD)

 

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Blog Hawgs Heisman 5+1–10/30/12

Posted by Adam Butler on October 30, 2012

Special to BlogHawgs by Kris M. Boyd

Collin Klein continued his dominance last week and Kenjon Barner established himself as the clear #2 on the Heisman 5+1.  Just remember where you saw Colby Cameron first when all the national Heisman pundits start jumping on his bandwagon in a few weeks!  Matt Scott hopped back on the list with an impressive win and Tajh Boyd finally made the cut.

1. Collin Klein, QB, Kansas State  (1,630 yards passing, 70.9%, 12 TD’s, 2 INT’s; 634 yards rushing,  5.2 ypc, 16 TD’s)  Optimus Klein keeps chewing up other Heisman candidates like the Devastator.  Who’s next?

2. Kenjon Barner, RB, Oregon  (974 yards rushing, 6.9 ypc, 14 TD’s; 159 yards receiving, 1 TD)  Barner is the best running back in the country.  Imagine what his stats would look like if Oregon played any close games and he could play second halves.

3. Colby Cameron, QB, Louisiana Tech  (2,598 yards passing, 70.5%, 21 TD’s, 0 INT’s; 110 yards rushing, 2 TD’s)  Colby keeps winning.  That’s the important part.  The stats will come in that offense. Cameron deserves an invite to the Heisman ceremony if Louisiana Tech goes 11-1 (or even 10-2).

4. Matt Scott, QB, Arizona (2,724 yards passing, 62.9%, 20 TD’s, 9 INT’s; 291 yards rushing, 4.4 ypc, 4 TD’s)  Scott dropped almost 500 yards of total offense on USC and placed himself back on the 5+1.  Arizona has 3 losses, but all 3 were to teams ranked in the top 15.

5. Tajh Boyd, QB, Clemson (2,336 yards passing, 67.7%, 20 TD’s, 6 INT’s; 219 yards rushing, 4 TD’s)  Hello, Tajh!  Where have you been all year?  This is what Clemson fans, and quite frankly, the 5+1 was expecting coming into the season.

+1. Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M (2,216 yards passing, 64.3%, 16 TD’s, 6 INT’s; 793 yards rushing, 6.8 ypc, 13 TD’s)

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BlogHawgs Heisman 5+1–10/25/11

Posted by Adam Butler on October 25, 2011

Special to BlogHawgs by Kris Boyd

It was tough leaving the fake Honey Badger, Russell Wilson, off the +1.–probably not as tough, however, as it was for Wisconsin fans to see their National Title hopes fall from their fingertips. 

Big time players step up in big time games.  Wilson, unfortunately, was not big time.  Speaking of not big time, this would have been a great time for the real Honey Badger to step into the +1 had he not (ALLEGEDLY) been smoking poke salad. 

Want a great dark horse candidate?  How about Texas Tech’s Seth Doege?  Seth has put great numbers, led an undermanned TTU team to a 5-2 record and still has to play Okie State, Texas, Mizzou and Baylor (current nationally respected teams who don’t play a lick of defense).

Lastly, to address some e-mails I have received about the +1.: The +1 is not a prediction of how the media will vote.  Anybody can predict that the voters will hand over the trophy to Eric Crouch, Troy Smith or Tim Tebow.  The +1 is all about who actually deserves to win the Heisman Trophy.

1.  Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama: Richardson is second in the nation in rushing yards and in rushing touchdowns.  His numbers would be better if Alabama was not so great.  He’s averaged 19 total touches a game over his last three.

2.  Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford:  Luck suffered from a similar situation as Richardson on Saturday.  Stanford routed a bad Washington team as Andrew attempted just 21 passes for fewer than 170 yards.  I hate to harp on numbers so much, but do we (as college football fans) really want a Heisman Trophy winner with 2,500 yards and 27 touchdowns?  Does it matter?  

3.  Brandon Weeden, QB, Oklahoma State:  Weeden led his team to a win in what many considered to be a trap game for the Pokes.  Weeden has thrown for over 2,400 yards and 19 touchdowns.  He has a high (72%) completion rate for the season and while he has thrown 7 interceptions, only 1 of those has come in the last four games.

4.  Landry Jones, QB, OU: We’re not going to penalize Jones too much for OU’s loss to huge underdog Texas Tech.  He did throw for over 400 yards and 5 touchdowns.  The Bedlam game looms as the deciding factor between the two windy state gunslingers.

5.  Kellen Moore, QB, Boise State:  80% on completions?  Check.  300 yards?  Check.  3 touchdowns?  Check.  A win?  Check.  It was, however, Air Force.  *sigh*

+1.  Tajh Boyd, QB, Clemson:  Cue up DJ Khaled.  Boyd led the Tigers to yet another win and exploded for almost 400 yards total offense and 6 touchdowns.  For the year, that is 2,400 yards passing, 24 passing touchdowns, 3 interceptions, 200 yards rushing and 4 rushing touchdowns.

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