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P.S.R. 2010 Heisman Watch: Final
By Paul Myerberg // Dec 6, 2010
The race for second is on. It’s now clear — and has been for weeks, to be honest — that Cam Newton will hoist the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night; the only question remaining is which player comes in second: Kellen Moore, Andrew Luck or LaMichael James. A better question might ask what margin of victory Newton will have on Saturday, whether a player like Luck can keep it close or if Newton will take home the hardware running away. I have to be honest: I don’t know. I know Newton will win, but I wonder if some of the innuendo surrounding his recruitment will sway some voters towards a secondary candidate. We’ll see on Saturday.
Tags: Andrew Luck, Andy Dalton, Cam Newton, Colin Kaepernick, Justin Blackmon, Kellen Moore, LaMichael James, Ryan Mallett, Terrelle Pryor, The Heisman Trophy, Tyrod Taylor
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P.S.R. 2010 Heisman Watch: Week 14
By Paul Myerberg // Nov 29, 2010
Just as his team’s loss settled down a muddled B.C.S. race, Boise State’s defeat at Nevada drops Kellen Moore out of the driver’s seat in the Heisman Trophy race. I still believe that Moore has earned an invite to the award’s ceremony, but it would be incorrect to continue to label him as the leading candidate. Now, in 2011… Moore, like LaMichael James, should he come back to Oregon for his junior season, will be one of the early favorites. For now, it’s time for me — for all of us — to simply acknowledge the fact that this is Cam Newton’s trophy. The rest of this list is simply jockeying for a free trip to Manhattan.
Tags: Andrew Luck, Andy Dalton, Cam Newton, Colin Kaepernick, Justin Blackmon, Kellen Moore, LaMichael James, Ryan Mallett, Terrelle Pryor, The Heisman Trophy, Tyrod Taylor
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P.S.R. 2010 Heisman Watch: Week 13
By Paul Myerberg // Nov 22, 2010
The conversation doesn’t revolve around the top three: we know that Kellen Moore, LaMichael James and Cam Newton are our leaders, though I’m not sure if Moore is receiving the same love nationally that he lands in this space. I’m equally interested in seeing which player — or two players, depending on the voting — lands an invite to Manhattan for the Heisman ceremony. Andrew Luck is clearly the best of the second tier of candidates; one could even make the claim that he deserves to be higher. On second thought, maybe Luck shouldn’t be fourth on this list — maybe he should be second. What about first?
Tags: Alshon Jeffery, Andrew Luck, Andy Dalton, Cam Newton, Colin Kaepernick, Justin Blackmon, Kellen Moore, LaMichael James, Ryan Mallett, Terrelle Pryor, The Heisman Trophy
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In-Depth with the Heisman Trio
By Paul Myerberg // Nov 16, 2010
Two sites of great importance to the overall welfare of this site: CFBStats.com and College Football Data Warehouse. The latter is responsible for the historical team and coaching records used to great degrees, particularly over the summer. The former, in my mind the best statistic-gathering Web site for the discerning college football fan, provides the minutiae vital in assessing teams and individual players against a national standard. Where else could we discover that Kellen Moore has attempted only 16 passes in the fourth quarter all season, or that Cam Newton begins to falter as a runner in the second half of games?
Tags: Cam Newton, Kellen Moore, LaMichael James, The Heisman Trophy
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P.S.R. 2010 Heisman Watch: Week 12
By Paul Myerberg // Nov 15, 2010
I keep coming back to the Heisman Trust’s mission statement, which can be summed up in one sentence:
“The Heisman Memorial Trophy annually recognizes the outstanding college football player whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity.”
That’s all: simply combine your on-field excellence with off-field integrity. Simple, though not quite. Suspicious circumstances surrounding your recruitment, enough so where the N.C.A.A. — not to mention the F.B.I. — is paying close interest? Check. A star running back who was handed a one-game suspension for an off-season altercation — whether blown out of proportion or otherwise — with his girlfriend? On the list. A wonderfully talented wide receiver who was suspended for a conference game after driving under the influence? He’s in the Heisman mix. The options are clear: simply go for the best player in the country, which would be easy, or begin to inspect each player’s candidacy according to the mission statement put forth by the Heisman Trust. That’s hard.
Tags: Alshon Jeffery, Andrew Luck, Andy Dalton, Cam Newton, Dan Persa, Justin Blackmon, Kellen Moore, LaMichael James, Ryan Mallett, Terrelle Pryor, The Heisman Trophy
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The Heisman’s Mission Statement
By Paul Myerberg // Nov 13, 2010
A quick thing to chew over while preparing for Auburn’s afternoon start against Georgia. Cam Newton is dressed and ready to go, though there remains a slight chance that he won’t play — a very slim chance, though we won’t know until he takes the field with the starting offense. Newton’s Heisman candidacy has taken a back seat to his future, as well as Auburn’s, but it bears taking a look at the Heisman Trophy’s mission statement, as outlined by the Heisman Trust:
Tags: Auburn, Cam Newton, N.C.A.A. violations, The Heisman Trophy
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P.S.R. 2010 Heisman Watch: Week 11
By Paul Myerberg // Nov 8, 2010
The big question: should Cam Newton remain the Heisman front-runner? It’s not such a difficult question for me to answer, actually. As his coach so succinctly pointed out, Newton is still eligible. He played on Saturday, in fact. Seeing that he remains Auburn’s quarterback, there’s really no other option: he remains the Heisman front-runner, at least in this space. Not to say he might not drop down due to other matters — Oregon’s LaMichael James has more than made his case, and there’s always Kellen Moore to worry about.
Tags: Andrew Luck, Andy Dalton, Cam Newton, John Clay, Justin Blackmon, Kellen Moore, LaMichael James, Robert Griffin III, Ryan Mallett, Terrelle Pryor, The Heisman Trophy
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Four Years Later, Dalton Stands On Top
By Paul Myerberg // Nov 3, 2010
Four years ago, a baptism by fire made Andy Dalton the quarterback he is today. As T.C.U.’s redshirt freshman quarterback in 2007, Dalton’s first month was unkind: Baylor at home n the season opener, followed by Texas and Air Force on the road. The Horned Frogs were 1-2 through the first three games of 2007, the program’s worst start to date under Gary Patterson, and a significant portion of the attention fell on the rookie quarterback. Dalton hadn’t been superb, though nor had he been the deciding factor behind the slow start — he’d been a redshirt freshman, skittish in the pocket and susceptible to the machinations of strong defenses from Air Force and Texas.
Tags: Andy Dalton, T.C.U.
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