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Even In This Career, 2011 Stands Out
By Paul Myerberg // Jan 2, 2012
Spurrier: “I told the guys, ‘Next year’s team, they’ll try win 12, because 11 has already happened.’”
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It’s not a matter of talent, though it once was: Steve Spurrier’s teams at Florida won in February, out-recruiting the rest of the nation’s elite before going to town from September through December. South Carolina, on the other hand, isn’t — and hasn’t, and won’t, by and large — win with talent, but with coaching. After beating Nebraska, 30-13, in the Capital One Bowl, the Gamecocks were able to achieve something that had never been done in program history: win 11 games. Heck, the Gamecocks had won more than nine games only once in program history heading into this season.
Tags: Capital One Bowl, Connor Shaw, Marcus Lattimore, Nebraska, South Carolina, Stephen Garcia, Steve Spurrier
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P.S.R. Heisman Watch: 2012 Watch List
By Paul Myerberg // Dec 13, 2011
Perhaps the only surprising aspect of Robert Griffin III’s Heisman win was that he won the South region, garnering 303 points to Trent Richardson’s 256 in an area easily labeled as SEC country: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. That Griffin won at all is far from surprising, nor is that fact that he won by a fairly comfortable margin. His coronation complete, we can close the book on the race for the 2011 Heisman Trophy. And begin looking towards 2012, as it’s never too soon to handicap an award ceremony 12 months away, right?
Tags: Braxton Miller, Casey Pachall, Collin Klein, David Wilson, Denard Robinson, Geno Smith, Marcus Lattimore, Matt Barkley, Sammy Watkins, The Heisman Trophy, Tyrann Mathieu
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P.S.R. Heisman Watch: Week 7
By Paul Myerberg // Oct 12, 2011
What are the odds that this year’s Heisman is won by a non-quarterback? Pretty slim, if you ask me. If it’s not Andrew Luck it’ll be Russell Wilson. If not Wilson it’ll be Landry Jones. If not Jones it’ll be Kellen Moore, if not Moore it’ll be Robert Griffin III and so on down the line. How deep do you need to go to find a non-quarterback? I think at least four quarterbacks – by my count, though the national perception seems to differ – would need to stumble in order for Alabama’s Trent Richardson to come in and swoop away with the Crimson Tide’s second Heisman Trophy since 2009. And Alabama’s second altogether, which is still the most amazing fact associated with the award. And now, a new feature: This Date in Heisman History.
Tags: Andrew Luck, Case Keenum, Denard Robinson, Kellen Moore, LaMichael James, Landry Jones, Marcus Lattimore, Robert Griffin III, Russell Wilson, The Heisman Trophy, Trent Richardson, Tyrann Mathieu
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P.S.R. Heisman Watch: Week 6
By Paul Myerberg // Oct 4, 2011
Heisman chatter picks up around this point, as pretenders feasting on inferior foes — I don’t need to name names — take a sizable step back against the stiffer competition on the schedule. There are two sides to this coin, however, as October, November and December give players opportunities to shine just as much as they provide slippery slopes upon which to take a slide. Great players move to the forefront against the cream of the crop; I don’t want to keep harping on Cam Newton, but he’s just one in a long line of those eventual winners who went overlooked in September and dominated all comers over the latter portion of the year. So we have that to look forward to, which is nice. What else in the docket? Bye weeks are coming fast, ladies and gentlemen: Luck and James have already taken a breather, and Wilson is next.
Tags: Andrew Luck, Denard Robinson, Justin Blackmon, Kellen Moore, LaMichael James, Landry Jones, Marcus Lattimore, Robert Griffin III, Russell Wilson, The Heisman Trophy, Trent Richardson, Tyrann Mathieu
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P.S.R. Heisman Watch: Week 5
By Paul Myerberg // Sep 28, 2011
September’s over, which means it’s about to get serious. Like trip-to-Manhattan serious, as it’s all well and good to tear apart Rice and San Jose State but quite another to excel against Oklahoma or Oregon. Heisman dreams have legs in September, true: you have Cam Newton as an immediate exception, but most winners are in the picture in August and solidify their spot during the season’s opening month. Countless candidates, however, have lit the world afire in September but disappeared once the calendar turned to conference play. Take last year’s examples of Kansas State’s Daniel Thomas and Nebraska’s Taylor Martinez: otherworldly in September, both quickly dropped out of the conversation once the schedule got a little meatier.
Tags: Andrew Luck, Denard Robinson, Geno Smith, Justin Blackmon, Kellen Moore, LaMichael James, Landry Jones, Marcus Lattimore, Robert Griffin III, Ronnie Hillman, Russell Wilson, The Heisman Trophy, Tyrann Mathieu
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P.S.R. Heisman Watch: Week 4
By Paul Myerberg // Sep 21, 2011
We’re nearing the end of non-conference play, so the opportunities for a few non-B.C.S. conference players to make their mark is nearing an end. Minus Kellen Moore, most of the lesser-marquee performers need to do major damage in September: Florida International’s T.Y. Hilton, for example, needed a big-time showing against Louisville — he delivered — as he’ll get lost in the shuffle when his team takes on Western Kentucky on the same weekend that Landry Jones, Ryan Broyles and Oklahoma host Texas A&M. This is the time for non-B.C.S. conference players to burst onto the national scene: Hilton did his part, but there are two more weeks — maybe only one, for some — before the SEC, the Big Ten and the rest of the B.C.S. landscape put a stranglehold on center stage.
Tags: Andrew Luck, Denard Robinson, Geno Smith, Justin Blackmon, Kellen Moore, Landry Jones, Marcus Lattimore, Robert Griffin III, Ronnie Hillman, Russell Wilson, Ryan Broyles, T.Y. Hilton, The Heisman Trophy, Vontaze Burfict
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P.S.R. Heisman Watch: Week 3
By Paul Myerberg // Sep 14, 2011
It’s often about the whole 60 minutes, from kickoff to final whistle. And it’s always about the bottom line: the entire year, all 12 games of 60 minutes — that’s 720 total minutes, even if a star factors into only half that time, if not a bit less. But you can make your Heisman run in a fraction of that time: five minutes, one minute, one series or even one play, as Denard Robinson did on Saturday night. Was he perfect? Not even close: three interceptions, not to mention several more passes than should have been intercepted. But when push came to shove, when Michigan needed him most, Robinson delivered. And then he did it again, and again, and when the final whistle blew it was Robinson 35, Notre Dame 31. That’s how you win the Heisman: with superb play throughout, yes, but also with indelible, highlight reel-worthy moments like those Robinson had against the Fighting Irish.
Tags: Andrew Luck, Denard Robinson, Justin Blackmon, Kellen Moore, Landry Jones, Marcus Lattimore, Robert Griffin III, Ryan Broyles, T.Y. Hilton, The Heisman Trophy, Vontaze Burfict
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Nightmare Scenario Enters Stage Two
By Paul Myerberg // Sep 9, 2011
Alright, so we’re entering the nightmare scenario. You know, the opposite of the dream scenario, which was 2-0, ranked high in each poll and America’s new darling, complete with a seat devoid of significant heat. You couldn’t blame Georgia for dreaming that big when looking a season-opening pair of Boise State and South Carolina: intimidated, perhaps a bit, but also excited about the potential of reversing a two-year slide by notching two impressive wins. One down, one to go, and Georgia now needs a win in the worst possible way.
Tags: Aaron Murray, Georgia, Isaiah Crowell, Marcus Lattimore, Mark Richt, South Carolina, Stephen Garcia
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