Manti Te'o for Heisman
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probably
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Nope.
No way does a frosh surpass what Te'o has accomplished.
And if we win next weekend, it's spoken for hoss.
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I believe Johnny Football will probably edge out Manti Teo... Media/Voters seem to love a player (like Cam Newton) that burst onto the scene... and Klein crapped the bed with 3 INTS and losing by 28 to a team with a losing record. All other candidates not mentioned above are barely on the Heisman radar
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A pic would be amazing, or a crucial sack
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I dont think you realize how much people love Johnny football.
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I dont think so, its all about momentum, a win to cap off a magical 12-0 season over arch-rival USC, compared to Missouri? cant see it
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I totally agree...no way a freshman gets it
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As they say ... "There is always the first time".
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I know the system. It was more about the fact that when most people describe the Heisman award, the phrase "popularity contest" comes up a lot. QB or HB of a team in the NC isn't exactly an unpopular guy.
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Sometimes I whisper that into my "hugging" pillow at night.
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Well.
Then.
Give me back those ten minutes of my life and queue some dumbass gif.
Then.
Give me back those ten minutes of my life and queue some dumbass gif.
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Pick six would be nice for voters to watch on sportscenter for a few weeks.
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From a really old perspective: feelings are often in error, but this season has a storybook aura about it, and Manti is a storybook leading man. Both Joey Harrington and Eddie George said before the Saturday games that they agree that the two leading figures for Heisman were Klein and Manti. Those are two offensive guys with no reason to root for Notre Dame. Manti-the-Man and the storybook around him are bigger-than-life right now [we could blow it of course, but right now this is legend and it's Manti as folk hero].
Adding to that, all this talk about never giving it to a defensive player is in everyone's head --- exactly the right psychological atmosphere to have strong personality ["nobody's making MY mind up for me"] and guys who like REAL football ["about time we broke that pattern and gave a defensive super player some love!"] to say: Dammit this guy's the One!!
If we beat USC, I believe he wins. If we win the NC, I almost know it.
Adding to that, all this talk about never giving it to a defensive player is in everyone's head --- exactly the right psychological atmosphere to have strong personality ["nobody's making MY mind up for me"] and guys who like REAL football ["about time we broke that pattern and gave a defensive super player some love!"] to say: Dammit this guy's the One!!
If we beat USC, I believe he wins. If we win the NC, I almost know it.
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I don't think Johnny Football gets it. On this big stages (ALA, FLA and LSU) he's 1-3 and only really shined in one of them. And the Heisman doesn't normally come from a team ranked as low as they are.
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Great post!
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I think the voting is in December.
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Too bad we lost one of our biggest advocates.
Since when do we listen to these asshats? Only when they're pro ND? Everyone was bashing them earlier in the year, before they were drinking the koolaid.
No freshman has ever received the award. Likewise, no true defender (Woodsen played some offense) has ever won it. One of these things will change. Robert A Smith on ESPN actually said something to the effect of 'Manti Te'o is the linch-pin on the best front seven in the country and there is no way the college football landscape would look how it looks today without Te'o playing for the Irish'. (Paraphrased to show my ND bias)
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Well unlike MLB where they announce their awards after the World Series. The Heisman Trophy as all the season awards is awarded before the bowl games. So the NC won't have any influence on the vote. However, I do hope he wins both!
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I had never registered that Heisman fact --- shows how little I've cared about it. In that case, I believe if the defense grinds the USC offense down to small scoring numbers, it's over and Manti cruises to the Heisman.
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Manti gets his first pick-6 against Wittek. The rest is history.
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I'll say again, unless Manti wins the award, the Heisman trophy is absolutely bogus and isn't worth the bronze they use to create it. Given the way the voting goes, I'm fairly convinced he's not getting it. At this point Notre Dame is the only undefeated team in the nation (available for post season at least), and Manti is the heart and soul of that team. No way is this team undefeated without Manti imo, he makes everyone better around him. Thats what the Heisman should be about, it's what it used to be about.
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If he does it in dramatic fashion (how could it not be?) and Notre Dame wins, he has to win the Heisman, right? RIGHT??
Honestly I wasn't even arguing with friends about how Klein was going to win it; I was completely okay with it. But now who? Braxton Miller? Johnny Manziel?!? Come on man.
Te'o for Heisman.