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Its about that time of year again. The Goon Heisman! Simply vote for your top 5 in this thread. Each week, I will update the standings. You don't have to vote every week, and you don't have to vote if it doesn't change. The only poll that really matters (aside from you know, the real one) is the final week, but its fun to see. Here is a list of candidates, but you are by no means constrained to them. If you have someone you think deserves consideration, please post about him! Dak Prescott, QB Mississippi State 114/189, 60.3%, 1694 yards, 15/5, 121 rush for 664 yards and 10 TDs, 2 receptions for 25 yards and 1 TD QB on the number one team in the country and for a variety of reasons (some dumb, some not) has drawn comparisons to one St. Timothy Tebow.  Jameis Winston, QB Florida State 174/259 67.2% 2279 yards, 16/9, 2 Rush TDs QB on the #2 team and reigning Heisman Winner. A combination of things like worse stats overall, increase in interceptions, and yet even more off the field issues will make a lot of voters hesitate on listing him #1 overall.  Marcus Mariota, QB Oregon 150/218 68.8% 2283 yards, 24/1, 62 rush for 325 yards and 5 TDs A strong candidate, especially when you look at 24 TDs and 1 INT. Finishing the season with no more losses will be his best shot.  Amari Cooper, WR Alabama 71 receptions, 1132 yards, 9 TDs The biggest knock on him is that he isn't a QB, but the future Oakland Raider has almost as many yards as some decent QBs. He is arguably the biggest part of his offense. Six games with over 100 yards, 2 with over 200 and three games with 10+ receptions. The only bad game he less than 8 catches was Arkansas where he had 2, and that was mostly due to playcalling. Yup, if he doesn't win you can say he got Kiffin'd.  Melvin Gordon, RB Wisconsin 154 rushes for 1168 yards, 16 TDs, 1 receiving TD Ah yes, the annual B1G RB Heisman candidate. This one is actually pretty good though. His biggest knock is going to be his team and conference, especially if they drop another game. With the Heisman, profile is very important. Anyways, go vote, argue, and find more funny pictures.
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This is the weakest Heisman pool I can remember in some time, so I'll go full homer and throw Shaq Thompson's name into the hat.
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Nov 2, 2014 08:30
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if amari cooper dont win im gonna do a flyover of the ceremony with spike 80-f pawwwl
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Nov 2, 2014 10:26
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the connor halliday memorial award
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Nov 2, 2014 11:17
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Fine. I'll go first. Rip me to shreds for being a homer, but without Cooper Alabama is not a top 10 team, and the offense would be anemic. 1. Amari Cooper 2. Dak Prescott 3. Melvin Gordon 4. Marcus Mariota 5. Trevone Boykin
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Nov 2, 2014 18:01
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1. Tevin Coleman 2. Armani Cooper 3. Melvin Gordon 4. Shaq Thompson 5. Marcus Mariota
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Nov 2, 2014 18:55
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1. Amari Cooper 2. Dak 3. Laquon Treadwell (RIP) 4. Mariotta 5. Scooby Wright III 1) Seriously there's not an NFL receiver that would do better if you plugged them into Alabama's offense right now 2) State is a 4 loss team without him 3) Ole Miss can't run the ball and he was their best passing threat, and that still didn't stop him. Auburn stopped him.  4) Has been playing behind a paper O-line half the season and still only lost to (see below) 5) Best name
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Nov 2, 2014 19:16
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1. Senquez Golson 2. Gerod Holliman 3. Dak Prescott 4. Amari Cooper 5. Marcus Mariota 1 & 2 - It's supposed to be awarded to the Most Outstanding Player, not the Most Outstanding OFFENSIVE player.  3 - Leader of the #1 team in the nation, and #1 in the SEC West despite probably being 7th out of 7 in the West when it comes to recruiting, stadium, etc. 4 - He's really good. 5 - Ditto. Might be higher if I didn't live in the south/watch SEC almost exclusively and actually saw more than 1 of his games this year.
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Nov 2, 2014 21:19
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I haven't seen enough of everybody else to do a full list, but... 1. Dak Prescott 2. Mariota 3. Amari Cooper 4. Winston 5. Trevone Boykin There's a huge gap between 4 and 5. I also wish that Heismans would stop going to QBs so much. 
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Nov 2, 2014 21:24
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Nov 2, 2014 21:29
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1. Melvin Gordon - Dude is literally running against 11 dudes in that offense every week and still produces at an insane YPC. Wisconsin barely even tries to throw the ball anymore. If they had even the slightest passing threat, I'd be terrified of what that offense can do. 2. Marcus Mariota - 24/1 on a team where he's been running for his life half the time he drops back. Give him a solid O-line, and I'd be terrified of Oregon 3. Amari Cooper - I don't think I've ever seen a dude that's consistently as open as he is against a pretty solid string of defenses. He benefits from the other threats on that team though in a way that guys like Gordon don't, which gives him some leeway to improvise. 4. Trevone Boykin - If you've actually watched TCU's offense, you understand this. 5. Jameis Winston - More INTs. Yeah. But he's being relied on a lot more this year without Freeman/Wilder to soak up more carries at RB. Inexplicably wins when he absolutely shouldn't. N/A Dak Prescott - His passing is average for the FBS at best, and he benefits from having a devastating running back on his read option carries. He wins games, but that team lives on its defense and ball control instead of anything he does.
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Nov 2, 2014 21:36
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1. Dak Prescott 2. Marcus Mariota 3. Amari Cooper 4. Melvin Gordon 5. Josh Robinson
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Nov 2, 2014 22:11
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1. Dak Prescott 2. Amari Cooper 3. Melvin Gordon 4. Marcus Mariota 5. Josh Robinson I let Ben break the seal on that one.
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Nov 3, 2014 00:45
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1. Trevone Boykin 2. Ameer Abdullah 3. Marcus Mariota 4. Melvin Gordon 5. Scooby Wright III (for reals though he's one of the best defensive players in the country) It's a real good year for Big Ten running backs. Everything else is completely shameful.
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Nov 3, 2014 01:18
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1. Amari Cooper 2. Ameer Abdullah 3. Melvin Gordon III 4. Marcus Mariota 5. Trevone Boykin HM: Joey Bosa
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Nov 3, 2014 01:56
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Benne posted:I'll go full homer and throw Shaq Thompson's name into the hat. He's displaying what a two way player should be. If Myles Jack could get into the conversation last year, Shaq deserves a top 10 mention.
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Nov 3, 2014 02:18
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1. Marcus Mariotta - He runs his system extremely well. I personally don't like his system, and it sounds like I'm docking him but I'm not - it's extremely rare for a QB to do everything that his system asks him to do, and he does every bit of it at a pretty high level. His OL starters are back and it seems to have enabled him to play like he's capable of, and as such his stats are through the roof. Sounds like a good dude too. 2. Dak Prescott - I'm honestly not quite sure why I like him as much as I do. He's not an amazing passer, or even a great one, but he makes it work and is pretty mindful with the ball. He asserts a will when he plays and he runs with surprisingly good vision. Maybe losing a game will knock off my respect for him? #JustWinsGames says a lot and he's won some big, impressive games. 3. Amari Cooper/Kevin White - It's really hard to separate the two. I think Kevin's a bit smoother, a bit more dynamic, has to carry his offense a lot more than Cooper, and done it against much better defenses, but Cooper's just got so much more visibility. Not that Cooper is bad by any stretch, but it took two bad performances for Cooper to catch up to White. 4. Treon Harris - Saved Muschamp's job while only completing 3 passes, and did the impossible by somehow getting the staff to put Driskel on the bench. Truly an avatar from the heavens.
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Nov 3, 2014 03:24
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Ghost of Reagan Past posted:It's a real good year for Big Ten running backs. Everything else is completely shameful. And yet no one is voting for the best one. Coleman has more yards and a better YPC than Gordon or Abdullah and he's playing on a way worse team. He's still putting up numbers even though the QB IU has had to start for the last 2 1/2 games has a total of 35 passing yards on the year. He was even good against a MSU defense that pretty much shut Abdullah down. MourningView fucked around with this message at 17:24 on Nov 3, 2014 |
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Nov 3, 2014 17:21
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1. Amari Cooper 2. Tevin Coleman 3. Marcus Mariota 4. Melvin Gordon 5. Ameer Abdullah HM: Shane Ray
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