2008 Woodie Awards
Inside The Lines: Who will win the Heisman? Our columnist takes a guess at this year's top five finishers.
J. Andrew Horvath
Issue date: 12/6/07 Section: Sports
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Four days from now, on December 10, the Grand Ballroom of the New York Hilton will be stuffed with cameras, tuxedos, and hot air rushing from the mouths of football pundits. On that night is the Heisman Memorial Trophy Dinner, where this year's winner of the award will be recognized for what he has achieved on the football field.
The Heisman Trophy, given out by the Downtown Athletic Club of New York City to the "Most Outstanding College Football Player in the United States," is easily the most recognizable and prestigious individual trophy in the American sports world, because of the distinct appearance of the statue and because of America's love for the amateur athlete that has yet to be touched by the lunacy of professional sports' greed, hype, and pitfalls.
The real commotion, however, happens on Saturday, December 8. This is when the Nokia Theater in Times Square opens up for the announcement of this year's Heisman Trophy winner.
Agents will be drooling over potential paychecks, or potential "clients" if you want to be formal about it. Most importantly, however, a handful of student athletes will be dressed up, prepped, and ready to be shown off like AKC champions at the Heisman award ceremony.
One of them will go home a winner, holding that foot-and-a-half tall, posing symbol of excellence. The rest will be disappointed.
This begs the question then; who will win the Heisman Trophy?
The crop of 2007-08 is full of promise and competition, but we don't have the time to discuss, at decent length, everyone that is deserving of some sort of mention.
Therefore, the best way to discuss the Heisman campaign is to simply cast a hypothetical ballot, and provide each of you a little justification for the vote. Here goes:
Pool - Dennis Dixon, Chase Daniel, Mike Hart, Darren McFadden, Tim Tebow, Colt Brennan, Matt Ryan, Pat White, Kevin Smith
5. Pat White - QB - West Virginia
A UConn study showed when the Mountaineers wear their yellow jerseys, that 15% of people who watch their games go into a seizure when either Pat White or Steve Slaton touch the ball. Also, that same study showed that the average UConn defender cannot tackle Pat White. The 6'2", 185-pound junior is playing…almost…the best football of any quarterback in a spread offense, with over 1100 yards rushing to go with 14 touchdowns. White also has thrown for 12 scores along the way to a Big East Championship and an appearance in the Fiesta Bowl.
The Heisman Trophy, given out by the Downtown Athletic Club of New York City to the "Most Outstanding College Football Player in the United States," is easily the most recognizable and prestigious individual trophy in the American sports world, because of the distinct appearance of the statue and because of America's love for the amateur athlete that has yet to be touched by the lunacy of professional sports' greed, hype, and pitfalls.
The real commotion, however, happens on Saturday, December 8. This is when the Nokia Theater in Times Square opens up for the announcement of this year's Heisman Trophy winner.
Agents will be drooling over potential paychecks, or potential "clients" if you want to be formal about it. Most importantly, however, a handful of student athletes will be dressed up, prepped, and ready to be shown off like AKC champions at the Heisman award ceremony.
One of them will go home a winner, holding that foot-and-a-half tall, posing symbol of excellence. The rest will be disappointed.
This begs the question then; who will win the Heisman Trophy?
The crop of 2007-08 is full of promise and competition, but we don't have the time to discuss, at decent length, everyone that is deserving of some sort of mention.
Therefore, the best way to discuss the Heisman campaign is to simply cast a hypothetical ballot, and provide each of you a little justification for the vote. Here goes:
Pool - Dennis Dixon, Chase Daniel, Mike Hart, Darren McFadden, Tim Tebow, Colt Brennan, Matt Ryan, Pat White, Kevin Smith
5. Pat White - QB - West Virginia
A UConn study showed when the Mountaineers wear their yellow jerseys, that 15% of people who watch their games go into a seizure when either Pat White or Steve Slaton touch the ball. Also, that same study showed that the average UConn defender cannot tackle Pat White. The 6'2", 185-pound junior is playing…almost…the best football of any quarterback in a spread offense, with over 1100 yards rushing to go with 14 touchdowns. White also has thrown for 12 scores along the way to a Big East Championship and an appearance in the Fiesta Bowl.
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