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Title: Alabama's Richardson Chasing a 2nd Title, Heisman Post by: Coach Hank Crisp on December 08, 2011, 04:20:14 AM http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/12/07/sports/ncaafootball/AP-FBC-T25-Heisman-Richardson.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Quote (http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/377051_301264369905078_100000645522155_1052049_709274646_n.jpg) TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's Trent Richardson wasn't a starter when he arrived on the scene. He was biding his time behind tailback Mark Ingram, who was on his way to becoming Alabama's first Heisman Trophy winner. But Ingram knew long before Richardson was selected as a finalist that the Crimson Tide might have another candidate waiting in the wings. Then a freshman, Richardson broke four tackles en route to a 52-yard touchdown against Arkansas two years ago in a run that has only grown in the retelling. "He broke like seven tackles and then took it up the sideline for like 40 yards," Ingram recalled. "I was like, 'Yeah, that's not really normal.' I figured that we had a special guy." A program that collected — by its own count — 12 national titles before fielding a Heisman winner now is hoping for its second in three seasons. Because of Ingram's looming presence, Richardson was a star long before he was a starter. Title: Re: Alabama's Richardson Chasing a 2nd Title, Heisman Post by: Chechem on December 08, 2011, 04:36:24 AM If the national media are to be believed, TR will finish 2nd or 3rd. :-\
These individual awards always seem unfair, and voting is almost impossible to judge. I'm still counting my blessings that MI won it; it was painful watching him sit through all of the other awards without getting mentioned. TR is a great player, great powerful individual and great teammate. Hopefully he'll be able to enjoy the trip to NY, albeit via flight (yikes). He'll be missed next year; yes I remember his tweet about staying - :eyeroll: Title: Re: Alabama's Richardson Chasing a 2nd Title, Heisman Post by: Reelvalue on December 08, 2011, 08:36:13 AM THEY ARE DEFINATELY BIASED..ALSO LOOK AT WTHE BC PLAYER WHO WON THE AWARDS..NO WAY HE WOULD HAVE WON THOSE PLAYING IN THE SEC...THE VOTERS WERE HELL BENT IN KEEPING THEM AWAY FROM THE SEC.
Title: Re: Alabama's Richardson Chasing a 2nd Title, Heisman Post by: Catch Prothro on December 08, 2011, 08:41:47 AM THEY ARE DEFINATELY BIASED..ALSO LOOK AT WTHE BC PLAYER WHO WON THE AWARDS..NO WAY HE WOULD HAVE WON THOSE PLAYING IN THE SEC...THE VOTERS WERE HELL BENT IN KEEPING THEM AWAY FROM THE SEC. Not all of the SEC, but definitely Bama. Heisman, the director of the Downtown Athletic Club for whom the award is named, coached for a time at Auburn, and hence Auburn has had some winners. But I suspect those Auburn ties kept many Bama players out of the award for years. |