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Title: "Late-season surges factor into Heisman voting" Post by: Chechem on December 08, 2011, 04:47:10 AM Quote TUSCALOOSA — The statue with its leather-helmeted player and stiff-arm pose evokes memories of the game as it was. The Heisman Trophy is timeless — easily the most recognizable symbol of individual success in American sports. But as the bronze embodiment of that achievement remains frozen in time, the process of carrying it home is evolving. The very makeup of the five finalists heading to New York for the Saturday night ceremony shows how much times have changed. And like most transformations these days, technology plays both primary and secondary roles. Votes have been cast by email the past three seasons, thus allowing the 900-plus with ballots to watch every snap of every game before submitting their choice. No longer is there a fear of the post office losing the envelope before votes are tallied the Monday before the ceremony. Three of the five finalists played the final Saturday of the season, while Alabama’s Trent Richardson and Stanford’s Andrew Luck sat idle. In the course of a few hours, Wisconsin’s Montee Ball scored four touchdowns and LSU’s Tyrann Mathieu gashed Georgia’s punt defense twice. Both were fringe contenders before winning conference title games and finalists after... http://annistonstar.com/bookmark/16695710?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AnnistonStar%2FTideSports+%28Anniston+Star+Tide+Sports%29 Title: Re: "Late-season surges factor into Heisman voting" Post by: Coach Hank Crisp on December 08, 2011, 06:30:47 AM MFBATR is leading the Nissan Heisman Watch. This is going around this morning.
(https://p.twimg.com/AgHUF1NCAAAsOGG.jpg:large) Title: Re: "Late-season surges factor into Heisman voting" Post by: Chechem on December 08, 2011, 06:45:04 AM Okay, I just responded to this post in the daily thread. Those of you hanging on my every word, please go there for my valuable contribution. :eyeroll:
BTW, someone's battery is low. Title: Re: "Late-season surges factor into Heisman voting" Post by: MLB10 on December 08, 2011, 07:04:41 AM stiffarmtrophy.com has trent a distant 3rd to griffin. I'm sorry to say that Trent prolly won't win. I think the Bama Backlash is too strong.
Title: Re: "Late-season surges factor into Heisman voting" Post by: Coach Hank Crisp on December 08, 2011, 07:08:43 AM stiffarmtrophy.com has trent a distant 3rd to griffin. I'm sorry to say that Trent prolly won't win. I think the Bama Backlash is too strong. :( Title: Re: "Late-season surges factor into Heisman voting" Post by: Hannibal Lecter, MD on December 08, 2011, 07:49:17 AM Heard Finebaum say this morning he voted TR, Luck, Honey Bastid. Didn't know if he'd made that public previously.
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