GP, thanks for the h/t.

I would have voted for Tebow if I had a Heisman vote, but you guys are glossing over the fact that there were many ballots which didn’t contain votes for Bradford or McCoy, either.

There were something like two dozen voters who didn’t cast ballots at all.

I think it’s kind of silly to get worked up over the Heisman vote, which I haven’t taken seriously for a long time, so I agree with your last paragraph completely. Kick some Sooner ass, and nobody’s gonna complain about who won the Heisman.

By Senator Blutarsky on 12.26.08 8:03 am

Blutarsky, I’m not glossing over anything of that sort. 194 ballots represents a huge fraction of Heisman voters. The “many” ballots which didn’t hold votes for the other two guys was a lot less than 194.

By GatorPilot on 12.26.08 8:25 am

McCoy was left off more than 120 ballots. Bradford was omitted from more than 90.

Were those numbers less than Tebow’s? Sure. Enough that if none of the three were slighted the voting results would have changed? Nope.

By the way, there were 904 ballots cast this year, so I’m not sure where you got the 530 voters from.

By Senator Blutarsky on 12.26.08 8:47 am

I feel ya GP. I still have that bitter taste in my mouth after the Heisman injustice and still stand by my previous comments that the Big 12 has been over hyped this entire season. McCoy and Bradford played well at times but not the ‘Godly QB’s’ that everyone continues to equate them to. With how crappy the defenses they went up against any team could have done the same. Big deal that OU put up over 60 in 5 games the Gators could have done the same if Tebow was still throwing the ball late in the 4th! I love a blowout any day but hated seeing Tebow sit after the half and then watch Brantley and all the other backups get their reps. It’s sad that the Heisman is such a stat oriented award and that’s exactly why Bradford was trying to ‘fluff’ his numbers up, Stoops knew that and stuck with it all the way to the end! Well I say leave Ole Sammy in there for the whole game and watch him crash and burn!!! Badly I hope!!! I still hear that clown Sims yelling like a retard echoing in my head!!! Damn I can’t wait till the 8th!!!

GO GATORS!!!!!

By John on 12.26.08 1:22 pm

You’re right, Senator. Brainfart on my part. 530 “known” voters on the Stiffarmtrophy.com website. That’s how the cross-talk occurred.

By GatorPilot on 12.26.08 1:35 pm

As I said last year, the Heisman doesn’t deserve Tebow, not vice versa. Bradford very well may be a better QB, but Tebow is a bigger weapon.

By Kevin @ Fanblogs on 12.26.08 5:54 pm

Are the Big 12 offenses just good because the Big 12 defenses are terrible?

For that matter, couldn’t a Big 12er make a case that Florida’s defense is only good because they haven’t faced a top-flight offense?

Besides, we’re forgetting that Tebow got the most first-place votes, granted, a magnanimous gesture among the voters that put him on the ballot.

By Vince Gagliano on 12.26.08 10:37 pm

We can talk about how screwed up the Hiesman voting is all day long, but what’s really more important, the Hiesman trophy or the NC trophy?

I’ve watched both of these teams play all year. After the first half of the season, I would have said OU was the better team, but after watching the second half, I can say that absolutely, without a shadow of a doubt, that UF has the better team.

No one, and I mean NO ONE is playing with more focus and determination than the Gators are right now.
They are a team on a mission, and if OU thought Texas was tough, then they had better buckle up their chin strap just a tad bit tighter, because they will be tested to the limit in this game.

The Gators have every bit the offense the Sooners have, but the Gators get the not when it comes to defense and S.Teams.

The Sooners have had trouble covering kick-offs all year, and unless their kicker either kicks it out of bounds or suddenly gains enough strength in his leg to kick it out of the endzone, the result will be the same as usual.
No team boast as many world class sprinters as the Gators.

I still say the Gators proved everything they needed to with a win over the Tide, while the Sooners beat up on nothing more than the 5th best team in the Big 12.
Texas, OU, TT and Oklahoma St., in that order, are all better teams than Missouri.
The Tigers D-line absolutely has to be one of the worst i’ve watched all year.

If carryover means anything at all when preparing for the big game, then just compare the last game these two teams played in, and what led up to them getting there.

Anyone remember the Super Bowl played between the Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in ‘03?
I remember everyone I new putting their money on the Raiders and their over-hyped offense, while the Bucs defense never got the attention it deserved.
For that matter, I guess you could say the exact same thing about the NC game between the Buckeyes and the Gators in ‘06.

I’m not predicting a blowout, but the Gators will win.

By GonzoHog on 12.27.08 9:43 am

I do feel that the player awards should be awarded AFTER Bowl Season. I think some readers would agree that Heisman award winners have proven to be busts in big games i.e. BCS Championship, and others not to mntion how well the majority of Heisman winners have fared in the NFL. Either way, I`m pulling for the Gators because they are in the conference I cheer for. I want all SEC teams to do good. Besides, Timmmy will probably be back next year, he`ll either win it then or be very close in the running again. Then go to the NFL for a few years, return to Gainesville or wherever, and open up a few car dealerships and a Megachurch.

By Jim on 12.29.08 12:49 pm

I am so glad that Mullen is gone, I do not know if Addozio is a beter fit, but at least he will have the team fired up and focused.

Dan Mullen should have been killing it all year. ? He is an idiot. My mom could win with this team.

Saying that, maybe the Heisman jinx will get handed to Bradford too.

By Aligator on 12.29.08 1:25 pm