The Heisman - It's not a team award
The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award (often known simply as the Heisman Trophy or The Heisman), named after former college football player and coach John Heisman, is awarded annually to the most outstanding collegiate football player in the U.S. Although not the only award honoring the best player in college football, it is considered the most prestigious individual player honor in American college football. It is awarded in December before the postseason bowl games. Source: Wikipedia That being said, the Heisman Trophy is clearly stated an award for the most outstanding player. Not the most outstanding player for the most outstanding team. So why does it seem like you have to be part of the best team in college to win? I say this because Tim Tebow should be the front runner of the Heisman. They have Dixon as the front runner but let's look at some of the stats between the two quarterbacks:
Tebow: 3250 total yards, 42 TDs
Dixon: 2623 total yards, 28 TDs Now, I'm not too knowledgeable on common sense but those stats alone should show that Tebow should be ahead of Dixon. Last time I checked (just a couple minutes ago) the heisman goes to the most outstanding individual player. It shouldn't matter on how many losses a team has. It's unfortunate as Dixon is the only major candidate from the west, so he will most likely get all the west votes and the east will be split up amongst the other candidates. I'm open for arguments but why is Dixon more of a likely choice to win than Tebow? Stats don't lie but it seems that a team mentality has been put into the heisman award when it has no place sticking it's nose into it. If you don't think Tebow should win the heisman, let's hear some reasons, not just "he shouldn't". That's not a strong statement. Show some reasons that Dixon should win it over him and don't use because Oregon is ranked better as it's clearly stated it's an individual award, not a team award.
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