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Last week, I argued that Colt McCoy essentially won the Heisman with his performance against Texas A&M. I said that it was his to lose. Based on what happened in the Big XII championship game, I think he lost it. What a dreadful game by McCoy. He and Mack Brown nearly threw away a chance to go to the national championship game with poor clock management at the end of the game. At the end of the day, I think McCoy possibly threw away the Heisman
I had a chance to go down to the ACC Championship in Tampa, Florida Saturday to watch Georgia Tech’s high powered triple option offense against Clemson. It was a very entertaining game to watch in person and something, quite frankly, that the ACC needed. However, there is one player in the game that I came away most impressed with, one that I think signifies what the Heisman trophy means. That player is Clemson running back C.J. Spiller.
Obviously, you and I have heard of C.J. Spiller. He plays in a BCS conference for one of the top programs in the ACC. I have had the pleasure of watching a good bit of him over the past four years, but Saturday night was the first night I have watched him in person. Watching Spiller live gives a greater appreciation for him. I think he is the most electrifying player college football has had since Reggie Bush.
He single-handily almost won the game for the Tigers. He finished with 233 yards on 20 carries and four touchdowns. Those numbers earned him the MVP of the game, even in defeat (editor’s note: This is the first time the game’s MVP was awarded to a player on the losing team). Tech fans were outraged at this after the game, but I think it was the right decision. Sitting at Raymond James Stadium, you just felt all the Tech fans on edge when Spiller had the ball in his hands. Out of all the candidates, did anyone close the season better than Spiller?
For the season, his numbers speak for themselves. He has 1,145 yards rushing on 201 carries and 11 touchdowns. He has 445 yards receiving and four touchdowns. Those are excellent numbers. What takes him to the next level are his numbers in the kicking game. He has four kickoff returns for touchdowns. In total, he has over 900 return yards, which includes kickoff and punt return yardage. He is a legitimate threat to score every time he touches the ball. He also is the only player this season to score at least one touchdown in every game.
I realize people are dead set on giving the Heisman Trophy to McCoy, Mark Ingram, or maybe Tim Tebow. But Spiller deserves an invite to New York, at the very least. If I had a vote for Heisman, my vote would be for C.J. Spiller. And memo to those who coordinate the Heisman trophy – Loyal Homer really want a Heisman vote!
Amazing!! You cannot even mention the best defenseman in the league, Ndamakong Suh. He is argubly the most dominant player in the whole league this year who altered opposing teams schemes on his own.
It’s true we didn’t mention Suh in our articles. For some details about why, check out the comments in another article.