Hb31187;514068 wrote:Im aware, but if Mallet is still in the running after throwing like 90 picks. I dont see why this cements Robinsons fate
Because he's a sophomore starting for the first time, he had NO preseason hype (no one knew that he was going to be the starter this season until a few minutes before kickoff of their first game), and his team probably isn't going to be good much longer. It's obvious that people have been looking for a reason to not vote for him and to vote for someone from the establishment (i.e. someone who had preseason hype). As much as we'd like to see the Heisman go to the most outstanding player in a given year, it usually goes to the most outstanding player on a decent team who's been good for a while.
I think most Alabama backs are out of it at this point and I do that that Robinson having less than 100 rushing yards and throwing 3 picks in a big loss at home will certainly hurt him. I think what we'll see in most polls/projections this week is Pryor, Moore, and James at the top with Robinson very close behind. Now, I'm not saying that I agree with that or that I think they're right, but I think that's what places like StiffArmTrophy, the Heisman Predictor, and ESPN's Expert's Poll will look like. I also think that you'll see Taylor Martinez move way up the list, and we'll have to wait and see what happens with Stanford to see where Luck ends up. Basically there are about 8 guys right now who I think have a legitimate claim to being on the ballot (top 3) if the award were voted on right now. The beautiful thing is that there's still 8 weeks of college football left and most of these guys will fall of this list by season's end leaving us with only a few guys to choose from.
