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The Heisman Memorial Trophy annually recognizes the outstanding college football player whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity. Winners epitomize great ability combined with diligence, perseverance, and hard work. The Heisman Trophy Trust ensures the continuation and integrity of this award. The Trust, furthermore, has a charitable mission to support amateur athletics and to provide greater opportunities to the youth of our country. Our goal through these charitable endeavors is for the Heisman Trophy to symbolize the fostering of a sense of community responsibility and service to our youth, especially those disadvantaged or afflicted. All assets of the Trust beyond the expense of maintaining the annual presentation of the Heisman Memorial Trophy are reserved for such charitable causes. The Trustees, who all serve pro bono, are guided by a devotion to college football and are committed to community service and the valued tradition which the Trophy Represent.
Is there any other choice? Manti Te'o
The Heisman....Maybe it should go back to its roots.
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The Heisman....Maybe it should go back to its roots.
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Re: The Heisman....Maybe it should go back to its roots.
Te'o is a legit choice as is Manziel IMO. I wouldn't have a problem with either. I wouldn't give it to Klein because of the Baylor game. I would agree with him being invited, but not a winner. It is hard to find the most outstanding football player. Positions are so very different. I always thought Orlando Pace should have won when he was a Buckeye. I didn't think Troy Smith was the best player. The voters tend to vote for the best player on the best team. I think they should look at all players on all teams and pick the one they think is best. I think the problem lies with the fact that voters don't see lots of games. They don't know about some of these players, unless ESPN starts to hype them.
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IMO, Spence is correct, most of the voters vote for whoever is being hyped.
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Of course they do...they vote for the best football player...not exactly what the Heisman was meant to represent....
It is still the most irrelevant prize in football.
It is still the most irrelevant prize in football.
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donovan wrote:Of course they do...they vote for the best football player...not exactly what the Heisman was meant to represent....
It is still the most irrelevant prize in football.
I'm not sure they alway vote for the best player, just the best player on the best team team.
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I would vote for Manti Te'o over Johnny Manziel. It's not the stupid anti-freshman unwritten rule for me, I just think that Te'o fits that description the best. But I believe Johnny Manziel has this thing locked down.
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I think you are both correct.....so I give you B-'s ...because I have to save the A's for ...well...I do not owe you an explanation!
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1. We need more people with his attitude....athlete or not.
2. He seems like the real deal as an individual....
3. No question about his football talent.
4. ND has one heck of a public relations department.
He gets my vote.
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They have the best PR dept. I agree that he seems like a good guy.
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I say give it to him....since the winner of that award always seems to lose the NC game.



They’re either going to run the ball here or their going to pass it.
The fewer rules a coach has, the fewer rules there are for players to break.
See, well ya see, the thing is, he should have caught that ball. But the ball is bigger than his hands.
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Re: The Heisman....Maybe it should go back to its roots.
I was torn between Johnny Manziel and Manti Te'o, Johnny for his play at A&M also being from a High School that I played against when I was in H.S. Te'o for being from Hawaii it was great to see him recognized for his play at LB great to a defensive player named! Congrats to Johnny and THE AGGIES!!
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