Does the Heisman matter anymore?

[playthrough]

And while we're on the topic, can we get rid of using "Heisman Trophy candidate" as an ID for a player? My forking God. Every forking guy in forking shoulder pads is a forking Heisman Trophy candidate.

The oppressive ubiquity of betting content might actually be a boon on this front. Being able to say, "Jeff George, the second favorite for the Heisman Trophy, played as if he wore clown shoes onto the field" is a lot more informative than plastering him - and 90 bazillion other players - with a "Heisman Trophy candidate" ID.

Betting the Heisman is a different way to bet cfb. Daniels' odds were all over the place all season, as high as 40-1 before getting chalky at the end.

Also, give me a reel of Heisman House commercials over the stuffy trophy presentation.

 

[Deskgrunt50]

Just watched the 30 for 30 on the 1997 Heisman race. Really well done. No current interviews. All 1997 media stuff. Good choice.

I know so little about college football these days. Just fell out of my bandwidth. But 1997? I was just out of college and covering Big Ten football.

That was such a fun season to cover. And damn, more than 25 years ago. Ooof.

 

[tapintoamerica]

I think the playoff has taken away much of the Heisman interest. There's no longer a news desert as the vote draws near.

 

[BTExpress]

They should have a Punt, Pass and Kick among the four finalists.

(and actually show the damn punting and kicking for once)

 

[Typist Clerk]

There's a lack of locally-written hype in the week before because the Heisman committee told voters if they revealed their vote beforehand, they'd lose their vote in the future. For many, three-quarters of the reason for writing a pre-Heisman column was to announce who you'd voted for and then wait to see if your vote matched. Readers could play along. That's gone now, and the publicity for the award show with it.

 

[goalmouth]

The first Heisman winner, Jay Berwanger, gave the statue to his mother, who for years used it as a doorstop.

 

[Liut]

There's a lack of locally-written hype in the week before because the Heisman committee told voters if they revealed their vote beforehand, they'd lose their vote in the future. For many, three-quarters of the reason for writing a pre-Heisman column was to announce who you'd voted for and then wait to see if your vote matched. Readers could play along. That's gone now, and the publicity for the award show with it.

Didn't know that. Thanks.

 

[Batman]

I think the playoff has taken away much of the Heisman interest. There's no longer a news desert as the vote draws near.

Or much of a break between the regular season and the bowl season. There's only one off week between the two, and even then there's a newfound hype for the Army-Navy game that has filled in some of that void.

 

[Della9250]

There's a lack of locally-written hype in the week before because the Heisman committee told voters if they revealed their vote beforehand, they'd lose their vote in the future. For many, three-quarters of the reason for writing a pre-Heisman column was to announce who you'd voted for and then wait to see if your vote matched. Readers could play along. That's gone now, and the publicity for the award show with it.

Stiff Arm Trophy: Heisman Projections by Kari Chisholm was a must

 

[Typist Clerk]

Stiff Arm Trophy: Heisman Projections by Kari Chisholm was a must

I remember that. Writers were asked in press boxes who their votes were going to. I saved that for my Friday column. That projection also built interest. Now all there is is the release of the attending finalists.

 

[poindexter]

First Heisman trophy winner was in 1935.
How in the absolute fork did voters know what they were voting for, when they didn't see the players?

 

[BTExpress]

Same way people voted for presidents for about a century and a half.