Heisman Winner Contest

[CenTexDave]

This sports section is getting boring.
So, let's have a Name the Heisman Winner contest!!!
Rick doesn't know it yet, but he will be hit up to provide prizes for first, second and third place!!:))
Here's the deal - pick who you think will win the Heisman and list first through fifth places. Include the player's name, position and school - none of this "that guy that plays LB for Sprecksville Tech".
Winner will be determined by receiving points for each correct answer - for example, correct answer for first place gets 5 points, correct answer for third place gets 3, correct answer for fifth place gets 1.
All participants will receive a free subscription and membership to CenTexTalk.com for one year!! :)

[Ludwig]

Texas Aggie quarterback Johnny Manziel, my only pick to win the Heisman Trophy,

[CenTexDave]

Then you lose mein freunde. You have to pick 1 thru 5.

[CenTexDave]

1. Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
2. Manti T'eo, LB, Notre Dame
3. Colin Klein, QB, Kansas State
4. Marquise Lee, WR, Southern Cal
5. Braxton Miller, QB, Ohio State

[Ludwig]

1. Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
2. Manti Te’o, LB, Notre Dame
3. Collin Klein, QB, Kansas State
4. Braxton Miller, QB, Ohio State
5. Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia

[siamcat]

I take a stab at it8-;
1. Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
2. Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame
3. Collin Klein, QB, Kansas State
4. Marqise Lee, WR, USC
5. Braxton Miller, QB, Ohio State

[olderthandirt]

My picks......
1. Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M (Thanks, and Gig 'em! Whoop!)
2. Manti T'eo, LB, Notre Dame
3. Colin Klein, QB, Kansas State
4. Marquise Lee, WR, Southern Cal
5. Braxton Miller, QB, Ohio State

[Rick]

This sports section is getting boring.
So, let's have a Name the Heisman Winner contest!!!
Rick doesn't know it yet, but he will be hit up to provide prizes for first, second and third place!!:))
Here's the deal - pick who you think will win the Heisman and list first through fifth places. Include the player's name, position and school - none of this "that guy that plays LB for Sprecksville Tech".
Winner will be determined by receiving points for each correct answer - for example, correct answer for first place gets 5 points, correct answer for third place gets 3, correct answer for fifth place gets 1.
All participants will receive a free subscription and membership to CenTexTalk.com for one year!! :)
Rick who?

[cnjbond]

Looks like there's a possibility for a few ties in this one:

1. Johnny "Football" Manziel, QB, A&M
2. Manti T'eo, LB, Notre Dame
3. Marquise Lee, WR, USC
4. Colin Klein, QB, KSU
5. Braxton Miller, QB, Ohio State

This may change after the UT vs KSU game.

[siamcat]

Looks like there's a possibility for a few ties in this one:

1. Johnny "Football" Manziel, QB, A&M
2. Manti T'eo, LB, Notre Dame
3. Marquise Lee, WR, USC
4. Colin Klein, QB, KSU
5. Braxton Miller, QB, Ohio State

This may change after the UT vs KSU game.

Yes it looks like most picked the same or almost the same order. I looked at one site and it had Klein as a shoe in, when most had him in 3rd or 4th.
I have to look at different sites, since this is the first year I've been paying attention to College Football.

[CenTexDave]

Rick who?

Rick the guy who runs CenTexTalk.com :))

[CenTexDave]

Yeah, looks like Rick will have to award a lot of prizes. :)

[siamcat]

I'll be happy with a free subscription to CTT:kishug:.

[xzochye]

Yes it looks like most picked the same or almost the same order. I looked at one site and it had Klein as a shoe in, when most had him in 3rd or 4th.
I have to look at different sites, since this is the first year I've been paying attention to College Football.

Klein was in the lead until the Baylor game.

[Night Owl]

1. Colin Klein, QB, Kansas State
2. Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
3. Manti T'eo, LB, Notre Dame
4. Marquise Lee, WR, Southern Cal
5. Braxton Miller, QB, Ohio State

[cnjbond]

TU is doing everything in their power to help Klein win the Heisman. How in the HECK does Baylor have a better defense against K State than TU?!!!

[cnjbond]

Uh, yeah...gonna have to change my pics now. Thanks to the T-sips!

1. Colin Klein, QB, KSU
2. Johnny "Football" Manziel, QB, A&M
3. Manti T'eo, LB, Notre Dame
4. Marquise Lee, WR, USC
5. Braxton Miller, QB, Ohio State

[CenTexDave]

Klein had a good game, not a great game
UT crashed and died. I would think by now, after 3 years with those two QB's, Mack Brown would settle on one of them.
Just reinforces my position that Brown is not an elite coach. He had great assistants - who have moved on and become head coaches - and now he is in over his head. Time for ol' Mack to retire.

[ethelm]

Ok, here goes, College Football is not usually my thing, but I'll give it a try
Johnny Manziel QB A&M
Manti Te'o LB Notre Dame
Collin Klein QB K State
Braxton Miller QB Ohio State
Marqise Lee WR USC

[CenTexDave]

Everyone pretty much agrees on the Top 5.

[CenTexDave]

Guess it's down to the Top 3 - that is all that was invited to NYC for the award.
Oh, Rick is worried about all these prizes. Probably be multiple winners. Said he couldn't afford that many new Corvettes. :))

[xzochye]

Johnny Football brought the Heisman home!

[CenTexDave]

Well deserved. I'm glad he won, but the audience sure didn't whoop it up very much like they did last year when RG3 won.

[cnjbond]

Way to go Johnny Football!!!

WHOOP!!!!!

[Rick]

Wow! Amazing year for a team that wasn't supposed to be able to compete in the SEC.

[CenTexDave]

4 winners tied in the contest: CNJ Bond, OlderThanDirt, Siamcat and me (:)).
Now we have to try and collect from Rick!! :))

[olderthandirt]

Go, Go, Johnny B. Good! HEisMANZIEL!!! Whoop!!!

[bbh]

Glad Johnny Football won!!!!!!! Awesome!

(And that's coming from someone who bleeds burnt orange. LOL)

Mack Brown should be fired. He passed up Johnny Football, RGIII, Drew Brees, and Andrew Luck.

[siamcat]

Whoop!!!!!

This is well deserved.

Gig'em

[siamcat]

4 winners tied in the contest: CNJ Bond, OlderThanDirt, Siamcat and me (:)).
Now we have to try and collect from Rick!! :))

Hey, we get a lifelong free membership. :)

[yankeerunner]

Way to go Johnny Football!

[siamcat]

Here is an article written by an official voter.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaaf--and-my-vote-for-heisman-goes-to--hellip--johnny-manziel--and-here-s-why-163025653.html

[cnjbond]

I asked my daughter if they were partying it up at A&M and she said, "Dad, we're studying for finals"...lol! :)

[olderthandirt]

Sure they are! At least my daughter admitted it, "Mom, I've studied hard all day. I HAVE to honor Johnny's accomplishments tonight. It's the Aggie way!"

[siamcat]

I asked my son if A&M was going crazy and he texted back "Yep".

[cnjbond]

Maybe the Corps is trying to keep it low key...yeah right!

[cnjbond]

3118

:thumbsup

[cnjbond]

Add one more award for Mr Johnny Football!!!!

AP Player of The Year (http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/texas-am-johnny-manziel-associated-press-player-of-the-year-121812)

[CenTexDave]

Yep - just like RGIII got last year: AP Player of the Year, Heisman, Davey O'Brien QB Award, 1st team All-American.
Wonder what this kid can do for an encore next season.

[cnjbond]

Yep - just like RGIII got last year: AP Player of the Year, Heisman, Davey O'Brien QB Award, 1st team All-American.
Wonder what this kid can do for an encore next season.
I'd settle for winning the SEC West for starters...one step at a time! He seems to be a pretty smart kid so hopefully he doesn't go out and press too hard to try and outdo this years performance. I'm also curious to see how the offense responds with the loss of Kingsbury as the OC. I think TT reached by bringing him on as the their new head coach so soon in his coaching career, I wish him good luck!

[CenTexDave]

Kingsbury will do fine if he can get good assistants - mainly for defense. Tuberville was never a good fit there and he knew that.

[xzochye]

Kingsbury will do fine if he can get good assistants - mainly for defense. Tuberville was never a good fit there and he knew that.

I'm not a Tech fan but I think it is cool that a former player is now the head coach. Makes it more personal for him.

[CenTexDave]

It's always good if you can bring in a former assistant coach or a well known player with coaching experience. They just seem to understand the program better. Kingsbury will be one of the youngest coaches in the nation, but he sure was good to go at A&M, and I'll bet his name will attract a few recruits like Manziel.