From: jfrederi@encore.com (Justin Frederich)
Subject: Re: Heisman.. what a farce.. Faulk was screwed
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Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 20:19:23 GMT

kprashan@sdcc3.ucsd.edu (hyderabadi) writes:


>All of us have seen what a media-orchestrated circus.. no, make that 
>a one-man circus can do. What is the award about anyway? Best college 
>football player in the country. Then they said best 'offensive' football
>player in the country. ok. And now it goes to who-so-ever is the favorite
>son of a TV "expert" color man. The mediots have *no* clue whatsoever. 

>Lets consider the 3 'candidates' they took to NY 

>Faulk:  

>1600+ yds rushing. Granted, he played in the WAC. But look 
>at what he did in *BIG* games.

>        USC: 220 yds
>        UCLA: 148 yds
>        BYU: 299 yds
>        Hawaii: 300 yds

>Ok, throw out Hawaii. Bad run defense. Take the other 3 games. Pretty good.
>What was the SDSU record in those 4 games, 2-1-1 [easily should have been
>3-1-0]. And Faulk was the reason they won all those games. Yes, its a team
>sport, but they wouldn't have stood a chance without him.

>He missed 2 games at the end, and *still* lead the nation in rushing.


>Torreta:

>Yes, he's got the stats. 3000+ yds. Bunch of TDs. 7 INTs. But what did
>he do in the BIG games.

>        PennSt: 80+ yds
>	Syracuse: 300+ yds, 0 TDs, 3 INTs
>        FSU: I don't know, but tell you what, I saw that game and
>             he really stunk up the joint that day. 
>             
>What a joke. This guy ain't the best QB in the country, let alone best
>football player. 

>They keep pointing to his 25-1 record. Why are they including last year's
>record? This is not a lifetime achievement award. This year 11-0. They
>say, he just wins. Miami wins bcoz of the DEFENSE, NOT TORRETA. So why
>not hand over the Heisman to their LB Barrow who seemed to make every big play
>in those 3 games [I still can't forget his tackle on a 4th and 1 in the
>PSU game on his own 10 yd line. Speed!].


>Hearst:

>1500+ yds, [thats less than what Faulk got in 2
>fewer games], 21 TDs. What did he do in big games?

>        Florida: 40+ yds (60+ yds catches)
>        Miss (or was it MissSt?): 40+ yds
>	GTech: 100+ yds

>Not Heisman material. 1500+ yds in the SEC. But mostly against weak SEC teams.
>When it came to producing big against strong SEC teams? naw..



>_______________________________________________________
>| Prashanth                    |                      |
>| U. of California @ San Diego | prash@raman.ucsd.edu |
>#######################################################

Your prejudice is showing. While I agree that Faulk is great , I also
feel you don't give Gino anywhere near the credit he deserves. Yes, he
threw 7 intercepts along with 19 touchdowns and 3000+ yds. He also got
more votes than Faulk and Hearst combined. But since your favorite didn't
win, you now feel the whole thing is a farce and media hype etc. etc. etc.

How about all the past winners ? Can we assume that each year my favorite
didn't win it was because the whole thing is a joke and fixed ?

Another poster was saying how Gino sucked in the FSU game and the defense
won the game but this is bullshit. He also stated that the receivers from
Miami make Gino look good .  The Miami defense is great and Miami
could not have won any games without them but neither could they win any
without the offense. I watched the tape of the Miami/FSU game a week ago
and the winning touchdown pass to Lamar Thomas was perfect. He didn't
have to break stride and the ball fell into his hands in front of him
and he continued into the end zone. Please remember that the Miami 
offensive line had also been decimated and Gino had defensive players
in the backfield on him all day. Even if he wasn't sacked, he was leveled
on damn near every pass play including the 'perfect' pass to Lamar.


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