re: TM7 2011 > CW2 1997?

quote:

---

because Woodson beat out Manning, it provides even more fuel to the fire that Mathieu should win this year.

---

Great logic. Too bad those with the ability to chose awards, rankings, etc. rarely use it. College football is essentially one big case of "groupthink."

Recent ex: Alabama is the #1 team in the country in '09 and Mark Ingram is the "best" player on that team. Therefore he MUST be the best player in the country. (Just ignore the fact that MSU's Dixon may have been the best RB in the SEC in 2009)

Bama deserves to play for the NC because their only loss was by 3 pts. to the #1 team in the country (Just ignore the fact that 2006 Michigan had the EXACT same argument, yet somehow did not deserve to play for the NC)

Tyrann Mathieu isn't a serious candidate for the Heisman when compared to someone like Andrew Luck who is the consensus #1 pro prospect (Just ignore the fact that Mathieu, a DB and PR for the #1 team has arguably has better stats than Woodson, a DB and PR for the #1 team in 97, who was up against the consensus #1 pro prospect)