re: For TAMU folks

Let's look at the previous Heisman winners:

2011 - Griffin: Won bowl game (Alamo)
2010 - Newton: Won national title
2009 - Ingram: Won national title
2008 - Bradford: Lost national title
2007 - Tebow: Lost bowl game (Capital One)
2006 - Smith: Lost national title
2005 - Bush: Lost national title
2004 - Leinart: Won national title
2003 - White: Lost national title
2002 - Palmer: Won bowl game (Fiesta)
2001 - Crouch: Lost national title
2000 - Weinke: Lost national title
1999 - Dayne: Won bowl game (Rose)
1998 - Williams: Won bowl game (Cotton)
1997 - Woodson: Won bowl game (Rose)
1996 - Wuerffel: Won national title
1995 - George: Lost bowl game (Citrus)
1994 - Salaam: Won bowl game (Fiesta)
1993 - Ward: Won national title
1992 - Torretta: Lost national title

By my count, the last 20 Heisman winners (not including Manziel) are 11-9 in bowl games.

In his press conference last week, Coach Sumlin addressed the issue and was relieved that the game wasn't until January 4th. He said that if it was closer to Christmas, there would have been a problem.