That's really not the whole picture. If Gerhart plays for Texas instead of Stanford he wins imo. Not enough hype at the beginning of the season for your team usually = no true shot at the Heisman. In no way saying Ingram isn't deserving of a shot btw.

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Posted by CapstoneGrad06

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Posted on 12/7/09 at 6:25 pm to mceuph

But I think the run defenses in the Pac 10 are overrated, relative to what the rankings suggest. The ball is being thrown all over the lot, so I would assume the rankings of the run defenses would be up. This seems to be the argument for Gerhart. Suggesting he's ran over top 20 type run defenses. Sure, he's awesome, but are his stats that much more impressive than Ingram's if this is considered, in addition to those statistics above.

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Posted by bigpapamac

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Posted on 12/7/09 at 6:27 pm to mceuph

I disagree that if Gerhart played for Texas he would win it. If he played for Texas, he wouldn't have nearly the kind of stats he does now. He wouldn't have as many attempts and carries as he does playing along side Colt McCoy. I think if you put Gerhart in the SEC against the SEC defenses, he wouldn't have nearly the production he does. If you put Ingram against Pac 10 defenses, his numbers would even be better. Its all subjective like that. However, what you can't argue is that Ingram picks up an additional 1.5 yards a carry more than Gerhart does and Ingram does it in the SEC.

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Posted by TigerStripes06

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Posted on 12/8/09 at 2:08 am to mceuph