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re: Should Peyton Manning really have been the Heisman winner?
Posted on 12/12/19 at 10:02 am to clamdip
Posted on 12/12/19 at 10:02 am to clamdip
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Charles Woodson is a legit NFL HOF'er. Like someone said, both were excellent players, but Woodson had his big Heisman moment (maybe among several of them) when he returned that punt for a TD against Ohio State in late November.
7 picks returned for a total of 7 yards (none of which was returned for touchdowns), 231 yards receiving and 2 touchdowns. Those numbers are not nearly impressive enough for a defensive player to win the Heisman.
The Big 10 bias was alive and well in 1997 if a punt return and Heisman pose against tOSU makes you the best player in CFB.
Eric Berry, Patrick Peterson and Tyrann Mathieu all had far more impressive seasons than Woodson in 97 and did not come close to winning the heisman
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Meanwhile, Peytie Pie never beat Florida.
Totally Peyton’s fault VOLS gave up 62, 35, and 33 points to Florida from 95 to 97.
VOLS defense held Gators to 17 points in ‘98 and they finally won despite a pretty pedestrian performance by Tee Martin.
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Posted on 12/12/19 at 10:04 am to David Ricky
Champ Bailey had better numbers the next year and wasn't even considered. It was a big ole screw job.
Posted on 12/12/19 at 1:21 pm to David Ricky
It was not Big10 bias so much as it was anti Peyton bias.He had been hyped for the previous year or more about his greatness, how phenomenal he was,etc that by the midway point the national media started to look for an ABP candidate...and Woodson ws their man
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