Hunter wins Heisman Trophy
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I agree.
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Guess is full time CB and part time WR
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All I will say is Jeanty had a season for the ages. Hunter got a lot more publicity and games o TV.
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I thought Jeantry did everything he could but when the #1 national recruit comes out and plays 2 ways and does it well it became tough for Jeantry to overcome the national spotlight that was on Travis.
I wanted AJ but am not outraged at all
I wanted AJ but am not outraged at all
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I would have given it to the Army QB, that kid is tough as nails and a great college success story
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Hunter deserved it playing at a high level at two different positions.
Melvin Gordon didn't win it years ago with similar numbers than Jeanty.
Melvin Gordon didn't win it years ago with similar numbers than Jeanty.
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I thought it was very political. Can you picture Jeanty playing for Colorado and Hunter playing for Texas? Who do you think wins in that scenario?
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Not sure,
That scenario implies the "Deion effect" which becomes the crux of the issue.
Did Deion's personality supersede the on-field performances?
I agree that Jeanty would have been a well deserved winner of the Heisman. The caveat is was Travis not deserving of the award? I think one could argue that he was less deserving and that has merit but to say he wasn't deserving can be debated.
Travis played both ways at a very high level top 10 of each CB & WR and that is quite an impressive task. The argument that he needed to be a #1 at one or the other to win is specious to me.
I see the award as a tribute to the best overall performance in college football for the given season and both players had strong cases.
It was a tough competition and Deion's presence brought extra national attention to the already high profile #1 overall national prospect entering college and that certainly didn't hurt.
I don't think Jeanty could have done much more and don't think Travis did anything to hurt his position.
I don't think anyone made an egregious error voting for Travis
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Was he actually top ten at either position?
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I think #7 @ WR REC. 92 · YDS. 1,152 · TD. 14. A semi finalist for the Bednarik award (the nations best defender) he was 12th in interceptions at 4 I believe the 11 above him had 5. He had a forced fumble and a couple recoveries. Many have him as the #1 overall DB coming out so easily top 10 defensively is fair, like many great CB's not seeing a lot of passes your way is the greatest compliment of all
Here are some defensive stats
- PFF coverage grade: Ranked third among all cornerbacks with a 90.9 grade
- Passer rating allowed: Ranked ninth among Power Four cornerbacks with a 42.0 rating
- Interceptions: Tied for fourth most among Power Four cornerbacks with four interceptions
- Passes defended: Ranked third in Power 4 and eighth in FBS with 15 passes defended
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