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I love the bowl season, but the wackiness of the it all makes for some difficult game picking. Right now, I stand at 93-78-4 on the season (.543), so I am risking a fairly solid effort on the vagaries of the bowls. But here goes on some selected bowl games: Florida State (38 UNDER) vs. [...]

Almost a year ago, I wrote that Vince Young is a revolutionary player who would redefine the quarterback position. A lot of people didn’t agree. Some thought that he wouldn’t be able to run in the NFL like he did in college. Others felt he couldn’t throw, that his unorthodox motion would do him in. [...]

My first Heisman ceremony was a memorable one. I arrived at the Nokia Theater at 6 p.m. and, along with ESPN’s Ivan Maisel, was one of only two media members present at the pre-Heisman cocktail reception. Of course, only one of us was supposed to be there, but I’ll let you figure out which one [...]

Well, I took a little break from HP to recharge my batteries. Then, I wrote up a post-Heisman round up today only to see my computer freeze up before I could save it. Therefore, please excuse me while I go off and try to regain my composure, which may mean that me and my computer [...]

As expected, the Ohio State University’s Troy Smith won the Heisman, capturing the the second highest margin of victory and the second highest overall point total ever. In a minor upset, Arkansas running back Darren McFadden finished second, with pre-season favorite Brady Quinn finishing third. The vote total were as follows: Troy Smith 2540* Darren [...]

Welcome to the second HP live Heisman blog. I’ll be doing a running commentary during the ceremony. To get the latest comments, just hit ‘refresh’ on your browser from time to time. Feel free to comment below. 6:20 p.m.: The three finalists have arrived at the Nokia Theatre. Down below, someone asked why the Downtown [...]

We are four hours away from our live Heisman blog…stay tuned.

Well, it looks like Bama is going to get Rich Rodriguez as the Tide’s new football coach. I think this would have been a great hire for Bama. The Tide would have had an effective, creative offense to go along with its usual stout defense. As a result, Bama would have been back to competing [...]

Read about Troy Smith and his journey to the Heisman here. Shockingly, Smith will be the first true Big Ten quarterback to win the Heisman. Now THAT is one tidbit I missed… Who is Heisman? Find out here. Tomorrow, the 72nd Heisman Trophy will be awarded to the nation’s most outstanding college football player. In [...]

Tom Dienhart of the Sporting News explains his vote for Troy Smith here (and plugs HP in the process–thanks Tom!). I went to a lot of games this fall, talked to many coaches and players, read myriad stories and consulted with my favorite Heisman website (heismanpundit.com). But, in the end, it still took me about [...]