Archive for 'December,2010'

Heisman News Round Up

Here’s what they are saying: Heisman? Got to hand it to Newton? Why Cameron Newton will win the Heisman without my vote? Heisman Trophy: Stanford’s Luck knows he’s long shot? Manhattan bound: BSU’s Kellen Moore invited [...]

Heisman Week

Heisman week is underway in New York City.  It’s about 35 degrees here with a little wind and zero precipitation.  We’re going to be walking around today to see if any college football fans are roaming the city [...]

In NYC

I’ve made the cross-country trek to New York City and am settling in.  I’ll have more Heisman coverage starting up again tomorrow. [...]

How The Vote Will Go — HP’s Prediction

I see the vote breakdown among the first four candidates being similiar to the vote breakdown when Ricky Williams won the Heisman in 1998. 1. Cameron Newton — I think Newton’s total will be in the 2,300 [...]

What the Heisman Voters Think

Ever wonder what the voters were thinking when selecting who to choose on their Heisman ballots?  Here’s a selection of commentary from various Heisman voters on why they voted the way they did: It’s not beyond [...]

The Final 2010 Heismanpundit.com Heisman Poll

Total Points (with first place votes in parentheses) 1. Cameron Newton, QB, Auburn — 30 (10) 2. Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford — 19 (2) 3. (tie) Kellen Moore, QB, Boise State — 11 (1) 3. (tie) LaMichael James, [...]

Four For New York

As I predicted earlier today, the four Heisman finalists are: Cameron Newton Kellen Moore Andrew Luck LaMichael James Newton is Auburn’s first Heisman finalist since 1985, while Moore is the first-ever for Boise State.  Luck is [...]

HP on Radio

I’ll be talking Heisman on The Joe Roderick Show on 1380 AM in St. Louis today at 7:20 p.m. ET/4:20 p.m. PT. To listen live or hear the podcast later, click here and then on the ‘Listen Live’ [...]

Did Newton Come Out of Nowhere?

You’ll hear a lot of talk this week about how Cam Newton came out of nowhere to win the Heisman, about how nobody had him as a possible candidate before the season. However, we’ve been on [...]

Heisman News Roundup

Cardinal Owen Marecic, Not Cam Newton, Rules for This Heisman Voter Checking the ballot: Auburn’s Cam Newton is on his way to the Heisman Trophy Cam Newton should be a lock for Heisman Trophy Why I [...]

Breaking Down the Regions

How I see the Heisman regions shaking out: Northeast: 1. Newton 2. James 3. Luck 4. Moore Mid-Atlantic: 1. Newton 2. Moore 3. James 4. Taylor South: 1. Newton 2. James 3. Moore 4. Luck 5. Mallett Southwest: 1. [...]

Will Newton Win in a Landslide?

Under normal circumstances, I believe he would. But the big X factor in the vote is how many voters will leave him off their ballots due to the pay-for-play controversy. My projection is that 15 to [...]

Who’s Going to New York?

The announcement comes down today at 4 p.m. My prediction:  Newton, Moore, James and Luck. Four for New York. [...]

HP’s Top 10 Teams

1. Auburn 2. Oregon 3. Stanford 4. TCU 5. Wisconsin 6. Arkansas 7. Boise State 8. Ohio State 9. Virginia Tech 10. Michigan State On the cusp: Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Alabama, Oklahoma State, Nevada [...]

HP’s Vote is In

Just voted at about 1:30 a.m. Pacific Time.  I’ll reveal my vote after the deadline for voting passes on Monday. Full analysis of the week ahead coming Sunday  Monday morning. I already called the race for Newton [...]