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Locked due to no posts in 60 days. Report 1st post if need unlocked Heisman 2012: Rex Burkhead
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Maybe my memory is faulty (OK, not maybe), but I don't recall Mark Ingram being all that flashy at Alabama. He had very good numbers, but not a Johnny Rogers or Eric Crouch heart-stopping breakaways.
Your point?? Ingram at NU or some other non-SEC school wouldn't have won the Heisman?
Maybe so. I agree that the publicity accompanying the top team helps. All three of our Heismans were from teams playing for the NC. It would be interesting to see how many Heismans have gone to players on non-contenders.
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I'd obviously love to see him just get invited to the ceremony. He won't win but he will be getting lots of other awards if he even moderately improves on last season, which would be pretty difficult considering the number of offensive weapons we have returning. If Taylor can make defenses account for his throwing ability then all of our RB's should see big stats.
Sad thing is, Suh was an "Xbox-style" player. Without him in the middle I strongly believe we loose the 3 other games that year, including OU.
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Maybe my memory is faulty (OK, not maybe), but I don't recall Mark Ingram being all that flashy at Alabama. He had very good numbers, but not a Johnny Rogers or Eric Crouch heart-stopping breakaways.
Your point?? Ingram at NU or some other non-SEC school wouldn't have won the Heisman?
Mark Ingram didn't win that Heisman, Alabama won that Heisman. Mark Ingram was the 3rd best back that year. Toby Gerhart of Stanford and C.J. Spiller of Clemson both out performed Bama's boy.
But truthfully we all know who should have won the Heisman that year. He was so dominant they compared his individual stats to the stats of the entire OU, TCU, and UT defensive line. Problem is, he played on the wrong side of the football.
Well, this year was RGIII
Like everyone I love the publicity and Rex definatley deserves it but don't see it happening.
If we could only put Rex's heart and leadership into Lawrence Phillips body we would have a mega back. 
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Exactly.......Rex's best attributes are his vision, agility and pad height which = great production. Sadly, that isn't going to get him looked at seriously. Gerhart should have won the Heisman but lack of highlights are what lost it for him, period.
End of story.......but on another note. Those that doubt Rex can be productive at the next level are in for a surprise......more and more teams want production between the tackles and be a complete player, blocking, receiving, running and ball security. Rex will get a shot at the NFL and wouldn't surprise me to see him stick in the right team and be productive.
Rex will be on TV enough and he's certainly consistant enough to gain the attention of Heisman voters. I don't know the record for the number of carries for a season but I'd love to see him break that record. It would mean two things, first the Huskers are dominating opponents and second Rex is getting the national recognition a kid like him deserves.
I don't know why I forgot him. You are right. RGIII did do some spectacular things (and QBs do seem to have an advantage), but with a non-championship contending team.
He is not a QB well not all of the time anyway. If Frazier did not win it I doubt Burkhead will. But I would vote for him early and often if given the opportunity. He is a quality man and a darn good football player. he will live well and prosper if he gets the award or not.
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