The Heisman trophy ceremony is on the way; however, one of the top running backs in the nation may not be in attendance in New York that special night. Wisconsin running back Montee Ball has been snubbed all year of consideration for the Heisman despite his impressive statistics.
Until the latest Heisman watch poll, in which Ball jumped to the 6th spot receiving 13 votes, he has virtually been unheard of when the prestigious trophy is mentioned. Being a Big Ten fan, I have watched Montee Ball over the last couple of years. I think any NFL team would be lucky to have him, even in place of Richardson. This guy has a nose for the end zone. Ball has scored 29 touchdowns this year, 9 more than his counterpart Richardson; and is ahead of Richardson in yards with 15 less carries.
Until the latest Heisman watch poll, in which Ball jumped to the 6th spot receiving 13 votes, he has virtually been unheard of when the prestigious trophy is mentioned. Being a Big Ten fan, I have watched Montee Ball over the last couple of years. I think any NFL team would be lucky to have him, even in place of Richardson. This guy has a nose for the end zone. Ball has scored 29 touchdowns this year, 9 more than his counterpart Richardson; and is ahead of Richardson in yards with 15 less carries.
RK | PLAYER | TEAM | |||||
1 | WKU | 369 | 1695 | 4.6 | 56 | 13 | |
2 | WIS | 248 | 1622 | 6.5 | 54 | 29 | |
3 | VT | 255 | 1595 | 6.3 | 57 | 9 | |
4 | ALA | 263 | 1583 | 6 | 76 | 20 | |
*http://espn.go.com/college-football/statistics/player/_/stat/rushing/sort/rushingYards | |||||||
*through 11/26/11 | |||||||
The most basic rushing statistics suggest that Ball is a better RB than Richardson. Why is Richardson five spots ahead of him on the Heisman list? One could argue because he plays for Alabama, the 2nd best team in the nation, that he is obligated to be the front runner. Keep in mind where would Wisconsin be if they hadn’t lost in the closing seconds of the 4th quarter on two fluke hailmary passes in the endzone. Even when Wisconsin was tearing it up and moving up the polls, Russell Wilson was considered the main proponent that was propelling Wisconsin to the top. What is it about this guy that keeps him being held under the foot of Heisman voters? Beats me! This guy has every right to be in New York delivering an acceptance speech. If you’d ask me, I’d take Ball over Luck in the coming 2012 NFL draft. Are you listening Colts?
I agree with everything you said. However, you're out of your mind if you think that Ball is a better prospect than Luck. Wisconsin has without a doubt the best o-line in the country. Not saying he won't be a solid NFL player but he is in no way a more appealing player than Andrew Luck. To answer your question, no, the colts aren't listening. I do agree that he is more deserving of the Heisman than Richardson
ReplyDeleteThe Colts have Manning, they don't even need Luck. He will just do like Aaron Rodgers and sit behind him for 3 or 4 years. I'll tell you what, Addai is getting old though. Might want to start thinking about that RB position for the future. However, their defense is dirt too so maybe that should be their focus point.
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